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Musically and visually stunning: La Reine-garçon ticks all the boxes in Toronto

Kirsten MacKinnon (Christine)
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La Reine-garçon
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La Reine-garçon
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La Reine-garçon
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Philippe Sly (Karl Gustav) and Kirsten MacKinnon (Christine)
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Kirsten MacKinnon (Christine) and Queen Hezumuryango (Ebba Sparre)
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“everything a new opera should be”
Reviewed at Four Seasons Centre for the Performing Arts, Toronto on 31 January 2025
Bilodeau, La Reine-garçon
Canadian Opera Company
Johannes Debus, Conductor
Angela Konrad, Director
Anick La Bissonnière, Set Designer
Sébastien Dionne, Costume Designer
Eric Champoux, Lighting Designer
Canadian Opera Company Orchestra
Canadian Opera Company Chorus
Alexandre Desjardins, Projections designer
Kirsten MacKinnon, Christine, Queen of Sweden
Philippe Sly, Count Karl Gustav
Isaiah Bell, Count Johan Oxenstierna
Daniel Okulitch, Chancellor Axel Oxenstierna
Owen McCausland, René Descartes
Aline Kutan, Marie-Éléonore de Brandebourg
Alain Coulombe, Assistant of Descarte
Queen Hezumuryango, Countess Ebba Sparre
Lepage’s Bluebeard and Erwartung pairing remains compelling theatre
*****
Canadian Opera Company’s Barber proves as fresh as ever
****1
Christopher Alden’s Rigoletto returns to Canadian Opera Company
***11
Canadian Opera's Orfeo returns elegant, restrained and very satisfying
*****
Canadian Opera Company opens season with Roméo et Juliette
***11
Eugene Onegin revival fails to find the magic spark in Toronto
***11
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