Monthly Archives: October 2019

MIREILLE ASSELIN: ZERLINA IN OPERA ATELIER’S DON GIOVANNI (OCTOBER 31 – NOVEMBER 9) EXPLAINS : “ZERLINA CAN BE FLIRTATIOUS, SHE CAN BE DEFIANT, SHE CAN BE SEXY, SHE CAN BE GENUINE AND SWEET… SHE HAS STRONG FEELINGS, SHE HATES BEING TOLD WHAT TO DO, SHE FEELS LIKE SHE DESERVES A GOOD LIFE AND IS WILLING TO BEND CERTAIN SCRUPLES TO GET THERE.”…. WHAT’S HAPPENING IN MY CREATIVE LIFE?

Posted on October 29, 2019 by strecker

JAMES STRECKER: This fall you are singing the character of Zerlina in Mozart’s Don Giovanni for Opera Atelier after doing the role in Paris not long before. You have said that Zerlina is one of your favourite roles, so first … Continue reading →

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ROBERTO CAMPANELLA: CO-CHOREOGRAPHER OF PROARTEDANZA’S PREMIERE OF THE 9TH! NOVEMBER 6-9 AT HARBOURFRONT CENTRE’S FLECK DANCE THEATRE (AND CHOREOGRAPHER OF THE OSCAR-WINNING, THE SHAPE OF WATER) REMEMBERS HIS MAJOR TURNING POINT – “WHEN I STOPPED CREATING FOR THE EXPERTS.” …A REVIEWER INTERVIEWS PEOPLE IN THE ARTS

Posted on October 21, 2019 by strecker

  JS: How did doing these projects change you as a person and as a creator? RC: In every creation there’s a personal discovery, but especially in The 9th, probably due to the scale of popularity of this monumental music … Continue reading →

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NATHAN KEOUGHAN: BARITONE STARS AS PINK IN TORONTO PREMIERE OF ANOTHER BRICK IN THE WALL: THE OPERA, AT MERIDIAN HALL NOVEMBER 13–23 AND EXPLAINS “PINK’S EMOTIONAL SPECTRUM IS HUGE, FROM PLAYING A COMFORTABLY NUMB PSYCHOSIS TO A FASCIST MURDERING DICTATOR”….A REVIEWER INTERVIEWS PEOPLE IN THE ARTS

Posted on October 19, 2019 by strecker

JAMES STRECKER: Please tell us about one or more projects that you have been working on or have recently completed. Why exactly do they matter to you and why should they matter to us? NATHAN KEOUGHAN: The project I am … Continue reading →

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