Canadian Opera Company http://www.theatromania.ca/taxonomy/term/97/all en The Marriage of Figaro http://www.theatromania.ca/news/marriage-figaro <div class="field field-type-filefield field-field-header-images"> <div class="field-items"> <div class="field-item odd"> <img class="imagefield imagefield-field_header_images" width="3000" height="1975" alt="" src="http://www.theatromania.ca/sites/default/files/Figaro-MC-3479.jpg?1455469195" /> </div> </div> </div> <div class="field field-type-text field-field-subtitle"> <div class="field-label">Subtitle:&nbsp;</div> <div class="field-items"> <div class="field-item odd"> <p>The Canadian Opera Company pleases with much-anticipated production of Mozart's comic opera</p> </div> </div> </div> <div class="field field-type-text field-field-headline"> <div class="field-label">Headline:&nbsp;</div> <div class="field-items"> <div class="field-item odd"> Review </div> </div> </div> <div class="field field-type-text field-field-credits"> <div class="field-label">Credits:&nbsp;</div> <div class="field-items"> <div class="field-item odd"> <p>Presented by Canadian Opera Company<br />By Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart<br />Conducted by Johannes Debus</p> </div> </div> </div> <p>The Canadian Opera Company's current production of Mozart's <a href="http://www.coc.ca/PerformancesAndTickets/1516Season/TheMarriageofFigaro.aspx"><em><strong>The Marriage of Figaro</strong></em></a> is an absolute delight from start to finish. The phrase laugh-out-loud funny is not often associated with opera but this piece presents a consistent levity creating a sense of anticipation that builds with each act.</p> <div class="field field-type-text field-field-exclusive"> <div class="field-label">Exclusive:&nbsp;</div> <div class="field-items"> <div class="field-item odd"> Not Exclusive </div> </div> </div> <div class="field field-type-number-float field-field-stars"> <div class="field-label">Stars:&nbsp;</div> <div class="field-items"> <div class="field-item odd"> 5 </div> </div> </div> <div class="field field-type-date field-field-show-dates"> <div class="field-items"> <div class="field-item odd"> <div class="field-label-inline-first"> Show Dates:&nbsp;</div> <span class="date-display-start">Thu, 2016-02-04</span><span class="date-display-separator"> - </span><span class="date-display-end">Sat, 2016-02-27</span> </div> </div> </div> <div class="field field-type-nodereference field-field-theatre"> <div class="field-label">Theatre:&nbsp;</div> <div class="field-items"> <div class="field-item odd"> <a href="/theatres/four-seasons-centre-performing-arts">Four Seasons Centre for the Performing Arts</a> </div> </div> </div> <p><a href="http://www.theatromania.ca/news/marriage-figaro" target="_blank">read more</a></p> http://www.theatromania.ca/news/marriage-figaro#comments Canadian Opera Company Opera Reviews Sun, 14 Feb 2016 17:03:10 +0000 Morgan Kelly 1073 at http://www.theatromania.ca Siegfried http://www.theatromania.ca/news/siegfried <div class="field field-type-filefield field-field-header-images"> <div class="field-items"> <div class="field-item odd"> <img class="imagefield imagefield-field_header_images" width="912" height="607" alt="" src="http://www.theatromania.ca/sites/default/files/unnamed.png?1454297506" /> </div> </div> </div> <div class="field field-type-text field-field-subtitle"> <div class="field-label">Subtitle:&nbsp;</div> <div class="field-items"> <div class="field-item odd"> <p>Canadian Opera Company ignites 2016 season with explosive Wagner epic</p> </div> </div> </div> <div class="field field-type-text field-field-headline"> <div class="field-label">Headline:&nbsp;</div> <div class="field-items"> <div class="field-item odd"> Review </div> </div> </div> <div class="field field-type-text field-field-credits"> <div class="field-label">Credits:&nbsp;</div> <div class="field-items"> <div class="field-item odd"> <p>Presented by the Canadian Opera Company<br />By Richard Wagner<br />Conducted by Johannes Debus<br /> Directed by François Girard</p> </div> </div> </div> <p>The Canadian Opera Company delivers a spectacular experience with their current production of Wagner's <em><strong><a href="http://www.coc.ca/PerformancesAndTickets/1516Season/Siegfried.aspx">Siegfried</a></strong></em>. The show takes audiences on a fast-paced adventure, following Siegfried (Stefan Vinke) the young hero, naive to the ways of the world, on an epic journey. His lack of identity results in true fearlessness which causes him to run, without hesitation, toward his own self discovery<span class="st" data-hveid="41">—</span>starting with his lineage.</p> <div class="field field-type-text field-field-exclusive"> <div class="field-label">Exclusive:&nbsp;</div> <div class="field-items"> <div class="field-item odd"> Not Exclusive </div> </div> </div> <div class="field field-type-number-float field-field-stars"> <div class="field-label">Stars:&nbsp;</div> <div class="field-items"> <div class="field-item odd"> 5 </div> </div> </div> <div class="field field-type-date field-field-show-dates"> <div class="field-items"> <div class="field-item odd"> <div class="field-label-inline-first"> Show Dates:&nbsp;</div> <span class="date-display-start">Sat, 2016-01-23</span><span class="date-display-separator"> - </span><span class="date-display-end">Sun, 2016-02-14</span> </div> </div> </div> <div class="field field-type-nodereference field-field-theatre"> <div class="field-label">Theatre:&nbsp;</div> <div class="field-items"> <div class="field-item odd"> <a href="/theatres/four-seasons-centre-performing-arts">Four Seasons Centre for the Performing Arts</a> </div> </div> </div> <p><a href="http://www.theatromania.ca/news/siegfried" target="_blank">read more</a></p> http://www.theatromania.ca/news/siegfried#comments Canadian Opera Company Opera Reviews Mon, 01 Feb 2016 03:33:32 +0000 Morgan Kelly 1069 at http://www.theatromania.ca Pyramus and Thisbe http://www.theatromania.ca/news/pyramus-and-thisbe <div class="field field-type-filefield field-field-header-images"> <div class="field-items"> <div class="field-item odd"> <img class="imagefield imagefield-field_header_images" width="3000" height="1993" alt="" src="http://www.theatromania.ca/sites/default/files/PT-MC-0652.jpg?1445718941" /> </div> </div> </div> <div class="field field-type-text field-field-subtitle"> <div class="field-label">Subtitle:&nbsp;</div> <div class="field-items"> <div class="field-item odd"> <p>Old meets new in this Canadian Opera Company world premiere</p> <p>&nbsp;</p> </div> </div> </div> <div class="field field-type-text field-field-headline"> <div class="field-label">Headline:&nbsp;</div> <div class="field-items"> <div class="field-item odd"> Review </div> </div> </div> <div class="field field-type-text field-field-credits"> <div class="field-label">Credits:&nbsp;</div> <div class="field-items"> <div class="field-item odd"> <p>Presented by the Canadian Opera Company<br />By Barbara Monk Feldman/Claudio Monteverdi<br />Conducted by Johannes Debus <br />Directed by Christopher Alden</p> </div> </div> </div> <p>This season, the Canadian Opera Company presents the world premiere of Canadian composer Barbara Monk Fieldman’s <a href="http://www.coc.ca/PerformancesAndTickets/1516Season/PyramusandThisbe.aspx"><strong><em>Pyramus and Thisbe</em></strong></a> performed with two early Baroque opera classics, Claudio Monteverdi’s <strong><em>Lamento d’Arianna</em></strong> (1608) and <strong><em>Il combattimento di</em></strong> <strong><em>Tancredi e Clorinda</em></strong> (1624).</p> <div class="field field-type-text field-field-exclusive"> <div class="field-label">Exclusive:&nbsp;</div> <div class="field-items"> <div class="field-item odd"> Not Exclusive </div> </div> </div> <div class="field field-type-number-float field-field-stars"> <div class="field-label">Stars:&nbsp;</div> <div class="field-items"> <div class="field-item odd"> 2.5 </div> </div> </div> <div class="field field-type-date field-field-show-dates"> <div class="field-items"> <div class="field-item odd"> <div class="field-label-inline-first"> Show Dates:&nbsp;</div> <span class="date-display-start">Tue, 2015-10-20</span><span class="date-display-separator"> - </span><span class="date-display-end">Sat, 2015-11-07</span> </div> </div> </div> <div class="field field-type-nodereference field-field-theatre"> <div class="field-label">Theatre:&nbsp;</div> <div class="field-items"> <div class="field-item odd"> <a href="/theatres/four-seasons-centre-performing-arts">Four Seasons Centre for the Performing Arts</a> </div> </div> </div> <p><a href="http://www.theatromania.ca/news/pyramus-and-thisbe" target="_blank">read more</a></p> http://www.theatromania.ca/news/pyramus-and-thisbe#comments Canadian Opera Company Opera Reviews Sat, 24 Oct 2015 20:38:07 +0000 Morgan Kelly 1040 at http://www.theatromania.ca La Traviata http://www.theatromania.ca/news/la-traviata <div class="field field-type-filefield field-field-header-images"> <div class="field-items"> <div class="field-item odd"> <img class="imagefield imagefield-field_header_images" width="3000" height="1997" alt="" src="http://www.theatromania.ca/sites/default/files/Traviata-MC-0097.jpg?1445221559" /> </div> </div> </div> <div class="field field-type-text field-field-subtitle"> <div class="field-label">Subtitle:&nbsp;</div> <div class="field-items"> <div class="field-item odd"> <p>Arin Arbus directs lavish new Canadian Opera Company production</p> </div> </div> </div> <div class="field field-type-text field-field-headline"> <div class="field-label">Headline:&nbsp;</div> <div class="field-items"> <div class="field-item odd"> Review </div> </div> </div> <div class="field field-type-text field-field-credits"> <div class="field-label">Credits:&nbsp;</div> <div class="field-items"> <div class="field-item odd"> <p>Presented by Canadian Opera Company<br />By Giuseppe Verdi<br />Conducted by Marco Guidarini <br />Directed by Arin Arbus</p> </div> </div> </div> <p>The Canadian Opera Company’s current production of Vardi’s <a href="http://www.coc.ca/PerformancesAndTickets/1516Season/LaTraviata.aspx"><em><strong>La Traviata</strong></em></a> welcomes audiences back to the COC in extraordinary fashion. Now playing at the Four Seasons Centre for the Performing Arts, this engaging piece overflows with Parisian decadence.&nbsp;</p> <div class="field field-type-text field-field-exclusive"> <div class="field-label">Exclusive:&nbsp;</div> <div class="field-items"> <div class="field-item odd"> Not Exclusive </div> </div> </div> <div class="field field-type-number-float field-field-stars"> <div class="field-label">Stars:&nbsp;</div> <div class="field-items"> <div class="field-item odd"> 5 </div> </div> </div> <div class="field field-type-date field-field-show-dates"> <div class="field-items"> <div class="field-item odd"> <div class="field-label-inline-first"> Show Dates:&nbsp;</div> <span class="date-display-start">Thu, 2015-10-08</span><span class="date-display-separator"> - </span><span class="date-display-end">Fri, 2015-11-06</span> </div> </div> </div> <div class="field field-type-nodereference field-field-theatre"> <div class="field-label">Theatre:&nbsp;</div> <div class="field-items"> <div class="field-item odd"> <a href="/theatres/four-seasons-centre-performing-arts">Four Seasons Centre for the Performing Arts</a> </div> </div> </div> <p><a href="http://www.theatromania.ca/news/la-traviata" target="_blank">read more</a></p> http://www.theatromania.ca/news/la-traviata#comments Canadian Opera Company Opera Reviews Mon, 19 Oct 2015 02:27:27 +0000 Morgan Kelly 1015 at http://www.theatromania.ca Bluebeard's Castle / Erwartung http://www.theatromania.ca/news/bluebeards-castle-erwartung <div class="field field-type-filefield field-field-header-images"> <div class="field-items"> <div class="field-item odd"> <img class="imagefield imagefield-field_header_images" width="3000" height="1997" alt="" src="http://www.theatromania.ca/sites/default/files/Erwartung-MC-0694.jpg?1430969312" /> </div> </div> </div> <div class="field field-type-text field-field-subtitle"> <div class="field-label">Subtitle:&nbsp;</div> <div class="field-items"> <div class="field-item odd"> <p>Robert Lepage's daring double-bill returns to The Canadian Opera Company</p> </div> </div> </div> <div class="field field-type-text field-field-headline"> <div class="field-label">Headline:&nbsp;</div> <div class="field-items"> <div class="field-item odd"> Review </div> </div> </div> <div class="field field-type-text field-field-credits"> <div class="field-label">Credits:&nbsp;</div> <div class="field-items"> <div class="field-item odd"> <p>Presented by the Canadian Opera Company<br />By Béla Bartók / Arnold Schoenberg <br />Conducted by Johannes Debus <br />Directed by Robert Lepage</p> </div> </div> </div> <p>The Canadian Opera Company's acclaimed production of of Béla Bartók’s <em><strong>Bluebeard’s Castle</strong></em> (Hungarian) and Arnold Schoenberg’s <em><strong>Erwartung</strong></em> (German) returns to the company’s mainstage this month to close its 2014/2015 season. Both one-act operas are conducted by Johannes Debus and directed by Robert Lepage.<em><strong> </strong></em></p> <div class="field field-type-text field-field-exclusive"> <div class="field-label">Exclusive:&nbsp;</div> <div class="field-items"> <div class="field-item odd"> Not Exclusive </div> </div> </div> <div class="field field-type-number-float field-field-stars"> <div class="field-label">Stars:&nbsp;</div> <div class="field-items"> <div class="field-item odd"> 5 </div> </div> </div> <div class="field field-type-date field-field-show-dates"> <div class="field-items"> <div class="field-item odd"> <div class="field-label-inline-first"> Show Dates:&nbsp;</div> <span class="date-display-start">Wed, 2015-05-06</span><span class="date-display-separator"> - </span><span class="date-display-end">Sat, 2015-05-23</span> </div> </div> </div> <div class="field field-type-nodereference field-field-theatre"> <div class="field-label">Theatre:&nbsp;</div> <div class="field-items"> <div class="field-item odd"> <a href="/theatres/four-seasons-centre-performing-arts">Four Seasons Centre for the Performing Arts</a> </div> </div> </div> <p><a href="http://www.theatromania.ca/news/bluebeards-castle-erwartung" target="_blank">read more</a></p> http://www.theatromania.ca/news/bluebeards-castle-erwartung#comments Canadian Opera Company Opera Reviews Sat, 09 May 2015 04:00:00 +0000 Lauren Gillett 966 at http://www.theatromania.ca The Barber of Seville http://www.theatromania.ca/news/barber-seville-0 <div class="field field-type-filefield field-field-header-images"> <div class="field-items"> <div class="field-item odd"> <img class="imagefield imagefield-field_header_images" width="960" height="602" alt="" src="http://www.theatromania.ca/sites/default/files/Barber.jpg?1430060985" /> </div> </div> </div> <div class="field field-type-text field-field-subtitle"> <div class="field-label">Subtitle:&nbsp;</div> <div class="field-items"> <div class="field-item odd"> <p>Rossini's comic masterpiece endures in new Canadian Opera Company production</p> </div> </div> </div> <div class="field field-type-text field-field-headline"> <div class="field-label">Headline:&nbsp;</div> <div class="field-items"> <div class="field-item odd"> Review </div> </div> </div> <div class="field field-type-text field-field-credits"> <div class="field-label">Credits:&nbsp;</div> <div class="field-items"> <div class="field-item odd"> <p>Presented by the Canadian Opera Company<br />By Gioachino Rossini<br />Conductor: Rory Macdonald<br />Directed by Joan Font</p> </div> </div> </div> <p>The Canadian Opera Company’s current production of Rossini’s <a href="http://www.coc.ca/PerformancesAndTickets/1415Season/BarberofSeville.aspx"><em><strong>The Barber of Seville</strong></em></a> is a comedic delight from start to finish.</p> <div class="field field-type-text field-field-exclusive"> <div class="field-label">Exclusive:&nbsp;</div> <div class="field-items"> <div class="field-item odd"> Not Exclusive </div> </div> </div> <div class="field field-type-number-float field-field-stars"> <div class="field-label">Stars:&nbsp;</div> <div class="field-items"> <div class="field-item odd"> 4 </div> </div> </div> <div class="field field-type-date field-field-show-dates"> <div class="field-items"> <div class="field-item odd"> <div class="field-label-inline-first"> Show Dates:&nbsp;</div> <span class="date-display-start">Fri, 2015-04-17</span><span class="date-display-separator"> - </span><span class="date-display-end">Fri, 2015-05-22</span> </div> </div> </div> <div class="field field-type-nodereference field-field-theatre"> <div class="field-label">Theatre:&nbsp;</div> <div class="field-items"> <div class="field-item odd"> <a href="/theatres/four-seasons-centre-performing-arts">Four Seasons Centre for the Performing Arts</a> </div> </div> </div> <p><a href="http://www.theatromania.ca/news/barber-seville-0" target="_blank">read more</a></p> http://www.theatromania.ca/news/barber-seville-0#comments Canadian Opera Company Opera Reviews Sun, 26 Apr 2015 15:10:34 +0000 Morgan Kelly 958 at http://www.theatromania.ca Die Walkure http://www.theatromania.ca/news/die-walkure <div class="field field-type-filefield field-field-header-images"> <div class="field-items"> <div class="field-item odd"> <img class="imagefield imagefield-field_header_images" width="3000" height="1996" alt="" src="http://www.theatromania.ca/sites/default/files/unnamed_11.jpg?1423330075" /> </div> </div> </div> <div class="field field-type-text field-field-subtitle"> <div class="field-label">Subtitle:&nbsp;</div> <div class="field-items"> <div class="field-item odd"> <p>Atom Egoyan directs powerful production of Wagner's epic for Canadian Opera Company</p> </div> </div> </div> <div class="field field-type-text field-field-headline"> <div class="field-label">Headline:&nbsp;</div> <div class="field-items"> <div class="field-item odd"> Review </div> </div> </div> <div class="field field-type-text field-field-credits"> <div class="field-label">Credits:&nbsp;</div> <div class="field-items"> <div class="field-item odd"> <p>Presented by the Canadian Opera Company<br />Conductor: Johannes Debus<br />Directed by Atom Egoyan</p> </div> </div> </div> <p>The Canadian Opera Company’s current production of Wagner’s <a href="http://www.coc.ca/PerformancesAndTickets/1415Season/DieWalkure.aspx"><strong><em>Die Walkure</em></strong></a> is an absolute must see. Rich, engaging and thoroughly intoxicating, this piece is a treat for the senses from start to finish.</p> <div class="field field-type-text field-field-exclusive"> <div class="field-label">Exclusive:&nbsp;</div> <div class="field-items"> <div class="field-item odd"> Not Exclusive </div> </div> </div> <div class="field field-type-number-float field-field-stars"> <div class="field-label">Stars:&nbsp;</div> <div class="field-items"> <div class="field-item odd"> 5 </div> </div> </div> <div class="field field-type-date field-field-show-dates"> <div class="field-items"> <div class="field-item odd"> <div class="field-label-inline-first"> Show Dates:&nbsp;</div> <span class="date-display-start">Sat, 2015-01-31</span><span class="date-display-separator"> - </span><span class="date-display-end">Sun, 2015-02-22</span> </div> </div> </div> <div class="field field-type-nodereference field-field-theatre"> <div class="field-label">Theatre:&nbsp;</div> <div class="field-items"> <div class="field-item odd"> <a href="/theatres/four-seasons-centre-performing-arts">Four Seasons Centre for the Performing Arts</a> </div> </div> </div> <p><a href="http://www.theatromania.ca/news/die-walkure" target="_blank">read more</a></p> http://www.theatromania.ca/news/die-walkure#comments Canadian Opera Company Opera Reviews Sun, 08 Feb 2015 05:00:00 +0000 Morgan Kelly 938 at http://www.theatromania.ca Don Giovanni http://www.theatromania.ca/news/don-giovanni <div class="field field-type-filefield field-field-header-images"> <div class="field-items"> <div class="field-item odd"> <img class="imagefield imagefield-field_header_images" width="3000" height="1979" alt="" src="http://www.theatromania.ca/sites/default/files/unnamed_10.jpg?1422756052" /> </div> </div> </div> <div class="field field-type-text field-field-subtitle"> <div class="field-label">Subtitle:&nbsp;</div> <div class="field-items"> <div class="field-item odd"> <p>Mozart's doomed lothario returns in the Canadian Opera Company's fresh adaptation</p> </div> </div> </div> <div class="field field-type-text field-field-headline"> <div class="field-label">Headline:&nbsp;</div> <div class="field-items"> <div class="field-item odd"> Review </div> </div> </div> <div class="field field-type-text field-field-credits"> <div class="field-label">Credits:&nbsp;</div> <div class="field-items"> <div class="field-item odd"> <p>Presented by the Canadian Opera Company<br />By Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart<br />Conductor: Michael Hofstetter<br />Directed by Dmitri Tcherniakov</p> </div> </div> </div> <p>The Canadian Opera Company’s current production of Mozart’s <em><strong>Don Giovanni</strong></em> is a thrilling exploration of the perils of leading a decadent and devious life.</p> <p>Act one opens with opera’s most famous playboy, Don Giovanni (Russell Braun), who has invaded the home of Il Commendatore (Andrea Silvestrelli) in an attempt to take advantage of his daughter, Donna Anna (Jane Archibald). As with most situations involving Don Giovanni, things escalate quickly and he ends up killing Il Commendatore in an attempt to escape.</p> <div class="field field-type-text field-field-exclusive"> <div class="field-label">Exclusive:&nbsp;</div> <div class="field-items"> <div class="field-item odd"> Not Exclusive </div> </div> </div> <div class="field field-type-number-float field-field-stars"> <div class="field-label">Stars:&nbsp;</div> <div class="field-items"> <div class="field-item odd"> 3 </div> </div> </div> <div class="field field-type-date field-field-show-dates"> <div class="field-items"> <div class="field-item odd"> <div class="field-label-inline-first"> Show Dates:&nbsp;</div> <span class="date-display-start">Sat, 2015-01-24</span><span class="date-display-separator"> - </span><span class="date-display-end">Sat, 2015-02-21</span> </div> </div> </div> <div class="field field-type-nodereference field-field-theatre"> <div class="field-label">Theatre:&nbsp;</div> <div class="field-items"> <div class="field-item odd"> <a href="/theatres/four-seasons-centre-performing-arts">Four Seasons Centre for the Performing Arts</a> </div> </div> </div> <p><a href="http://www.theatromania.ca/news/don-giovanni" target="_blank">read more</a></p> http://www.theatromania.ca/news/don-giovanni#comments Canadian Opera Company Opera Reviews Sun, 01 Feb 2015 18:50:00 +0000 Morgan Kelly 924 at http://www.theatromania.ca Madama Butterfly http://www.theatromania.ca/news/madama-butterfly <div class="field field-type-filefield field-field-header-images"> <div class="field-items"> <div class="field-item odd"> <img class="imagefield imagefield-field_header_images" width="3300" height="2048" alt="" src="http://www.theatromania.ca/sites/default/files/unnamed_5.jpg?1413654666" /> </div> </div> </div> <div class="field field-type-text field-field-subtitle"> <div class="field-label">Subtitle:&nbsp;</div> <div class="field-items"> <div class="field-item odd"> <p>Puccini's classic opera gets a fine treatment in latest COC production</p> </div> </div> </div> <div class="field field-type-text field-field-headline"> <div class="field-label">Headline:&nbsp;</div> <div class="field-items"> <div class="field-item odd"> Review </div> </div> </div> <div class="field field-type-text field-field-credits"> <div class="field-label">Credits:&nbsp;</div> <div class="field-items"> <div class="field-item odd"> <p>Presented by The Canadian Opera Company<br />By Giacomo Puccini<br />Conducted by Patrick Lange<br />Directed by Brian MacDonald<br /><br /></p> </div> </div> </div> <p>The Canadian Opera Company’s current production of Puccini’s <a href="http://www.coc.ca/PerformancesAndTickets/1415Season/MadamaButterfly.aspx"><em><strong>Madama Butterfly</strong></em></a>, follows a delicate heroine on an extraordinary journey. Showcasing the brutality that life often offers, and the fate of those too naive to recognize those dangers, it’s a look at a love that occurs between predator and prey.</p> <div class="field field-type-text field-field-exclusive"> <div class="field-label">Exclusive:&nbsp;</div> <div class="field-items"> <div class="field-item odd"> Not Exclusive </div> </div> </div> <div class="field field-type-number-float field-field-stars"> <div class="field-label">Stars:&nbsp;</div> <div class="field-items"> <div class="field-item odd"> 4 </div> </div> </div> <div class="field field-type-date field-field-show-dates"> <div class="field-items"> <div class="field-item odd"> <div class="field-label-inline-first"> Show Dates:&nbsp;</div> <span class="date-display-start">Fri, 2014-10-10</span><span class="date-display-separator"> - </span><span class="date-display-end">Fri, 2014-10-31</span> </div> </div> </div> <div class="field field-type-nodereference field-field-theatre"> <div class="field-label">Theatre:&nbsp;</div> <div class="field-items"> <div class="field-item odd"> <a href="/theatres/four-seasons-centre-performing-arts">Four Seasons Centre for the Performing Arts</a> </div> </div> </div> <p><a href="http://www.theatromania.ca/news/madama-butterfly" target="_blank">read more</a></p> http://www.theatromania.ca/news/madama-butterfly#comments Canadian Opera Company Opera Reviews Sat, 18 Oct 2014 18:28:54 +0000 Morgan Kelly 875 at http://www.theatromania.ca Falstaff http://www.theatromania.ca/news/falstaff <div class="field field-type-filefield field-field-header-images"> <div class="field-items"> <div class="field-item odd"> <img class="imagefield imagefield-field_header_images" width="3300" height="2184" alt="" src="http://www.theatromania.ca/sites/default/files/unnamed_3.jpg?1412651050" /> </div> </div> </div> <div class="field field-type-text field-field-subtitle"> <div class="field-label">Subtitle:&nbsp;</div> <div class="field-items"> <div class="field-item odd"> <p>The Canadian Opera Company opens new season with Verdi's decadent comedy</p> </div> </div> </div> <div class="field field-type-text field-field-headline"> <div class="field-label">Headline:&nbsp;</div> <div class="field-items"> <div class="field-item odd"> Review </div> </div> </div> <div class="field field-type-text field-field-credits"> <div class="field-label">Credits:&nbsp;</div> <div class="field-items"> <div class="field-item odd"> <p>Presented by the Canadian Opera Company<br />Written by Giuseppe Verdi<br />Conducted by Johannes Debus<br />Directed by Robert Carsen</p> </div> </div> </div> <p>The Canadian Opera Company has started their 2014/2015 season off on a high note. If this first piece is any indication, we are in for an extraordinary season.</p> <div class="field field-type-text field-field-exclusive"> <div class="field-label">Exclusive:&nbsp;</div> <div class="field-items"> <div class="field-item odd"> Not Exclusive </div> </div> </div> <div class="field field-type-number-float field-field-stars"> <div class="field-label">Stars:&nbsp;</div> <div class="field-items"> <div class="field-item odd"> 5 </div> </div> </div> <div class="field field-type-date field-field-show-dates"> <div class="field-items"> <div class="field-item odd"> <div class="field-label-inline-first"> Show Dates:&nbsp;</div> <span class="date-display-start">Fri, 2014-10-03</span><span class="date-display-separator"> - </span><span class="date-display-end">Sat, 2014-11-01</span> </div> </div> </div> <div class="field field-type-nodereference field-field-theatre"> <div class="field-label">Theatre:&nbsp;</div> <div class="field-items"> <div class="field-item odd"> <a href="/theatres/four-seasons-centre-performing-arts">Four Seasons Centre for the Performing Arts</a> </div> </div> </div> <p><a href="http://www.theatromania.ca/news/falstaff" target="_blank">read more</a></p> http://www.theatromania.ca/news/falstaff#comments Canadian Opera Company Opera Reviews Tue, 07 Oct 2014 03:06:18 +0000 Morgan Kelly 870 at http://www.theatromania.ca Don Quichotte http://www.theatromania.ca/news/don-quichotte <div class="field field-type-filefield field-field-header-images"> <div class="field-items"> <div class="field-item odd"> <img class="imagefield imagefield-field_header_images" width="3600" height="1820" alt="" src="http://www.theatromania.ca/sites/default/files/DonQuichotte-CH-085.jpg?1400026782" /> </div> </div> </div> <div class="field field-type-text field-field-subtitle"> <div class="field-label">Subtitle:&nbsp;</div> <div class="field-items"> <div class="field-item odd"> <p>Chivalry makes a comeback in The Canadian Opera Company's valiant production</p> </div> </div> </div> <div class="field field-type-text field-field-headline"> <div class="field-label">Headline:&nbsp;</div> <div class="field-items"> <div class="field-item odd"> Review </div> </div> </div> <div class="field field-type-text field-field-credits"> <div class="field-label">Credits:&nbsp;</div> <div class="field-items"> <div class="field-item odd"> <p>Presented by The Canadian Opera Company<br />By Jules Massenet<br />Conducted by Johannes Debus<br />Directed by Linda Brovsky<br /><br /></p> </div> </div> </div> <p>The Canadian Opera Company’s current production of Massenet’s <a href="http://www.coc.ca/PerformancesAndTickets/1314Season/DonQuichotte.aspx"><em><strong>Don Quichotte</strong></em></a> follows a mesmerizing spirit on an extraordinary journey that calls to question what it really means to have character.</p> <div class="field field-type-text field-field-exclusive"> <div class="field-label">Exclusive:&nbsp;</div> <div class="field-items"> <div class="field-item odd"> Not Exclusive </div> </div> </div> <div class="field field-type-number-float field-field-stars"> <div class="field-label">Stars:&nbsp;</div> <div class="field-items"> <div class="field-item odd"> 5 </div> </div> </div> <div class="field field-type-date field-field-show-dates"> <div class="field-items"> <div class="field-item odd"> <div class="field-label-inline-first"> Show Dates:&nbsp;</div> <span class="date-display-start">Fri, 2014-05-09</span><span class="date-display-separator"> - </span><span class="date-display-end">Sat, 2014-05-24</span> </div> </div> </div> <div class="field field-type-nodereference field-field-theatre"> <div class="field-label">Theatre:&nbsp;</div> <div class="field-items"> <div class="field-item odd"> <a href="/theatres/four-seasons-centre-performing-arts">Four Seasons Centre for the Performing Arts</a> </div> </div> </div> <div class="field field-type-nodereference field-field-related-news"> <div class="field-label">Related Posts:&nbsp;</div> <div class="field-items"> <div class="field-item odd"> <a href="/news/roberto-devereux">Roberto Devereux</a> </div> <div class="field-item even"> <a href="/news/hercules">Hercules</a> </div> </div> </div> <p><a href="http://www.theatromania.ca/news/don-quichotte" target="_blank">read more</a></p> http://www.theatromania.ca/news/don-quichotte#comments Canadian Opera Company Opera Reviews Wed, 14 May 2014 00:38:20 +0000 Morgan Kelly 766 at http://www.theatromania.ca Roberto Devereux http://www.theatromania.ca/news/roberto-devereux <div class="field field-type-filefield field-field-header-images"> <div class="field-items"> <div class="field-item odd"> <img class="imagefield imagefield-field_header_images" width="3000" height="1997" alt="" src="http://www.theatromania.ca/sites/default/files/Devereux-MC-0296.jpg?1398770523" /> </div> </div> </div> <div class="field field-type-text field-field-subtitle"> <div class="field-label">Subtitle:&nbsp;</div> <div class="field-items"> <div class="field-item odd"> <p>The Canadian Opera Company hits a royal high note with this majestic production</p> </div> </div> </div> <div class="field field-type-text field-field-headline"> <div class="field-label">Headline:&nbsp;</div> <div class="field-items"> <div class="field-item odd"> Review </div> </div> </div> <div class="field field-type-text field-field-credits"> <div class="field-label">Credits:&nbsp;</div> <div class="field-items"> <div class="field-item odd"> <p>Presented by the Canadian Opera Company<br />By Gaetano Donizetti<br />Conducted by Corrado Rovaris<br />Directed by Stephen Lawless</p> </div> </div> </div> <p>The Canadian Opera Company’s current production of Donizetti’s, <a href="http://www.coc.ca/PerformancesAndTickets/1314Season/RobertoDevereux.aspx"><em><strong>Roberto Devereux</strong></em></a> offers a fascinating glimpse of into the complex political tapestry of Elizabethan England and the fragile, manic decay of the queen that lead England into the golden age.</p> <div class="field field-type-text field-field-exclusive"> <div class="field-label">Exclusive:&nbsp;</div> <div class="field-items"> <div class="field-item odd"> Not Exclusive </div> </div> </div> <div class="field field-type-number-float field-field-stars"> <div class="field-label">Stars:&nbsp;</div> <div class="field-items"> <div class="field-item odd"> 5 </div> </div> </div> <div class="field field-type-date field-field-show-dates"> <div class="field-items"> <div class="field-item odd"> <div class="field-label-inline-first"> Show Dates:&nbsp;</div> <span class="date-display-start">Fri, 2014-04-25</span><span class="date-display-separator"> - </span><span class="date-display-end">Wed, 2014-05-21</span> </div> </div> </div> <div class="field field-type-nodereference field-field-theatre"> <div class="field-label">Theatre:&nbsp;</div> <div class="field-items"> <div class="field-item odd"> <a href="/theatres/four-seasons-centre-performing-arts">Four Seasons Centre for the Performing Arts</a> </div> </div> </div> <div class="field field-type-nodereference field-field-related-news"> <div class="field-label">Related Posts:&nbsp;</div> <div class="field-items"> <div class="field-item odd"> <a href="/news/don-quichotte">Don Quichotte</a> </div> <div class="field-item even"> <a href="/news/hercules">Hercules</a> </div> </div> </div> <p><a href="http://www.theatromania.ca/news/roberto-devereux" target="_blank">read more</a></p> http://www.theatromania.ca/news/roberto-devereux#comments Canadian Opera Company Opera Reviews Tue, 29 Apr 2014 11:43:34 +0000 Morgan Kelly 758 at http://www.theatromania.ca Hercules http://www.theatromania.ca/news/hercules <div class="field field-type-filefield field-field-header-images"> <div class="field-items"> <div class="field-item odd"> <img class="imagefield imagefield-field_header_images" width="3300" height="2074" alt="" src="http://www.theatromania.ca/sites/default/files/0875%20-%20Dejanira%20-%20Credit%20Michael%20Cooper.jpg?1397562970" /> </div> </div> </div> <div class="field field-type-text field-field-subtitle"> <div class="field-label">Subtitle:&nbsp;</div> <div class="field-items"> <div class="field-item odd"> <p>The Canadian Opera Company modernizes Handel's mythical war story</p> </div> </div> </div> <div class="field field-type-text field-field-headline"> <div class="field-label">Headline:&nbsp;</div> <div class="field-items"> <div class="field-item odd"> Review </div> </div> </div> <div class="field field-type-text field-field-credits"> <div class="field-label">Credits:&nbsp;</div> <div class="field-items"> <div class="field-item odd"> <p>Presented by the Canadian Opera Company<br />Composed by George Frederic Handel<br />Conducted by Peter Sellars<br />Directed by Harry Bicket</p> </div> </div> </div> <p>The Canadian Opera Company’s current production of Handel's <a href="http://www.coc.ca/PerformancesAndTickets/1314Season/Hercules.aspx"><em><strong>Hercules</strong></em></a>, offers audiences an engaging experience that explores the physical strength of the human body versus the vulnerability of the mind. Internationally renowned director Peter Sellars returns to the COC stage, adding a raw, modern voice to the classical myth.</p> <div class="field field-type-text field-field-exclusive"> <div class="field-label">Exclusive:&nbsp;</div> <div class="field-items"> <div class="field-item odd"> Not Exclusive </div> </div> </div> <div class="field field-type-number-float field-field-stars"> <div class="field-label">Stars:&nbsp;</div> <div class="field-items"> <div class="field-item odd"> 4 </div> </div> </div> <div class="field field-type-date field-field-show-dates"> <div class="field-items"> <div class="field-item odd"> <div class="field-label-inline-first"> Show Dates:&nbsp;</div> <span class="date-display-start">Sat, 2014-04-05</span><span class="date-display-separator"> - </span><span class="date-display-end">Wed, 2014-04-30</span> </div> </div> </div> <div class="field field-type-nodereference field-field-theatre"> <div class="field-label">Theatre:&nbsp;</div> <div class="field-items"> <div class="field-item odd"> <a href="/theatres/four-seasons-centre-performing-arts">Four Seasons Centre for the Performing Arts</a> </div> </div> </div> <div class="field field-type-nodereference field-field-related-news"> <div class="field-label">Related Posts:&nbsp;</div> <div class="field-items"> <div class="field-item odd"> <a href="/news/don-quichotte">Don Quichotte</a> </div> <div class="field-item even"> <a href="/news/roberto-devereux">Roberto Devereux</a> </div> </div> </div> <p><a href="http://www.theatromania.ca/news/hercules" target="_blank">read more</a></p> http://www.theatromania.ca/news/hercules#comments Canadian Opera Company Opera Reviews Tue, 15 Apr 2014 04:00:00 +0000 Morgan Kelly 754 at http://www.theatromania.ca A Masked Ball http://www.theatromania.ca/news/masked-ball <div class="field field-type-filefield field-field-header-images"> <div class="field-items"> <div class="field-item odd"> <img class="imagefield imagefield-field_header_images" width="3000" height="1997" alt="" src="http://www.theatromania.ca/sites/default/files/MaskedBall-MC-0786.jpg?1391881639" /> </div> </div> </div> <div class="field field-type-text field-field-subtitle"> <div class="field-label">Subtitle:&nbsp;</div> <div class="field-items"> <div class="field-item odd"> <p>Talent takes the lead in the Canadian Opera Company’s current production</p> </div> </div> </div> <div class="field field-type-text field-field-headline"> <div class="field-label">Headline:&nbsp;</div> <div class="field-items"> <div class="field-item odd"> Review </div> </div> </div> <div class="field field-type-text field-field-credits"> <div class="field-label">Credits:&nbsp;</div> <div class="field-items"> <div class="field-item odd"> <p>By Giuseppe Verdi <br />Conducted by Stephen Lord <br />Directed by Jossi Wieler and Sergio Morabito</p> </div> </div> </div> <p>The Canadian Opera Company’s current production of Verdi’s <a href="http://www.coc.ca/PerformancesAndTickets/1314Season/UnBalloInMaschera.aspx"><em><strong>A Masked Ball</strong></em></a> is one of the few operas that walks a razor thin line between comedy and tragedy.</p> <div class="field field-type-text field-field-exclusive"> <div class="field-label">Exclusive:&nbsp;</div> <div class="field-items"> <div class="field-item odd"> Not Exclusive </div> </div> </div> <div class="field field-type-number-float field-field-stars"> <div class="field-label">Stars:&nbsp;</div> <div class="field-items"> <div class="field-item odd"> 3.5 </div> </div> </div> <div class="field field-type-date field-field-show-dates"> <div class="field-items"> <div class="field-item odd"> <div class="field-label-inline-first"> Show Dates:&nbsp;</div> <span class="date-display-start">Sun, 2014-02-02</span><span class="date-display-separator"> - </span><span class="date-display-end">Sat, 2014-02-22</span> </div> </div> </div> <div class="field field-type-nodereference field-field-theatre"> <div class="field-label">Theatre:&nbsp;</div> <div class="field-items"> <div class="field-item odd"> <a href="/theatres/four-seasons-centre-performing-arts">Four Seasons Centre for the Performing Arts</a> </div> </div> </div> <div class="field field-type-nodereference field-field-related-news"> <div class="field-label">Related Posts:&nbsp;</div> <div class="field-items"> <div class="field-item odd"> <a href="/news/cos%C3%AC-fan-tutte">Così fan tutte</a> </div> </div> </div> <p><a href="http://www.theatromania.ca/news/masked-ball" target="_blank">read more</a></p> http://www.theatromania.ca/news/masked-ball#comments Canadian Opera Company Opera Reviews Sat, 08 Feb 2014 17:49:19 +0000 Morgan Kelly 744 at http://www.theatromania.ca Così fan tutte http://www.theatromania.ca/news/cos%C3%AC-fan-tutte <div class="field field-type-filefield field-field-header-images"> <div class="field-items"> <div class="field-item odd"> <img class="imagefield imagefield-field_header_images" width="3216" height="2100" alt="" src="http://www.theatromania.ca/sites/default/files/Cosi-MC-0022_1.jpg?1390872719" /> </div> </div> </div> <div class="field field-type-text field-field-subtitle"> <div class="field-label">Subtitle:&nbsp;</div> <div class="field-items"> <div class="field-item odd"> <p>Atom Egoyan dazzles with a new spin on Mozart's comedy for the Canadian Opera Company</p> </div> </div> </div> <div class="field field-type-text field-field-headline"> <div class="field-label">Headline:&nbsp;</div> <div class="field-items"> <div class="field-item odd"> Review </div> </div> </div> <div class="field field-type-text field-field-credits"> <div class="field-label">Credits:&nbsp;</div> <div class="field-items"> <div class="field-item odd"> <p>By Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart <br />Conducted by Johannes Debus <br />Directed by Atom Egoyan</p> </div> </div> </div> <p>The Canadian Opera Company’s current production of Mozart’s romantic comedy <a href="http://www.coc.ca/PerformancesAndTickets/1314Season/CosiFanTutte.aspx"><em><strong>Così fan tutte</strong></em></a> is an exploration of love, the fear of betrayal and the plot of three men to test the moral fiber of all women through the evaluation of two sisters.</p> <div class="field field-type-filefield field-field-image-embeds"> <div class="field-label">Images:&nbsp;</div> <div class="field-items"> <div class="field-item odd"> <img class="imagefield imagefield-field_image_embeds" width="1594" height="1050" alt="" src="http://www.theatromania.ca/sites/default/files/Cosi-MC-2060_1.jpg?1390872900" /> </div> <div class="field-item even"> <img class="imagefield imagefield-field_image_embeds" width="3156" height="2100" alt="" src="http://www.theatromania.ca/sites/default/files/Cosi-MC-1551.jpg?1390691829" /> </div> <div class="field-item odd"> <img class="imagefield imagefield-field_image_embeds" width="2697" height="2400" alt="" src="http://www.theatromania.ca/sites/default/files/Cosi-MC-0884.jpg?1390873122" /> </div> </div> </div> <div class="field field-type-text field-field-exclusive"> <div class="field-label">Exclusive:&nbsp;</div> <div class="field-items"> <div class="field-item odd"> Not Exclusive </div> </div> </div> <div class="field field-type-number-float field-field-stars"> <div class="field-label">Stars:&nbsp;</div> <div class="field-items"> <div class="field-item odd"> 4 </div> </div> </div> <div class="field field-type-date field-field-show-dates"> <div class="field-items"> <div class="field-item odd"> <div class="field-label-inline-first"> Show Dates:&nbsp;</div> <span class="date-display-start">Sat, 2014-01-18</span><span class="date-display-separator"> - </span><span class="date-display-end">Fri, 2014-02-21</span> </div> </div> </div> <div class="field field-type-nodereference field-field-theatre"> <div class="field-label">Theatre:&nbsp;</div> <div class="field-items"> <div class="field-item odd"> <a href="/theatres/four-seasons-centre-performing-arts">Four Seasons Centre for the Performing Arts</a> </div> </div> </div> <p><a href="http://www.theatromania.ca/news/cos%C3%AC-fan-tutte" target="_blank">read more</a></p> http://www.theatromania.ca/news/cos%C3%AC-fan-tutte#comments Canadian Opera Company Opera Reviews Tue, 28 Jan 2014 00:44:14 +0000 Morgan Kelly 733 at http://www.theatromania.ca