Tag Archives: Toronto Operetta Theatre

TOT: Revenge of the Tenors

Posted on December 29, 2022 by barczablog

This afternoon the Toronto Operetta Theatre’s production of Johann Strauss’s Die Fledermaus (or The Bat) opened to a sold-out audience at the St Lawrence Centre. It’s sometimes called “The revenge of the bat” although today I was inclined to think … Continue reading →

Posted in Dance, theatre & musicals, Opera, Reviews | Tagged Andrea Núñez, Derek Bate, Die Fledermaus, Greg Finney, Guillermo Silva-Marin, Kirsten LeBlanc, Scott Rumble, Toronto Operetta Theatre, TOT | Leave a comment

Orpheus in the Underworld

Posted on October 22, 2022 by barczablog

Toronto Operetta Theatre opened their production of Offenbach’s Orpheus in the Underworld tonight, directed & designed by Guillermo Silva-Marin, and the familiar music conducted by Larry Beckwith. In a month when the opera stages are showing two divas murdered by … Continue reading →

Posted in Opera, Reviews | Tagged Christoph Willibald Gluck, Gregory Finney, Guillermo Silva-Marin, Jacques Offenbach, Orpheus in the Underworld, River Guard, Toronto Operetta Theatre, Vania Chan | Leave a comment

TOT: A Waltz Dream

Posted on June 20, 2022 by barczablog

Insights sometimes sneak up on you. I was blind-sided by one today watching the Toronto Operetta Theatre Canadian premiere production of Oscar Straus’ A Waltz Dream at St Lawrence Centre. TOT play an important role offering local artists a place … Continue reading →

Posted in Cinema, video & DVDs, Dance, theatre & musicals, Opera, Reviews | Tagged A Waltz Dream, Alexandra Weintraub, Amy Moodie, Andrea Nunez, Brittany Stewart, Derek Bate, Elizabeth Beeler, Gregory Finney, Guillermo Silva-Marin, Karina Bray, Opera in Concert, Oscar Straus, Scott Rumble, Summer Opera Lyric Theatre, The Shop Around the Corner, Toronto Operetta Theatre | Leave a comment

Karen Bojti reflects on A Northern Lights Dream

Posted on May 10, 2022 by barczablog

Greetings Barczablog reader, Leslie Barcza was unable to attend the world premiere of Michael Rose’s, A Northern Lights Dream so I asked him for special permission to be a contributor in his absence. Karen BojtiCast member, A Northern Lights Dream … Continue reading →

Posted in Dance, theatre & musicals, guest blog, Opera | Tagged Amy Moodie, Christina Raphaelle Haldane, Daniela Agostino, Gregory Finney, Guillermo Silva-Marin, Ian Backstrom, Karen Bojti, Kate Carver, Lauren Pearl, Lilian Brooks, Michael Rose, SOLT, Summer Opera Lyric Theatre, Toronto Operetta Theatre, Voicebox | Leave a comment

TOT Pinafore

Posted on March 8, 2020 by barczablog

Last night’s HMS Pinafore from Toronto Operetta Theatre was a reminder of what they do best. For some works there is a kind of social contract at work, a simple plan that begins with the music and the words. If … Continue reading →

Posted in Dance, theatre & musicals, Opera, Reviews | Tagged Derek Bate, Gilbert and Sullivan, Guillermo Silva-Marin, HMS Pinafore, Ryan Downey, Toronto Operetta Theatre | 3 Comments

TOT Gypsy Baron

Posted on December 29, 2019 by barczablog

The Toronto Operetta Theatre opened their new production of Johann Strauss Jr’s The Gypsy Baron tonight at the Jane Mallett Theatre with a full house in attendance for the first of five performances. It’s a very uneven production of a … Continue reading →

Posted in Music and musicology, Opera, Politics, Reviews | Tagged A night at the opera, Beste Kalender, Daniela Agostino, Derek Bate, Giuseppe Verdi, Il Trovatore, Jane Mallett Theatre, Johann Strauss, Karen Bojti, Meghan Lindsay, Michael Barrett, Roma, The Gypsy Baron, The Marx Brothers, Toronto Operetta Theatre | Leave a comment

Questions for Beste Kalender

Posted on December 18, 2019 by barczablog

Beste Kalender could tell you about the different pathways to success. One can be discovered in competitions, especially if one wins. You can be mentored by great singers. There’s even the Hollywood legend, the understudy going on as last minute … Continue reading →

Posted in Dance, theatre & musicals, Interviews, Opera, Personal ruminations & essays, Press Releases and Announcements | Tagged Beste Kalender, Carmen, Carnegie Hall, Guillermo Silva-Marin, Jean MacPhail, Johann Strauss Jr, Marilyn Horne, Meghan Lindsay, Sandra Trehub, The Gypsy Baron, Toronto Operetta Theatre, Warren Jones | Leave a comment

Perchance to Dream

Posted on March 4, 2019 by barczablog

I’ve just seen Perchance to Dream in its Canadian Premiere with Toronto Operetta Theatre. Ivor Novello’s musical romance was a great success upon its first appearance in London in 1945, although tastes have changed. I was reminded of Salieri in … Continue reading →

Posted in Dance, theatre & musicals, Music and musicology, Opera, Reviews | Tagged Guillermo Silva-Marin, Ivor Novello, Lynn Isnar, Perchance to Dream, Peter Tiefenbach, Toronto Operetta Theatre | Leave a comment

Gosford Park, Ivor Novello: Perchance to Dream

Posted on February 28, 2019 by barczablog

When I heard that Toronto Operetta Theatre will be staging Perchance to Dream, an Ivor Novello operetta, I was reminded of Robert Altman’s film Gosford Park. I dug up the film again last night, delighting in its subtle intimations and … Continue reading →

Posted in Cinema, video & DVDs, Dance, theatre & musicals, Music and musicology | Tagged Gosford Park, Ivor Novello, Jeremy Northam, Keep the Home Fires Burning, Perchance to Dream, Robert Altman, Toronto Operetta Theatre | Leave a comment

TOT Land of Smiles

Posted on December 28, 2013 by barczablog

Every work is really several possibilities, depending on the emphases in the interpretation. There are several operas inside each opera, several musicals inside each musical. And this is particularly so when we speak of operetta, a form that can seem … Continue reading →

Posted in Dance, theatre & musicals, Opera, Reviews | Tagged Curtis Sullivan, Derek Bate, Ernesto Ramirez, Guillermo Silva-Marin, Keenan Viau, Lara Ciekiewicz, Lehar, The Land of Smiles, Toronto Operetta Theatre | Leave a comment