Thursday, October 31, 2013

FALSTAFF FROM OPERA HAMILTON - REVIEW

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Reviewed by James Karas   Opera Hamilton tackled a big one for its fall production: Verdi’s comic masterpiece and last opera Falstaf...
Wednesday, October 16, 2013

LA BOHÈME FROM CANADIAN OPERA COMPANY - REVIEW

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(l-r) Dimitri Pittas as Rodolfo, Grazia Doronzio as Mimì, Joyce El-Khoury as Musetta and Joshua Hopkins as Marcello. Photo: Michael Coope...
Saturday, October 12, 2013

PETER GRIMES FROM CANADIAN OPERA COMPANY WITH BEN HEPPNER - REVIEW

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Reviewed by James Karas The Canadian Opera Company has judiciously chosen a real chestnut (La Bohéme) and a more complex if less popula...
Monday, October 7, 2013

EUGENE ONEGIN LIVE IN HD REVIEW

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 Anna Netrebko as Tatiana and Mariusz Kwiecien as the title character of Tchaikovsky's "Eugene Onegin." Photo: Ken Howard...
Sunday, September 22, 2013

WASTED YOUTH AT TIFF - REVIEW OF FILM THAT PRESENTS BLEAK VIEW OF GREECE

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 Harris Markou skateboarding in empty pool Reviewed by James Karas Wasted Youth is a 2011 film directed by Argyris Papadimitropoulo...
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Thursday, September 19, 2013

TO THE WOLF AT TIFF REVIEW – KOUTSOSPYROY AND HUGHES DEBUT FILM

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Reviewed by James Karas To the Wolf is a cross between a documentary and a fictional story shot in the mountains of western Greec...
Monday, September 16, 2013

MISS VIOLENCE AT TIFF – AVRANAS FILM TACKLES TABOO SUBJECT

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Themis Panou Reviewed by James Karas Miss Violence is an extraordinary movie that examines a highly disturbing topic. It is di...