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Monthly Archives: April 2012
Muse of Fire
When the Prologue to Henry V confronts us with the limitations of the medium, inviting the audience to employ their “imaginary forces,” because it is our “thoughts that now must deck [their] kings” we are encountering yet another part of … Continue reading
Posted in Reviews
Tagged Alexander Rapoport, Gareth Potter, Graham Abbey, Groundlings Theatre, Howard Blake, Igor Stravinsky, Jean Coulthard, John Fraser, Laura Jones, Linda Hutcheon, Mark Richards, Muse of Fire, Nigel Bennett, Norine Burgess, Rosemary Dunsmore, Sophie Goulet, William Shakespeare
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Opera Atelier’s Armide in Toronto
I have to rethink my week, because somehow I have to get to see Opera Atelier’s production of Jean-Baptiste Lully’s Armide again. Possibly the finest opera of the 17th Century, and certainly one of the greatest operas ever written, it’s … Continue reading
10 Questions for Norine Burgess
Norine Burgess’s stage presence and elegant singing keep her busy in opera houses and on concert stages around the world. Recently she was heard in Beethoven’s 9th (Vancouver Symphony), Clairon in Strauss’s Capriccio (Pacific Opera Victoria), as Annio in Mozart’s … Continue reading
CAGE MATCH (!)
The title, all in caps, is meant to invoke the voice of Tom Allen from CBC, as he used to say it on a program, that, alas is no longer part of Canadian Broadcasting Corporation (CBC)’s schedule. CBC keep changing … Continue reading
Posted in Essays
Tagged Bernstein, Cage Match, CBC, Edith Mathis, Mahler's 4th, Stairway to Heaven, Tom Allen, Worthy is the Lamb
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Met Walküre
Before I begin this review, I want to give a quick shout out to my pal Robert. “Salut Robert. Oui je sais que je suis “easy”, ou, comme on dit “You had me at “Wes Herd dies auch sei/ hier … Continue reading
Tina Fey — Bossypants
Don’t trust a man who claims to be writing about feminism. We have agendas. Now of course sometimes I fool people because they see “Leslie Barcza” and think I am a girl. But I can’t be trusted. There are several … Continue reading
Young funny adult people
When you run into a film unlike any you’ve ever seen before, there’s a temptation to attempt to make sense of it through other films one has seen. How else would we know a unicorn, except by our previous experience … Continue reading
Posted in Reviews
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