Editorial (September 2025)
Welcome to the September 2025 national issue of La Scena Musicale. Our annual Arts Season Preview special kicks off La Scena Musicale’s 30th season of…
Yearly Archives: 2025
Opéra bouffe du Québec: Julien Patenaude Unveils a New Era
Opéra bouffe du Québec (OBQ) kicks off its season with a new artistic and musical director, Julien Patenaude, who succeeds Simon Fournier. Known for his…
Music Therapy: Helping Older Adults With Life Transitions
“I believe everyone can benefit from therapy, whether it be music therapy or verbal-based techniques,” says Kiki Chang, an instructor of music therapy at Capilano…
2025-26 Orchestra Roundup
Montreal Orchestre symphonique de Montréal kicks off its season on Sept. 17 and 18 with Berlioz’s La Damnation de Faust conducted by Music Director Rafael…
CD Review | Andrew Staniland, The Laws of Nature
The Laws of Nature Andrew Staniland, composer and performer Leaf Music, 2025 Perhaps it’s a trend but twice this month I’ve found myself reviewing works…
Dance: A Fall Season Preview
Montreal Playing with male stereotypes, Frédérick Gravel revives the striking and very rock-inspired Tout se pète la gueule, chérie. Music by Stéfan Boucher. 4’Sous, Sept.…
Francophone Theatre: The Fall Season Launch
Montreal Lorraine Pintal directs Kim Thúy’s first stagescript, Âm. This Vietnamese term evokes the harmony between the physical and the spiritual. TNM, Sept. 9-Oct. 4…
2025 Fall Festivals Guide
Montreal Canadian International Organ Competition (CIOC) Montréal, September 6 to October 26 | www.ciocm.org The Canadian International Organ Competition (CIOC) presents the 2025 Grand Organ…
Choral Calendar: Choir Across Canada
Montreal Le lys et le lion Sept. 14 at 2:30, 3:30, 5:45, and 6:45 p.m. in the Latin Quarter The Rugissants, directed by Xavier Brossard-Ménard,…
Anglophone Theatre: The Season Begins
Montreal The result of Centaur Theatre’s first Indigenous artist residency, Stone and Bone Spectacular is written by Ange Loft. The play brings a profound yet…
