ARIODANTE

Review by Geoff Chapman, The Toronto Star (Monday, April 2, 2001)

"... Guillermo Silva-Marin assembled a splendid cast of singers to deliver this musical melodrama... Opera in Concert deserves congratulations, too. It has mounted more than 100 productions since its 1974 founding and surely its Ariodante will rate as one of its greatest achievements."

Review by Tamara Bernstein, National Post (Monday, April 2, 2001)

"... I think the spark in this production came not only from its bull's eye musicality, but also from the sophisticated wit and joy with which the performers and dramatic advisor Guillermo Silva-Marin, embraced the sexual ambiguity - and titillation - of the cross-dressing... In all, it was an exhilarating evening; a real triumph for both Opera in Concert, and Toronto's patron saint of baroque opera, Peter Sandor, whose philanthropy made this production, like so many others, possible. Too bad it only ran for two performances - let's hope they'll encore it soon."