"Ditch the tails"; four three day festivals (count them); Keying up for an inventive spring; Comet heading for Mirvish; Bach festival: connecting the dots; listening with fresh ears; on homes for music; the “Canaries” are flocking; listings galore; what we're listening to; and more.
EVGENY KISSIN, piano &
EVGENY KISSIN, piano & MATTHIAS GOERNE, baritone SUN APR 21, 2024 • 2PM ITZHAK PERLMAN, violin & ROHAN DE SILVA, piano THU MAY 16, 2024 • 8PM For tickets, visit ROYTHOMSONHALL.COM
2905_AprMay2024_cover.indd 1 2024-03-25 11:15 AM Volume29 No 5 | April & May2024 ON OUR COVER VOLUME 29 NO 5 APRIL & MAY 2024 MUSIC! LISTINGS live and livestreamed STORIES profiles, previews and interviews RECORD REVIEWS and Listening Room Barbe & Doucet’s Don Pasquale PHOTO: KK DUNDAS “It’s a story that you could say has an old, overused plot that's not relevant. It’s about an older man who believes he’s irresistible to women. This is a different take on that story, but he’s not going to take no for an answer. He wants to be able to conquer and have his conquests. The good thing is that it’s done in a very funny way,” continues Leech on the topic of Pasquale. The season is quite heavy, so I think having some levity in there will be welcomed by our cast.” Story on page 33. 8 FOR OPENERS | Listening Fresh DAVID PERLMAN STORIES & INTERVIEWS 12 CLASSICAL AND BEYOND | It’s time to ditch the tails | MAX CHRISTIE 14 IN WITH THE NEW | Keying up for an inventive spring | WENDALYN BARTLEY 16 ART OF SONG | A new journey - reimagining art song for the 2020s | STEPHANIE CONN 18 MUSIC THEATRE | Something to crow about, and a toast to new creation | JENNIFER PARR 14 thewholenote.com April & May2024 | 5
