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Tag Archives: Simone Osborne
Mahler’s decade
Michael Sanderling led the Toronto Symphony in a program of works from the first decade of the twentieth century featuring soprano Simone Osborne. We heard a diverse assortment of musical styles represented even though the works have a few things … Continue reading
Posted in Music and musicology, Reviews
Tagged Michael Sanderling, Simone Osborne, Toronto Symphony Orchestra
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COC Ballo voices
Back on February 2nd (aka Groundhog Day: when the cowardly little varmints ran back into their little holes) I had a choice. I could have gone to see the opening of the Canadian Opera Company’s Ballo in maschera, which purported … Continue reading
A contrasting pair
The Canadian Opera Company will be offering a pair of one act operas in their spring season that have some things in common. Both works are set in Florence. Both works are based on literature Both have a character named … Continue reading
Posted in Essays, Opera
Tagged Andrew Davis, Catherine Malfitano, Florentine Tragedy, Gianni Schicchi, Literaturoper, Puccini, Simone Osborne, Zemlinsky
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Rigoletto, second cast
I had another look/listen to the Canadian Opera Company’s Rigoletto Oct 17th in a performance that was substantially different from the cast that opened earlier this autumn: a different tenor a different soprano a different baritone a different conductor Christopher … Continue reading
Posted in Opera, Reviews
Tagged Canadian Opera Company, Christopher Alden, David Lomeli, Rigoletto, Simone Osborne
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10 Questions for Simone Osborne
Simone Osborne will be taking the lead role of Gilda in the Canadian Opera Company’s new production of Giuseppe Verdi’s Rigoletto in September 2011. I ask her ten questions: five about her and five about her upcoming role. 1) Which … Continue reading
