Parlando: The COC Blog

• Mooney on Theatre reviews Rigoletto, calls it "one of the most spectacular operatic productions I have seen to date."

• Digital Journal also has high praise for Rigoletto, calling it "dazzling...I can die a happy man."

• barczablog's review of Rigoletto: "I was riveted by their surroundings, the fascinating reverberations of Alden’s reframing of the story, sometimes making actions more pathetic, sometimes bringing an odd sort of humour to the proceedings."  

• Brian Hay at norules-nolights.com calls Rigoletto "A thinking person's feast for the eyes and ears."

• From the blog opera ramblings: "Lynch, Lomeli and Osborne rock Rigoletto."

• Stage Door, in its review, remarks that "The strength of [Quinn Kelsey's] warm, rich baritone, his passionate delivery and fine acting are sure to secure him a bright future."

• Definitely the Opera has an in-depth interview with director Christopher Alden, discussing the ideas behind the production concept as well as some of his other projects.

• "You can say you knew them when." The Toronto Star profiles some of the emerging artists who star in the production. 

• For an introduction to Rigoletto, check out our new podcast on COC Radio.

• And, of course, don't miss our twitter roundup of enthusiastic audience reactions.

Photo:  Ekaterina Sadovnikova as Gilda and Dimitri Pittas as the Duke of Mantua in a scene from the Canadian Opera Company production of Rigoletto. © Michael Cooper 2011.