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Crisper, tighter, more relevant: revival of Christopher Alden's Rigoletto at the COC

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“Roland Wood... is a natural Verdi baritone, capable of singing with ease and beauty”
Reviewed at Four Seasons Centre for the Performing Arts, Toronto on 20 January 2018
Verdi, Rigoletto
Canadian Opera Company
Stephen Lord, Conductor
Christopher Alden, Director
Michael Levine, Set Designer
Roland Wood, Rigoletto
Anna Christy, Gilda
Stephen Costello, The Duke of Mantua
Goderdzi Janelidze, Sparafucile
Carolyn Sproule, Maddalena
Megan Latham, Giovanna
Robert Pomakov, Monterone
Canadian Opera Company Chorus
Canadian Opera Company Orchestra
Lepage’s Bluebeard and Erwartung pairing remains compelling theatre
*****
Canadian Opera Company’s Barber proves as fresh as ever
****1
Christopher Alden’s Rigoletto returns to Canadian Opera Company
***11
Canadian Opera's Orfeo returns elegant, restrained and very satisfying
*****
Canadian Opera Company opens season with Roméo et Juliette
***11
Eugene Onegin revival fails to find the magic spark in Toronto
***11
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