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Tag Archives: Jonas Kaufmann
Canadian Pride
It’s the day before the Academy Awards, which means Canadians can indulge in our favourite sport. No I don’t mean hockey, which is more of an obsession than something you could dismiss as mere fun. It’s too much of a … Continue reading
Posted in Essays
Tagged 32 Short films about Glenn Gould, Christopher Plummer, COC, Francois Girard, Jonas Kaufmann, Metropolitan Opera, Metropolitan Opera High Definition Broadcast, Michael Levine, Mychael Danna, Oedipus Rex, Opera de Lyon, Parsifal, Richard Bradshaw, Siegfried, Stravinsky, Symphony of Psalms, The Red Violin
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Good night, 4-D Regie
This is an extension of the conversation earlier this week. Yes I get that the title is unintelligible, but even if I presented it fully –Good night, Four dimensional Regietheater—it’s pretty cryptic without some explanations. Let me simply start with … Continue reading
Posted in Essays
Tagged Bettelheim, counter-discourse, Jonas Kaufmann, Jungian, Kaspar Hauser, Klaus Guth, La Cieca, Lohengrin, Regietheater
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Carsen’s Tosca
Toronto is belatedly getting to know one of its own. Opera Director Robert Carsen, who’s made a name for himself worldwide has only recently directed productions in Toronto. And how romantic is it that—as if to make up for lost … Continue reading
Posted in Reviews
Tagged Canadian Opera Company, Emily Magee, Jonas Kaufmann, Opernhaus Zurich, Robert Carsen, Thomas Hampson, Tosca
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Lepage’s Walküre, or “Welcome to The Machine, part two”
It doesn’t matter how big they are. Whether we’re speaking of fame or stature, every singer in the current Metropolitan Opera productions (both Das Rheingold and Die Walküre) directed by Robert Lepage & his Ex Machina group shares the stage … Continue reading
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Tagged Bryn Terfel, Das Rheingold, Die Walkure, Ex Machina, Jonas Kaufmann, Richard Wagner, Robert Lepage, Stephanie Blythe
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