Category Archives: Opera

The DH Lawrence short story The Rocking Horse Winner is a recognizable image of modern life. I’m sad to say that I know people like this mother for whom no amount of money is ever enough, whose son’s mysterious gift … Continue reading →

That was a fast three hours and twenty minutes. While I expected Maometto II, the Rossini opera presented by the Canadian Opera Company at the Four Seasons Centre, to be full of spectacular singing, I did not expect to be … Continue reading →

If you go see a show and it mystifies you, thank God for the internet to answer questions. And that’s the last thing I’ll say in this review that sounds even a little bit reverent. When I was a young … Continue reading →

The second cast in the Canadian Opera Company’s Carmen production directed by Joel Ivany brought us into a more realistic world than what we’d seen in the opening night’s cast. This is a cast that’s physically beautiful, from the heroic … Continue reading →