Double-cast Jacobs make YPT musical too, too fun ~ Arpita Ghosal
If you want something done well, give it to a child. Clearly Allen MacInnis and Jen Shuber know this, as […]
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“One word–Joy”: SesayArts in Conversation with Ross Wooldridge ~ Arpita Ghosal
The St George Music Knights Series continues this Friday with “Benny & Artie Swing: A Benny Goodman-Artie Shaw Tribute Concert”
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Go, go, go to the OPO! ~ Arpita Ghosal
November 28 will be a be a history-making day for the Ontario Pops Orchestra: their first performance. Ever. What began
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Ashlie Corcoran is bringing power to the young people, operatically ~ Arpita Ghosal
Quick… what comes to mind when you think of children and opera? If you see anything in your mind’s eye,
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“Improvisation is a musical language”: SesayArts in Conversation with Roberto Rosenman ~ Arpita Ghosal
Writing an introduction to this interview with Roberto Rosenman has required a feat of focus. Every time I resume my
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“It is a wonderful and maybe a dangerous thing”: Rachel Mercer on EMIC’s new CD ~ Arpita Ghosal
“It is a wonderful and maybe a dangerous thing”: Rachel Mercer on EMIC’s just-released CD, its launch concert & their upcoming performances
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SesayArts in Conversation: socially-conscious Van Halst has style and substance ~ Arpita Ghosal
Kami Van Halst has integrity to spare. And, as will soon become obvious, she doesn’t lack for grit, either. When
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La Traviata brings Thomas Goerz “home” to COC ~ Arpita Ghosal
La Traviata brings acclaimed Canadian bass-baritone Thomas Goerz “home” to COC ~ Arpita Ghosal
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Claire Morley shines a spotlight on artistic diversity in COC’s Free Concert Series by Arpita Ghosal
Claire Morley’s got a sweet gig. As the new Program Manager for the Canadian Opera Company’s Free Concert Series (FCS),
A chance trip to Lowville leads to an astonishing concert–and unexpected reunion
An accidentally-viewed post yielded a gift times 3 at the Lowville Festival of the Arts, thanks to cellist Rachel Mercer.
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Chris Thornborrow and COC’s Summer Opera Camp are spreading “opera fever” — by Sayani S-G, Guest Contributor
COC’s Summer Opera Camp, led by musical director Chris Thornborrow, is now running for the first time out of the spectacular Four Seasons Centre, adding to its allure for aspiring young artists, ages 6-15 years
SONGBOOK 8: BRENT CARVER finds Rachel Mercer “grooving with a different kind of music”
To hear Brent Carver sing a dozen self-selected songs, ranging from musical-theatre tunes, the American Songbook, jazz standards and contemporary pop songs is a sublime prospect.