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Performer: Duncan Stenhouse

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TorontoAriadne auf NaxosNew production

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Strauss R.: Ariadne auf Naxos
Johannes Debus; Paul Curran; Canadian Opera Company; Gary McCann; Howard Hudson; Canadian Opera Company Orchestra
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Elin Pritchard stands out in Holland Park’s Ballo in maschera

Elin Pritchard (Amelia) and Matteo Desole (Gustavo) © Craig Fuller
Elin Pritchard’s Amelia lights up an evening which is superb musically, easy on the eye and eventually overcomes the shortcomings of Antonio Somma's libretto.
****1
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Christopher Alden’s Rigoletto returns to Canadian Opera Company

Quinn Kelsey (Rigoletto) and Gregory Dahl (Monterone) © Michael Cooper
Christopher Alden’s Victorian-era Rigoletto still divides opinions, despite top-notch performances all around in this Toronto revival. 
***11
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Eugene Onegin revival fails to find the magic spark in Toronto

Andrii Kymach (Onegin) and Lauren Fagan (Tatyana) © Michael Cooper
Robert Carsen’s 1997 production of Eugene Onegin has aged remarkably well but the latest Canadian Opera Company revival of it doesn’t quite recapture its magic. 
***11
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Fine music-making redeems dull production in COC’s Nabucco

Mary Elizabeth Williams (Abigaille) and Rihan Chaieb (Fenena) © Michael Cooper
The Canadian Opera Company’s season opening production is musically excellent, but the dated, dull production adds little. 
***11
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