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Rachel Willis-Sørensen’s account of Strauss’ Four Last Songs fails to generate emotional impact but a blistering Beethoven 4 provides ample compensation.

The COC’s revival of Cosi fan tutte is still a visual feast and a few deft updates and some terrific singing make it well worth seeing, even for the third time!

The COC’s revival of Verdi’s La traviata features fine singing, especially from Kathryn Lewek’s Violetta, but has perhaps lost a little of the edge of previous runs.

Excellent use of movement and dance enhances stylish music-making in Toronto Summer Music’s opening night Charpentier double bill.

Director Robert Wilson and conductor Carlo Rizzi combine effectively to create a visually striking and musically memorable Turandot that emphasizes the hieratic and the mythical with a notable absence of unnecessary histrionics.