Interview: Vintage synthesizers power Flore Laurentienne’s ethereal update to classical music
Quebec composer Mathieu David Gagnon says beauty of his home province [...]
By Melriva Martins
Ambient, Bach, Bas-Saint-Laurent, canadian music, Classical, Concert Preview, Flore Laurentienne, Glenn Gould, Kamouraska, Mathieu David Gagnon, May 2026, Pink Floyd, Québec, St. Lawrence River, TD Music Hall, Toronto, Volume III
Review: COC’s ‘Bluebeard’s Castle/Erwartung’ tests the limits of Modernism
Production falls short despite spectacular visuals
By Divine Angubua
Anna Gabler, Arnold Schoenberg, Béla Bartók, Bluebeard’s Castle, Canadian Opera Company, Christian Van Horn, Ewartug, François Racine, Karen Cargill, opera
Review: COC’s production of ‘The Barber of Seville’ is cartoonish fun — in a good way
Physical and vocal comedy makes for an entertaining evening at the opera
By Stephen Low
Canadian Opera Company, Dave Monaco, Deepa Johnny, Four Seasons Centre for the Performing Arts, Gioachino Rossini, Joan Font, Joan Guillén, Looney Tunes, Luke Sutliff, Renato Girolami, The Barber of Seville, Xevi Dorca
Review: Hypnotic design and delightful anti-heroes combine in COC’s gorgeous ‘Nabucco’
The cast of this early Verdi opera numbers over 120
By Liam Donovan
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