How does one do (if one does at all) a propagandistic Russian opera in the wake of the invasion of Ukraine. Dmitri Tcherniakov and Vladimir Jurowski’s approach to Prokofiev’s War and Peace, filmed at Bayerische Staatsoper, is radical, complex and controversial. See my full (and ridiculously long) review at La Scena Musicale.
My review of William Finn’s Elegies as performed by the interns at Toronto Opera Festival is now up at La Scena Musicale.
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Unbroken is a CD of chamber music by contemporary Ukrainian composers played by Canadian-Ukrainian violinist Viktoria Grynenko and friends. My review is now available on the La Scena Musicale website.
My review of Chandos’ SACD release of Strauss’ Salome with Malin Byström in the title role and Edward Gardner conducting is now available on the La Scena Musicale website. Terrific conducting and great work by the recording engineers.
My review of the CD of Brian Current and Marie Clements’ opera MISSING; about murdered and missing Indigenous women and girls is now published at La Scena Musicale. This is going to be performed at Toronto Summer Music next month.
My review of the CD recording of Bernard Foccroulle and Matthew Jocelyn’s new opera Cassandre is now up at La Scena Musicale. It’s one of the best new operas I’ve come across recently.
My review of the Bru Zane recording of Lalo’s Le Roi d’Ys is featured in the latest issue of La Scena Musicale.
My review of Midori Marsh’s Women’s Musical Club of Toronto’s “sisterhood” themed recital with Frances Armstrong, Alex Hetherington and Rachel Szabo at Walter Hall on Thursday is now published at myscena.org.
My review of Matthias Goerne singing the orchestral version of Shostakovich ‘s Suite on Verses by Michelangelo Buonarroti is now published at myscena.org.
My review of the upcoming album Electric Fields from Barbara Hannigan and friends is now up at myscena.org.
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