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Werther oozes quiet despair in new Canadian Opera Company staging
Excellent performances cannot turn a conventional production of Massenet’s Werther into a dramatic experience for the 21st century.
Barbe and Doucet's stylish Don Pasquale is a comic delight
Barbe and Doucet’s witty 1960s Don Pasquale is revived for Scottish Opera, with Stuart Stratford conducting a fine cast.
COC’s Don Pasquale gets a one-note Dolce Vita treatment
Canadian Opera Company's Don Pasquale offers a stylish Italian 1960s Fellini-inspired concept that delivers comedy but omits the pathos.
COC's visually arresting Hänsel und Gretel brimming with ideas
Leaving unresolved loose ends aside and viewed from a child’s perspective, Joel Ivany’s new Hänsel und Gretel at the Canadian Opera Company it’s a fun night at the opera.
Vancouver Opera’s Rigoletto redeemed by its cast
Vancouver Opera's opening production of the 2015-16 season features an ideal cast let down by stale production
Marion Cotillard’s Joan of Arc in Honegger’s surrealist oratorio
Academy Award-winning actor Marion Cotillard's portrayal of Honegger's Joan of Arc was curious, exultant, yet unflinching.