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Calgary Opera announces new, all-canadian leadership teamNovember 17, 2018 (Calgary, Alberta) – Following their announcement in August that current General Director and CEO Keith Cerny will be leaving the company, Calgary…
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3.0Cello concertos (Pentatone/Myrios)Mstislav Rostropovich commissioned more than 100 works for his instrument and performed some of them…
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Tafelmusik Announces New Executive Director Carol KehoeToronto, November 13, 2018 … David Kilburn, Chair of the Board of Directors of Tafelmusik…
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21C Music Festival 2019: A festival of Newly-minted music by the world’s foremost stars of independant musical thinking and innovation21C Music Festival – five days of newly-minted music during which audiences have an opportunity to…
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The Glenn Gould Foundation and The Canadian Opera Company Orchestra celebrate the Twelfth Glenn Gould Prize Laureate Jessye NormanNovember 13, 2018 – TORONTO – Iconic American singer, opera star and activist Jessye Norman…
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Cirque Éloize: At the forefront of contemporary circus for 25 yearsTo celebrate its 25th anniversary, Cirque Éloize presents Hôtel, its 15th original production, co-produced with…
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Weekend Opera Roundup in Montreal (Nov. 9-11)This past weekend (Friday, Nov. 9 to Sunday, Nov. 11), I attended four vocal music…
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4.2Baritone Nathan Berg Shines in Opéra de Montréal’s Das RheingoldLast Saturday, November 10, Opéra de Montréal premiered Der Rheingold, the first instalment from Wagner’s…
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3.3Review: Mozart’s Requiem by Mundia ProductionsLast Saturday, November 10, Mundia Productions presented Mozart’s Requiem and the Piano Concerto #20 in…
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4.5Review: Montreal Premiere of Wagner’s Das Rheingold a Must SeeWhat you missed The first time Wagner’s Das Rheingold is staged in Montreal is a…
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Soprano Sara Schabas Wins IRCPA’s “Career Blueprint”SOPRANO SARA SCHABAS GOES TO NEW YORK RECEIVES IRCPA’S “CAREER BLUEPRINT” AFTER NEW SINGING STARS…
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David Cangelosi: The Art of Singing Secondary RolesIn the glamorous world of opera most singers aspire to be the next star. Students…
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Vancouver opera company brings Mozart into the 21st centuryOpera Mariposa presents a female-led, body-positive new production of the classic opera Così fan tutte…
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Alluring longueurs in restored Bayreuth LohengrinPRAGUE – Very strange. The knights and nobles were dressed in stylized medieval tunics and…
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The SMCQ unveils its programming for the Montreal/New Music festivalThe SMCQ unveils its programming for the 9th edition of the Montreal/New Music festival Montreal,…
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4.0Requiem, the pity of war (Warner)Another themed album, but for once a timely theme. Ian Bostridge has chosen sets by…
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Augmentation du budget du Conseil des arts de Montréal: un autre pas vers l’objectif de 20 millions pour 2020Montréal, le 8 novembre 2018 – Le président du Conseil des arts de Montréal, M. Jan-Fryderyk…
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Refus de visas pour les artistes algériens Nada Al Raihane, Kamel Maati
Montréal, le 7 novembre 2018. En raison d’un refus collectif des visas par les autorités…
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Yannick Nézet-Séguin’s first appearances as Met Music DirectorYannick Nézet-Séguin makes his first appearances as Met Music Director with a new production of La Traviata…
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This week in Montréal (from Novembre 5 to 13)
50TH ANNIVERSARY OF OFQJ The Office franco-québécois pour la jeunesse (OFQJ) is celebrating its 50th…
“The Anchoress” – Songs of a Soul in Solitude
REVIEW: of The Anchoress, a world premiere of a new musical monodrama/song cycle composed by David Serkin Ludwig with text…
Julian Prégardien – Tenor and Teacher Takes On Another Role
Like father, like son. Both Christoph Prégardien, the father, and Julian Prégardien, his son, are noted for baroque and classical…
The Spirit of Saint Kateri Returns to Mohawk Land
Kateri Tekakwitha has long been part of the school curriculum in Quebec. A 17th-century Mohawk girl who sought baptism in…
Editorial From The Editor
October is La Scena Musicale’s month for youth and our sixth annual Rising Stars issue. Here we feature 15 musicians…
Philippe Sly: a Wandering Journey
I first heard Philippe Sly at the 2012 Concours musical international de Montréal. He was only 23, but that didn’t…
Isabel Bader Centre’s 5th season features inaugural KA’TAROHKWI Festival of Indigenous Arts
Kingston ON … The Isabel Bader Centre for the Performing Arts at Queen’s University launches its 5th Anniversary Season that includes…
