Concert review: Toronto Symphony makes fiery work of Manuel de Falla’s opera La vida breve

John Terauds – Musical Toronto

Anyone who still has lingering misgivings about the quality of our city’s flagship orchestra would have had them quashed soundly at the concert presentation of Manuel de Falla’s opera La vida breve at Roy Thomson Hall on Thursday night.

The Toronto Symphony Orchestra was on fire — as were its many guests, including a substantial contingent from the Toronto Mendelssohn Choir and Spanish conductor Rafael Frühbeck de Burgos.

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