Anne Midgette wrote the New York Times article that opera enthusiasts often refer to when commenting on the decline of "the big voice." Her article mentioned problems in the structure of the university system which may...
1. LANG LANG BEETHOVEN SERIES
Lang Lang is in Toronto for a 10-day engagement. He takes on all five of Beethoven’s piano concertos, plus works by Mendelssohn, Smetana and Martinů, and he will be premiering a...
I was invited to the launch of Maya Chendke's new book, Awake but Dreaming, at the Shangri-La in Toronto. Awake but Dreaming explores the pitfalls of fame and the cult of celebrity. The main characters...
1. OPERA AMERICA: IN CONVERSATION WITH STEPHANIE BLYTHE
Mezzo-soprano Stephanie Blythe is one of the most celebrated and critically acclaimed opera artists of our time. She has performed at major opera houses all over the world...
Wed, 02 Nov 2011 22:09:26 -0700 Rosemarie Umetsu and Diana Di Mauro - Photo by Enzo Di Mauro There are few things I love more than music and fashion, as you may have guessed, so when the...
1. SUPER VILLAINS: THE BEST OF THE BAD GUYS (AND GALS)
Magneto, Sweeney Todd, Joker, Green Goblin, The Queen of the Night. The list is long and meaty. The Supervillain has always had an attraction. There...
This week we're celebrating the birth of a brilliant composer, a virtuosic pianist who has made history for both his music and for the size of his huge hands and feet.Happy Birthday, Franz Liszt! What...
Tonight at 7:00 p.m. you can listen to The Metropolitan Opera's opening night production of Verdi's opera Don Carlo, sung in Italian.
“I think Don Carlo...
Tsianina Redfeather Blackstone was born in 1882, of the Muscogee Creek Nation. Born to Creek and Cherokee parents, she was sponsored by Alice Robertson...
Interview by Diana Di Mauro
Last month I was invited to trace at Factory Theatre in downtown Toronto. It's a brand-new, one-man-two-piano-play written, composed and performed...
