For the love of Opera: Don Quichotte

COC ends their season on a high note with a perfect Don Quichotte Quinn Kesley as Sancho Panza and Ferruccio Furlanetto as Don Quichotte with their four legged friends and onlookers. Jules Massenet’s Don...

For the Love of Opera: Roberto Devereux

The Canadian Opera Company’s production of Donizetti’s Roberto Devereux is beautiful opera with only a few kinks.  Roberto Devereux shows a jealously obsessed Queen Elizabeth I. “My wrath readies such a tom...
Persee. Meghan Lindsay as Venus and Artists of Atelier Ballet. Photo: Bruce Zinger

Feeling the passion and obsession of Lully’s Persée

This weekend, Opera Atelier’s Persée is all but guaranteed to be a smashing success. It’s the third time the company has remounted the show and this time around, they will be taking it back to its original stag...
The Chorus of Peter Sellars' Hercules at Canadian Opera Company

For the Love of Opera: Hercules

Peter Sellars’ Hercules is an emotionally charged and poignant piece. (l-r) David Daniels as Lichas (in background), Richard Croft as Hyllus, Lucy Crowe as Iole and Kaleb Alexander as Soldier in the Canadia...

Shop Prop: Chi Junky

Toronto welcomes its first wellness concierge and private yoga studio Chi Junky is Zen from beginning to end. Stepping in to Chi Junky and experiencing its calming atmosphere brightens the weary and is a...