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Tag Archives: Barbara Hannigan
DOUGLAS WILLIAMS: BASS-BARITONE, NEPTUNE IN MOZART’S IDOMENEO WITH OPERA ATELIER APRIL 4-13, AND THEN NICK SHADOW IN STRAVINSKY’S “THE RAKE’S PROGRESS,” WITH THE MUNICH PHILHARMONIC CONDUCTED BY BARBARA HANNIGAN, EXPLAINS: “WHETHER OR NOT YOU’RE A SINGER, YOUR VOICE IS ONE OF THE BIGGEST WAYS THAT YOU PROJECT YOUR SOUL INTO THE WORLD.”…A REVIEWER’S INTERVIEW WITH PEOPLE IN THE ARTS
Photo by Juan Camilo Roa Photo by Florian Grey 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 … Continue reading →
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BARBARA HANNIGAN & THE TORONTO SYMPHONY: SOME THOUGHTS ON A VERY SPECIAL CONCERT
It was one of the saddest days in my life. And yet, there I sat, front row, for a Toronto Symphony concert conducted and often sung by Barbara Hannigan at Roy Thompson Hall, laughing with deep delight through much … Continue reading →
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RISING OUT OF THE ASHES WITH MUSIC AND WORDS: CDS THAT GOT ME THROUGH TRAUMA AFTER THE HOUSE FIRE
It was about a year ago, five months after the fire that kept us out of our home for eight months, that this happened: I was driving down King Street in Hamilton and playing, back to back, the Hungarian String … Continue reading →
GEORGE BENJAMIN: AN INTERVIEW WITH THE CELEBRATED COMPOSER, CONDUCTOR, PIANIST AND TEACHER -APPEARING AT THE TORONTO SYMPHONY’S NEW CREATIONS FESTIVAL FROM FEBRUARY 28-MARCH 7
Photo by Matthew Lloyd James Strecker: A Mind of Winter is the first of your three featured works in the Toronto Symphony’s New Creations Festival, so I’d love to know how introspective a work it is. A number of writers … Continue reading →
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BARBARA HANNIGAN COMES TO TORONTO SYMPHONY’S NEW CREATIONS FESTIVAL FEBRUARY 28-MARCH 7: AN INTERVIEW WITH THE CANADIAN SOPRANO CONSIDERED BY SIMON RATTLE AS “ONE OF THE BEST MUSICIANS OUT THERE”
Photo by Raphael Brand James Strecker: Since you’ll be performing in three concerts of the Toronto Symphony’s New Creations Festival beginning February 28, I wonder, first, how it feels to have festivals like this that celebrate the contemporary music to … Continue reading →