After extending Alexander Shelley’s contract for another five years, NACO announced last week it was doing the same for Principal Guest Conductor John Storgårds. The Finnish powerhouse has made an enormous impression over the past few seasons, especially with the musicians, even if the public
Once, in the 1980s, I was interviewing a man who was older than I then thought possible. He was bedridden, and needed help with the body’s expostulations, but his memory was sharp and detailed. Propped up on his hospital bed, he recalled the night the
In the First World War, 1.4 million Indian soldiers fought for the British Empire. Thousands died or were wounded. Have you heard about their sacrifice, or the courage of the estimated four million soldiers from the British colonies? If you weren't aware, you aren't alone. About two
About 20 years ago, I had a long phone conversation with Renée Fleming. It wasn’t about music, or singing, or art. It was about visa requirements for a Canadian au pair she was thinking of hiring to help take care of her two little girls.
The Canadian art world is marking the death of Pierre Théberge, the former director of the National Gallery of Canada. He died on Oct. 5 after a lengthy illness. At the National Gallery from 1998 to 2009, Théberge was responsible for one of the most
These is no doubt that Thirteen Strings is always ambitious in its programming. That tradition continues with the 2018-19 season as organized by music director Kevin Mallon. It begins on Oct. 12 with a concert featuring NACO oboist Anna Peterson and the concertmaster of Thirteen Strings Manuela Milani. But
Some chefs have achieved the status of film stars in today's food obsessed culture. And most of them, weaponized by television and social media, are men. This weekend coming the Wakefield Doc Fest will feature a film by Canadian director Maya Gallus that does its
The legendary American soprano Renée Fleming will sing in recital at the National Arts Centre on Oct. 9. The show is sold out. But before the performance she answered some questions from ARTSFILE. Q. You have always been a very eclectic performer singing good music from many
For the third year running, Wakefield Doc Fest is screening a fall weekend full of films. This time they seem determined to fill your plate. The weekend features four documentaries devoted to 'food.' There are two films in the field and two iare set in the kitchen.
Spend long enough looking at art, and there may come a moment of revelation — it’s not just about what you’re seeing, it’s also about how it makes you feel, how you allow yourself to open up to it, what sensations go through your body
