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Toronto Mendelssohn Choir: Canada’s Oldest Choir Celebrates 125 YearsFounded in 1894, the Toronto Mendelssohn Choir (TMC) is Canada’s oldest choir. It performed its first concert at the inaugural season of Massey Hall in…
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Beethoven: Piano concerto 0 (Deutschlandfunk/Oehms)**/*** Two recordings arrive, both claiming to be Beethoven world premieres. At issue is a…
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Old-fashioned Rusalka is a COC semi-successThe Canadian Opera Company has cultivated an up-to-date image over the past decade through a…
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Good Theatre at the Right PriceDon’t think for a minute that theatre tickets are only for the well-heeled. Here are…
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Roberto Alagna: Caruso 1873 A Personal Tribute To The Great Tenor Available November 8 From Sony ClassicalToronto, Canada (October 15, 2019) – Sony Classical announces ROBERTO ALAGNA’s latest album, CARUSO 1873,…
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Review: In Munich, a Tale of Two OperasThe Bavarian State Opera is the largest house in Germany and among the most difficult…
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4.2Review: Grands Ballets’ Carmina Burana – Music Is the StarThanks to amplification – yes, the Ballet has no qualms about using microphones to enhance…
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6Shostakovich plays Shostakovich (Melodiya)****** (6 stars out of 5) Most records are disposable. A few are memorable, a…
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The Science Behind Why Classical Music Is Good for Mental HealthClassical music has been known to make us smarter. Experts promote playing classical music to…
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Estate of H. Thomas & Mary Beck Donates $10 Million to Toronto Symphony OrchestraDONATION IS THE LARGEST IN THE ORCHESTRA’S HISTORY TORONTO, Oct. 10, 2019 /CNW/ – Matthew…
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Seven young singers selected for Canada’s biggest opera competitionToronto – After a months-long, nationwide search, seven talented young opera singers from across the…
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Gloria! Les Petits chanteurs du Mont-Royal return with OCM – November 3PROUDLY PRESENTS GLORIA LES PETITS CHANTEURS DU MONT-ROYAL RETURN IN TRIUMPH TO PERFORM VIVALDI’S JOYOUS…
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Angèle Dubeau’s New album: PulsationsA violinist and composers of our time Release date: October 4, 2019 Montreal, October 4,…
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Orchestre classique de Montréal Proudly Announces New Board Appointments & New Initiatives for Diversity and InclusivityFor Immediate Release, October 8, 2019, Montreal, Quebec … It is with great pleasure and…
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2019 Recipients of Hnatyshyn Foundation Developing Artist Grants and Fellowship in ConductingEIGHT EXCEPTIONAL YOUNG PERFORMING ARTISTS RECEIVE PRIZES FROM THE HNATYSHYN FOUNDATION: SEVEN DEVELOPING ARTIST GRANTS…
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4.0Felix and Fanny Mendelssohn: Cello-piano works (Pentatone)The near-symbiotic relationship between Mendelssohn and his older sister, examined in my forthcoming book Genius…
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Marcello Giordani, tenor, 1963-2019Italian media Siricusa News (Syracuse News in Sicily, Italy) reports the death of Italian tenor…
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Critiques de Concert ReviewsOpéra de Montréal Tchaikovsky: Eugene Onegin What you missed One of the best-cast and least-tampered-with…
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New Perspectives…in concert: Off Jazz Festival, 20th Edition, Oct. 3-12 A year ago, change was in…
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The Bluestocking BluesIn 2019, Canadian women take the right to attend university for granted. Yet not so…
Trio Dell’Aria: Louis Spohr and more
Soprano Kripa Nageshwar, pianist Ruta Vaivade and clarinetist Michael Westwood always had an individual passion for chamber music. The same…
Jessye Norman, Soprano, 1945-2019
Jessye Norman, one of the world’s most admired vocalists, died in New York on Sept. 30 at the age of…
New Music for Louis Riel Co-Commissioned by COC and NAC
Toronto – The Canadian Opera Company is proud to partner with the National Arts Centre in co-commissioning new work to…
CMIM 2019 Violin – Predictions
By Wah Keung Chan and Alexandre Da Costa To help navigate the 2019 edition of the Concours musical international de…
Competitors for the 2019 CMIM Violin edition revealed
Montréal, January 22, 2019 — 24 of the world’s most promising young violinists—15 women and 9 men between the ages…
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…
