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When i go to write a new piece here on the blog, i follow the tab to “new post”. We were promised a paperless office, a paperless world long ago, but it never happened. It’s funny to keep bumping...
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Hannigan conducts the Toronto Symphony
Soprano Barbara Hannigan is also Conductor Barbara Hannigan. We knew she could sing. Tonight she sang and conducted the Toronto Symphony, her first time conducting an orchestra in North America. This...
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Love, Death and the TSO
Tonight was my first look at the Toronto Symphony playing under Peter Oundjian since their Florida tour. On the trip I saw an ensemble who were playing with commitment and passion. Oundjian’s...
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Against the Grain Orphée+
Orphée+? That plus sign might signify an opera updated, enlarged, perhaps even reformed(?). The “+” means some remarkable additions and changes from Gluck’s original, Orphée et Eurydice (or the Italian...
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Barbara Hannigan on Valentine’s Day
Happy Valentine’s Day. Tonight I’ll be listening to the Toronto Symphony celebrate the day under the leadership of Barbara Hannigan, who will also be singing. Soprano Barbara Hannigan, singing &...
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Glimpses of The Eternal Feminine with Barbara Hannigan
When I posted that photo at lunch earlier today from last night’s Toronto Symphony concert, I joked that Barbara Hannigan is a precedent setter. Even so I understated what we saw & heard tonight....
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Dynamic Duo: Hannigan & Storgårds
The Toronto Symphony’s opening concert welcomed the “dynamic duo”, soprano Barbara Hannigan and violinist John Storgårds. Each did some conducting, and each took a turn as a soloist. While it was not a...
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Gimeno + Hannigan = Ear-candy
It was a splendid formula. Far be it from me to propose something as reductive as math in the headline, only that the concert is titled “Gimeno + Hannigan”, which is certainly a quick overview....
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From the Met: Jocelyn and Dean create a Hamlet
Adapting a play into an opera can be fascinating work, especially when it’s as well-known a play as Hamlet. I’ve seen several attempts to turn this play into something else including a couple of...
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Days of Happiness / Les Jours heureux #tiff23
It’s a pleasure and privilege to watch a film at tiff followed by a talkback, where directors and performers respond to our questions. Writer and director Chloe Robichaud A woman in front of me asked...
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