Tag Archives: Mozart

Psychological portraits: Tito’s Rome

Posted on February 7, 2013 by barczablog

La Clemenza di Tito is not known the way the major operas of Mozart’s maturity are known and loved. When I say Don Giovanni or Marriage of Figaro or Magic Flute there are tunes that instantly pop into my head … Continue reading →

Posted in Essays, Opera, Politics, Psychology and perception | Tagged Annio, La Clemenza di Tito, Mozart, Servilia, Vitellia, Wallis Giunta | 2 Comments

Inclemenza

Posted on February 7, 2013 by barczablog

We’re expecting snow here in Toronto, but it’s already somewhat inclement, if we think chilly or unmerciful. I am expanding on the experience of La Clemenza di Tito Sunday in Toronto. I was enraptured, as were the audience: until the … Continue reading →

Posted in Opera, Personal ruminations & essays, Politics | Tagged Christopher Alden, COC, La Clemenza di Tito, Mozart | Leave a comment

Clemenza: Apollo’s Turn

Posted on February 4, 2013 by barczablog

After a week of thinking about Tristan und Isolde –at the COC, in the Opera Exchange, at the piano and rattling around inside my head—I was ready for something different. Tristan is many things. It’s humongous, it’s conceptual & symbolic, … Continue reading →

Posted in Opera, Politics, Reviews | Tagged Christopher Alden, Isabel Leonard, La Clemenza di Tito, Michael Schade, Mireille Asselin, Mozart, Tristan und Isolde, Wallis Giunta | 3 Comments

Ten Questions for Christopher Enns

Posted on January 25, 2013 by barczablog

Born in Manitoba, tenor Christopher Enns is in his final season with the Canadian Opera Company Ensemble Studio. He made his COC debut as an American/Glass Maker/Strolling Player in Death in Venice. Enns was one of the strengths of the … Continue reading →

Posted in Interviews | Tagged Ambur Braid, Christpher Enns, Garth Brooks, La Clemenza di Tito, Magic Flute, Mozart, Russell Braun, Tamino | 4 Comments

The prettiest love duet

Posted on November 30, 2012 by barczablog

During the COC Ensemble Studio competition, I discovered that someone else –John Gilks of operaramblings and I share similar views about a particular piece of music. Saturday the Met High Definition broadcast will be Mozart’s La Clemenza di Tito, and … Continue reading →

Posted in Personal ruminations & essays | Tagged COC, Incidental Music, Isabel Leonard, John Gilks, La Clemenza di Tito, Lydia Perović, Mozart | 2 Comments

Mish mash season

Posted on November 8, 2012 by barczablog

Maybe you can tell i am hungry. I am thinking about comfort food as I write this. Comfort food? Nothing effete or fancy, but food meant to satisfy: Goulash or stew Shepherd’s pie All-day breakfasts What farmers eat to keep … Continue reading →

Posted in Personal ruminations & essays | Tagged Beethoven, Christopher Alden, Der Fliegende Hollander, Der Freischütz, Die zauberflote, Fidelio, Marilyn Gronsdal, Mozart, Place des Arts, Toronto Opera Collaborative, Wagner, Weber | 3 Comments

10 Questions for Meghan Lindsay

Posted on October 24, 2012 by barczablog

Hailed by critics as a singer with “lovely stage presence,” a “silvery tone,” and “exquisite mezza voce,” Canadian soprano Meghan Lindsay is enjoying a vibrant career. She begins the 2012/13 season with the role of Agathe in Opera Atelier’s Der … Continue reading →

Posted in Interviews | Tagged Bebo and Cigala, Der Freischütz, Jordi Savall, Martin Sexton, Meghan Lindsay, Mozart, Nina Simone, Opera Atelier, Paolo Pandolfo, Pino de Vittorio, The Black Keys, The Tallest Man on Earth, Weber | Leave a comment

Numbers game

Posted on July 12, 2012 by barczablog

Is opera a numbers game? It depends who you ask. Statistics can describe aspects of any art form. For example: Guernica is 3.49 meters by 7.76 meters (more than 11 feet by over 25 feet) Syberberg’s film Our Hitler is over 7 hours … Continue reading →

Posted in Essays | Tagged La Traviata, Magic Flute, Mozart, operabase, Verdi | Leave a comment

Opera Atelier Lays Claim to a New Period

Posted on February 9, 2012 by barczablog

Opera Atelier announced their 2012-2013 season, a revival of Mozart’s Magic Flute and a new production of Weber’s Der Freischütz. This time they’re trying something new. OA are remarkable in the way they build upon their strengths. Over their quarter … Continue reading →

Posted in Essays, Opera | Tagged David Fallis, Der Freischütz, Gerard Gauci, Jeannette Lajeunesse Zingg, Kresimir Spicer, Marshall Pynkoski, Martha Mann, Mozart, Weber | 1 Comment

10 Questions for Michael Slattery

Posted on February 2, 2012 by barczablog

Since graduating from Juilliard, Michael Slattery has enjoyed an exciting international career. He has worked with the New York Philharmonic, the Philadelphia Orchestra, the Los Angeles Philharmonic, Lincoln Center’s Mostly Mozart Festival, the French National Orchestra in Paris, the Akademie … Continue reading →

Posted in Interviews | Tagged Acis and Galatea, Atalanta, Bastien und Bastienne, BBC Music Magazine, Benjamin Britten, Berlin Staatsoper, Bernard Labadie, Candide, Cecilian Vespers, Celtic music, Curlew River, Glimmerglass, Gramophone Magazine, Handel, John Dowland, Juilliard, Leonard Bernstein, Les Violons du Roy, Lincoln Center's Mostly Mozart Festival, lute, Michael Slattery, Monteverdi's L'Orfeo, Mozart, New York Philharmonic, Robert White, Samson, Saul, Scarlatti, Secret and Divine Signs, Solomon, The Irish Heart, the Philadelphia Orchestra | 6 Comments