This living post of Artsy things to do New Year's Eve '24 that will continue to be added to throughout the month.
Sometime we want to party all night, other times we want to crawl into bed with a sexy partner. tiff...
You are invited to this free event,
MARCELLO TARANTINOpresents
Bedda Sicilia Terra di ’Ncantu (Beautiful Sicily, Land of Enchantment)
his 12th annual photographic exploration of Italy
at
Carrier Gallery, Columbus Centre
901 Lawrence Avenue West, Toronto
in honour of Canadian Italian Heritage Month 2024
OPENING reception - Tuesday, June 4,...
Reality TV detective Christina Cocca has taken the time to map out the timeline of just how awful friends Lala and Scheana were since Scandoval happened. Did we need this video? no. Do we love it? yes. Did Lala respond? Kind...
002 Welcome to The Dip - a weekly round-up of thoughts, music, ideas, fashion, cocktails, and the most interesting things I spent the week dipping into.
This week was a long one, I had to say goodbye to the gorgeous countryside in...
001 Welcome to The Dip - a weekly round-up of thoughts, music, ideas, fashion, cocktails, and the most interesting things I spent the week dipping into.
This has been another beautiful week in Italy, the weather may not have been the warmest...
ICFF and The Distillery District are proud to join forces and announce the 2022 Lavazza IncluCity Festival will take place for the first time at The Distillery Historic District, from June 27 – July 16, 2022.
The Distillery Historic District transforms into a cinema village from June 27 to...
Music in the Barns makes a triumphant return with their latest installation concert, animating three of the Artscape Wychwood Barns' spaces for a fully-curated evening of art, music and food celebrating the collective's debut album. Experience the best in new Canadian...
Can virtual Film Festivals ever compare to the real thing? Thanks to TIFF and ICFF, we see that it's possible, but first, we need to take a look at what makes a Film Festival come to life.
Collective Energy
There is something about...
Diana Di Mauro will be performing By The Roadside, a set of 5 Miniatures based on the poetry of Walt Whitman, and composed by Ronald Beckett at Music in the Gardens with Arcady on September 12. The song cycle was composed...
Konstantina Mantelos joins Diana Di Mauro to talk about acting in a hopeful horror film, heading up a film production company and flipping the narrative on Baba Yaga and the witch in the woods.
Anything for Jackson at the Fantasia Film...
Music is a gift of comfort; of connection. Music creates a space for acceptance, inspiration and strength. Most importantly, music heals.
I think we all know this, even if only subconsciously. I know we would live in a much different world...
Opera Philadelphia presents its first-ever digital festival this summer with free on-demand streams of past productions. Enjoy opera on the couch with their first-ever Digital Festival O, featuring streams of Denis & Katya, We Shall Not Be Moved, The Barber of Seville, Sky on Swings,...
Since quarantine began, London's National Theatre has been streaming some of their top productions for free on YouTube. Every week there is a new offer, and this week, couch-bound audiences are being served with a modern take on British Politics in...
Tafelmusik hosts a musical party with glamorous musicians, a comedic servant and a good dose of artistic personality.
Sometimes the simplest ideas are the most effective, and in Tafelmusik’s winter concert, Harlequin Salon, this was absolutely the case. The concept for...
Book review of “The Hard Bargain: Music, Medicine and My Father (Richard Tucker, Opera Legend)” Authors David Tucker and Burton Spivak. Xlibris, 2018. By Diana Di Mauro
We all know the story: an aspiring musician grows up wanting to make a career...
What happens when a push for social justice, and comedic one-liners tips the scales so far that liberalism becomes equated with conformity and close-mindedness? Have the snowflakes or the capitalists taken over? Is it even possible for an attitude of inclusion,...
The Canadian Opera Company premieres An Opera For Our Time
The Canadian Opera Company took a exciting risk by commissioning an opera from Rufus Wainwright about the fascinating history of the Roman Empire, and one of its most important emperors, Hadrian.
For those...
ANOTHER BRICK IN THE WALL: THE OPERA
Based on the lyrics and music of Roger Waters’ The Wall
Operatic version composed by Julien Bilodeau
Concept & Stage direction by Dominic Champagne
Toronto – Award-winning Another Brick In The Wall: The Opera, is a revolutionary opera...
Jonas Kaufmann really wants you to watch Faust this weekend. How can you say no to that face?
THE BIRDS TAKE UP THEIR CHARMING SONGS ONCE MORE
Special guest narrator: Bruce Hunter
Vivaldi - Four Seasons
Musical Improvisations –...
Representing Canada at BBC Cardiff Singer of the World 2011 (above video)
Here is a bit of background on the soprano who won over the jury at this year's Ensemble Studio Competition, guaranteeing herself a place in...
Gratuitous photos of ripped men covered in pizza dough. It’s art, don’t judge. Exhibition by Chris Curreri.
Don’t know your fachs from your fermatas? Do "falcon," "dugazon" and "baryton-martin" sound like high priced cocktails to...
Critics and artists are often dependent on each other for their careers, and can blame failure on one another as well. The critic’s job is to analyze and discuss perceived problems while acknowledging success. Amici...
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Soulful Messiah - Ballet Creole
Soulfully danced to Quincy Jones’ Grammy Award-winning R&B rendition of Handel’s Messiah, this universal holiday tradition will leave you singing “Hallelujah!” throughout the festive...
Ready to hear what Against the Grain's Super Villains have to offer? Read the Super Villains post, sit back with a cold Steam Whistle, and listen to this clip. It was filmed live at SMASH...
Against the Grain Theatre is another local company that has taken the tradition of opera and flipped it on its head, presenting classic works with a laid back attitude, and in interesting places. Against the Grain...
I like to take opportunities as they come. Most of the time I'm pleasantly surprised with the outcome and being given the opportunity to attend Tapestry Opera's Pub Operas was definitely no exception. When I...
PSYCHO
Alfred Hitchcock's heartwarming story of a boy and his mother is one of the most legendary shockers of all time. Screening is part of Icy Fire: The Hitchcock Blonde series, at tiff. “Both worshipped and...
You are invited to this free event,
MARCELLO TARANTINOpresents
Bedda Sicilia Terra di ’Ncantu (Beautiful Sicily, Land of Enchantment)
his 12th annual photographic exploration of Italy
at
Carrier Gallery, Columbus...
