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Opera Pub back at the Tranzac

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Maeve Palmer

I finally made it to AtG’s Opera Pub for the first time in a long time.  Ladst couple of times I went it was at the Drake and that just felt so wrong!  It’s now at the Tranzac which just makes all kinds of sense.  It’s a decent size, it has a pretty good bar and it’s easily accessible on the the TTC.  And it feels like a pub, not the lobby of a five star hotel.  Also it has lots of AtG history including the original La Bohème (2011) and the 2017 remount.  Stay there please AtG. Continue reading →

Opera 5 interns in the RBA

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Opera 5’s interns for their Toronto Operas Festival gave a recital in the RBA on Monday.  It was a varied mix f opera, song and musical theatre; from Mozart and Strauss to Camelot and Spamalot.  Both the rep and the performances demonstrated the emphasis that the Schulich School; with which all the performers are affiliated, puts on musical theatre compared to some of its competitors.

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Canuck Cantatas

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Canuck Cantatas is the first live show from Against the Grain Theatre since, I think, 2023.  It’s good to see what was once a staple of the Toronto indy scene in action again.  This show is three short monodramas.  Each features a soprano singer who is also either composer or librettist and all are based around the story of one, Canadian, character.  The accompanying ensemble consisted of piano (Spencer Kryzanowski), string trio (Julia Mirzoev, Russell Iceberg, Peter Eom) and bass clarinet (Brad Cherwin).  Since the show was at the Redwood everybody was miked and amplified with speakers all around the performance space which was an interesting effect.

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