Tag Archives: Tristan und Isolde

Heppner, Sellars & Viola: Tristan in Toronto

Posted on January 26, 2013 by barczablog

It’s really good. That’s all you need to know.  The Canadian Opera Company’s imported production of Wagner’s Tristan und Isolde (originally presented in Paris in 2005), directed by Peter Sellars with video by Bill Viola is quite simply unforgettable.   And … Continue reading →

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Peter Sellars in conversation with Richard Ouzounian

Posted on January 17, 2013 by barczablog

Monday, Jan. 28, 2013 – Star Talks: Peter Sellars at the Appel Salon Location: Bram & Bluma Appel Salon in the Toronto Reference Library, 789 Yonge Street, Toronto, ON, M4W 2G8 Time: 7:00 -8:15 p.m. FREE tickets can be booked … Continue reading →

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Operatic alchemy

Posted on January 19, 2012 by barczablog

The Canadian Opera Company announced its 2012-2013 season today, January 18th, a combination of works old and new.  I don’t pretend to understand how an opera company chooses their repertoire, although I think I understand some of the issues involved.  … Continue reading →

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The Descent of Psycho

Posted on January 11, 2012 by barczablog

I don’t know very much about Charles Darwin, but have always been fascinated by the profound reverberations set off in my head by the title The Descent of Man.  I am not a naturalist.  I understood that Darwin meant “descent” … Continue reading →

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