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Tag Archives: Allyson McHardy
No costume necessary
Tonight I witnessed the first of Tafelmusik’s annual presentations of Händel’s Messiah at Koerner Hall, being presented nightly until the 22nd, followed by the annual singalong Messiah on the afternoon of the 23rd at Massey Hall. The four at Koerner … Continue reading
10 Questions for Allyson McHardy
Mezzo-soprano Allyson McHardy has a voice that invites sensuous adjectives. Radiant? Dusky? Sumptuous? You be the judge. In the past year I wrote about her participation in two very different productions by the same composer, namely Händel: Hercules semi-staged by … Continue reading
Semele in my nose
I had another chance to see & hear and even smell Zhang Huan’s production of Semele at the Canadian Opera Company. Yes, Semele also smells good (and I’m not just saying that to make a feeble joke). Before the curtain … Continue reading
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Tagged Allyson McHardy, Anthony Roth Costanzo, Handel, Jane Archibald, Maclean's, pina bausch, Semele, Steven Humes, William Burden, Zhang Huan
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Jane Archibald as Semele
You never can tell. I would never have predicted which opera would be my favourite of the seven operas programmed this season by the Canadian Opera Company. Both the adventurous staging and the consistently brilliant singing make Handel’s Semele by … Continue reading
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Tagged Allyson McHardy, Canadian Opera Company, Four Seasons Centre, Handel, Jane Archibald, Rinaldo Alessandrini, Semele, Zhang Huan
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Handel and Zhang: great minds thinking alike
I’m writing about two men who made some odd choices, showing a parallel brilliance even though separated by centuries. George Frederic Handel was simply trying to make a living, a composer whose works were sometimes welcomed, sometimes not. Semele, with … Continue reading
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Tagged Allyson McHardy, Canadian Opera Company, Handel, Jane Archibald, Semele, Zhang Huan
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Herculean
Tonight’s premiere of Tafelmusik’s semi-staged version of Handel’s Hercules was dramatic in more ways than one. We came to honour Jeanne Lamon, to celebrate her thirty years leading the baroque orchestra. While it was a commemoration of past achievements in … Continue reading
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Tagged Allyson McHardy, Ivars Taurins, Jeanne Lamon, Natalie Paulin, Tafelmusik
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