Ivars Taurins and Tafelmusik warm up the holidays with Handel’s Messiah
“It’s the Rocky Horror Picture Show of baroque music!” Interview with Ivars Taurins, Tafelmusik
Music & Opera
Soprano Anna-Julia David comes full circle for her Opera Atelier debut
“It’s a dream come true to be performing in this show.” Soprano Anna-Julia David
Wesley Harrison is a voice of inclusion in opera
“My pursuit of opera . . . comes from a place of love for the art form, as well as the goal of inclusion.” Tenor Wesley Harrison, COC
Patricia Summersett is a multi-talented Montreal artist with a radiant voice
“[T]he joy of art is so universal, disappearing into a painting, a book, a song, paradoxically makes us…well…more of the world..” Interview with Patricia Summersett
Deantha Edmunds discusses making Connections and launching the 2023 Summer Music in the Garden concert series
Interview with Soprano Deantha Edmunds, Canada’s first Inuk professional classical singer
The Obsidiana Duo presents the traditional melodies and rhythms of Ibero America in “The Folk Within Us”
“When we perform together, you can hear that undeniable connection between us. It feels like home.” Interview with the Obsidiana Duo, The Folk Within Us
Bass-baritone Alex Halliday is a rising star of Canadian opera
“Every day, opera gives me the opportunity to better learn how to express my own humanity and hopefully speak to someone’s soul in the process.” Interview with COC Ensemble Studio member Alex Halliday
Choi and Bautista’s “Love You Wrong Time” pops up across Toronto to make audiences laugh, then think
“The ethos of our show is to make people laugh… then make them think.” Deanna H. Choi and Maddie Bautista debut “Love You Wrong Time”
Lizzie Pawsey: The teen British singer-songwriter is on the rise
Interview with rising star British teen singer-songwriter, Lizzie Pawsey
Shakura Dickson of Soulpepper’s “Billie, Sarah and Ella” in conversation with SesayArts
“Well, it’s always an honour and a challenge to play such an icon.” Interview with Shakura Dickson about Soulpepper’s “Billie, Sarah and Ella: Revolutionary Women of Jazz”