<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?><rss version="2.0" xmlns:content="http://purl.org/rss/1.0/modules/content/" xmlns:wfw="http://wellformedweb.org/CommentAPI/" xmlns:dc="http://purl.org/dc/elements/1.1/" xmlns:atom="http://www.w3.org/2005/Atom" xmlns:sy="http://purl.org/rss/1.0/modules/syndication/" xmlns:slash="http://purl.org/rss/1.0/modules/slash/" xmlns:georss="http://www.georss.org/georss" xmlns:geo="http://www.w3.org/2003/01/geo/wgs84_pos#" > <channel> <title>Music – DelectablyChic!</title> <atom:link href="https://www.delectablychic.com/category/arts-culture-entertainment/music-entertainment/feed/" rel="self" type="application/rss+xml" /> <link>https://www.delectablychic.com</link> <description>Food, style, travel, events and more...in Toronto and around the world</description> <lastBuildDate>Sat, 08 Apr 2017 00:44:07 +0000</lastBuildDate> <language>en-US</language> <sy:updatePeriod> hourly </sy:updatePeriod> <sy:updateFrequency> 1 </sy:updateFrequency> <generator>https://wordpress.org/?v=6.7.1</generator> <site xmlns="com-wordpress:feed-additions:1">55826681</site> <item> <title>A Night of Music and Fine Wine at the COC’s Annual Fine Wine Auction</title> <link>https://www.delectablychic.com/canadian-opera-company-wine-auction/</link> <comments>https://www.delectablychic.com/canadian-opera-company-wine-auction/#respond</comments> <dc:creator><![CDATA[Cynthia Cheng Mintz]]></dc:creator> <pubDate>Fri, 07 Apr 2017 22:44:01 +0000</pubDate> <category><![CDATA[Arts, Entertainment & Culture]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Music]]></category> <category><![CDATA[10ation Event Catering]]></category> <category><![CDATA[arts]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Canadian Opera Company]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Canadian Opera Company Events]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Charles Sy]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Cheese Boutique]]></category> <category><![CDATA[COC]]></category> <category><![CDATA[COC Events]]></category> <category><![CDATA[culture]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Emily D’Angelo]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Ensemble Studio]]></category> <category><![CDATA[events]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Fine Wine Auction]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Fine WIne Auction 2017]]></category> <category><![CDATA[music]]></category> <category><![CDATA[supporting the arts]]></category> <guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.delectablychic.com/?p=26095</guid> <description><![CDATA[I had the privilege of attending the annual Fine Wine auction for the Canadian Opera Company (COC) on April 6.   Held at their home, The Four Seasons Centre for the Performing Arts, the evening featured delicious food courtesy of 10ation Event Catering and The Cheese Boutique (they’ve been providing delicious charcuterie and cheese spreads at […]]]></description> <content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>I had the privilege of attending the annual Fine Wine auction for the Canadian Opera Company (COC) on April 6. Held at their home, The Four Seasons Centre for the Performing Arts, the evening featured delicious food courtesy of 10ation Event Catering and The Cheese Boutique (they’ve been providing delicious charcuterie and cheese spreads at many of the COC’s events I’ve been to), of course, entertainment from the COC’s Ensemble Studio. Fine wines were NOT the only items being auctioned off. The silent auction also included photo sessions (a great way to update that LinkedIn profile pic!), cookbooks as well as date night events such as a gift certificate to Volos. Proceeds for the event go towards the COC’s outreach programs, which help approximately 50,000 people of all ages gain better access to the arts.</p> <p style="text-align: center;"><img fetchpriority="high" decoding="async" data-attachment-id="26106" data-permalink="https://www.delectablychic.com/canadian-opera-company-wine-auction/finewineauction17-cheesecharcuterie2/" data-orig-file="https://i0.wp.com/www.delectablychic.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/04/finewineauction17-cheesecharcuterie2.jpg?fit=540%2C396&ssl=1" data-orig-size="540,396" data-comments-opened="1" data-image-meta="{"aperture":"1.8","credit":"","camera":"iPhone 7 Plus","caption":"","created_timestamp":"1491506393","copyright":"","focal_length":"3.99","iso":"100","shutter_speed":"0.14285714285714","title":"","orientation":"1"}" data-image-title="finewineauction17 cheesecharcuterie2" data-image-description="" data-image-caption="" data-medium-file="https://i0.wp.com/www.delectablychic.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/04/finewineauction17-cheesecharcuterie2.jpg?fit=300%2C220&ssl=1" data-large-file="https://i0.wp.com/www.delectablychic.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/04/finewineauction17-cheesecharcuterie2.jpg?fit=540%2C396&ssl=1" tabindex="0" role="button" class="aligncenter size-full wp-image-26106" src="https://i0.wp.com/www.delectablychic.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/04/finewineauction17-cheesecharcuterie2.jpg?resize=540%2C396" alt="" width="540" height="396" srcset="https://i0.wp.com/www.delectablychic.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/04/finewineauction17-cheesecharcuterie2.jpg?w=540&ssl=1 540w, https://i0.wp.com/www.delectablychic.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/04/finewineauction17-cheesecharcuterie2.jpg?resize=150%2C110&ssl=1 150w, https://i0.wp.com/www.delectablychic.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/04/finewineauction17-cheesecharcuterie2.jpg?resize=300%2C220&ssl=1 300w" sizes="(max-width: 540px) 100vw, 540px" data-recalc-dims="1" /></p> <p style="text-align: center;"><strong><em>People serving themselves at the cheese and charcuterie table</em></strong></p> <p style="text-align: center;"><img decoding="async" data-attachment-id="26104" data-permalink="https://www.delectablychic.com/canadian-opera-company-wine-auction/fine-wine-auction17-silent1/" data-orig-file="https://i0.wp.com/www.delectablychic.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/04/Fine-Wine-Auction17-silent1-e1491602345299.jpg?fit=540%2C405&ssl=1" data-orig-size="540,405" data-comments-opened="1" data-image-meta="{"aperture":"1.8","credit":"","camera":"iPhone 7 Plus","caption":"","created_timestamp":"1491512277","copyright":"","focal_length":"3.99","iso":"125","shutter_speed":"0.25","title":"","orientation":"1"}" data-image-title="Fine Wine Auction17 silent1" data-image-description="" data-image-caption="" data-medium-file="https://i0.wp.com/www.delectablychic.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/04/Fine-Wine-Auction17-silent1-e1491602345299.jpg?fit=300%2C225&ssl=1" data-large-file="https://i0.wp.com/www.delectablychic.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/04/Fine-Wine-Auction17-silent1-e1491602345299.jpg?fit=540%2C405&ssl=1" tabindex="0" role="button" class="aligncenter size-full wp-image-26104" src="https://i0.wp.com/www.delectablychic.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/04/Fine-Wine-Auction17-silent1.jpg?resize=540%2C405" alt="" width="540" height="405" data-recalc-dims="1" /></p> <p style="text-align: center;"><em><strong>Wine at the silent auction</strong></em></p> <p>The event started with cocktails and hors d’oeuvres in the lobby of the Four Seasons Centre, where people roamed around, bidding on the various items while nibbling on the goodies. Hors d’oeuvres included short rib sliders, mini lobster grilled cheese, grilled feta and vegetable skewers as well as a hot food station serving braised duck and cod (I only had the cod and did not think it was nearly as good as the hors d’oeuvres or the cheese/charcuterie. I really had to control myself for the latter – I love my cheese! The food station was also not nearly as good as the pasta station the event had in 2015 – the last time I was at the auction.</p> <p style="text-align: center;"><img decoding="async" data-attachment-id="26108" data-permalink="https://www.delectablychic.com/canadian-opera-company-wine-auction/finewineauction17-liveauction/" data-orig-file="https://i0.wp.com/www.delectablychic.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/04/finewineauction17-liveauction.jpg?fit=540%2C431&ssl=1" data-orig-size="540,431" data-comments-opened="1" data-image-meta="{"aperture":"1.8","credit":"","camera":"iPhone 7 Plus","caption":"","created_timestamp":"1491509014","copyright":"","focal_length":"3.99","iso":"50","shutter_speed":"0.066666666666667","title":"","orientation":"1"}" data-image-title="finewineauction17 liveauction" data-image-description="" data-image-caption="" data-medium-file="https://i0.wp.com/www.delectablychic.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/04/finewineauction17-liveauction.jpg?fit=300%2C239&ssl=1" data-large-file="https://i0.wp.com/www.delectablychic.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/04/finewineauction17-liveauction.jpg?fit=540%2C431&ssl=1" tabindex="0" role="button" class="aligncenter size-full wp-image-26108" src="https://i0.wp.com/www.delectablychic.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/04/finewineauction17-liveauction.jpg?resize=540%2C431" alt="" width="540" height="431" srcset="https://i0.wp.com/www.delectablychic.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/04/finewineauction17-liveauction.jpg?w=540&ssl=1 540w, https://i0.wp.com/www.delectablychic.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/04/finewineauction17-liveauction.jpg?resize=150%2C120&ssl=1 150w, https://i0.wp.com/www.delectablychic.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/04/finewineauction17-liveauction.jpg?resize=300%2C239&ssl=1 300w" sizes="(max-width: 540px) 100vw, 540px" data-recalc-dims="1" /></p> <p style="text-align: center;"><em><strong>The live auction at work!</strong></em></p> <p style="text-align: center;"><img loading="lazy" decoding="async" data-attachment-id="26119" data-permalink="https://www.delectablychic.com/canadian-opera-company-wine-auction/finewineauction17food1-2/" data-orig-file="https://i0.wp.com/www.delectablychic.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/04/FineWineAuction17food1-1.jpg?fit=540%2C368&ssl=1" data-orig-size="540,368" data-comments-opened="1" data-image-meta="{"aperture":"1.8","credit":"","camera":"iPhone 7 Plus","caption":"","created_timestamp":"1491503400","copyright":"","focal_length":"3.99","iso":"100","shutter_speed":"0.16666666666667","title":"","orientation":"1"}" data-image-title="FineWineAuction17food1" data-image-description="" data-image-caption="" data-medium-file="https://i0.wp.com/www.delectablychic.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/04/FineWineAuction17food1-1.jpg?fit=300%2C204&ssl=1" data-large-file="https://i0.wp.com/www.delectablychic.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/04/FineWineAuction17food1-1.jpg?fit=540%2C368&ssl=1" tabindex="0" role="button" class="aligncenter size-full wp-image-26119" src="https://i0.wp.com/www.delectablychic.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/04/FineWineAuction17food1-1.jpg?resize=540%2C368" alt="" width="540" height="368" srcset="https://i0.wp.com/www.delectablychic.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/04/FineWineAuction17food1-1.jpg?w=540&ssl=1 540w, https://i0.wp.com/www.delectablychic.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/04/FineWineAuction17food1-1.jpg?resize=150%2C102&ssl=1 150w, https://i0.wp.com/www.delectablychic.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/04/FineWineAuction17food1-1.jpg?resize=300%2C204&ssl=1 300w" sizes="auto, (max-width: 540px) 100vw, 540px" data-recalc-dims="1" /></p> <p style="text-align: center;"><strong><em>A display of the cod (left) and duck (right) from the food station</em></strong></p> <p>Following cocktails was the live performance by Ensemble Studio members, Emily D’Angelo and Charles Sy, followed by the live auction with over 60 lots. Wines of all kinds, ranging from vintages as old as 60+ years to more recent bottles from this century. The most recent bottles or magnums (1500 mL) were from 2010 (for the live auction, anyway. The silent auction featured more recent wines, including ones which are still available for a reasonable price at the liquor store). I loved how the auctioneer, as they often do, made funny comments about certain bottles – including one from 1985. He noted that some of the attendees might not have existed (as in being born) yet and may be interested in bidding on “prebirth wine.” This is very true – there were most definitely people who were under 32!</p> <p style="text-align: center;"><img loading="lazy" decoding="async" data-attachment-id="26109" data-permalink="https://www.delectablychic.com/canadian-opera-company-wine-auction/finewineauction17-mac/" data-orig-file="https://i0.wp.com/www.delectablychic.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/04/Finewineauction17-mac.jpg?fit=540%2C405&ssl=1" data-orig-size="540,405" data-comments-opened="1" data-image-meta="{"aperture":"1.8","credit":"","camera":"iPhone 7 Plus","caption":"","created_timestamp":"1491501503","copyright":"","focal_length":"3.99","iso":"100","shutter_speed":"0.066666666666667","title":"","orientation":"1"}" data-image-title="Finewineauction17 mac" data-image-description="" data-image-caption="" data-medium-file="https://i0.wp.com/www.delectablychic.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/04/Finewineauction17-mac.jpg?fit=300%2C225&ssl=1" data-large-file="https://i0.wp.com/www.delectablychic.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/04/Finewineauction17-mac.jpg?fit=540%2C405&ssl=1" tabindex="0" role="button" class="aligncenter size-full wp-image-26109" src="https://i0.wp.com/www.delectablychic.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/04/Finewineauction17-mac.jpg?resize=540%2C405" alt="" width="540" height="405" srcset="https://i0.wp.com/www.delectablychic.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/04/Finewineauction17-mac.jpg?w=540&ssl=1 540w, https://i0.wp.com/www.delectablychic.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/04/Finewineauction17-mac.jpg?resize=150%2C113&ssl=1 150w, https://i0.wp.com/www.delectablychic.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/04/Finewineauction17-mac.jpg?resize=300%2C225&ssl=1 300w" sizes="auto, (max-width: 540px) 100vw, 540px" data-recalc-dims="1" /></p> <p style="text-align: center;"><strong><em>A non-wine item from the silent auction (no, I did not bid on this – I have ENOUGH makeup as is!)</em></strong></p> <p style="text-align: center;"><img loading="lazy" decoding="async" data-attachment-id="26120" data-permalink="https://www.delectablychic.com/canadian-opera-company-wine-auction/finewineauction17-fetaskewer/" data-orig-file="https://i0.wp.com/www.delectablychic.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/04/finewineauction17-fetaskewer.jpg?fit=540%2C387&ssl=1" data-orig-size="540,387" data-comments-opened="1" data-image-meta="{"aperture":"1.8","credit":"","camera":"iPhone 7 Plus","caption":"","created_timestamp":"1491501900","copyright":"","focal_length":"3.99","iso":"40","shutter_speed":"0.058823529411765","title":"","orientation":"1"}" data-image-title="finewineauction17 fetaskewer" data-image-description="" data-image-caption="" data-medium-file="https://i0.wp.com/www.delectablychic.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/04/finewineauction17-fetaskewer.jpg?fit=300%2C215&ssl=1" data-large-file="https://i0.wp.com/www.delectablychic.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/04/finewineauction17-fetaskewer.jpg?fit=540%2C387&ssl=1" tabindex="0" role="button" class="aligncenter size-full wp-image-26120" src="https://i0.wp.com/www.delectablychic.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/04/finewineauction17-fetaskewer.jpg?resize=540%2C387" alt="" width="540" height="387" srcset="https://i0.wp.com/www.delectablychic.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/04/finewineauction17-fetaskewer.jpg?w=540&ssl=1 540w, https://i0.wp.com/www.delectablychic.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/04/finewineauction17-fetaskewer.jpg?resize=150%2C108&ssl=1 150w, https://i0.wp.com/www.delectablychic.com/wp-content/uploads/2017/04/finewineauction17-fetaskewer.jpg?resize=300%2C215&ssl=1 300w" sizes="auto, (max-width: 540px) 100vw, 540px" data-recalc-dims="1" /></p> <p style="text-align: center;"><em><strong>Grilled feta and vegetable skewer</strong></em></p> <p>I had an amazing time and will try to make it out again in 2018 if I do not have a conflict (I was invited to two other events that very evening). I’m trying to up my wine collection, especially with bottles from years which have a special meaning to me (namely, my birth year and the year I married). I also feel that, with government cuts, it is extremely important to ensure music and culture are available to as many people as possible. I may have spent my childhood and youth taking piano and voice lessons, but many kids are not as fortunate. Since music and the rest of the arts are an important part of enhancing one’s life – and especially so for children – we need to be able to make it as widely available as possible. </p> <p> </p> ]]></content:encoded> <wfw:commentRss>https://www.delectablychic.com/canadian-opera-company-wine-auction/feed/</wfw:commentRss> <slash:comments>0</slash:comments> <post-id xmlns="com-wordpress:feed-additions:1">26095</post-id> </item> <item> <title>Royal Conservatory of Music Gala with Lang Lang</title> <link>https://www.delectablychic.com/royal-conservatory-of-music-gala-with-lang-lang/</link> <comments>https://www.delectablychic.com/royal-conservatory-of-music-gala-with-lang-lang/#respond</comments> <dc:creator><![CDATA[Cynthia Cheng Mintz]]></dc:creator> <pubDate>Fri, 21 Oct 2016 19:30:44 +0000</pubDate> <category><![CDATA[Arts, Entertainment & Culture]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Music]]></category> <category><![CDATA[annual galas]]></category> <category><![CDATA[arts]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Classical Music]]></category> <category><![CDATA[culture]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Debussy]]></category> <category><![CDATA[galas]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Lang Lang]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Lizst]]></category> <category><![CDATA[music]]></category> <category><![CDATA[performances]]></category> <category><![CDATA[philanthropy]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Royal Conservatory of Music]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Toronto]]></category> <guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.delectablychic.com/?p=25563</guid> <description><![CDATA[Wow, what an experience! An extremely well-known 30-something classical pianist from China, someone who has as much fame and following as a member of a circa late 90s/early 2000s boy band member, playing at a small venue like Koerner Hall in Toronto – when the guy typically plays with symphonies at larger venues like the […]]]></description> <content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>Wow, what an experience! An extremely well-known 30-something classical pianist from China, someone who has as much fame and following as a member of a circa late 90s/early 2000s boy band member, playing at a small venue like Koerner Hall in Toronto – when the guy typically plays with symphonies at larger venues like the World Cup, Grammys or Roy Thompson Hall. All I can say again is WOW!</p> <p style="text-align: center;"><img loading="lazy" decoding="async" data-attachment-id="25581" data-permalink="https://www.delectablychic.com/royal-conservatory-of-music-gala-with-lang-lang/lang-lang-program-2/" data-orig-file="https://i0.wp.com/www.delectablychic.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/10/Lang-Lang-program-1.jpg?fit=540%2C359&ssl=1" data-orig-size="540,359" data-comments-opened="1" data-image-meta="{"aperture":"2.2","credit":"","camera":"iPhone 6 Plus","caption":"","created_timestamp":"1477039686","copyright":"","focal_length":"4.15","iso":"32","shutter_speed":"0.066666666666667","title":"","orientation":"1"}" data-image-title="lang-lang-program" data-image-description="" data-image-caption="" data-medium-file="https://i0.wp.com/www.delectablychic.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/10/Lang-Lang-program-1.jpg?fit=300%2C199&ssl=1" data-large-file="https://i0.wp.com/www.delectablychic.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/10/Lang-Lang-program-1.jpg?fit=540%2C359&ssl=1" tabindex="0" role="button" class="alignnone size-full wp-image-25581" src="https://i0.wp.com/www.delectablychic.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/10/Lang-Lang-program-1.jpg?resize=540%2C359" alt="lang-lang-program" width="540" height="359" srcset="https://i0.wp.com/www.delectablychic.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/10/Lang-Lang-program-1.jpg?w=540&ssl=1 540w, https://i0.wp.com/www.delectablychic.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/10/Lang-Lang-program-1.jpg?resize=150%2C100&ssl=1 150w, https://i0.wp.com/www.delectablychic.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/10/Lang-Lang-program-1.jpg?resize=300%2C199&ssl=1 300w" sizes="auto, (max-width: 540px) 100vw, 540px" data-recalc-dims="1" /></p> <p style="text-align: center;"><strong><em>Cover of the Season Gala program featuring Lang Lang<br /> </em></strong></p> <p>The event my mother and I attended was called “An Evening of Passion & Brilliance with Lang Lang” and included cocktails and dinner before the concert as well as (more) dessert and champagne afterwards (we both had early mornings the following day, so we left after the performance). The dinner, held at a smaller space in the Royal Conservatory of Music’s new wing, was consisting of a three course meal. The appetizer, a mushroom salad with arugula and oven-dried tomatoes, was excellent as were the following two courses. Since there was a post-performance sweets reception, dessert was smaller – a tower consisting of chocolate mousse in shot glasses and bite-sized lemon squares (I liked the squares much more than the mousse, personally).</p> <p style="text-align: center;"><img loading="lazy" decoding="async" data-attachment-id="25579" data-permalink="https://www.delectablychic.com/royal-conservatory-of-music-gala-with-lang-lang/lang-lang-dinner-3/" data-orig-file="https://i0.wp.com/www.delectablychic.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/10/Lang-Lang-Dinner-2.jpeg?fit=540%2C369&ssl=1" data-orig-size="540,369" data-comments-opened="1" data-image-meta="{"aperture":"0","credit":"","camera":"","caption":"","created_timestamp":"0","copyright":"","focal_length":"0","iso":"0","shutter_speed":"0","title":"","orientation":"1"}" data-image-title="lang-lang-dinner" data-image-description="" data-image-caption="" data-medium-file="https://i0.wp.com/www.delectablychic.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/10/Lang-Lang-Dinner-2.jpeg?fit=300%2C205&ssl=1" data-large-file="https://i0.wp.com/www.delectablychic.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/10/Lang-Lang-Dinner-2.jpeg?fit=540%2C369&ssl=1" tabindex="0" role="button" class="alignnone size-full wp-image-25579" src="https://i0.wp.com/www.delectablychic.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/10/Lang-Lang-Dinner-2.jpeg?resize=540%2C369" alt="lang-lang-dinner" width="540" height="369" srcset="https://i0.wp.com/www.delectablychic.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/10/Lang-Lang-Dinner-2.jpeg?w=540&ssl=1 540w, https://i0.wp.com/www.delectablychic.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/10/Lang-Lang-Dinner-2.jpeg?resize=150%2C103&ssl=1 150w, https://i0.wp.com/www.delectablychic.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/10/Lang-Lang-Dinner-2.jpeg?resize=300%2C205&ssl=1 300w, https://i0.wp.com/www.delectablychic.com/wp-content/uploads/2016/10/Lang-Lang-Dinner-2.jpeg?resize=65%2C45&ssl=1 65w" sizes="auto, (max-width: 540px) 100vw, 540px" data-recalc-dims="1" /></p> <p style="text-align: center;"><strong><em>Our three course dinner</em></strong></p> <p>The performance was about two hours, including an intermission. Our seats were excellent, on the second row and pretty much centre – probably better than the actual FRONT row. During the first half, Lang Lang played two pieces: Claude Debussy’s Ballade Salve and the half hour long Piano Sonata in B Minor (S. 178) by Liszt while the second half consisted of several Spanish composers. Lang Lang, as with many musicians, was very passionate while performing. There’s no mechanical play here. You can tell this is something he loves to do. In addition to the performance, Lang Lang was also presented with an honorary honorary fellowship to the Royal Conservatory for his philanthropic and mentorship work through the Lang Lang International Music Foundation. The program uses the Conservatory’s curriculum for their Keys of Inspiration, a public school program which introduces and trains kids in needy neighbourhoods in classical music, thereby improving their lives – similar to the El Sistema.</p> <p>Of course, a performance from someone like Lang Lang is not complete without encores. Lang Lang played three pieces before the concert officially ended, including one piece by a Chinese composer. He received many standing ovations, and one member of the audience even even made the “I’m not worthy” gesture at the end.</p> <p>This was both my mother’s and my first time seeing Lang Lang live. While I do not own any of his recordings, I have heard some either at other people’s homes/cars or through streaming services. I have, however, never explored much of his work. This will be changing. While I have yet to purchase anything, I just heard parts his latest recording, <em>New York Rhapsody</em>, which consists of New York-themed pieces by various American composers like Aaron Copland and the Gershwins. It is very interesting to hear him perform pop, jazz and Broadway, considering he is more well-known for classical piano. While it probably isn’t the best out of his records – he isn’t the only artist and can be overshadowed (if Lang Lang CAN be overshadowed) by vocalists – it is probably the best one to start with if you are not much of a classical music fan. I guarantee you’ll be transformed.</p> <p style="text-align: center;"><strong><em> </em></strong></p> ]]></content:encoded> <wfw:commentRss>https://www.delectablychic.com/royal-conservatory-of-music-gala-with-lang-lang/feed/</wfw:commentRss> <slash:comments>0</slash:comments> <post-id xmlns="com-wordpress:feed-additions:1">25563</post-id> </item> <item> <title>The Magic Flute and Louis Riel Among Canadian Opera Company’s 2016-17 Season</title> <link>https://www.delectablychic.com/canadian-opera-company-2016-2017/</link> <comments>https://www.delectablychic.com/canadian-opera-company-2016-2017/#respond</comments> <dc:creator><![CDATA[Cynthia Cheng Mintz]]></dc:creator> <pubDate>Thu, 14 Jan 2016 21:15:27 +0000</pubDate> <category><![CDATA[Arts, Entertainment & Culture]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Music]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Canada 150]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Canadian culture]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Canadian history]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Canadian Opera Company 2016-2017 season]]></category> <category><![CDATA[COC]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Louis Riel]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Metis]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Mozart]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Norma]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Richard Wagner]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Ring Cycle]]></category> <category><![CDATA[The Canadian Opera Company]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Wagner]]></category> <guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.delectablychic.com/?p=24580</guid> <description><![CDATA[Mozart’s kid-friendly opera, The Magic Flute will be one of several productions in the Canadian Opera Company’s (COC) upcoming season. The opera, a fairy tale, is a love story featuring magic (the flute and a set of bells), rescuing a princess (as well as kidnapping a prince) as well as evil (the Queen of the […]]]></description> <content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>Mozart’s kid-friendly opera, The Magic Flute will be one of several productions in the Canadian Opera Company’s (COC) upcoming season. The opera, a fairy tale, is a love story featuring magic (the flute and a set of bells), rescuing a princess (as well as kidnapping a prince) as well as evil (the Queen of the Night, which sort of reminds me of Ursula in The Little Mermaid). And unlike most operas from the late 18th century, The Magic Flute is performed in German, rather than Italian and features some spoken dialogue.</p> <p style="text-align: center;"><iframe loading="lazy" width="560" height="340" src="http://www.youtube.com/embed/u6QF_tczCtI" frameborder="0" type="text/html"></iframe></p> <p style="text-align: center;"><strong><em>Full 12+ minute trailer of the COC’s 2016-2017 season</em></strong></p> <p>Another opera to highlight is Louis Riel, an opera about a Canadian historical figure of Métis descent (First Nations and European) and rebel who was executed in 1885. This is particularly important not only because of the recent attention media have made regarding injustices towards Canada’s First Nations groups but also because 2017 marks 150 years of Confederation for our country. In fact, this opera was first performed in 1967, for our centennial. I think we, as a culture, are a little bit too modest and tend not to highlight or celebrate our own works and historical figures. Sometimes, we see this as being a little bit too nationalistic (though we don’t seem to care when we win medals in hockey…or celebrate Canada Day). This, I believe, needs to change. It doesn’t make us “tacky” or “rude.”</p> <p>Other operas slated for the COC include: Norma, Tosca and the finale to Wagner’s Ring Cycle, Götterdämmerung.</p> <p>Are you going to see any of the productions? Which ones? And if you can’t make it to Toronto next year, are there any productions you wish to see? Or have seen either in your hometown or elsewhere (including television/streaming)?</p> ]]></content:encoded> <wfw:commentRss>https://www.delectablychic.com/canadian-opera-company-2016-2017/feed/</wfw:commentRss> <slash:comments>0</slash:comments> <post-id xmlns="com-wordpress:feed-additions:1">24580</post-id> </item> <item> <title>Toronto Soprano Wins the COC’s Centre Stage 2015</title> <link>https://www.delectablychic.com/toronto-soprano-wins-the-cocs-centre-stage-2015/</link> <comments>https://www.delectablychic.com/toronto-soprano-wins-the-cocs-centre-stage-2015/#respond</comments> <dc:creator><![CDATA[Cynthia Cheng Mintz]]></dc:creator> <pubDate>Wed, 04 Nov 2015 20:30:26 +0000</pubDate> <category><![CDATA[Arts, Entertainment & Culture]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Music]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Bruno Roy]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Canadian musicians]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Canadian Opera Company]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Centre Stage 2015]]></category> <category><![CDATA[COC]]></category> <category><![CDATA[competition]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Emily D’Angelo]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Ensemble Studio]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Lauren Eberwein]]></category> <category><![CDATA[music]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Opera]]></category> <category><![CDATA[singers]]></category> <guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.delectablychic.com/?p=24225</guid> <description><![CDATA[Home-grown soprano, Emily D’Angelo not only takes home the grand prize of $5,000, but was also picked as the audience’s choice winner (last year’s winner, Charles Sy was also picked by the audience), worth $1,500. The first and second runners up, each collecting $3,000 and $1,500 respectively, were Lauren Eberwein and Bruno Roy. In total, […]]]></description> <content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>Home-grown soprano, Emily D’Angelo not only takes home the grand prize of $5,000, but was also picked as the audience’s choice winner (last year’s winner, Charles Sy was also picked by the audience), worth $1,500. The first and second runners up, each collecting $3,000 and $1,500 respectively, were Lauren Eberwein and Bruno Roy. In total, there were eight finalists competing on November 3, 2015 and was hosted by the previous two winners, Karine Boucher (2013) and Charles Sy (2014). Both were also audience choice winners in their respective years.</p> <p style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://i0.wp.com/www.delectablychic.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/11/Emily-Dangelo.jpg"><img loading="lazy" decoding="async" data-attachment-id="24231" data-permalink="https://www.delectablychic.com/toronto-soprano-wins-the-cocs-centre-stage-2015/emily-dangelo/" data-orig-file="https://i0.wp.com/www.delectablychic.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/11/Emily-Dangelo.jpg?fit=640%2C960&ssl=1" data-orig-size="640,960" data-comments-opened="1" data-image-meta="{"aperture":"0","credit":"","camera":"","caption":"","created_timestamp":"0","copyright":"","focal_length":"0","iso":"0","shutter_speed":"0","title":"","orientation":"1"}" data-image-title="Emily Dangelo" data-image-description="" data-image-caption="" data-medium-file="https://i0.wp.com/www.delectablychic.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/11/Emily-Dangelo.jpg?fit=200%2C300&ssl=1" data-large-file="https://i0.wp.com/www.delectablychic.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/11/Emily-Dangelo.jpg?fit=640%2C960&ssl=1" tabindex="0" role="button" class="alignnone wp-image-24231" src="https://i0.wp.com/www.delectablychic.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/11/Emily-Dangelo.jpg?resize=160%2C240" alt="Emily DAngelo, winner, Canadian Opera Company, Ensemble Studio, Centre Stage 2015" width="160" height="240" srcset="https://i0.wp.com/www.delectablychic.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/11/Emily-Dangelo.jpg?w=640&ssl=1 640w, https://i0.wp.com/www.delectablychic.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/11/Emily-Dangelo.jpg?resize=100%2C150&ssl=1 100w, https://i0.wp.com/www.delectablychic.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/11/Emily-Dangelo.jpg?resize=200%2C300&ssl=1 200w, https://i0.wp.com/www.delectablychic.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/11/Emily-Dangelo.jpg?resize=150%2C225&ssl=1 150w" sizes="auto, (max-width: 160px) 100vw, 160px" data-recalc-dims="1" /></a><a href="https://i0.wp.com/www.delectablychic.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/11/Eberwein.-Lauren-headshot.jpg"><img loading="lazy" decoding="async" data-attachment-id="24230" data-permalink="https://www.delectablychic.com/toronto-soprano-wins-the-cocs-centre-stage-2015/eberwein-lauren-headshot/" data-orig-file="https://i0.wp.com/www.delectablychic.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/11/Eberwein.-Lauren-headshot-e1446667015775.jpg?fit=200%2C250&ssl=1" data-orig-size="200,250" data-comments-opened="1" data-image-meta="{"aperture":"3.2","credit":"Paul Sirochman","camera":"NIKON D800","caption":"????????????????????????????????????","created_timestamp":"1408112671","copyright":"Paul Sirochman","focal_length":"86","iso":"1000","shutter_speed":"0.008","title":"","orientation":"1"}" data-image-title="Lauren Eberwein" data-image-description="" data-image-caption="" data-medium-file="https://i0.wp.com/www.delectablychic.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/11/Eberwein.-Lauren-headshot-e1446667015775.jpg?fit=240%2C300&ssl=1" data-large-file="https://i0.wp.com/www.delectablychic.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/11/Eberwein.-Lauren-headshot-e1446667015775.jpg?fit=200%2C250&ssl=1" tabindex="0" role="button" class="alignnone wp-image-24230" src="https://i0.wp.com/www.delectablychic.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/11/Eberwein.-Lauren-headshot-e1446667015775.jpg?resize=192%2C240" alt="Lauren Eberwein, Canadian Opera Company, Centre Stage 2015" width="192" height="240" data-recalc-dims="1" /></a><a href="https://i0.wp.com/www.delectablychic.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/11/Roy-Burno-headshot.jpg"><img loading="lazy" decoding="async" data-attachment-id="24232" data-permalink="https://www.delectablychic.com/toronto-soprano-wins-the-cocs-centre-stage-2015/roy-burno-headshot/" data-orig-file="https://i0.wp.com/www.delectablychic.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/11/Roy-Burno-headshot.jpg?fit=768%2C960&ssl=1" data-orig-size="768,960" data-comments-opened="1" data-image-meta="{"aperture":"0","credit":"spoirier@linstant.ca","camera":"","caption":"","created_timestamp":"0","copyright":"Photo : Stephane Poirier www.linstant.ca","focal_length":"0","iso":"0","shutter_speed":"0","title":"","orientation":"1"}" data-image-title="Roy, Burno headshot" data-image-description="" data-image-caption="" data-medium-file="https://i0.wp.com/www.delectablychic.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/11/Roy-Burno-headshot.jpg?fit=240%2C300&ssl=1" data-large-file="https://i0.wp.com/www.delectablychic.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/11/Roy-Burno-headshot.jpg?fit=640%2C800&ssl=1" tabindex="0" role="button" class="alignnone wp-image-24232" src="https://i0.wp.com/www.delectablychic.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/11/Roy-Burno-headshot.jpg?resize=192%2C240" alt="Roy, Burno headshot" width="192" height="240" srcset="https://i0.wp.com/www.delectablychic.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/11/Roy-Burno-headshot.jpg?w=768&ssl=1 768w, https://i0.wp.com/www.delectablychic.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/11/Roy-Burno-headshot.jpg?resize=120%2C150&ssl=1 120w, https://i0.wp.com/www.delectablychic.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/11/Roy-Burno-headshot.jpg?resize=240%2C300&ssl=1 240w" sizes="auto, (max-width: 192px) 100vw, 192px" data-recalc-dims="1" /></a></p> <p style="text-align: center;"><strong><em>The winners (from left to right: Emily D’Angelo, Lauren Eberwein and Bruno Roy)</em></strong></p> <p>As in previous years, the event started with a cocktail party in the lobby of the Four Seasons Centre for the Performing Arts, which was delicious. I think I went back a few times to grab more! I would have liked to see some vegetables and dip, however.</p> <p style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://i0.wp.com/www.delectablychic.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/11/Winners-Alexander-Neef-Elizabeth-Dowdeswell-Johannes-Debus.jpg"><img loading="lazy" decoding="async" data-attachment-id="24233" data-permalink="https://www.delectablychic.com/toronto-soprano-wins-the-cocs-centre-stage-2015/15-16-coc-centre-stage-0862/" data-orig-file="https://i0.wp.com/www.delectablychic.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/11/Winners-Alexander-Neef-Elizabeth-Dowdeswell-Johannes-Debus.jpg?fit=540%2C345&ssl=1" data-orig-size="540,345" data-comments-opened="1" data-image-meta="{"aperture":"0","credit":"Michael Cooper","camera":"","caption":"0862 \u2013 (l-r) Canadian Opera Company General Director Alexander Neef, Ensemble Studio Competition Second Prize winner mezzo-soprano Lauren Eberwein, Ensemble Studio Competition First Prize and Audience Choice Award winner mezzo-soprano Emily D\u2019Angelo, Ensemble Studio Competition Third Prize winner baritone Bruno Roy and Canadian Opera Company Music Director Johannes Debus, Centre Stage 2015.\rPhoto Michael Cooper Photographic\rOffice- 416-466-4474\rMobile- 416-938-7558\r\r66 Coleridge Ave.\rToronto, ON\rM4C 4H5","created_timestamp":"1389931585","copyright":"\u00a9 Michael Cooper 2015","focal_length":"0","iso":"0","shutter_speed":"0","title":"15-16-COC-Centre-Stage-0862","orientation":"1"}" data-image-title="15-16-COC-Centre-Stage-0862" data-image-description="" data-image-caption="" data-medium-file="https://i0.wp.com/www.delectablychic.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/11/Winners-Alexander-Neef-Elizabeth-Dowdeswell-Johannes-Debus.jpg?fit=300%2C192&ssl=1" data-large-file="https://i0.wp.com/www.delectablychic.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/11/Winners-Alexander-Neef-Elizabeth-Dowdeswell-Johannes-Debus.jpg?fit=540%2C345&ssl=1" tabindex="0" role="button" class="alignnone size-full wp-image-24233" src="https://i0.wp.com/www.delectablychic.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/11/Winners-Alexander-Neef-Elizabeth-Dowdeswell-Johannes-Debus.jpg?resize=540%2C345" alt="15-16-COC-Centre-Stage-0862" width="540" height="345" srcset="https://i0.wp.com/www.delectablychic.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/11/Winners-Alexander-Neef-Elizabeth-Dowdeswell-Johannes-Debus.jpg?w=540&ssl=1 540w, https://i0.wp.com/www.delectablychic.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/11/Winners-Alexander-Neef-Elizabeth-Dowdeswell-Johannes-Debus.jpg?resize=150%2C96&ssl=1 150w, https://i0.wp.com/www.delectablychic.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/11/Winners-Alexander-Neef-Elizabeth-Dowdeswell-Johannes-Debus.jpg?resize=300%2C192&ssl=1 300w" sizes="auto, (max-width: 540px) 100vw, 540px" data-recalc-dims="1" /></a></p> <p style="text-align: center;"><strong><em>L-R: Canadian Opera Company General Director Alexander Neef, Ensemble Studio Competition Second Prize winner mezzo-soprano Lauren Eberwein, Ensemble Studio Competition First Prize and Audience Choice Award winner mezzo-soprano Emily D’Angelo, Ensemble Studio Competition Third Prize winner baritone Bruno Roy and Canadian Opera Company Music Director Johannes Debus, Centre Stage 2015.</em></strong></p> <p>The performances were beautiful and included a performance from current La Traviata cast member, Joyce El-Khoury during the deliberation. After the competition, there was a dinner onstage by Nota Bene’s executive chef, David Lee.</p> <p> </p> <p style="text-align: center;"><em><strong>Headshots courtesy of KnotPR; Second image by Michael Cooper via KnotPR</strong></em></p> ]]></content:encoded> <wfw:commentRss>https://www.delectablychic.com/toronto-soprano-wins-the-cocs-centre-stage-2015/feed/</wfw:commentRss> <slash:comments>0</slash:comments> <post-id xmlns="com-wordpress:feed-additions:1">24225</post-id> </item> <item> <title>COC’s Centre Stage 2015: November 3</title> <link>https://www.delectablychic.com/centre-stage-2015/</link> <comments>https://www.delectablychic.com/centre-stage-2015/#respond</comments> <dc:creator><![CDATA[Cynthia Cheng Mintz]]></dc:creator> <pubDate>Thu, 29 Oct 2015 15:30:53 +0000</pubDate> <category><![CDATA[Arts, Entertainment & Culture]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Music]]></category> <category><![CDATA[arts]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Canada]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Canadian Opera Company]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Canadian singers]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Centre Stage]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Charles Sy]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Classical Music]]></category> <category><![CDATA[COC]]></category> <category><![CDATA[culture]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Ensemble Studio]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Karine Boucher]]></category> <guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.delectablychic.com/?p=24179</guid> <description><![CDATA[Centre Stage, The Canadian Opera Company’s annual competition for its Ensemble Studio program will be held on November 3, 2015. As many of you may know, the Ensemble Studio is a unique program where talented singers are given the opportunity to train with the Canadian Opera Company. First, second and third place winners will be […]]]></description> <content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>Centre Stage, The Canadian Opera Company’s annual competition for its Ensemble Studio program will be held on November 3, 2015. As many of you may know, the Ensemble Studio is a unique program where talented singers are given the opportunity to train with the Canadian Opera Company. First, second and third place winners will be picked all vying for cash prizes ranging between $1,500 and $5,000. There is also an audience choice award of $1,500. Past winners Karine Boucher (2013) and Charles Sy (2014) will be serving as this year’s hosts.</p> <p style="text-align: center;"><iframe loading="lazy" width="560" height="340" src="http://www.youtube.com/embed/ml7rXo64C10" frameborder="0" type="text/html"></iframe></p> <p style="text-align: center;"><strong><em>Trailer with some clips from last year’s competition and audition process</em></strong></p> <p>Finalists from this year’s competition include Zachary Read, Lauren Eberwein and Eliza Johnson, hailing from various parts of the country including Stratford, Halifax and right here in Toronto.</p> <p>The event starts at 5:30 PM with a cocktail reception, followed by the competition itself at 6:30. As of October 29, some tickets are <a href="http://my.coc.ca/single/SYOS.aspx?p=359" target="_blank">still available</a> at $100 each.</p> ]]></content:encoded> <wfw:commentRss>https://www.delectablychic.com/centre-stage-2015/feed/</wfw:commentRss> <slash:comments>0</slash:comments> <post-id xmlns="com-wordpress:feed-additions:1">24179</post-id> </item> <item> <title>Some Oscar 2015 Highlights: Feminist Rants, Lady Gaga and Birdman’s Win</title> <link>https://www.delectablychic.com/lady-gaga-oscars-2015/</link> <comments>https://www.delectablychic.com/lady-gaga-oscars-2015/#comments</comments> <dc:creator><![CDATA[Cynthia Cheng Mintz]]></dc:creator> <pubDate>Mon, 23 Feb 2015 22:51:49 +0000</pubDate> <category><![CDATA[Arts, Entertainment & Culture]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Film]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Music]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Television]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Academy Awards]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Academy Awards 2015]]></category> <category><![CDATA[appropriateness]]></category> <category><![CDATA[feminism]]></category> <category><![CDATA[feminist rant]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Lady Gaga]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Lady Gaga Oscars]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Oscars]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Oscars 2015]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Patricia Arquette]]></category> <category><![CDATA[The Sound of Music]]></category> <guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.delectablychic.com/?p=22682</guid> <description><![CDATA[Equal Pay Rant and Being Relevant: Patricia Arquette at the SAG Awards in January Patricia Arquette’s rant about equal pay is still buzzing around the internet, with most people applauding her speech. And while I agree with Ms. Arquette that equal pay for equal work (even if the definition of “equal work” is highly debatable) […]]]></description> <content:encoded><![CDATA[<p><strong>Equal Pay Rant and Being Relevant:</strong></p> <p style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://i0.wp.com/www.delectablychic.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/02/patricia-arquette-sag.jpg"><img loading="lazy" decoding="async" data-attachment-id="22690" data-permalink="https://www.delectablychic.com/lady-gaga-oscars-2015/patricia-arquette-sag/" data-orig-file="https://i0.wp.com/www.delectablychic.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/02/patricia-arquette-sag.jpg?fit=334%2C500&ssl=1" data-orig-size="334,500" data-comments-opened="1" data-image-meta="{"aperture":"0","credit":"","camera":"","caption":"","created_timestamp":"0","copyright":"","focal_length":"0","iso":"0","shutter_speed":"0","title":"","orientation":"0"}" data-image-title="patricia arquette sag" data-image-description="" data-image-caption="" data-medium-file="https://i0.wp.com/www.delectablychic.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/02/patricia-arquette-sag.jpg?fit=200%2C300&ssl=1" data-large-file="https://i0.wp.com/www.delectablychic.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/02/patricia-arquette-sag.jpg?fit=334%2C500&ssl=1" tabindex="0" role="button" class="alignnone size-full wp-image-22690" src="https://i0.wp.com/www.delectablychic.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/02/patricia-arquette-sag.jpg?resize=334%2C500" alt="patricia arquette sag" width="334" height="500" srcset="https://i0.wp.com/www.delectablychic.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/02/patricia-arquette-sag.jpg?w=334&ssl=1 334w, https://i0.wp.com/www.delectablychic.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/02/patricia-arquette-sag.jpg?resize=100%2C150&ssl=1 100w, https://i0.wp.com/www.delectablychic.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/02/patricia-arquette-sag.jpg?resize=200%2C300&ssl=1 200w, https://i0.wp.com/www.delectablychic.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/02/patricia-arquette-sag.jpg?resize=150%2C225&ssl=1 150w" sizes="auto, (max-width: 334px) 100vw, 334px" data-recalc-dims="1" /></a></p> <p style="text-align: center;"><strong><em>Patricia Arquette at the SAG Awards in January</em></strong></p> <p>Patricia Arquette’s rant about equal pay is still buzzing around the internet, with most people applauding her speech. And while I agree with Ms. Arquette that equal pay for equal work (even if the definition of “equal work” is highly debatable) is extremely important, I find it difficult to understand why she had to make that point during her acceptance speech. I did not find much relevance between salary and her role as the mother in <em>Boyhood.</em> I have seen the movie and neither the main nor the subplot had anything to do with a woman wanting equal pay. Rather, Ms. Arquette’s character was abused by two out of three of her husbands. If Ms. Arquette wanted to discuss women’s issues, then she should have noted BRIEFLY that we need to properly discuss domestic violence. How come I’m not seeing too many people bring THAT up online? Why just agreeing with her and not noting that her speech might have been a bit out of place for an awards show? Or are people just not using their heads and jumping on the bandwagon because, well, it’s an important topic, period?</p> <p><strong>Lady Gaga and The Sound of Music:</strong></p> <p style="text-align: center;"><iframe loading="lazy" width="560" height="340" src="http://www.youtube.com/embed/0oTJYeQHK9c" frameborder="0" type="text/html"></iframe></p> <p style="text-align: center;"><strong><em>Entertainment Tonight on Lady Gaga’s performance</em></strong></p> <p>On a different note (no pun intended), I still can’t get over Lady Gaga’s performance at the Oscar’s tribute to <em>The Sound of Music</em>. It was just so…different from what she typically does. When I first saw her come on stage, I was thinking “goodness, what will she ruin tonight?” Instead, I was surprised. Not only did she NOT Gaga-ize any of the music, but she sounded great AND sang in a style that was appropriate for the tribute. I know that some people have criticized her (fake) accent, but I did NOT find anything wrong with it. In fact, that kind of pronunciation was how I was taught to sing. I sang in choirs and took private voice lessons as a teen and in my early 20s and was always told to sound a bit more “British” (I guess in reality, it would be mid-Atlantic – sort of a mix of traditional BBC and North American broadcaster English) for most songs in English. Of course, if we were singing something from, say, Oklahoma!, then it’s a different story!</p> <p><strong>Best Picture:</strong></p> <p>I am GLAD that <em>Birdman</em> won. Sorry, but as I said in an <a href="http://www.delectablychic.com/2015/01/boyhood-worth-hype-spoilerish/" target="_blank">earlier post</a>, the only thing interesting about <em>Boyhood</em> was that it took a LONG TIME to film. Other than that, it was boooooorrrrrrrrriiiiinnnnng. If my parents bothered to videotape me between six and 18 and archiving it, I could just watch that. Thank you.</p> <p> </p> <p style="text-align: center;"><strong>Image credit: <a class="secondary" href="http://www.shutterstock.com/gallery-564025p1.html">Helga Esteb</a> / <a class="secondary" href="http://www.shutterstock.com/editorial">Shutterstock.com</a> (Patricia Arquette)</strong></p> ]]></content:encoded> <wfw:commentRss>https://www.delectablychic.com/lady-gaga-oscars-2015/feed/</wfw:commentRss> <slash:comments>1</slash:comments> <post-id xmlns="com-wordpress:feed-additions:1">22682</post-id> </item> <item> <title>Canadian Opera Company’s 2015-2016 Season to Feature Pyramus and Thisbe</title> <link>https://www.delectablychic.com/canadian-opera-companys-2015-2016-season-feature-pyramus-thisbe/</link> <comments>https://www.delectablychic.com/canadian-opera-companys-2015-2016-season-feature-pyramus-thisbe/#respond</comments> <dc:creator><![CDATA[Cynthia Cheng Mintz]]></dc:creator> <pubDate>Thu, 15 Jan 2015 18:00:22 +0000</pubDate> <category><![CDATA[Arts, Entertainment & Culture]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Music]]></category> <category><![CDATA[arts]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Canadian Opera Company]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Canadian Opera Company 2015-2016 season]]></category> <category><![CDATA[carmen]]></category> <category><![CDATA[La traviata]]></category> <category><![CDATA[music]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Opera]]></category> <category><![CDATA[performing arts]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Pyramus and Thisbe]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Toronto]]></category> <guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.delectablychic.com/?p=22438</guid> <description><![CDATA[As a member of the Canadian Opera Company‘s (COC) Ensemble Circle, I had the opportunity to attend last night’s announcement of the COC’s upcoming season. I have to admit that I am very excited. Many old favourites are back, as are new productions, including Pyramus and Thisbe, an opera by Canadian composer Barbara Monk Feldman […]]]></description> <content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>As a member of the <a href="http://coc.ca/" target="_blank">Canadian Opera Company</a>‘s (COC) Ensemble Circle, I had the opportunity to attend last night’s announcement of the COC’s upcoming season. I have to admit that I am very excited. Many old favourites are back, as are new productions, including <em>Pyramus and Thisbe</em>, an opera by Canadian composer Barbara Monk Feldman with some music by early Baroque composer Claudio Monteverdi (seen by many as the “Father of Opera”). The opera itself was inspired by a painting from Monteverdi’s era.</p> <p><object id="flashObj" width="486" height="412" classid="clsid:D27CDB6E-AE6D-11cf-96B8-444553540000" codebase="http://download.macromedia.com/pub/shockwave/cabs/flash/swflash.cab#version=9,0,47,0"><param name="movie" value="http://c.brightcove.com/services/viewer/federated_f9?isVid=1" /><param name="bgcolor" value="#FFFFFF" /><param name="flashVars" value="videoId=3989527137001&playerID=1041022875001&playerKey=AQ~~,AAAA8fYP8DE~,PwkmV6k8YkoszgaJmIokKckMGcHaVEzR&domain=embed&dynamicStreaming=true" /><param name="base" value="http://admin.brightcove.com" /><param name="seamlesstabbing" value="false" /><param name="allowFullScreen" value="true" /><param name="swLiveConnect" value="true" /><param name="allowScriptAccess" value="always" /></object></p> <p style="text-align: center;"><strong><em>COC on Pyramus and Thisbe</em></strong></p> <p>Like most people, I first came across <em>Pyramus and Thisbe</em> in school, when I read <em>A Midsummer Night’s Dream</em>. However, this version is NOT going to at all come close to the satirical play-within-a-play seen in the story. Instead, it is going to be “serious” as they said in the presentation, and therefore, “tragic.” In fact, the story inspired Shakespeare to write another high school favourite, <em>Romeo and Juliet</em>. Since <em>Pyramus and Thisbe</em> is going to open the season, I wonder if a mythological theme will be part of Operanation 2015!</p> <p>Of course, <em>Pyramus and Thisbe</em> is NOT the only opera I’m looking forward to seeing. I am also looking forward to others, including Carmen (the closing show), <em>La traviata</em> and <em>The</em> <em>Marriage of Figaro</em> (for anyone looking for a comedy). <em>Sigfried</em> and <em>Maometto II</em> round up the six operas for the 2016 season.</p> ]]></content:encoded> <wfw:commentRss>https://www.delectablychic.com/canadian-opera-companys-2015-2016-season-feature-pyramus-thisbe/feed/</wfw:commentRss> <slash:comments>0</slash:comments> <post-id xmlns="com-wordpress:feed-additions:1">22438</post-id> </item> <item> <title>Charles Sy Captures Hearts of Audience and Jury</title> <link>https://www.delectablychic.com/centre-stage-charles-sy/</link> <comments>https://www.delectablychic.com/centre-stage-charles-sy/#respond</comments> <dc:creator><![CDATA[Cynthia Cheng Mintz]]></dc:creator> <pubDate>Thu, 27 Nov 2014 14:00:31 +0000</pubDate> <category><![CDATA[Arts, Entertainment & Culture]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Events]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Music]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Aaron Sheppard]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Canadian Opera Company]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Centre Stage]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Centre Stage 2014]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Charles Sy]]></category> <category><![CDATA[David Lee]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Dimitri Katoakis]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Ensemble Studio]]></category> <category><![CDATA[music]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Nota Bene]]></category> <guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.delectablychic.com/?p=22082</guid> <description><![CDATA[This year’s Centre Stage competition, which was held this past Tuesday at the Four Seasons Centre for the Performing Arts was another great success, with tenor Charles Sy winning both first place and the audiences’ choice award, making his prize worth a grand total of $6,500 ($5,000 for first place and another $1,500 for the […]]]></description> <content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>This year’s Centre Stage competition, which was held this past Tuesday at the Four Seasons Centre for the Performing Arts was another great success, with tenor Charles Sy winning both first place and the audiences’ choice award, making his prize worth a grand total of $6,500 ($5,000 for first place and another $1,500 for the audience choice). His performances of “Dies Bildnis ist bezaubernd schön” from Mozart’s Die Zauberflöte and Una furtiva lagrima from L’elisir d’amore) by Gaetano Donizetti were near flawless. The runner up and second runner up of the competition were Dimitri Katotakis (baritone) with a prize worth $3,000 and tenor, Aaron Sheppard ($1,500) respectively. All of the competitors were vying for positions in the Canadian Opera Company’s Ensemble Studio.</p> <p><a href="https://i0.wp.com/www.delectablychic.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/11/Charles-Sy-performs.jpg"><img loading="lazy" decoding="async" data-attachment-id="22108" data-permalink="https://www.delectablychic.com/centre-stage-charles-sy/charles-sy-performs/" data-orig-file="https://i0.wp.com/www.delectablychic.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/11/Charles-Sy-performs.jpg?fit=540%2C397&ssl=1" data-orig-size="540,397" data-comments-opened="1" data-image-meta="{"aperture":"4.5","credit":"MICHAEL COOPER","camera":"NIKON D4","caption":"0253 \u2013 Ensemble Studio Competition First Prize and Audience Choice Award winner tenor Charles Sy, 2014.\rMichael Cooper Photographic\rOffice- 416-466-4474\rMobile- 416-938-7558\r\r66 Coleridge Ave.\rToronto, ON\rM4C 4H5","created_timestamp":"1291754669","copyright":"\u00a9Michael Cooper Photographic\r\u00a9Coopershoots 2014","focal_length":"175","iso":"2000","shutter_speed":"0.00625","title":"253","orientation":"1"}" data-image-title="Charles Sy performs" data-image-description="<p>0253 – Ensemble Studio Competition First Prize and Audience Choice Award winner tenor Charles Sy, 2014.<br /> Michael Cooper Photographic<br /> Office- 416-466-4474<br /> Mobile- 416-938-7558</p> <p>66 Coleridge Ave.<br /> Toronto, ON<br /> M4C 4H5</p> " data-image-caption="<p>Charles Sy performs</p> " data-medium-file="https://i0.wp.com/www.delectablychic.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/11/Charles-Sy-performs.jpg?fit=300%2C220&ssl=1" data-large-file="https://i0.wp.com/www.delectablychic.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/11/Charles-Sy-performs.jpg?fit=540%2C397&ssl=1" tabindex="0" role="button" class="aligncenter wp-image-22108 size-full" src="https://i0.wp.com/www.delectablychic.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/11/Charles-Sy-performs.jpg?resize=540%2C397" alt="Charles Sy, Centre Stage, Centre Stage 2014, Canadian Opera Company, Ensemble Circle" width="540" height="397" srcset="https://i0.wp.com/www.delectablychic.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/11/Charles-Sy-performs.jpg?w=540&ssl=1 540w, https://i0.wp.com/www.delectablychic.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/11/Charles-Sy-performs.jpg?resize=150%2C110&ssl=1 150w, https://i0.wp.com/www.delectablychic.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/11/Charles-Sy-performs.jpg?resize=300%2C220&ssl=1 300w" sizes="auto, (max-width: 540px) 100vw, 540px" data-recalc-dims="1" /></a></p> <p style="text-align: center;"><strong><em>Charles Sy performs</em></strong></p> <p style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://i0.wp.com/www.delectablychic.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/11/Aaron-Sheppard-stands.jpg"><img loading="lazy" decoding="async" data-attachment-id="22109" data-permalink="https://www.delectablychic.com/centre-stage-charles-sy/aaron-sheppard-stands/" data-orig-file="https://i0.wp.com/www.delectablychic.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/11/Aaron-Sheppard-stands.jpg?fit=540%2C360&ssl=1" 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srcset="https://i0.wp.com/www.delectablychic.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/11/Aaron-Sheppard-stands.jpg?w=540&ssl=1 540w, https://i0.wp.com/www.delectablychic.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/11/Aaron-Sheppard-stands.jpg?resize=150%2C100&ssl=1 150w, https://i0.wp.com/www.delectablychic.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/11/Aaron-Sheppard-stands.jpg?resize=300%2C200&ssl=1 300w" sizes="auto, (max-width: 540px) 100vw, 540px" data-recalc-dims="1" /></a></p> <p style="text-align: center;"><strong><em>Second runner up, Aaron Sheppard</em></strong></p> <p style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://i0.wp.com/www.delectablychic.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/11/Truffle-Triple-Creme.jpg"><img loading="lazy" decoding="async" data-attachment-id="22110" data-permalink="https://www.delectablychic.com/centre-stage-charles-sy/truffle-triple-creme/" data-orig-file="https://i0.wp.com/www.delectablychic.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/11/Truffle-Triple-Creme.jpg?fit=540%2C405&ssl=1" data-orig-size="540,405" data-comments-opened="1" data-image-meta="{"aperture":"2.2","credit":"","camera":"iPhone 6 Plus","caption":"","created_timestamp":"1416937020","copyright":"","focal_length":"4.15","iso":"125","shutter_speed":"0.066666666666667","title":"","orientation":"1"}" data-image-title="Truffle Triple Creme" data-image-description="" data-image-caption="" data-medium-file="https://i0.wp.com/www.delectablychic.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/11/Truffle-Triple-Creme.jpg?fit=300%2C225&ssl=1" data-large-file="https://i0.wp.com/www.delectablychic.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/11/Truffle-Triple-Creme.jpg?fit=540%2C405&ssl=1" tabindex="0" role="button" class="alignnone wp-image-22110 size-full" src="https://i0.wp.com/www.delectablychic.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/11/Truffle-Triple-Creme.jpg?resize=540%2C405" alt="Truffle Triple Creme, Centre Stage, Centre Stage 2014, Canadian Opera Company, Ensemble Circle, Cheese Boutique, cocktails" width="540" height="405" srcset="https://i0.wp.com/www.delectablychic.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/11/Truffle-Triple-Creme.jpg?w=540&ssl=1 540w, https://i0.wp.com/www.delectablychic.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/11/Truffle-Triple-Creme.jpg?resize=150%2C112&ssl=1 150w, https://i0.wp.com/www.delectablychic.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/11/Truffle-Triple-Creme.jpg?resize=300%2C225&ssl=1 300w" sizes="auto, (max-width: 540px) 100vw, 540px" data-recalc-dims="1" /></a></p> <p style="text-align: center;"><strong><em>The Truffled Triple Creme from the Cheese Boutique, served during cocktails prior to the performance</em></strong></p> <p>Prior to the competition, guests were treated to a cocktail event featuring delicious cheeses from the Cheese Boutique as well as cured meats. The Truffle Triple Creme was definitely a favourite. While the jury was deliberating, there was a surprise performance by Canadian soprano, Adrianne Pieczonka. Post-event, some attendees had the privilege of dining onstage courtesy of chef David Lee of Nota Bene. In addition to delicious food, there were also performances by the Ensemble Studio.</p> <p> </p> <p style="text-align: center;"><em><strong>Competition and dinner photos by Jenna Marie Wakani; cocktail photos by author</strong></em></p> ]]></content:encoded> <wfw:commentRss>https://www.delectablychic.com/centre-stage-charles-sy/feed/</wfw:commentRss> <slash:comments>0</slash:comments> <post-id xmlns="com-wordpress:feed-additions:1">22082</post-id> </item> <item> <title>Centre Stage Finalists Dress/Suit Fittings!</title> <link>https://www.delectablychic.com/centre-stage-finalists-dresssuit-fittings/</link> <comments>https://www.delectablychic.com/centre-stage-finalists-dresssuit-fittings/#respond</comments> <dc:creator><![CDATA[Cynthia Cheng Mintz]]></dc:creator> <pubDate>Tue, 25 Nov 2014 17:00:36 +0000</pubDate> <category><![CDATA[Arts, Entertainment & Culture]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Fashion and Style]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Music]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Canadian Opera Company]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Centre Stage]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Centre Stage 2014]]></category> <category><![CDATA[competition]]></category> <category><![CDATA[finalists]]></category> <category><![CDATA[HBC Dress fittings]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Toronto]]></category> <guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.delectablychic.com/?p=22062</guid> <description><![CDATA[Centre Stage, the annual competition for cash and places in the Canadian Opera Company’s prestigious Ensemble Studio will be held tonight, November 25, 2014. Seven finalists, all dressed to the nines, will be competing for spots and last Friday, I had the wonderful opportunity to observe the pieces that the finalists tried on (you may […]]]></description> <content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>Centre Stage, the annual competition for cash and places in the Canadian Opera Company’s prestigious Ensemble Studio will be held tonight, November 25, 2014. Seven finalists, all dressed to the nines, will be competing for spots and last Friday, I had the wonderful opportunity to observe the pieces that the finalists tried on (you may have seen some of the pictures on Instagram or read some of the Tweets) and eventually chose. The fitting was at Hudson’s Bay Queen Street, in the private shopping area.</p> <p> <a href='https://www.delectablychic.com/centre-stage-finalists-dresssuit-fittings/centre-stage-dress-fittings-4/'><img loading="lazy" decoding="async" width="150" height="100" src="https://i0.wp.com/www.delectablychic.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/11/Centre-Stage-Dress-Fittings-4.jpg?fit=150%2C100&ssl=1" class="attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail" alt="Centre Stage, Centre Stage Dress fittings, opera, Canada, Canadian Opera Company, music, Toronto, Ensemble Studio" srcset="https://i0.wp.com/www.delectablychic.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/11/Centre-Stage-Dress-Fittings-4.jpg?w=700&ssl=1 700w, https://i0.wp.com/www.delectablychic.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/11/Centre-Stage-Dress-Fittings-4.jpg?resize=150%2C100&ssl=1 150w, https://i0.wp.com/www.delectablychic.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/11/Centre-Stage-Dress-Fittings-4.jpg?resize=300%2C200&ssl=1 300w, https://i0.wp.com/www.delectablychic.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/11/Centre-Stage-Dress-Fittings-4.jpg?resize=570%2C380&ssl=1 570w" sizes="auto, (max-width: 150px) 100vw, 150px" data-attachment-id="22071" data-permalink="https://www.delectablychic.com/centre-stage-finalists-dresssuit-fittings/centre-stage-dress-fittings-4/" data-orig-file="https://i0.wp.com/www.delectablychic.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/11/Centre-Stage-Dress-Fittings-4.jpg?fit=700%2C467&ssl=1" data-orig-size="700,467" data-comments-opened="1" data-image-meta="{"aperture":"4","credit":"Dave Cox","camera":"Canon EOS 5D Mark III","caption":"","created_timestamp":"1416571217","copyright":"www.davecoxpictures.com","focal_length":"38","iso":"3200","shutter_speed":"0.02","title":"","orientation":"1"}" data-image-title="I think that’s what we’ll go with!" data-image-description="" data-image-caption="<p>I think that’s what we’ll go</p> " data-medium-file="https://i0.wp.com/www.delectablychic.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/11/Centre-Stage-Dress-Fittings-4.jpg?fit=300%2C200&ssl=1" data-large-file="https://i0.wp.com/www.delectablychic.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/11/Centre-Stage-Dress-Fittings-4.jpg?fit=640%2C427&ssl=1" tabindex="0" role="button" /></a> <a href='https://www.delectablychic.com/centre-stage-finalists-dresssuit-fittings/centre-stage-dress-fittings-5/'><img loading="lazy" decoding="async" width="100" height="150" src="https://i0.wp.com/www.delectablychic.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/11/Centre-Stage-Dress-Fittings-5.jpg?fit=100%2C150&ssl=1" class="attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail" alt="Centre Stage, Centre Stage Dress fittings, opera, Canada, Canadian Opera Company, music, Toronto, Ensemble Studio" srcset="https://i0.wp.com/www.delectablychic.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/11/Centre-Stage-Dress-Fittings-5.jpg?w=700&ssl=1 700w, https://i0.wp.com/www.delectablychic.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/11/Centre-Stage-Dress-Fittings-5.jpg?resize=100%2C150&ssl=1 100w, https://i0.wp.com/www.delectablychic.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/11/Centre-Stage-Dress-Fittings-5.jpg?resize=200%2C300&ssl=1 200w, https://i0.wp.com/www.delectablychic.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/11/Centre-Stage-Dress-Fittings-5.jpg?resize=682%2C1024&ssl=1 682w, https://i0.wp.com/www.delectablychic.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/11/Centre-Stage-Dress-Fittings-5.jpg?resize=150%2C225&ssl=1 150w" sizes="auto, (max-width: 100px) 100vw, 100px" data-attachment-id="22072" data-permalink="https://www.delectablychic.com/centre-stage-finalists-dresssuit-fittings/centre-stage-dress-fittings-5/" data-orig-file="https://i0.wp.com/www.delectablychic.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/11/Centre-Stage-Dress-Fittings-5.jpg?fit=700%2C1050&ssl=1" data-orig-size="700,1050" data-comments-opened="1" data-image-meta="{"aperture":"4","credit":"Dave Cox","camera":"Canon EOS 5D Mark III","caption":"","created_timestamp":"1416569721","copyright":"www.davecoxpictures.com","focal_length":"35","iso":"4000","shutter_speed":"0.0125","title":"","orientation":"1"}" data-image-title="Yes, it fits!" data-image-description="" data-image-caption="<p>Yes, it fits!</p> " data-medium-file="https://i0.wp.com/www.delectablychic.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/11/Centre-Stage-Dress-Fittings-5.jpg?fit=200%2C300&ssl=1" data-large-file="https://i0.wp.com/www.delectablychic.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/11/Centre-Stage-Dress-Fittings-5.jpg?fit=640%2C961&ssl=1" tabindex="0" role="button" /></a> <a href='https://www.delectablychic.com/centre-stage-finalists-dresssuit-fittings/centre-stage-dress-fittings-6/'><img loading="lazy" decoding="async" width="100" height="150" src="https://i0.wp.com/www.delectablychic.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/11/Centre-Stage-Dress-Fittings-6.jpg?fit=100%2C150&ssl=1" class="attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail" alt="Centre Stage, Centre Stage Dress fittings, opera, Canada, Canadian Opera Company, music, Toronto, Ensemble Studio" srcset="https://i0.wp.com/www.delectablychic.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/11/Centre-Stage-Dress-Fittings-6.jpg?w=700&ssl=1 700w, https://i0.wp.com/www.delectablychic.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/11/Centre-Stage-Dress-Fittings-6.jpg?resize=100%2C150&ssl=1 100w, https://i0.wp.com/www.delectablychic.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/11/Centre-Stage-Dress-Fittings-6.jpg?resize=200%2C300&ssl=1 200w, https://i0.wp.com/www.delectablychic.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/11/Centre-Stage-Dress-Fittings-6.jpg?resize=682%2C1024&ssl=1 682w, https://i0.wp.com/www.delectablychic.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/11/Centre-Stage-Dress-Fittings-6.jpg?resize=150%2C225&ssl=1 150w" sizes="auto, (max-width: 100px) 100vw, 100px" data-attachment-id="22073" data-permalink="https://www.delectablychic.com/centre-stage-finalists-dresssuit-fittings/centre-stage-dress-fittings-6/" data-orig-file="https://i0.wp.com/www.delectablychic.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/11/Centre-Stage-Dress-Fittings-6.jpg?fit=700%2C1050&ssl=1" data-orig-size="700,1050" data-comments-opened="1" data-image-meta="{"aperture":"4","credit":"Dave Cox","camera":"Canon EOS 5D Mark III","caption":"","created_timestamp":"1416569266","copyright":"www.davecoxpictures.com","focal_length":"28","iso":"4000","shutter_speed":"0.016666666666667","title":"","orientation":"1"}" data-image-title="This or that?" data-image-description="" data-image-caption="<p>This or that?</p> " data-medium-file="https://i0.wp.com/www.delectablychic.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/11/Centre-Stage-Dress-Fittings-6.jpg?fit=200%2C300&ssl=1" data-large-file="https://i0.wp.com/www.delectablychic.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/11/Centre-Stage-Dress-Fittings-6.jpg?fit=640%2C961&ssl=1" tabindex="0" role="button" /></a> <a href='https://www.delectablychic.com/centre-stage-finalists-dresssuit-fittings/centre-stage-dress-fittings1/'><img loading="lazy" decoding="async" width="150" height="100" src="https://i0.wp.com/www.delectablychic.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/11/Centre-Stage-Dress-Fittings1.jpg?fit=150%2C100&ssl=1" class="attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail" alt="Centre Stage, Centre Stage Dress fittings, opera, Canada, Canadian Opera Company, music, Toronto, Ensemble Studio" srcset="https://i0.wp.com/www.delectablychic.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/11/Centre-Stage-Dress-Fittings1.jpg?w=700&ssl=1 700w, https://i0.wp.com/www.delectablychic.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/11/Centre-Stage-Dress-Fittings1.jpg?resize=150%2C100&ssl=1 150w, https://i0.wp.com/www.delectablychic.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/11/Centre-Stage-Dress-Fittings1.jpg?resize=300%2C200&ssl=1 300w, https://i0.wp.com/www.delectablychic.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/11/Centre-Stage-Dress-Fittings1.jpg?resize=570%2C380&ssl=1 570w" sizes="auto, (max-width: 150px) 100vw, 150px" data-attachment-id="22074" data-permalink="https://www.delectablychic.com/centre-stage-finalists-dresssuit-fittings/centre-stage-dress-fittings1/" data-orig-file="https://i0.wp.com/www.delectablychic.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/11/Centre-Stage-Dress-Fittings1.jpg?fit=700%2C467&ssl=1" data-orig-size="700,467" data-comments-opened="1" data-image-meta="{"aperture":"4","credit":"Dave Cox","camera":"Canon EOS 5D Mark III","caption":"","created_timestamp":"1416568327","copyright":"www.davecoxpictures.com","focal_length":"70","iso":"8000","shutter_speed":"0.002","title":"","orientation":"1"}" data-image-title="Pretty, pretty accessories" data-image-description="" data-image-caption="<p>Pretty, pretty accessories</p> " data-medium-file="https://i0.wp.com/www.delectablychic.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/11/Centre-Stage-Dress-Fittings1.jpg?fit=300%2C200&ssl=1" data-large-file="https://i0.wp.com/www.delectablychic.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/11/Centre-Stage-Dress-Fittings1.jpg?fit=640%2C427&ssl=1" tabindex="0" role="button" /></a> <a href='https://www.delectablychic.com/centre-stage-finalists-dresssuit-fittings/centre-stage-dress-fittings2/'><img loading="lazy" decoding="async" width="100" height="150" src="https://i0.wp.com/www.delectablychic.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/11/Centre-Stage-Dress-Fittings2.jpg?fit=100%2C150&ssl=1" class="attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail" alt="Centre Stage, Centre Stage Dress fittings, opera, Canada, Canadian Opera Company, music, Toronto, Ensemble Studio" srcset="https://i0.wp.com/www.delectablychic.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/11/Centre-Stage-Dress-Fittings2.jpg?w=700&ssl=1 700w, https://i0.wp.com/www.delectablychic.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/11/Centre-Stage-Dress-Fittings2.jpg?resize=100%2C150&ssl=1 100w, https://i0.wp.com/www.delectablychic.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/11/Centre-Stage-Dress-Fittings2.jpg?resize=200%2C300&ssl=1 200w, https://i0.wp.com/www.delectablychic.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/11/Centre-Stage-Dress-Fittings2.jpg?resize=682%2C1024&ssl=1 682w, https://i0.wp.com/www.delectablychic.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/11/Centre-Stage-Dress-Fittings2.jpg?resize=150%2C225&ssl=1 150w" sizes="auto, (max-width: 100px) 100vw, 100px" data-attachment-id="22075" data-permalink="https://www.delectablychic.com/centre-stage-finalists-dresssuit-fittings/centre-stage-dress-fittings2/" data-orig-file="https://i0.wp.com/www.delectablychic.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/11/Centre-Stage-Dress-Fittings2.jpg?fit=700%2C1050&ssl=1" data-orig-size="700,1050" data-comments-opened="1" data-image-meta="{"aperture":"4","credit":"Dave Cox","camera":"Canon EOS 5D Mark III","caption":"","created_timestamp":"1416569055","copyright":"www.davecoxpictures.com","focal_length":"50","iso":"4000","shutter_speed":"0.0125","title":"","orientation":"1"}" data-image-title="Black dress means a bit of bling is needed" data-image-description="" data-image-caption="<p>Black dress means a bit of bling is needed</p> " data-medium-file="https://i0.wp.com/www.delectablychic.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/11/Centre-Stage-Dress-Fittings2.jpg?fit=200%2C300&ssl=1" data-large-file="https://i0.wp.com/www.delectablychic.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/11/Centre-Stage-Dress-Fittings2.jpg?fit=640%2C961&ssl=1" tabindex="0" role="button" /></a> <a href='https://www.delectablychic.com/centre-stage-finalists-dresssuit-fittings/centre-stage-dress-fittings3/'><img loading="lazy" decoding="async" width="100" height="150" src="https://i0.wp.com/www.delectablychic.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/11/Centre-Stage-Dress-Fittings3.jpg?fit=100%2C150&ssl=1" class="attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail" alt="Centre Stage, Centre Stage Dress fittings, opera, Canada, Canadian Opera Company, music, Toronto, Ensemble Studio" srcset="https://i0.wp.com/www.delectablychic.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/11/Centre-Stage-Dress-Fittings3.jpg?w=700&ssl=1 700w, https://i0.wp.com/www.delectablychic.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/11/Centre-Stage-Dress-Fittings3.jpg?resize=100%2C150&ssl=1 100w, https://i0.wp.com/www.delectablychic.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/11/Centre-Stage-Dress-Fittings3.jpg?resize=200%2C300&ssl=1 200w, https://i0.wp.com/www.delectablychic.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/11/Centre-Stage-Dress-Fittings3.jpg?resize=682%2C1024&ssl=1 682w, https://i0.wp.com/www.delectablychic.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/11/Centre-Stage-Dress-Fittings3.jpg?resize=150%2C225&ssl=1 150w" sizes="auto, (max-width: 100px) 100vw, 100px" data-attachment-id="22076" data-permalink="https://www.delectablychic.com/centre-stage-finalists-dresssuit-fittings/centre-stage-dress-fittings3/" data-orig-file="https://i0.wp.com/www.delectablychic.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/11/Centre-Stage-Dress-Fittings3.jpg?fit=700%2C1050&ssl=1" data-orig-size="700,1050" data-comments-opened="1" data-image-meta="{"aperture":"4","credit":"Dave Cox","camera":"Canon EOS 5D Mark III","caption":"","created_timestamp":"1416568668","copyright":"www.davecoxpictures.com","focal_length":"25","iso":"4000","shutter_speed":"0.02","title":"","orientation":"1"}" data-image-title="Deciding which dress to choose – this was one of my favourites" data-image-description="" data-image-caption="<p>Deciding which dress to choose – this was one of my favourites</p> " data-medium-file="https://i0.wp.com/www.delectablychic.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/11/Centre-Stage-Dress-Fittings3.jpg?fit=200%2C300&ssl=1" data-large-file="https://i0.wp.com/www.delectablychic.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/11/Centre-Stage-Dress-Fittings3.jpg?fit=640%2C961&ssl=1" tabindex="0" role="button" /></a> <a href='https://www.delectablychic.com/centre-stage-finalists-dresssuit-fittings/centre-stage-dress-fittings4/'><img loading="lazy" decoding="async" width="150" height="100" src="https://i0.wp.com/www.delectablychic.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/11/Centre-Stage-Dress-Fittings4.jpg?fit=150%2C100&ssl=1" class="attachment-thumbnail size-thumbnail" alt="Centre Stage, Centre Stage Dress fittings, opera, Canada, Canadian Opera Company, music, Toronto, Ensemble Studio" srcset="https://i0.wp.com/www.delectablychic.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/11/Centre-Stage-Dress-Fittings4.jpg?w=700&ssl=1 700w, https://i0.wp.com/www.delectablychic.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/11/Centre-Stage-Dress-Fittings4.jpg?resize=150%2C100&ssl=1 150w, https://i0.wp.com/www.delectablychic.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/11/Centre-Stage-Dress-Fittings4.jpg?resize=300%2C200&ssl=1 300w, https://i0.wp.com/www.delectablychic.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/11/Centre-Stage-Dress-Fittings4.jpg?resize=570%2C380&ssl=1 570w" sizes="auto, (max-width: 150px) 100vw, 150px" data-attachment-id="22077" data-permalink="https://www.delectablychic.com/centre-stage-finalists-dresssuit-fittings/centre-stage-dress-fittings4/" data-orig-file="https://i0.wp.com/www.delectablychic.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/11/Centre-Stage-Dress-Fittings4.jpg?fit=700%2C467&ssl=1" data-orig-size="700,467" data-comments-opened="1" data-image-meta="{"aperture":"4","credit":"Dave Cox","camera":"Canon EOS 5D Mark III","caption":"","created_timestamp":"1416573922","copyright":"www.davecoxpictures.com","focal_length":"45","iso":"3200","shutter_speed":"0.016666666666667","title":"","orientation":"1"}" data-image-title="Don’t these guys look amazing? " data-image-description="" data-image-caption="<p>Don’t these guys look amazing? </p> " data-medium-file="https://i0.wp.com/www.delectablychic.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/11/Centre-Stage-Dress-Fittings4.jpg?fit=300%2C200&ssl=1" data-large-file="https://i0.wp.com/www.delectablychic.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/11/Centre-Stage-Dress-Fittings4.jpg?fit=640%2C427&ssl=1" tabindex="0" role="button" /></a> </p> <p>For the women, dresses ranged from classical, attention-getting sparkling gowns to some solid, jewel tones. And then there are the accessories. Plainer/more solid dresses would require more bling – the hall is quite big and many of the female singers are on the petite side. They need to be…seen. The guys, on the other hand, didn’t have as much variety – most of them will be wearing dark suits (but you have to admit that they DO look quite sharp!).</p> <p>Which dress was my favourite? Hard to say, but the blue and gold patterned one is definitely on top. It’s an attention-getter without going over-the-top. The burgundy dress is another one I like – it’s conservative, but because it isn’t black, still stands out.</p> <p>We will have a full recap of Centre Stage by the end of the week!</p> <p> </p> <p style="text-align: center;"><em><strong>Photos by Dave Cox</strong></em></p> ]]></content:encoded> <wfw:commentRss>https://www.delectablychic.com/centre-stage-finalists-dresssuit-fittings/feed/</wfw:commentRss> <slash:comments>0</slash:comments> <post-id xmlns="com-wordpress:feed-additions:1">22062</post-id> </item> <item> <title>Centre Stage 2014: Looking for the Next Big Star</title> <link>https://www.delectablychic.com/centre-stage-2014-big-star/</link> <comments>https://www.delectablychic.com/centre-stage-2014-big-star/#respond</comments> <dc:creator><![CDATA[Cynthia Cheng Mintz]]></dc:creator> <pubDate>Wed, 19 Nov 2014 14:00:41 +0000</pubDate> <category><![CDATA[Arts, Entertainment & Culture]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Events]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Music]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Canadian Opera Company]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Centre Stage]]></category> <category><![CDATA[competition]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Ensemble Studio]]></category> <category><![CDATA[music]]></category> <category><![CDATA[Opera]]></category> <category><![CDATA[singers]]></category> <guid isPermaLink="false">http://www.delectablychic.com/?p=22003</guid> <description><![CDATA[The Canadian Opera Company’s Centre Stage will be holding its sophomore event on Tuesday, November 25 at its home, the Four Seasons Centre for the Performing Arts. The purpose of the event is to discover the “next opera star” and will feature seven singers, picked out of a pool of 175 from across Canada. The […]]]></description> <content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>The Canadian Opera Company’s Centre Stage will be holding its sophomore event on Tuesday, November 25 at its home, the Four Seasons Centre for the Performing Arts. The purpose of the event is to discover the “next opera star” and will feature seven singers, picked out of a pool of 175 from across Canada. The <a href="http://coccentrestage.ca/finalists/" target="_blank">finalists</a> are: mezzo-soprano Zoe Band (Toronto); soprano Eliza Johnson (Stratford, Ont.); baritone Dimitri Katotakis (Toronto); baritone Nathan Keoughan (Charlottetown); tenor Aaron Sheppard (St. John’s, N.L.); mezzo-soprano Michelle Siemens (Calgary); and tenor Charles Sy (Toronto), all vying for prizes worth between $1,500 and $5,000 as well as a spot in the Canadian Opera Company’s training program, the Ensemble Studio.</p> <p style="text-align: center;"><iframe loading="lazy" width="560" height="340" src="http://www.youtube.com/embed/m9hg8-q_Yl0" frameborder="0" type="text/html"></iframe></p> <p style="text-align: center;"><strong><em>Promo video for this year’s event</em></strong></p> <p style="text-align: center;"><a href="https://i0.wp.com/www.delectablychic.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/11/2013-Finalists-Centre-Stage.jpg"><img loading="lazy" decoding="async" data-attachment-id="22009" data-permalink="https://www.delectablychic.com/centre-stage-2014-big-star/13-14-mc-vocal-competition-1071-3/" data-orig-file="https://i0.wp.com/www.delectablychic.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/11/2013-Finalists-Centre-Stage.jpg?fit=600%2C342&ssl=1" data-orig-size="600,342" data-comments-opened="1" data-image-meta="{"aperture":"0","credit":"MICHAEL COOPER","camera":"","caption":"1071 \u2013 Ensemble Studio Competition finalists and winners with Centre Stage host Rufus Wainwright, 2013.\rThe Canadian Opera Company's Ensemble Studio Competition Gala, November 26 2013\rMichael Cooper Photographic\r\rOffice- 416-466-4474\rMobile- 416-938-7558\r\r66 Coleridge Ave.\rToronto, ON\rM4C 4H5","created_timestamp":"1291754669","copyright":"\u00a9Michael Cooper Photographic\r\u00a9Coopershoots 2013","focal_length":"0","iso":"0","shutter_speed":"0","title":"13-14-MC-Vocal-Competition-1071","orientation":"1"}" data-image-title="13-14-MC-Vocal-Competition-1071" data-image-description="<p>1071 – Ensemble Studio Competition finalists and winners with Centre Stage host Rufus Wainwright, 2013.<br /> The Canadian Opera Company’s Ensemble Studio Competition Gala, November 26 2013<br /> Michael Cooper Photographic</p> <p>Office- 416-466-4474<br /> Mobile- 416-938-7558</p> <p>66 Coleridge Ave.<br /> Toronto, ON<br /> M4C 4H5</p> " data-image-caption="" data-medium-file="https://i0.wp.com/www.delectablychic.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/11/2013-Finalists-Centre-Stage.jpg?fit=300%2C171&ssl=1" data-large-file="https://i0.wp.com/www.delectablychic.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/11/2013-Finalists-Centre-Stage.jpg?fit=600%2C342&ssl=1" tabindex="0" role="button" class="alignnone wp-image-22009" src="https://i0.wp.com/www.delectablychic.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/11/2013-Finalists-Centre-Stage.jpg?resize=540%2C308" alt="13-14-MC-Vocal-Competition-1071" width="540" height="308" srcset="https://i0.wp.com/www.delectablychic.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/11/2013-Finalists-Centre-Stage.jpg?w=600&ssl=1 600w, https://i0.wp.com/www.delectablychic.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/11/2013-Finalists-Centre-Stage.jpg?resize=150%2C85&ssl=1 150w, https://i0.wp.com/www.delectablychic.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/11/2013-Finalists-Centre-Stage.jpg?resize=300%2C171&ssl=1 300w, https://i0.wp.com/www.delectablychic.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/11/2013-Finalists-Centre-Stage.jpg?resize=265%2C150&ssl=1 265w" sizes="auto, (max-width: 540px) 100vw, 540px" data-recalc-dims="1" /></a></p> <p style="text-align: center;"><strong><em>Last year’s finalists with special guest and COC supporter and host, Rufus Wainwright</em></strong></p> <p>In addition to recapping the Centre Stage (as well as its pre-performance cocktails) itself, <em>DelectablyChic!</em> will also be attending a dress fitting this coming Friday for the singers. We will be offering some behind the scenes coverage, so look for our social media updates under #delchiccentrestage and #delchicdressfitting!</p> <p style="text-align: left;"><a href="http://my.coc.ca/single/SelectSeating.aspx?p=101" target="_blank">Tickets are still available for the event</a> and are $100 each (or $35 if you are <a href="http://my.coc.ca/single/SelectSeating.aspx?p=101&PROMO=UNDER30&promotnmp=UNDER30" target="_blank">under 30!</a>).</p> <p style="text-align: center;"><strong><em>Image courtesy of Knot PR; Centre Stage 2014 video promo via the Canadian Opera Company’s YouTube channel</em></strong></p> ]]></content:encoded> <wfw:commentRss>https://www.delectablychic.com/centre-stage-2014-big-star/feed/</wfw:commentRss> <slash:comments>0</slash:comments> <post-id xmlns="com-wordpress:feed-additions:1">22003</post-id> </item> </channel> </rss>