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Fine music-making redeems dull production in COC’s Nabucco
The Canadian Opera Company’s season opening production is musically excellent, but the dated, dull production adds little.
Jamie Manton's Cunning Little Vixen falls flat in Toronto
After more than a quarter of a century, Janáček’s late masterpiece returns to the Canadian Opera Company, but falls short in charm, magic, and humour.
They’ll always have Paris: a timeless Bohème in Toronto
Canadian Opera Company’s revival of John Caird’s art-infused production is perfectly realised in singing, acting, and the orchestra’s vibrant yet velvety colours.
COC’s Magic Flute returns as a well sung whimsical comedy
The COC’s revival of The Magic Flute is mostly played for laughs and makes an enjoyable, if undemanding, evening.