Category Archives: Press Releases and Announcements

Pieces we’re eager to hear #2: Schubert’s 9th and Saint-Saën’s Piano Concerto #2

Posted on November 3, 2022 by barczablog

SCHUBERT’S GREAT SYMPHONY – Saturday, November 5, 2022 | 7:30 pm The Salvation Army Scarborough Citadel 2021 Lawrence Ave. E. (at Warden) Scarborough Philharmonic OrchestraRonald Royer, ConductorLisa Tahara, piano This performance features Schubert’s masterpiece and a virtuosic piano concerto by … Continue reading →

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Pieces we’re eager to hear #1: Alpine Symphony in North York

Posted on November 3, 2022 by barczablog

Richard Strauss–An Alpine Symphony Rafael Luz Conductor Saturday November 5, 2022 8:00pm Prince BallroomPan Pacific Toronto900 York Mills RoadNorth York (Leslie & Don Mills) Through mist and fog, atop a glacier, across green meadows and babbling brooks: Richard Strauss’ An … Continue reading →

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The tenth anniversary ELIZABETH KREHM MEMORIAL CONCERT

Posted on October 17, 2022 by barczablog

Join us for an evening of music in celebration of Elizabeth Krehm’s life and in support of St Michael’s Hospital ICU. Come Closer: Songs on Texts by Elizabeth Krehm – Ryan TrewSymphony no. 4 “Italian” – Felix Mendelssohn  Evan Mitchell, … Continue reading →

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Ernesto and Luciano: similar yet different

Posted on October 8, 2022 by barczablog

It was forty years ago. I was in New York on my honeymoon, seeking a ticket to see the Metropolitan Opera (even a scalper if necessary). But I found tickets at the box office, 7th row (if my memory doesn’t … Continue reading →

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$50,000 Mécénat Musica Prix 3 Femmes 2022-23

Posted on September 13, 2022 by barczablog

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Celebrating Glenn Gould on the 90th Anniversary of His Birth

Posted on August 29, 2022 by barczablog

Celebrating the Enduring Legacy of Iconic Canadian Pianist Glenn Gould on the 90th Anniversary of His BirthGlennGould@90 features free events from September 17 to 27 Toronto, ON (August 29, 2022) – Glenn Gould, the iconic Canadian classical pianist, writer, composer, … Continue reading →

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Interviewing Mike Fan | 范祖铭 (they) aka Tanya Smania (she): probing Tatyana’s Secret

Posted on August 25, 2022 by barczablog

I’m intrigued by the upcoming production of Tanya’s Secret produced by Opera Queens, an adaptation of Eugene Onegin, a work that seems to invite questions. Mike Fan | 范祖铭 (they) aka Tanya Smania (she) is the artistic director and driving … Continue reading →

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Bas-Sheve: Yiddish opera at Ashkenaz Festival

Posted on August 19, 2022 by barczablog

An Opera in Yiddish by Henekh Kon, Libretto by Moishe BroderzonAugust 31, September 1, September 2 Ashkenaz 2022 will feature the North American premiere of Henekh Kon’s “Bas-Sheve,” the only known pre-Holocaust Yiddish opera. Never performed after its 1924 premiere … Continue reading →

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Who’s Afraid of Titus? Sky Gilbert isn’t.

Posted on August 10, 2022 by barczablog

The title Who’s Afraid of Titus? has at least three meanings I can see. 1: Performers who fear that audiences won’t come see an unfamiliar play. 2: Professors (Shakespeare theorists) confused by a play that doesn’t fit the usual template. … Continue reading →

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Toronto Choral Society – Mozart Requiem

Posted on May 26, 2022 by barczablog

I had my first experience with Toronto Choral Society last night at Eastminster United Church on Danforth. Holly Chaplin’s page on Facebook (where my review of the weekend opera was shared) told me that she and Joshua Clemenger (also in … Continue reading →

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