Live, Video: Find classical music concert, opera, ballet and dance reviews | Jorell Williams

Showing 4 of 4 reviews

Taylor-Alexis Dupont (Lizzie) © Eric Forget Photography

Brilliant but harrowing: 10 Days in a Madhouse receives Canadian premiere

By John Gilks, 16 June 2026

10 Days in a Madhouse is a musically and dramatically excellent but disturbing insight into conditions in a women’s asylum brought to life in Toronto by an excellent production.

****1

****1

Toronto

16 Jun 2026

10 Days in a Madhouse receives Canadian premiere

By John Gilks

Toronto

Ambur Braid’s Salome sets the Four Seasons Centre alight

By John Gilks, 03 February 2023

Ambur Braid excels in the title role in the Canadian Opera Company’s starrily cast revival of Atom Egoyan's production.

*****

*****

Toronto

03 Feb 2023

Ambur Braid’s Salome sets the Four Seasons Centre alight

By John Gilks

Harold Wilson (Sir Morosus) and Edward Nelson (The Barber) © Stephanie Berger

Annandale-on-Hudson

Strauss' Silent Woman makes a grand noise at Bard

By Robert Levine, 24 July 2022

Bard’s always courageous Music Director, Leon Botstein, never one to shy away from a challenge, presents Strauss' comedy uncut.

****1

****1

Annandale-on-Hudson

24 Jul 2022

Strauss' Silent Woman makes a grand noise at Bard

By Robert Levine

Seattle

Linking jazz and opera: Charlie Parker's Yardbird in Seattle

By Erica Miner, 22 February 2020

Composer Daniel Schnyder and librettist Bridgette A. Wimberly, both in their Seattle Opera debuts, have done a creditable job of conveying the jazz artist’s lifework.

***11

***11

Seattle

22 Feb 2020

Linking jazz and opera: Charlie Parker's Yardbird in Seattle

By Erica Miner