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The Boston Musical Intelligencer
2016-11-28 05:58:23
Olivier Laquerre (Le Fleuve Sangar) in Lully’s Atys (Kathy Wittman photo) Transformed from his father’s hunting lodge to a magnificent palace that was envied and emulated by sovereigns all over Europe, Louis XIV’s Versailles not only served as the seat of government during his long reign but as the locus of high culture for all of France and beyond. In its stylish revival of three stage works performed at Versailles for Louis and his courtiers, the Boston Early Music Festival Chamber Opera series gave us a tongue-in-cheek taste of what such courtly entertainments might have been like. “Versailles: Portrait of a Royal Domain” was staged on Saturday evening, November 26th, at New England Conservatory’s Jordan Hall, and again on Sunday afternoon, November 27th, with repeat performances scheduled for November 28th and 29th at the Morgan Library in New York. Gilbert Blin was the stage director, with musical direction by luthenists […]
2015-11-29 05:20:00
This Week in Toronto (Nov. 30 - Dec. 6)
[…] Hall, mezzo Laura McAlpine, tenor Bud Roach and baritone Matthew Zadow. Performance takes place on Dec. 4th 8 pm at the Metropolitan United Church, 56 Queen Street East in downtown Toronto. https://www.amadeuschoir.com/ Pax Christi Chorale conductor Stephanie Martin For a departure from English Canada's favourite Christmas piece of Messiah, the Pax Christi Chorale is presenting Berlioz's L'enfance du Christ under the direction of Stephanie Martin. Soloists are soprano Nathalie Paulin, tenor Sean Clark, baritones Olivier Laquerre and Matthew Zadow, and bass Alain Coulombe. Dec. 6th 3 pm at Grace Church on the Hill, 300 Lonsdale Road. http://www.paxchristichorale.org/concerts/current-season/lenfance-du-christ-berlioz/
2015-10-19 06:23:00
This Week in Toronto (Oct. 19 - 25)
[…] this week. If the set backdrop of Pyramus and Thisbe is inspired by Rothko, OA's Armide is ultra-traditional. OA is the premiere baroque company in Canada, so everything is historically informed if not totally authentic. This show stars OA frequent guest soprano Peggy Kriha Dye in the title role, opposite the Renaud of tenor Colin Ainsworth. The cast also includes Aaron Ferguson, Daniel Belcher, Stephen Hegedus, Meghan Lindsay, Carla Huhtanen and Olivier Laquerre, making this an exceptionally strong cast. David Fallis leads the Tafelmusik Baroque Orchestra. Six performances October 22 to 31. With it's fantastical story, it fits right in with the Halloween Season. To top it off, to celebrate OA's 30th anniversary season, after its run at the Elgin, it travels to the Palace of Versailles - how cool is that! http://operaatelier.com/season/15-16-season/ Soprano Erin Wall (Photo: Tara McMullen) As part of its Decades […]
2014-10-13 21:26:00
This Week in Toronto (Oct. 13 - 19)
[…] Details at http://www.coc.ca/Home.aspx The COC free concert series at the Richard Bradshaw Amphitheatre this week features two interesting events - top on my list is a preview of the Opera Atelier's Alcina. OA is Canada's premier Baroque Opera company, and their historically informed productions are always visually wonderful. The cast of this Alcina is made up of COC Ensemble Studio graduates soprano Mireille Asselin, mezzos Allyson McHardy and Wallis Giunta, and baritone Olivier Laquerre. The only non-alumna is Alcina herself, soprano Meghan Lindsay. This is bound to be an extremely popular preview, so be sure to show up early. http://files.coc.ca/pdfs/concert141014.pdf Canadian piano wunderkind Anastasia Rizikov The other noon hour attraction is Canadian piano wunderkind Anastasia Rizikov playing works by Tchaikovsky, Mussorgsky, Rachmaninoff and Balakirev. This brilliant 15 year old has a technique and musicality that's remarkable. October 15 http://files.coc.ca/pdfs/concert141015.pdf Polish pianist Rafal Blechacz […]
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