Music & Opera With new album “soft winds and roses”, Diana Panton is crafting new stories in jazzArpita GhosalNovember 21, 2024 Multi-instrumentalist Andrew Penner brings unique interpretations to “UnCovered: U2 and The Rolling StonesArpita GhosalOctober 18, 2024 Duncan Stenhouse on his love for jazz, opera and new beginnings at the Canadian Opera CompanyArpita GhosalOctober 10, 2024 A May missive on “Christmas Clichés: A Sisterly Cabaret”Arpita GhosalMay 2, 2024 Szivi Quartet + 1 killer program = “5 at the First”Arpita GhosalApril 22, 2024 Brad Cherwin on The Happenstancers’ upcoming “portrait concert,” Being Pascal DusapinArpita GhosalApril 4, 2024 Career success, competitions and the COC: In conversation with Toronto-born star soprano Karoline PodolakArpita GhosalJanuary 29, 2024 Ivars Taurins and Tafelmusik warm up the holidays with Handel’s MessiahEmilia VoudourisDecember 11, 2023 Soprano Anna-Julia David comes full circle for her Opera Atelier debutArpita GhosalOctober 26, 2023 Wesley Harrison is a voice of inclusion in operaArpita GhosalOctober 5, 2023 Patricia Summersett is a multi-talented Montreal artist with a radiant voiceArpita GhosalAugust 7, 2023 Deantha Edmunds discusses making Connections and launching the 2023 Summer Music in the Garden concert seriesArpita GhosalJune 18, 2023 The Obsidiana Duo presents the traditional melodies and rhythms of Ibero America in “The Folk Within Us”Arpita GhosalJune 8, 2023 Bass-baritone Alex Halliday is a rising star of Canadian operaArpita GhosalMay 6, 2023 Choi and Bautista’s “Love You Wrong Time” pops up across Toronto to make audiences laugh, then thinkArpita GhosalApril 5, 2023 Lizzie Pawsey: The teen British singer-songwriter is on the riseArpita GhosalApril 3, 2023 Shakura Dickson of Soulpepper’s “Billie, Sarah and Ella” in conversation with SesayArtsArpita GhosalMarch 3, 2023 David Mesiha unpacks the immersive and playful “Same Difference” with SesayArtsArpita GhosalFebruary 12, 2023 Soulpepper alchemy turns NASA’s “Golden Record” into an otherworldly concert experienceScott SneddonNovember 13, 2022 His final “UnCovered” features The Music of ABBA – SesayArts in conversation with Reza Jacobs Arpita GhosalNovember 8, 2022 Tami Jones’ dynamic new EP and resilient life story bring Nashville and Thailand togetherArpita GhosalApril 9, 2022 Haunting – and educating – young audiences with COC’s new opera Fantasma: A conversation with Sarah ForestieriArpita GhosalMarch 8, 2022 Sylvia Hutton recounts the dreamer’s journey that led to her exquisite new album “Nature Child”Arpita GhosalFebruary 20, 2022 Like a time capsule opening, it’s a new Sharon, Lois and Bram album!Arpita GhosalJanuary 20, 2022 Sara Farb: uplifted and UnCovered in The Musical Stage Company’s signature 2021 showArpita GhosalDecember 4, 2021 Little ones? Parents? Gordie MacKeeman’s rollicking Folk for Little Folk was made for both of you.Arpita GhosalSeptember 18, 2021 Grammy®️-winning composers Stewart Copeland and Ricky Kej co-create new album Divine Tides to celebrate the splendour of EarthArpita GhosalJuly 15, 2021 Box Concerts and out-of-the-box aspirations: A conversation with Tenor Asitha TennekoonArpita GhosalJuly 5, 2021 “Open your heart, and let the music in”: Allyson McHardy talks Opera Atelier’s online premiere of Handel’s The ResurrectionArpita GhosalMay 26, 2021 Lyne Tremblay’s “Living in Limbo” will be one big cabaret “party”Arpita GhosalApril 22, 2021 COC’s Opera Makers and Sistema Toronto teach young people how to create an operaArpita GhosalMarch 29, 2021 Dwayne Gretzky’s New Year’s Eve 2021: Nick Rose dishes on the free streaming show AND the new live albumScott SneddonDecember 26, 2020 Star-studded My Earth Songs benefit album provides timely inspirationArpita GhosalDecember 18, 2020 Mireille Asselin returns to Opera Atelier in the world premiere of Something Rich and StrangeArpita GhosalDecember 9, 2020 Smile is “short, simple, and nothing new for pop superstar Katy Perry”SayakSeptember 5, 2020 Ellie Goulding’s new album Brightest Blue “stays in the green for the most part”SayakJuly 27, 2020 “It should be illegal to make a record as wall-to-wall fantastic as ‘Gaslighter’” – The Chicks Album ReviewSayakJuly 17, 2020 Ramneek Singh connects classical to modern Indian music in a dynamic digital return to Harbourfront CentreArpita GhosalJuly 13, 2020 Benjamin Hackman’s night-long choral work GRIEF seeks to “deepen awareness of how precious life and love is”Arpita GhosalJune 28, 2020 Celebrated soprano Marnie Breckenridge discusses Tapestry Opera’s world premiere of “Jacqueline”Arpita GhosalFebruary 17, 2020 A winning verdict for Hart House Theatre’s “Legally Blonde: the Musical”Arpita GhosalJanuary 19, 2020 David Fallis on the “beautiful and rare” Schütz’s Christmas Story, presented by The Toronto ConsortArpita GhosalDecember 11, 2019 Composer Danny Schur takes his STAND! in movie theatres across CanadaArpita GhosalDecember 9, 2019 Kiyoshi Nagata’s taiko ensemble Nagata Shachu opens their 21st season with HIBIKI (reverberations)Arpita GhosalNovember 28, 2019 Diana Panton shares “A Cheerful Little Earful”Arpita GhosalOctober 17, 2019 Kira Guloien on letting go of plot, character and genre in the enigmatic and affecting “Ghost Quartet”Arpita GhosalOctober 15, 2019 From the anteroom to hell comes the achingly beautiful “Girl from the North Country”Scott SneddonOctober 7, 2019 Dacian Miron – a New Artist Track Review by the Quotable SayakSayakOctober 3, 2019 Jennifer Walls plucks The Rocky Horror Show out of its time warpArpita GhosalOctober 2, 2019 From the darkness of Toronto’s 2003 blackout . . . light! Composer Anton Lipovetsky on CYGNUSArpita GhosalAugust 19, 2019 “Threat level mid-afternoon!”: The Office! A Musical Parody brings the fun, but plays it safeScott SneddonAugust 4, 2019 Alana Bridgewater and Soulpepper take audiences to The Promised LandArpita GhosalJuly 25, 2019 IT GIRLS: Emily Richardson’s girl-group parody popsArpita GhosalJuly 8, 2019 “I’ve loved the challenge of conquering new repertoire”: SesayArts in conversation with Dr Robin WilliamsArpita GhosalMay 24, 2019 Landmark opera SHANAWDITHIT tells an Indigenous story from an Indigenous perspectiveArpita GhosalMay 14, 2019 “Beautiful and lush, and so very personal”: Miriam Khalil talks COC’s La Bohème and the life of an artistArpita GhosalMay 3, 2019 Mercer Duo present Music of Canadian WomenArpita GhosalApril 6, 2019 The week after March Break, “The Lightning Thief” strikes Toronto!Arpita GhosalMarch 13, 2019 A conversation and KISS with Tracy MichailidisArpita GhosalMarch 7, 2019 New opera hooks teens into conversation about consent and powerArpita GhosalJanuary 28, 2019 HAIR at Hart House: The granddaddy of rock musicals is still a tripArpita GhosalJanuary 20, 2019 Torrent Productions' "Cinderella" offers surprise, fun and "panto flair"Arpita GhosalDecember 9, 2018 Stéphane Mayer unpacks how “Rossini meets Mean Girls” in COC’s family opera "WOW Factor"Arpita GhosalNovember 30, 2018 Northwood Tour introduces Canada to musical life partners Ashley Belmer & Chris AntonikArpita GhosalNovember 24, 2018 Kyle Blair does what he likes – and audiences like what he does – as Bert in "Mary Poppins"Arpita GhosalNovember 11, 2018 Joni Mitchell & Carole King – by way of Michelle Bouey & The Musical Stage Company: UnCoveredArpita GhosalNovember 11, 2018 Be her guest: Tess Barao is the Belle of Angelwalk Theatre & CosParty's cosplay fundraiserArpita GhosalOctober 24, 2018 Kindness inside the corrosion: Unpacking Heathers with Hart House Theatre’s Emma Sangalli and Paige FoskettScott SneddonSeptember 27, 2018 Splash’N Boots' cross-Canada concert tour brings fans music, love and connectionArpita GhosalSeptember 3, 2018 Chris Thornborrow on how COC's Opera Camps prime youth for creativity and collaboration in art and lifeArpita GhosalJuly 15, 2018 Expect all kinds of zany in Ashley Botting's improv cabaret "Ashley with a 'Y'"Arpita GhosalJuly 3, 2018 Attention, Chris Hadfield: Johnson and Johnston’s 'One Small Step' is ready for lift-off at the FringeArpita GhosalJune 27, 2018 Result! 25 years of wishful thinking have brought us back The Polka DogsArpita GhosalJune 6, 2018 Jennifer Villaverde sings of life's absurdities and the ties that bind in Music Music Life Death MusicArpita GhosalMay 21, 2018 Toronto Arts Foundation award nomination celebrates tabla guru Ritesh DasArpita GhosalMay 14, 2018 Njo Kong Kie unpacks a contemplative yet whimsical Picnic in the CemeteryArpita GhosalMay 2, 2018 12 strings, 3 friends, 1 unique 5 at the First season finaleArpita GhosalApril 30, 2018 SesayArts in conversation with Orchestra Toronto's Music Director Kevin MallonArpita GhosalApril 21, 2018 A playlist to bring on spring!SayakApril 9, 2018 The Overcoat: A Musical Tailoring has Geoffrey Sirett dressed for successArpita GhosalMarch 27, 2018 Cellist Rachel Mercer ends March plugged into "some universal vibration"Arpita GhosalMarch 21, 2018 Spring comes early with YPT's The Secret GardenArpita GhosalFebruary 14, 2018 Underplayed Valen-TunesArpita GhosalFebruary 13, 2018 Ensemble Made In Canada greets February with notes of RomanceArpita GhosalFebruary 6, 2018 Yehonatan Berick and AYR Trio open 2018 with Piano Trio MastersArpita GhosalJanuary 10, 2018 Big ideas in a package sublime: An Appreciation of The Lorax . . . in Rhyme!Scott SneddonDecember 21, 2017 Stop and listen: Joshua Bell & NAC Orchestra premiere The Man with the Violin Suite in CanadaArpita GhosalDecember 18, 2017 YPT's production of Disney's Beauty and the Beast: There's something here that wasn't there beforeArpita GhosalNovember 27, 2017 Dylan & Springsteen – by way of Mitchell Marcus and The Musical Stage Company: UncoveredArpita GhosalNovember 13, 2017 John Wamsley embraces his inner tween in The 25th Annual Putnam County Spelling BeeArpita GhosalNovember 9, 2017 Bat out of Hell The Musical: like a vividly drawn, thinly-written graphic novelScott SneddonOctober 31, 2017 Off-the-beaten Halloween Tracks (Hold The Monster Mash)Arpita GhosalOctober 31, 2017 Ellen Denny on becoming Alice in Britta Johnson's Life AfterArpita GhosalOctober 13, 2017 Leslie Newman's "The Voice of the Flute" launches 5 at the First's 8th seasonArpita GhosalOctober 5, 2017 Donna Feore's exuberant Guys and Dolls works…quite nicely-nicely!Scott SneddonJuly 2, 2017 Notes on a Scene: Inside Strictly Ballroom The Musical with Gemma SuttonArpita GhosalJune 4, 2017 Bassist Joseph Phillips is laid back – and loving it!Arpita GhosalMay 18, 2017 Peter Fernandes wows again in Musical Stage Company's OneginArpita GhosalMay 16, 2017 His name is Earle: Andy Maize on Art of Time Ensemble's Doghouse RosesArpita GhosalMay 4, 2017 A Young Person's Guide to Harry Somers' Louis Riel with COC's Katherine SemcesenArpita GhosalApril 27, 2017 A Young Person's Guide to Cello Extravaganza IV with Rachel MercerArpita GhosalMarch 27, 2017 The Unlikely Story…continues!Arpita GhosalMarch 23, 2017 Sha la la, Jamie, you're doing fine! Jamie McKnight's Joseph shines technicolor-brightArpita GhosalMarch 14, 2017 "There is a deep, deep world of music out there": Michael Fedyshyn on 5 at the First's "Sound the Trumpet…and Violin!"Arpita GhosalMarch 1, 2017 Cellist Andrés Tucci Clarke returns to the Living Room Project with a world of musicArpita GhosalFebruary 25, 2017 A Quotable Sayak Countdown: Top 5 Album Hits and Top 5 Misses of 2016SayakFebruary 18, 2017 Would YOU have stopped to listen?Arpita GhosalFebruary 12, 2017 Matt Nethersole sinks his teeth into the juicy title role in James and the Giant PeachArpita GhosalFebruary 8, 2017 "I am so lucky to be on this journey": SesayArts in conversation with COC's Emily D'AngeloArpita GhosalFebruary 5, 2017 Carrie: the musical: "Everyone relates to this in their own way"Arpita GhosalJanuary 30, 2017 Passing Strange: portrait of the young artist in search of himselfArpita GhosalJanuary 26, 2017 Bullies beware…Carrie's back!Arpita GhosalJanuary 20, 2017 Latest vs. Greatest: cd reviews and countdown–festive edition!Scott SneddonDecember 19, 2016 And then, at Soulpepper, there was RoseScott SneddonDecember 14, 2016 Thom Allison’s got a Seussical state of mindScott SneddonNovember 26, 2016 For the COC’s Aaron Sheppard, performing for young and old is just…second natureScott SneddonNovember 22, 2016 Sayak Saturdays: Bruno Mars’ “24K Magic,” Reviewed!Scott SneddonNovember 19, 2016 Steffi D’s back at Soulpepper and pondering Pringles, prairie oysters and telltale Polaroids…Scott SneddonOctober 31, 2016 The Living Room Project offers classical concerts–with the comfort of homeScott SneddonOctober 27, 2016 Darren Sigesmund is cooking with Jazz!Scott SneddonOctober 22, 2016 COC’s Free Concert Series offers a world of music ~ Arpita GhosalScott SneddonSeptember 26, 2016 COC’s Summer Opera Camps Continue to Spread “Opera Fever” ~ Sayani S-GScott SneddonJuly 4, 2016 Vanessa Sears can’t help falling in love in All Shook Up ~ Arpita GhosalScott SneddonJune 24, 2016 Oh, the places we’ll go with Soulpepper’s Concert Theatre! ~ Arpita GhosalScott SneddonJune 15, 2016 Singing in Russian, coffee, and the perils of bad advice: SesayArts in Conversation with Soprano Shannon MercerScott SneddonMay 20, 2016 The Many Paths of If/Then ~ Natalie DewanScott SneddonApril 26, 2016 How Karine Boucher’s precocity made her a prima donna ~ Arpita GhosalScott SneddonApril 24, 2016 Alana Hibbert: Songs, dances…and recorders? Oh my! ~ Arpita GhosalScott SneddonApril 17, 2016 Opera 101 with Bass Baritone Thomas Goerz ~ Arpita GhosalScott SneddonApril 14, 2016 “Science nerd” by day, cool ‘KAT by night: SesayArts in Conversation with Sarang Kulkarni ~ Arpita GhosalScott SneddonApril 8, 2016 COC’s Youth Opera Labs offer an unbeatable–and free–opera-tunity ~ Arpita GhosalArpita GhosalMarch 28, 2016 How unlikely is this story, really? ~ Arpita GhosalScott SneddonMarch 16, 2016 Jean-Philippe Fortier-Lazure’s voice provides the tenor of his life ~ Arpita GhosalScott SneddonFebruary 16, 2016 “A Lovely Night”: Cinderella at the Ed Mirvish Theatre ~ Natalie DewanScott SneddonJanuary 4, 2016 Double-cast Jacobs make YPT musical too, too fun ~ Arpita GhosalScott SneddonDecember 16, 2015 NAC Production of Anne and Gilbert is “second to none”! ~ Arpita GhosalScott SneddonDecember 9, 2015 “One word–Joy”: SesayArts in Conversation with Ross Wooldridge ~ Arpita GhosalScott SneddonDecember 2, 2015 Go, go, go to the OPO! ~ Arpita GhosalScott SneddonNovember 27, 2015 Ashlie Corcoran is bringing power to the young people, operatically ~ Arpita GhosalScott SneddonNovember 11, 2015 “Improvisation is a musical language”: SesayArts in Conversation with Roberto Rosenman ~ Arpita GhosalScott SneddonNovember 4, 2015 “It is a wonderful and maybe a dangerous thing”: Rachel Mercer on EMIC’s new CD ~ Arpita GhosalScott SneddonOctober 26, 2015 SesayArts in Conversation: socially-conscious Van Halst has style and substance ~ Arpita GhosalScott SneddonOctober 16, 2015 La Traviata brings Thomas Goerz “home” to COC ~ Arpita GhosalScott SneddonOctober 10, 2015 Claire Morley shines a spotlight on artistic diversity in COC’s Free Concert Series by Arpita GhosalArpita GhosalSeptember 29, 2015 A chance trip to Lowville leads to an astonishing concert–and unexpected reunionArpita GhosalJuly 21, 2015 Chris Thornborrow and COC’s Summer Opera Camp are spreading “opera fever” — by Sayani S-G, Guest ContributorScott SneddonJuly 10, 2015 SONGBOOK 8: BRENT CARVER finds Rachel Mercer “grooving with a different kind of music”Arpita GhosalMay 21, 2015 SesayArts in Conversation with Katherine Semcesen: COC offers an unbeatable opera opportunity in Youth Opera LabsScott SneddonApril 28, 2015 Sue Miner’s James and the Giant Peach: a toe-tapping thought-provokerArpita GhosalDecember 16, 2014 Cellist Rachel Mercer: A Contemporary ClassicArpita GhosalNovember 7, 2014 No Divas-just Essential OperaArpita GhosalJune 6, 2014 Share this:TwitterFacebookLinkedIn
