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Opera review: A Florentine Tragedy and Gianni Schicchi at the COC by Arthur Kaptainis

Double bills come in a few flavours: contrasting, coordinating, heavy and light. The COC pairing of Alexander Zemlinsky's A Florentine Tragedy and Giacomo Puccini's Gianni Schicchi manages to be all these things. Only a little adjustment of what sounded on Thursday like lopsided preparation is needed to make it a premium night of music besides. ...

SOURCE: National Post (Canada) at 04:40PM on April 27, 2012

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