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Lili Elbe

Fri, 11 Sep 2026 13:10:06 GMT

An opera about probably the first person to transition surgically from male to female

https://myscena.org/john-gilks/cd-review-lili-elbe-tobias-picker/

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Frustrating Onegin

Thu, 10 Sep 2026 12:27:38 GMT

Puzzling Eugene Onegin video from Madrid

https://myscena.org/john-gilks/dvd-review-eugene-onegin-teatro-real-gustavo-gimeno/

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A spy in the Confederate White House

Wed, 09 Sep 2026 18:43:33 GMT

Jake heggie's "Intelligence" is part spy thriller, part mystery and part polemic against slavery. The Houston recording is excellent.

https://operaramblings.blog/2026/09/09/a-spy-in-the-confederate-white-house/

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Leonard Cohen in Yiddish

Wed, 02 Sep 2026 14:08:39 GMT

Louisa Lyne & di Yiddishe Kapelye at Lula Lounge

https://operaramblings.blog/2026/09/02/leonard-cohen-in-yiddish/ ;

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Gritty and grim Rusalka

Sat, 29 Aug 2026 17:21:41 GMT

Rusalka forsakes Brooklyn for Hollywood... https://operaramblings.blog/2026/08/29/rusalka-gritty-and-glam/

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Austere Maria Stuarda

Wed, 26 Aug 2026 13:57:07 GMT

Interesting, abstract Maria Stuarda from Salzburg

https://operaramblings.blog/2026/08/26/austere-maria-stuarda/

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Side by Side

Fri, 21 Aug 2026 14:03:23 GMT

Confluence Concerts annual young artists' intensive

https://operaramblings.blog/2026/08/21/side-by-side-by-confluence/

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Making theatre in Iranian prisons

Tue, 18 Aug 2026 11:00:04 GMT

https://operaramblings.blog/2026/08/18/date-of-performance/

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COC Summer Intensive Showcase

Mon, 17 Aug 2026 14:46:05 GMT

https://operaramblings.blog/2026/08/17/coc-summer-intensive-showcase/

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GPO Box No.211

Sat, 15 Aug 2026 14:09:02 GMT

GPO Box No.211 is a highly abstract theatre/dance piece inspired b the imprisonment of a pro-democracy activist in Hong Kong

https://operaramblings.blog/2026/08/15/gpo-box-no-211/

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James Harley's "Wild Fruits"

Thu, 13 Aug 2026 17:54:21 GMT

An intriguing mix of spken text and nature sounds

https://operaramblings.blog/2026/08/13/james-harleys-wild-fruits/

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Our Othr Organ

Wed, 12 Aug 2026 13:54:36 GMT

Boaz Barkan brilliantly interweaves a cadaver dissection and the history of his Jewish family to exlore how the body harbours and recycles racism.

https://operaramblings.blog/2026/08/12/our-other-organ/

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Blood Brothers

Tue, 11 Aug 2026 16:26:23 GMT

Blood Brothers is a riff on the murder of Julius Caesar set in UoT's elite Delta Upsilon fraternity

https://operaramblings.blog/2026/08/11/blood-brothers/

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Late works by Kaija Saariaho on CD

Mon, 10 Aug 2026 16:04:41 GMT

https://operaramblings.blog/2026/08/10/late-works-by-kaija-saariaho-on-cd/

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Golden Age; the CD

Wed, 05 Aug 2026 17:23:19 GMT

Lawrence Brownlee and Erin Morley plus orchestra in a lovely bel canto recital

https://operaramblings.blog/2026/08/05/golden-age-the-cd/

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Mark Adamo's Lysistrata

Tue, 04 Aug 2026 16:33:35 GMT

Excellent SACD release of Mark Adomo's witty and musically adept reworking of the Lysistrata theme

https://operaramblings.blog/2026/08/04/mark-adamos-lysistrata/

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Fun concert from Opera Sustenida

Sun, 02 Aug 2026 15:07:32 GMT

Nicole Dubinsky, Stephanie De Ciantis and Suzanne Yeo rock the Tranzac

https://operaramblings.blog/2026/08/02/opera-sustenida-at-the-tranzac/

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Brilliantly sung Lucia from La Scala

Fri, 31 Jul 2026 17:44:54 GMT

Lisette Oropesa and Juan Diego Flórez make a fabulous team in this video recording of Donizetti's "Lucia di Lammermoor" from La Scala

https://operaramblings.blog/2026/07/31/brilliantly-sung-lucia-from-la-scala/

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Beethoven and Shostakovich

Thu, 30 Jul 2026 18:54:21 GMT

Dazzling Shostakovich and thoughtful Beethoven at TSM

https://operaramblings.blog/2026/07/30/beethoven-and-shostakovich/

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Twelfth Night in High Park

Mon, 20 Jul 2026 14:39:37 GMT

This year's Dream in High Park presentation is a well acted, pacily directed Twelfth Night

https://operaramblings.blog/2026/07/20/twelfth-night-in-the-park/

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24 carat gold from Morley, Brownlee and marineau

Fri, 17 Jul 2026 13:32:54 GMT

Fabulous bel canto recital at Koerner Hall

https://operaramblings.blog/2026/07/17/24-carat-golden-age/

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Piano music by Alice Ho

Thu, 16 Jul 2026 12:31:41 GMT

https://operaramblings.blog/2026/07/16/the-imagined/

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Of Thee I Sing

Wed, 15 Jul 2026 13:16:25 GMT

Sasha Cooke and Warren Jones in recital

https://operaramblings.blog/2026/07/15/of-thee-i-sing-2/

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Charpentier double bill opens TSM 2026

Fri, 10 Jul 2026 16:05:17 GMT

https://bachtrack.com/review-charpentier-les-arts-florissants-descente-orphee-toronto-summer-music-july-2026

#bachtrack

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A flash of inspiration with a dairytale ending

Fri, 10 Jul 2026 10:58:38 GMT

Catching a Cheese Pervert

https://operaramblings.blog/2026/07/10/a-flash-of-inspiration-and-a-dairytale-ending/

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