Monday, November 12, 2012

ENDGAME – THEATRE FOR THINKING PEOPLE FROM SOULPEPPER

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  Joseph Ziegler & Diego Matamoros **** (out of five) Reviewed by James Karas “Weird” was the word on many lips, as people...
Thursday, November 8, 2012

TIMON OF ATHENS FROM THE NATIONAL THEATRE OF GREAT BRITAIN TO A MOVIE SCREEN NEAR YOU “LIVE”

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A scene from Timon of Athens – foreground Simon Russell Beale – Timon. Photo: Johan Persson Reviewed by James Karas Timon of Athe...
Tuesday, November 6, 2012

OTELLO IN GRAND PRODUCTION LIVE FROM THE MET

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Johan Botha ansd Renee Fleming (Photo Metropolitan Opera) Reviewed by James Karas            The Metropolitan Opera’s current reviva...
Thursday, November 1, 2012

DER FREISCHÜTZ – OPERA ATELIER LEAPS INTO ROMANTIC ERA WITH SPECTACULAR PRODUCTION

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Meghan Lindsay as Agathe and Krešimir Špicer as Max with the company. Photo by Bruce Zinger. Reviewed by James Karas **** (out of 5)...
Wednesday, October 24, 2012

RIGOLETTO AS MODERN OFFICE DRAMA FROM OPERA HAMILTON

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    Jason Howard as Rigoletto and Simone Osborne as Gilda Reviewed by James Karas   *** (out of five) ...
Tuesday, October 16, 2012

DIE FLEDERMAUS - DREARY OPERETTA FOR SNOBS FROM CANADIAN OPERA COMPANY

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Michael Schade and Laura Tucker. Photo: Michael Cooper   Reviewed by James Karas ** (out of five)           A huge pocket watc...
Friday, October 12, 2012

IL TROVATORE – CANADIAN OPERA COMPANY’S MOSTLY WELL-SUNG PRODUCTION ON SPARTAN SETS

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Reviewed by James Karas *** (out of five)        What do you get when you have a woman being burnt on the stake and her daughter toss...