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Shawn Brackbill goes behind the scenes at Marc Jacobs

Shawn Brackbill goes behind the scenes at the Marc Jacobs New York Spring/Summer 2012 show for Interview Magazine   Photo by Shawn Brackbill for Interview

Welcome back to Art Life and Stilettos, Season 2!

Welcome back friends, I am officially back in Toronto and excited as ever to have Art Life and Stilettos back up and running after an, admittedly long, summer hiatus. To fill you in, I...

Ciao Toronto, Hello Hollywood

As the opera season winds down in Toronto, it seems appropriate for Art LIfe and Stilettos to go on a well-deserved vacation. I'm flying out to Hollywood this afternoon and will be heading to Munich,...

Tonight: Listen Live to Ariadne auf Naxos

The Met Opera is live streaming their much-lauded production of Strauss' Ariadne auf Naxos. Love it! Thanks Met Opera for keeping up this fantastic FREE resource. Listen Live to Ariadne auf Naxos online or on...

Ariadne auf Naxos at The Met

With Maestro James Levine cancelling performances (including his beloved Walküre, though that was due to illness NOT persistent back problems), pulling out of Tanglewood and the Met tour of Japan, it seems more and more...

Classical Music Consort Present Handelfest 2011

What’s not to like about a group of twenty-somethings performing the music of a twenty-something, for their fellow twenty-somethings? The Classical Music Consort got Toronto audiences buzzing last summer with its Underground /Opera production of...

What an experience…

I have been so busy over the last few weeks and meaning to write some in-depth reviews of the productions and concerts I have attended, but I would hate for you to read about this...

Your Election Toolkit – Focus on the Arts

It is lead up week to the Federal Election in Canada on May 2 and as usual the arts in Canada remain a largely neglected subject. It is amazing how difficult it can be to...

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Kickass Comedy: An Interview with Matteo Lane

Interview by Diana Di Mauro This month JFL42, a Just for Laughs festival, arrives in Toronto. 42 hilarious, riveting and relevant comedians and 9 amazing headliners will...

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Every once and a while I try to step out of my box and have a new experience. Attending opera and classical music performances...

The Amici Ensemble let the critics program their next performance. Are they crazy or brilliant?

Critics and artists are often dependent on each other for their careers, and can blame failure...

Operas in interesting places – In The Pub with Tapestry Opera

I like to take opportunities as they come. Most of the time I'm pleasantly surprised with the outcome and being...

THE SAVVY MUSICIAN WORKSHOP

This looks like a really interesting workshop for any performers interested in the business side of being an artistic entrepreneur. I've included info from...