Imagine the perfect opera for an audience in 2019: It’s in English, populated by characters we understand and recognize, and balances stunning moments of singing with merciful comedy. It sounds a bit ...

Stepping into the Dinkelspiel Auditorium on Friday, my attention was immediately drawn by the cozy set lit by a soft, blue light and the orchestra’s accompanying joyful tunes. This past weekend, the ...

May 31, 2018 - Jun 3, 2018 | 7:30 PM - 2:30 PM Add to Calendar 31-05-2018 19:30 03-06-2018 14:30 America/Toronto Figaro’s Wedding Didn’t you hear it is wedding season? Calgary’s Cowtown Opera presents ...

4 Final Weeks to Vote for the 2025 BroadwayWorld Toronto Awards; Stratford Festival Leads Favorite Theatre! FIGARO'S WEDDING, first staged by Against the Grain in 2013, is a perfect example of how a ...

Stage director Cynthia Stokes calls "The Marriage of Figaro" the most important opera in the world, and she has the résumé to back it up. This Saturday’s Amarillo Opera production marks the seventh ...

Live smartphone video can seem to take us straight to a place where something compelling is happening. But it’s not the same as actually being there. Toronto’s Against the Grain Theatre often takes ...

Against the Grain Theatre has said, “Yes” to the dress. Soprano Miriam Khalil is wearing a frothy pale green bridal gown in Figaro’s Wedding, the theatre collective’s modern take on the Marriage of ...

Roula Khalaf, Editor of the FT, selects her favourite stories in this weekly newsletter. When funds are short, the Royal Opera must be glad that its stock of productions includes bankable hits for the ...

Who doesn't love the Marriage of Figaro? Well, maybe any first time opera goer, wary of sitting through three and half hours of music, no matter how glorious that music is! Enter Figaro's Wedding, or ...

FIGAROS WEDDING by Mozart, adapted and directed by Joel Ivany, musical direction by Christopher Mokrzewski (Against the Grain). At The Burroughes. May 29 to June 2. Rating: NNNN Against the Grain ...