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Edmonton Opera
Ayre “[McKenzie Warriner’s] soaring, penetrating, unhurried, clarion invocation…left the room in attentive silence, and then exuberant ovation”
Edmonton Opera’s Artistic Director Joel Ivany continues his eclectic approach to opera company programming. After a traditional production of Carmen in the fall and a semi-staged Don Giovanni at the...
Artist of the Week 10 Qs for Emma Parkinson
The Artist of the Week is Canadian mezzo soprano Emma Parkinson. She is preparing the role of Flora in Verdi’s La Traviata for Opéra de Massy’s upcoming production. Emma was kind enough to sit down with us to talk about what her view of success looks like, what opera caused her to cry for the very first time, and how she is secretly an incredible salsa dancer. Read on to find out more.
Reviews
![Edmonton Opera Ayre “[McKenzie Warriner’s] soaring, penetrating, unhurried, clarion invocation…left the room in attentive silence, and then exuberant ovation”](https://operacanada.ca/wp-content/uploads/2024/04/EO-Ayre-2024-0897-400x250.jpg)
Edmonton Opera
Ayre “[McKenzie Warriner’s] soaring, penetrating, unhurried, clarion invocation…left the room in attentive silence, and then exuberant ovation”
Edmonton Opera’s Artistic Director Joel Ivany continues his eclectic approach to opera company...
The Metropolitan Opera
Roméo et Juliette “Theatrically, this is a good, tight, straightforward show”
The New York Times critic W. J. Henderson, back in 1897, punningly dubbed The Metropolitan...
Southern Ontario Lyric Opera
Carmen “Breathing new life into opera warhorses”
On March 2, Southern Ontario Lyric Opera (SOLO) presented Carmen at the Burlington...
Toronto City Opera
SusannahDylan Wright, a “tour de force”
Carlisle Floyd’s 1955 opera Susannah is performed less often than it deserves. It’s dramatically...
