Maison Symphonique: Reopening in the Covid-19 Era
As the 2020-21 season begins, musicians and concertgoers face a challenge no one could have anticipated before the Covid-19 pandemic. Concert halls and churches that…
Yearly Archives: 2020
Le Vivier’s 12th Season: Celebration and Perspective
In spite of the health crisis, Le Vivier has no plans to cease operations. After a summer consisting of several outdoor activities, the producers specializing…
Nouvel Ensemble Moderne: Back on stage for the Azrieli Prize Gala
The Nouvel Ensemble Moderne (NEM) and its artistic director Lorraine Vaillancourt will open its new season on Oct. 22 with a gala concert presented by…
English Theatre: a lightly seasoned autumn
Theatre and the performing arts are among the sectors hardest hit by the COVID-19 pandemic. Despite this, two inspired directors, Eda Holmes and Lisa Rubin,…
The COC After Neef: Let the Rebuilding Begin
It is official. Alexander Neef, general director of the Canadian Opera Company, will take the reins of the Paris Opera in September, a year ahead…
Opera and Jewish Cantorial Music: a 21st-Century Update from Montreal
Montreal’s Shaar Hashomayim synagogue is well known as a centre of Jewish music. The title track of Leonard Cohen’s penultimate album, You Want It Darker,…
Opera in Europe Makes a Comeback
Back in March, when most of the world went into lockdown, music organizations around the globe made the difficult decision of cancelling the remainder of…
Industry News
CAMI bites the dust The world’s best-known classical artist management agency, Columbia Artists Management Inc., went out of business on Aug. 31, leaving Mirga Gražinytė-Tyla,…
Keiko Devaux: Being Canadian by Being Herself
Keiko Devaux was already a composer at age five. Unsatisfied with the methodical character of her piano lessons, she found freedom by playing the top…
COVID-19 Survey Results: Fans ready, but masks should be mandatory
By Philip Ehrensaft & Wah Keung Chan The classical music sector in Quebec will operate and earn revenue with a new combination of resources after…
