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This Week in Toronto (Sept. 29 - Oct. 5)
This Week in Toronto (Sept. 29 - Oct. 5)Joseph SoBass-baritone Gerald Finley (Photo: Sim Canetty-Clarke)Opera fans rejoice - the Canadian Opera Company's 2014-15 season is finally upon us! The first of...
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Cette semaine à Montréal : le 29 septembre au 5 octobre
Andréanne Brisson-PaquinLe Trio Hochelaga invité des Lundis d’EdgarLe Trio Hochelaga est considéré comme un important ensemble de musique de chambre sur la scène musicale québécoise et canadienne. La...
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OSM and Nagano: Homage to Richard Strauss
by Paul E. RobinsonStrauss: Death and Transfiguration Op. 24Saint-Saëns: Piano Concerto No. 2 in g minor Op. 22Strauss: Symphonia Domestica Op. 53Benjamin Grosvenor, pianoOrchestra symphonique de...
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Diana Damrau excels in Japanese Children Songs
Japanese Children SongsDiana Damrau, sopranoOrchestre symphonique de Montreal / Kent Nagano, conductorAnalekta AN2 9131***** This disc of 22 Japanese children songs is a complete delight. Conductor...
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COC Opens New Season with a Stunning Falstaff (Review)
COC Opens New Season with a Stunning All-Canadian FalstaffJoseph SoGerald Finley / FalstaffLyne Fortin / AliceRussell Braun / FordMarie-Nicole Lemieux / QuicklyLauren Segal / MegSimone Osborne /...
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Cette semaine à Montréal : le 6 au 12 octobre
CIOC – le concours 2014 est à nos portesDu 7 au 19 octobre, le Concours international d'orgue du Canada présentera 16 candidats de partout dans le monde qui auront l'occasion de remporter plus de 70...
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This Week in Toronto (Oct. 6 - 12)
This Week in Toronto (Oct. 6 - 12) - Joseph SoOn the heels of a spectacular season opening Falstaff, the Canadian Opera Company unveils its second opera of the fall season this week, the tried and true...
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Kelly Kaduce Supremely Moving as COC's Madama Butterfly
Puccini: Madama Butterfly (Review)Joseph SoKelly Kaduce / Cio Cio SanAndrea Care / PinkertonGregory Dahl / SharplessElizabeth DeShong / SuzukiMichael Colvin / GoroRobert Gleadow / BonzeKarine Boucher /...
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This Week in Montreal: October 13 to 19
Stéphane TétreaultMahler’s Lieder eines fahrrenden GesellenIt’s rare to hear Mahler’s Song of a Wayfarer Lad sung by a woman, although Dame Janet Baker gave a brilliant account of the work. Grammy...
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This Week in Toronto (Oct. 13 - 19)
My concert picks for the week of October 13 to 19 - Joseph SoKelly Kaduce as Cio Cio San (Photo: Michael Cooper)The second of two Canadian Opera Company's fall season productions, Madama Butterfly,...
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This Week in Toronto (Oct. 20 - 26)
My Concert Picks for the Week of October 20 to 26- Joseph SoSoprano Meghan Lindsay and seven men in OA's Alcina (Photo: Bruce Zinger)Opera Atelier, Canada's premiere Baroque opera company is staging...
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Cette semaine à Montréal : le 20 au 26 octobre
Yukari CousineauL’Orchestre Métropolitain dans les arrondissementsLe concert Vienne en deux temps de l’Orchestre Métropolitain, présenté le 24 octobre à la Maison symphonique, fera la tournée de quatre...
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This Week in Montreal: October 20 to 26
Aline KutanMontreal Lyric Orchestra DebutsMontreal has a new orchestra: founded by conductors Simon Rivard and Ben Kepes, the Montreal Lyric Orchestra is devoted to vocal works. Its debut concert...
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This Week in Toronto (Oct. 27 - Nov. 2)
My concert picks for the week of October 27 to November 2 - Joseph SoOpera Atelier's Alcina (Wallis Giunta, Allyson McHardy, Meghan Lindsay) Photo: Bruce ZingerThe big news in opera this week is Opera...
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The Fur Flies - and the Fun Follows - at the Centaur
By Naomi Goldphoto by David Hou CAPTION: Rick Miller plays Thomas/Severin; Carly Street as Vanda/WandaThe critically acclaimed two-hander, Venus in Fur is currently playing at Old Montreal's Centaur...
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This Week in Montreal: October 27 to November 3
Sharon Azrieli PerezA Masked Ball for HalloweenWhat better way to spend Halloween than to dress up, put on a mask and go to a ball? McGill Chamber Orchestra’s first Masked Ball fundraiser fills the...
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This Week in Toronto (Nov. 3 - 9)
My Toronto Concert Picks for the week of Nov. 3 to 9 - Joseph SoAmerican pianist Jeremy Denk (Photo: Jennifer Taylor)Toronto piano fans are truly blessed this fall, with the appearances of a string of...
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This Week in Toronto (Nov. 10 - 16)
My Toronto Concert Picks for the Week of Nov. 10 to 16 - Joseph SoJan Lisiecki (Photo: IMG Artists)Canadian pianist Jan Lisiecki certainly has one of the highest profiles among Canadian classical...
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