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Monthly Archives: November 2011
10 Questions for Christopher Mokrzewski
Canadian pianist Christopher (“Topher”) Mokrzewski is a former member of the Canadian Opera Company Ensemble Studio, participant in the preparation for COC’s recent Rigoletto and Opera Atelier’s 2011 La clemenza di Tito. But he’s also an accomplished soloist & chamber … Continue reading
Brian Wyers
I’m going a bit outside my usual comfort zone with this one. I’m a composer & keyboardist, a scholar in opera, theatre, film-music, literature. In grade six they already knew I couldn’t paint or draw. Thank God for computers, because … Continue reading
Posted in Essays
Tagged Ayr, Brian Wyers, Coldwater, Georgia O'Keeffe, Gloria Steinem, Oakville
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Rusalka in Montréal
I was fortunate to see Rusalka in its final performance November 19th.at Opéra de Montréal, a co-production of Minnesota Opera & Boston Lyric Opera originally directed by Eric Simonson, remounted on this occasion by Bill Murray. The production had at … Continue reading
Satyagraha and Wall Street
Of all the operas being presented in the Metropolitan Opera’s High Definition series of broadcasts, Philip Glass’s opera Satyagraha is the first to seem genuinely relevant. As I type this, I am listening to the latest news concerning the various … Continue reading
10 Questions for Marcel Danesi
Marcel Danesi is a Professor of Anthropology who has followed his heart, from the study of Italian language & literature to the study of customs, signs & symbols (aka semiotics), and culture in its manifestations. Danesi’s current brainchild is That’s … Continue reading
Posted in Ten Questions
Tagged Henry E. Dudeney, Marcel Danesi, Oedipus, Sphinx, Toronto Star
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Lepage’s Siegfried
I watched the latest instalment of Robert Lepage’s Ring cycle at the Metropolitan Opera in a high definition broadcast. The celebrated machine that is the star of the production continues to amuse and delight. In the latest episode we see … Continue reading
Posted in Reviews
Tagged Eric Owens, Gerhard Siegel, Gotterdammerung, Jay Hunter Morris, Metropolitan Opera, Richard Wagner, Robert Lepage, Siegfried
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Remembering
As I prepare for the Remembrance Day Service in my church (this coming weekend btw) I can’t help thinking of some of the fascinating contradictions associated with the day: contradictions that are inevitable given the depth of emotion stirred by … Continue reading
Posted in Essays
Tagged High Flight, In Flanders Fields, Jerusalem, John Magee, John McRae, Remembrance Day, William Blake
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