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Review | It’s the Band that Shines in Vancouver Symphony Orchestra’s Hollywood Rocks
The Vancouver Symphony Orchestra brought Tinseltown glitz and glamour to the Orpheum stage this weekend with Hollywood Rocks, a carefully curated collection of iconic songs…
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Review | COC’s Madama Butterfly a Profound Emotional Journey
With its epic music and heartbreaking story, it is no surprise that Giacomo Puccini’s Madama…
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Tickets now on sale for Opera 5’s Toronto Opera Festival
TORONTO, ON – Tickets are now on sale for Opera 5’s first-ever Toronto Opera Festival,…
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5.0Lebrecht Weekly | The More Satisfying Mahler Seventh on Record
The seventh was the least understood of Mahler’s symphonies and the last to get recorded.…
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Announcing Calgary Opera’s 2025/26 Season
Calgary, AB – Calgary Opera’s 2025/26 Season will deliver an epic range of adventurous operas onstage,…
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Opera 5 Announces 2025 Portfolio Artist Internship Program Participants
TORONTO, ON – Today Opera 5 announces the 8 singers who will join the Portfolio…
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James Ehnes Extends Contract as Seattle Chamber Music Society’s Artistic Director
Seattle, Jan. 22, 2025 — Seattle Chamber Music Society (SCMS) announces that James Ehnes has signed a new eight-year…
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Orchestre Métropolitain Cancels Some of Its Concerts Citing Financial Challenges
Montreal, January 22, 2025 – Due to the significant challenges the entire cultural milieu is…
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Review | Les Idées heureuses: Enthralling Portrayal of Life in New-France
Les Idées heureuses’ Jan. 16th concert took the notion of historical performance to new heights.…
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Where Can I Go with a Music Degree…? Announces Second Year of Roundtable Discussions
Want to turn your passion for music into a fulfilling career? The traditional music education…
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ATMA Classique, Ensemble ArtChoral & Mécénat Musica Release Art choral, vol. 6: Moderne
January 31, 2025 – ATMA Classique, Ensemble ArtChoral and Mécénat Musica are proud to present…
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3.0Lebrecht Weekly | Reynaldo Hahn and Hans Gal Chamber Musics
If you are about to step into a warm bath, put one of these on…
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Launching of the Programme El Sistema OSM
Montreal, January 17, 2025 – The Orchestre symphonique de Montréal, its Music Director Rafael Payare, and La musique aux…
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First Volume in Groundbreaking Strauss Recording Project
January 17, 2025 – OTTAWA (Canada) – Canada’s National Arts Centre Orchestra (NACO) is celebrating an…
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New Conducting Mentoring Program and Community Concert in May
Toronto, January 16, 2025 — The Toronto Mendelssohn Choir (TMChoir) is proud to announce an…
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NAC Orchestra Set to Embark on a Monumental International Tour
January 16, 2025 – OTTAWA (Canada) – Canada’s National Arts Centre Orchestra (NACO) is proud…
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The Winner of the 2024 Jules Léger Prize
The Canada Council for the Arts is delighted to announce the winner of the Jules…
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Ensemble Studio to Welcome Five New Singers for 2025/2026 Season
Toronto – The Canadian Opera Company’s prestigious Ensemble Studio for artistic career development has invited five of the country’s most…
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Review | Lauren Margison & Colin Ainsworth Shine in OIC Alceste
Although Toronto audiences have experienced memorable Robert Carsen stagings of two operas by Christoph Willibald…
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Review | TSO Delights with Dvořák and Mozart Crowd-Pleasers
The Toronto Symphony Orchestra (TSO) heralded the new year with two audience favourites: Mozart’s Clarinet…
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4.0Lebrecht Weekly | Santtu offers imaginative performances of Shostakovich’s Symphonies Nos. 6 & 9 with the Philharmonia Orchestra
Four months ago, I wrote about one of the least satisfying Shostakovich records I have…
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École de musique Vincent-d’Indy’s Open House
On February 4th, from 5:30 p.m. to 8:30 p.m., École de musique Vincent-Indy opens its…
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The OCM presents Distant Echoes of Africa as Part of Black History Month
Tuesday, January 7, 2025 – In honour of Black History Month, the Orchestre Classique de Montréal (OCM) will shine the…
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Death of Tenor Alain Nonat
La Scena is sad to learn of the passing of tenor Alain Nonat on Dec.…
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Job Offer – La Scena Musicale Internship 2024-25 (Winter)
Update: Jan. 2, 2025 La Scena Musicale has one opening left for a paid internship…
Lebrecht Weekly | The More Satisfying Mahler Seventh on Record
The seventh was the least understood of Mahler’s symphonies and the last to get recorded. Bruno Walter, Mahler’s closest apostle,…
Lebrecht Weekly | Reynaldo Hahn and Hans Gal Chamber Musics
If you are about to step into a warm bath, put one of these on the player and submerse your January body…
Review | Lauren Margison & Colin Ainsworth Shine in OIC Alceste
Although Toronto audiences have experienced memorable Robert Carsen stagings of two operas by Christoph Willibald Gluck in relatively recent seasons…
Review | Lauren Margison & Colin Ainsworth Shine in OIC Alceste
Although Toronto audiences have experienced memorable Robert Carsen stagings of two operas by Christoph Willibald Gluck in relatively recent seasons…
Review | TSO Delights with Dvořák and Mozart Crowd-Pleasers
The Toronto Symphony Orchestra (TSO) heralded the new year with two audience favourites: Mozart’s Clarinet Concerto in A Major, K.…
Review | Stellar cast enlivens flawed Into the Woods at Koerner Hall
The nearly 40-year-old musical Into the Woods, with music and lyrics by the legendary Stephen Sondheim and book by American…
Fall at the MBAM: The Museum’s collection takes the spotlight this season
While the major exhibition Saints, Sinners, Lovers and Fools: Three Hundred Years of Flemish Masterworks continues its run until October 20 – and, already, it’s been seen by over 50,000 people – the Montreal Museum of Fine Arts (MMFA) is preparing a host of offerings for this fall, including an opportunity to see more than 100 works that have recently entered the Museum’s collection.
Jacques Lacombe leaves l’Orchestre classique de Montréal
The Orchestre Classique de Montréal (OCM) announces the departure of its Artistic Director and Principal Conductor, Maestro Jacques Lacombe.
Report | Prix Opus: Homage to Pauline Vaillancourt
On Feb. 5, after two years and as many virtual occasions, the Prix Opus gala returned to the Salle…
David Potvin: Honouring Canadian Repertoire
Pianist David Potvin struggled to settle on a name for his debut album, which comes out on April 19 under Leaf Music.
New Releases (April-May 2024)
This section is an advertising supplement. To announce here, contact [email protected]. SONIX AND OTHER TONIX Jan Järvlepp, composer Trio Casals;…
New Releases (October 2023)
This section is an advertising supplement. To announce here, contact [email protected]. Etiquette Maureen Batt and Erin Bardua, soprano; Lucy Hayes…
Highlights | Canadians in Frankfurt; Women conductors on the move; Beethoven 9th is 200
In this week’s news highlights: there’s a shuffle going on with women conductors in Canada; Canadians in Oper Frankfurt’s 24-25 season; Beethoven #9 at 200
Highlights | Canadians at Royal Opera; why Dudamel left Paris; Okanagan reprieve for ousted conductor
Canadian stars at Royal Ballet and Opera in 24-25; Dudamel opens up about leaving Paris Opera; Rosemary Thomson returns to conduct after being ousted.
Highlights | Canadians in Vienna; iPhone concert debate rages on
Our weekly Highlights: Ian Bostridge stops shows after CBSO allow iPhones; allegations of sexism and racism at New York and Calgary orchestras
To Ravel and Unravel Maurice Ravel at MMFA
What links French Impressionist composer Maurice Ravel with the Venice Biennale and American minimalist composer Steve Reich? Their association might…
La Route des concerts: Paving the Way for Regional Presenters
Established in 2022, La Route des concerts continues to expand. It now welcomes an increasing number of partners into its…
Newsletter | Orchestre de la Francophonie, Journée nationale des peuples autochtones
Dear readers, This Week’s News First Nations: The Encounter Ordre national du Québec (French) Orchestre de la Francophonie’s New Season (French) Job Offer – La…
Lebrecht Weekly | The More Satisfying Mahler Seventh on Record
The seventh was the least understood of Mahler’s symphonies and the last to get recorded. Bruno Walter, Mahler’s closest apostle,…
Lebrecht Weekly | Reynaldo Hahn and Hans Gal Chamber Musics
If you are about to step into a warm bath, put one of these on the player and submerse your January body…
Lebrecht Weekly | Santtu offers imaginative performances of Shostakovich’s Symphonies Nos. 6 & 9 with the Philharmonia Orchestra
Four months ago, I wrote about one of the least satisfying Shostakovich records I have ever heard, a performance where…
Sergio Barza’s Favourite Art Song
La Scena Musicale is celebrating the Art Song with the worldwide survey, What is your favourite art song? Submit your vote at www.nextgreatartsong.com. Conductor Sergio…
Death of Tenor Alain Nonat
La Scena is sad to learn of the passing of tenor Alain Nonat on Dec. 31, 2024 at the age…
Conductor Sir Andrew Davis, 80, Dies
Sir Andrew Davis, former conductor of the Toronto Symphony Orchestra, died of Leukemia on Saturday, at the age of 80.…
Industry News (April/May 2024)
Obituaries Renowned conductor Seiji Ozawa died in Tokyo on Feb. 6, at the age of 88. Ozawa was the first…
Wednesday Healdlines: Notre-Dame Basilica at the heart of Montreal 375 festivities in new luminous project
Here are your daily headlines in classical music and the arts! After the illumination of Jacques-Cartier Bridge, the Montreal-based firm…
This Day in Music – 1916: Rayén Quitral was Born
A hundred years ago this week, on November 7, 1916, soprano Rayén Quitral was born in the small village of…
This Day in Music – 1856: Death of Robert Schumann
Romantic composer Robert Schuman died of pneumonia on this day in music in 1856. The young Schumann wasn’t the most…
Opening concert: After the Virée classique, the OSM returns to the choral repertoire
On Tuesday, September 12, the Orchestre symphonique de Montréal (OSM) launches its 90th season with two musical masterpieces of the…
Preview | SMCQ présents : Amitiés et étrangeté
On September 24, 2023, the Société de musique contemporaine du Québec (SMCQ) will present the fourth concert in their Hommage…
OKINUM: THE DREAM’S PATH
Émilie Monnet presents Okinum, her signature show. Credit: Clark FergusonBecause her healing process still resonates within her, Émilie Monnet presents…
Toronto Dance: Hofesh Shechter at the Harbourfront Centre
Joy and excitement ! The Harbourfront Centre welcomes the incomparable United Kingdom-based Hofesh Shechter Company and its highly anticipated Double Murder for…
This Week in Toronto (May 6 – 12)
Francis Poulenc (1899 – 1963)Francis Poulenc’s Dialogues of the Carmelites, the third of three productions of the Canadian Opera Company’s…
This Week in Toronto (Nov. 5 – 11)
Canadian soprano Edith Wiens gives masterclass at University of TorontoNow that both the Canadian Opera Company and Opera Atelier have…
Monday Headlines: Review of the Boston Symphony Orchestra at the Maison Symphonique
On Saturday, the reputable Boston Symphony Orchestra played at the Maison Symphonique. The last time the orchestra visited Montreal was…
Tuesday Headlines: Positive reviews for Opera Lafayette’s ‘Léonare, ou l’Amour Conjugal’ in New York
Opera Lafayette is getting many positive reviews for their production of Léonare, ou l’Amour Conjugal, which has an all Canadian…
Video of the Day – Conducting with Yannick Nézet-Séguin
In today’s Video of the Day, maestro Yannick Nézet-Séguin gives us a crash course in orchestral conducting, describing his process.…
Review | COC’s Madama Butterfly a Profound Emotional Journey
With its epic music and heartbreaking story, it is no surprise that Giacomo Puccini’s Madama Butterfly remains one of the…
Tickets now on sale for Opera 5’s Toronto Opera Festival
TORONTO, ON – Tickets are now on sale for Opera 5’s first-ever Toronto Opera Festival, running from June 12-21, 2025 at Factory Theatre.…
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