Tag Archives: Ian Derrer

A closer look at the COC’s zany Barber of Seville

Posted on February 22, 2026 by barczablog

Your tickets to the opera really are a case of “location location location”. When I saw the Canadian Opera Company’s Barber of Seville two weeks ago seated in the middle of the downstairs at the Four Seasons Centre, yes I … Continue reading →

Posted in Opera, Press Releases and Announcements, Reviews | Tagged Ariadne auf Naxos, Barber of Seville, Benjamin Britten, Canadian Opera Company, Cherie Dimaline, classical-music, Cosi fan tutte, Daniela Candillari, Dave Monaco, David Ferguson, Deepa Johnny, Elixir of Love, Four Seasons Centre, Gioachino Rossini, Ian Cusson, Ian Derrer, Joan Font, Joan Guillén, La Traviata, Luca Pisaroni, Luke Sutliff, music, Nathan Keoughan, opera, Perryn Leech, Pietro Adaini, Renato Girolami, Richard Strauss, Robert Lepage, Rossini, theatre, Turn of the Screw | Leave a comment

A last Rigoletto on the cusp of a regime change

Posted on February 15, 2026 by barczablog

For Valentine’s Day 2026 this subscriber attended the Canadian Opera Company’s last performance of Rigoletto in their winter season at the Four Seasons Centre, in Christopher Alden’s rather un-romantic production. The rose petals fall from above as the young girl … Continue reading →

Posted in Opera, Reviews | Tagged Andriana Chuchman, Ben Bliss, Canadian Opera Company, Christopher Alden, David Ferguson, Family Day, Four Seasons Centre, Ian Derrer, Johannes Debus, Lunar New Year, Peixin Chen, Quinn Kelsey, Rigoletto, Sarah Dufresne, Simona Genga, Valentine's Day, Verdi | Leave a comment

Tag Archives: Ian Derrer

A closer look at the COC’s zany Barber of Seville

A last Rigoletto on the cusp of a regime change

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