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Tag Archives: Jane Archibald
Pollyanna’s picks for 2012
This is a look back at 2012 through the rose-coloured glasses of someone who prefers to avoid negativity. Most impressive singer: Jane Archibald. I’d already been persuaded by her Zerbinetta in the recent COC Ariadne, then I heard her Haydn CD … Continue reading
Posted in Essays
Tagged Einstein on the Beach, Glass, Jane Archibald, Louis Dufort, Robert Wilson, Stewart Goodyear
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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
Posted in Reviews
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
Posted in Reviews
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
Posted in Essays
Tagged Allyson McHardy, Canadian Opera Company, Handel, Jane Archibald, Semele, Zhang Huan
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Seek Haydn
At one time, the pathway to success for a virtuoso was simple. Sing what everyone else sings Sing it better than anyone …and by doing so, prove that you’re the best The game has changed. I own several CDs that … Continue reading
