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Tag Archives: Russell Braun
Ten Questions for Christopher Enns
Born in Manitoba, tenor Christopher Enns is in his final season with the Canadian Opera Company Ensemble Studio. He made his COC debut as an American/Glass Maker/Strolling Player in Death in Venice. Enns was one of the strengths of the … Continue reading
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Tagged Ambur Braid, Christpher Enns, Garth Brooks, La Clemenza di Tito, Magic Flute, Mozart, Russell Braun, Tamino
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Roméo et Juliette 2008
I watched TFO’s broadcast of a live performance of Gounod’s Roméo et Juliette, from a 2008 Salzburg production. There was a bit of drama backstage, with Anna Netrebko’s cancellation, replaced by the unknown Georgian soprano Nino Machaidze. Machaidze was only … Continue reading
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Tagged Gounod, Nino Machaidze, Rollando Villazon, Roméo et Juliette, Russell Braun, Yannick Nezet-seguin
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September Buzz
In the circles I share in person or online I am thinking about the question of buzz, to which I alluded recently. I’m excited to be going to a brand-new opera tomorrow night, namely Julie Sits Waiting. It’s hard for … Continue reading
From Afar
The love one encounters in Saariaho’s opera Love from Afar is not at all like the love most people think of when they use the word in the 21st century. And while the work was composed recently employing very modern … Continue reading
L’Amour de loin DVD
As the Canada Opera Company’s February production of Kaija Saariaho’s Love From Afar gets closer my curiosity grows. I’ve seen several new operas in my time, both the ones that vanished, and the ones that have stayed in the repertoire. … Continue reading
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Tagged Debussy, Gerald Finley, L'Amour de loin, Love From Afar, Peter Sellars, Poulenc, Russell Braun, Saariaho
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Carsen’s Iphigenia
Robert Carsen has once again held up a mirror to an opera by Gluck with the help of the Canadian Opera Company. Last season it was an award winning production of Orfeo ed Euridice. Tonight I saw Iphigenie en Tauride, … Continue reading
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Tagged Canadian Opera Company, Gluck, Iphigenie en Tauride, Robert Carsen, Russell Braun, Susan Graham
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Hurry September
In the middle of a driving rainstorm, my doorbell rang this morning. The mailman, bless his heart, was dropping off a bundle just as the heavens opened to drench the guy, and my mail. Among the wet items was –oh … Continue reading
Nixon on the Beach
“Nixon on the Beach”? I saw the High Definition Metropolitan Opera broadcast of John Adams’ Nixon in China at the Beach Cinemas, my favourite Toronto theatre. The Beach Cinemas actually have voicemail, and call you back with the most personalized … Continue reading
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Tagged James Maddalena, Janis Kelly, John Adams, Metropolitan Opera, Nixon in China, Robert Brubaker, Russell Braun
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