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2015-12-29 21:24:00
Holiday Potpourri
[…] a Barenboim protegee, with Tristan and Parsifal in his repertoire! This year, we have two famous Canadian women, soprano Karina Gauvin and mezzo Krisztina Szabo, both at the top of their careers. I have no idea of what's on the program, but I am willing to bet that there's going to be some Handel and Mozart (Gauvin's specialty), and it will likely end with 'Libiamo, libiamo' from La traviata. The maestro is Italian Marco Guidarini. http://www.roythomson.com/ Mezzo Krisztina Szabo (Photo: Bo Huang) If you are not tired out from partying all night, by all means to to Salute to Vienna, an afternoon divertissement of ballet and operetta Viennese style. Hungarian maestro Imre Kollar is at the helm leading the Strauss Symphony of Canada, another pick-up band. Polish soprano Katarzyna Dondalska and Austrian tenor Franz Gurtelschmied are the soloists. Joining them are dancers from the Hungarian National Ballet and […]
2015-12-20 23:15:00
This Week in Toronto (Dec. 21 - Jan. 3)
[…] of standard arias and duets sung by an international cast of soloists, with usually a non-Canadian maestro conducting the Opera Canada Symphony which is essentially a "pick up orchestra" made up of local Canadian orchestral musicians for the occasion. There are two excellent Canadian singers this year - soprano Karina Gauvin and mezzo Krisztina Szabo. Joining them are two Italians - tenor Stefano La Colla and baritone Lucio Gallo. Conducting will be Italian maestro Marco Guidarini, who was just in town a couple of months ago for Canadian Opera Company's La traviata. The performance starts at 7 pm at Roy Thomson Hall on Dec. 31 and will be all over shortly after 9 pm, leaving plenty of time for New Year's Eve festivities. I've attended this concert annually from the beginning. It took a couple of years to catch on but it now draws a large crowd, with excellent […]
2015-11-02 06:33:00
This Week in Toronto (November 2 - 8)
[…] husband and wife team of Ekaterina Siurina and Charles Castronovo wowing the audience as the star-crossed lovers. The authentic Verdi baritone of Quinn Kelsey sounded great as Germont. I also saw the superb opening performance of the all-Canadian cast on Nov. 16, with soprano Joyce El-Khoury an outstanding Violetta, tenor Andrew Haji in his role debut a beautifully sung Alfredo, and baritone James Westman a warm and heart-felt Germont, all under the baton of Marco Guidarini. Either cast you won't be disappointed. http://www.coc.ca/ Norwegian tuba soloist Oystein Baadsvik (Photo: www.baadsvik.com) The Toronto Symphony Orchestra has unusual programming this week, presenting Big Bold Brass, a concert that puts the Brass Section front and center. Society sometimes makes fun of brass instruments for sure - "brassy" is an adjective we use to describe loud people, particularly women. Tuba is a much maligned instrument, especially the Wagner tuba. Well, not at this […]
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