In any account of Canadian opera, Harry Somer’s Louis Riel is singled out as an important work.
Category: Reviews
My Canada, 85/150: The world we want, and the world we have
I think of these authors, in my private filing system, as “my Canadian thinkers.”
My Canada, 81/150: The oenophile’s escarpment
What little I know about wine, I first learned because I’ve lived within a couple hours’ drive of the Niagara wine region.
My Canada, 70/150: Hopping to it
It becomes part of the fun of travel, these days, to try the local beer and perhaps bring some home as a memory.
My Canada, 45/150: Art for an accelerated culture
I read early reports about the exhibition, noting it included Lego structures and trash-heap-bits-become-“art” assemblages: stuff that normally set off a “wanker” alarm bell in my brain.
My Canada, 44/150: A piercing domestic light
Especially early in her career, critics dismissed Mary Pratt’s work as being “just” paintings of food and kitchens and domestic life. Technically competent still lifes. Nothing more.
My Canada, 42/150: Inspired in the woods
In 1965, the McMichaels offered to donate the art collection, their home, and their property to the Province of Ontario.
My Canada, 39/150: Distilling industry into art
The Distillery Historic District, once an industrial centre, continues to explore new ways to showcase arts.
Teahen Tales 