Blood and Other Hazards of Opera
Blood and Other Hazards of OperaHuffington Post (blog)One of my scarier experiences was in 1998 when I was singing Octavian in Der Rosenkavalier in Buenos Aires at the historic Teatro Colón. It was not a good financial time for Argentina. My flight there had even been held up by a week due to a bombing in ...
Theater Spotlight: LU to present excerpts from nine operas
Theater Spotlight: LU to present excerpts from nine operasAppleton Post CrescentBackground: Opera Scenes is a production of excerpts from nine operas, including “Orpheus and Eurydice,” “Don Giovanni,” “Socrate Immaginario,” “Der Rosenkavalier,” “Die Fledermaus” and “HMS Pinafore.” What they're saying: Associate professor of music ...
Consider opera, improv for Mother's Day
Consider opera, improv for Mother's DayHalf Moon Bay ReviewThe opera society presents “Der Rosenkavalier,” or “The Knight of the Rose,” at noon on Saturday, May 12. Composer Richard Strauss' romantic comedy looks at love from youthful idealism to consenting adultery to lechery to autumnal regrets.
Concert review: Evgeny Kissin and the TSO play Grieg
Concert review: Evgeny Kissin and the TSO play GriegNational PostThe Op. 59 Suite from Der Rosenkavalier had some affectionate waltzing (while Sir Andrew, conducting without a baton, performed a non-Viennese dance of his own devising). Solos by concertmaster Jonathan Crow were affectionate, but the orchestral focus ...Andrew Davis's night of orchestral magicToronto.comall 4 news articles »
Today in Toronto: Ron Sexsmith, Kim's Convenience and more
Today in Toronto: Ron Sexsmith, Kim's Convenience and moreToronto Life (blog)The TSO will take a run at Strauss's tone poem Don Juan and the suite from his opera, Der Rosenkavalier. Find out more » Home David Storey is a former professional rugby player who rocketed to notoriety as a playwright in the 1960s, despite having no ...and more »