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Tag Archives: Barbara Hannigan
Against the Grain Orphée+
Orphée+? That plus sign might signify an opera updated, enlarged, perhaps even reformed(?). The “+” means some remarkable additions and changes from Gluck’s original, Orphée et Eurydice (or the Italian version aka Orfeo ed Euridice). Gluck created more than one … Continue reading →
Posted in Music and musicology, Opera, Popular music & culture, Reviews, Theatre & musicals
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Tagged aerials, Against the Grain Theatre, Barbara Hannigan, burlesque, John Gzowski, Marcy Richardson, Mireille Asselin, Opera Columbus, Robert Carsen, S Katy Tucker, Siman Chung, Topher Mokrzewski
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Love, Death and the TSO
Tonight was my first look at the Toronto Symphony playing under Peter Oundjian since their Florida tour. On the trip I saw an ensemble who were playing with commitment and passion. Oundjian’s leadership for the three performances I saw of … Continue reading →
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Tagged Barbara Hannigan, Jeff Melanson, Peter Oundjian, Toronto Symphony Orchestra
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Hannigan conducts the Toronto Symphony
Soprano Barbara Hannigan is also Conductor Barbara Hannigan. We knew she could sing. Tonight she sang and conducted the Toronto Symphony, her first time conducting an orchestra in North America. This wasn’t just a concert to enable her to plant the … Continue reading →
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Tagged Barbara Hannigan, Toronto Symphony Orchestra
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When i go to write a new piece here on the blog, i follow the tab to “new post”. We were promised a paperless office, a paperless world long ago, but it never happened. It’s funny to keep bumping into … Continue reading →
Posted in Opera, Personal ruminations, Popular music & culture
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Tagged Adam Klein, Barbara Hannigan, Cassandra Warner, Ryan Harper, Schubert, Winterreise
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Whose skin?
I just watched Written on Skin via youtube. I won’t include the url, as this likely will only lead to its being taken down due to the traffic. Anyone serious about seeing it, can go to youtube and search for … Continue reading →
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Tagged Barbara Hannigan, Christopher Purves, George Benjamin, Martin Crimp, Written in Skin
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Night before…
The child who goes to bed on Christmas Eve awaiting a visit from Santa Claus may have given clues. Sometimes Santa gets a letter. Sometimes he gets a visit in the department store. I’m just like that kid, awaiting the … Continue reading →
Hannigan as Lulu
I have been watching Barbara Hannigan’s one-of-a-kind interpretation of Lulu in Berg’s opera from a production at La Monnaie, streamed online. As far as I can tell it will be available until the 28th of this month. Enjoy it while … Continue reading →
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Tagged Alban Berg, Barbara Hannigan, Denis Guéguin, Elliott Carter, Friedrich Cerha, Hans Werner Henze, Krzysztof Warlikowski, Lulu, Malgorzata Szczesniak, Modernism, Paul Daniel, Wozzeck
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