Konstantina Mantelos joins Diana Di Mauro to talk about acting in a hopeful horror film, heading up a film production company and flipping the narrative on Baba Yaga and the witch in the woods.
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Music is a gift of comfort; of connection. Music creates a space for acceptance, inspiration and strength. Most importantly, music heals.
I think we all know this, even if only subconsciously. I know we would...
Opera Philadelphia presents its first-ever digital festival this summer with free on-demand streams of past productions. Enjoy opera on the couch with their first-ever Digital Festival O, featuring streams of Denis & Katya, We Shall Not Be...
Since quarantine began, London's National Theatre has been streaming some of their top productions for free on YouTube. Every week there is a new offer, and this week, couch-bound audiences are being served with a...
Tafelmusik hosts a musical party with glamorous musicians, a comedic servant and a good dose of artistic personality.
Sometimes the simplest ideas are the most effective, and in Tafelmusik’s winter concert, Harlequin Salon, this was...
Book review of “The Hard Bargain: Music, Medicine and My Father (Richard Tucker, Opera Legend)” Authors David Tucker and Burton Spivak. Xlibris, 2018. By Diana Di Mauro
We all know the story: an aspiring musician grows...
What happens when a push for social justice, and comedic one-liners tips the scales so far that liberalism becomes equated with conformity and close-mindedness? Have the snowflakes or the capitalists taken over? Is it even...
The Canadian Opera Company premieres An Opera For Our Time
The Canadian Opera Company took a exciting risk by commissioning an opera from Rufus Wainwright about the fascinating history of the Roman Empire, and one of...
My thoughts on the news that Sebastian F. Schwarz stepping down as Glyndebourne general director.
There is a lot happening in the world of entertainment...
Now for the really interesting information. In case you have missed it, Canadian Opera Company announced its 2011-2012 season on Wednesday morning during a...
Gratuitous photos of ripped men covered in pizza dough. It’s art, don’t judge. Exhibition by Chris Curreri.
Don’t know your fachs from your fermatas?...
