Review | Alienating AR in Bayreuth Festival’s Parsifal
American theatre director Jay Scheib’s 2023 production of Wagner’s Parsifal received its third revival at this summer’s Bayreuth Festival (seen Aug. 17). It originally made…
Yearly Archives: 2025
Review | Macerata Opera Festival 2025: Dancing Macbeth, Mafia Rigoletto & Lehár
Unlike the Roman Arena di Verona, Macerata’s 2,500 seat Arena Sferisterio is a more recent creation. Created two centuries ago for an Italian variant of…
Business / Arts Names Distinguished Cultural Ambassadors
TORONTO, ON – Aug. 19, 2025 — Business / Arts, Canada’s leading national organization dedicated to building lasting partnerships between business and the arts, proudly…
Vancouver Opera early-bird pricing ends Aug 31
AUGUST 18, 2025, VANCOUVER, B.C. / Traditional territory of the xʷməθkʷəy̓əm, Sḵwx̱wú7mesh and səlilwətaɬ Nations – Tickets for the Vancouver Opera 2025-2026 season are now on sale, with Early Bird pricing…
Lebrecht Weekly | Gypsy Melodies (La dolce volta)
I am not sure if the title of this album is even legal in Britain and the US. These days we refer to a particular…
Calgary Philharmonic 2025/26 Season Kicks Off Sept 5
Calgary AB (August 14, 2025) — World-renowned stars, epic classics, thrilling collaborations, rockin’ pops, family fun, blockbuster movies, and more — the Calgary Phil heads…
OPQ Announces the Departure of Executive Director
August 13, 2025 – Yesterday, Orchestre Philharmonique du Québec (OPQ) announced that Executive Director Véronique Bugeaud will leave her position on August 29. Bugeaud has…
Pacific Opera Victoria Unveils 2025/26 Season
Victoria, BC – Pacific Opera Victoria is delighted to present their 2025/26 Opera Season, a season of thrills, passion, and timeless legends, bringing three extraordinary operas to life…
Lebrecht Weekly | Gidon Kremer and the Kremerata Baltica: Viktor Kalabis’ Chamber music (Hyperion)
When the great conductor Rafael Kubelik returned to Prague in 1990 after 42 years in exile, the first people he sought out were composers who…
Lanaudière Festival 2025, Etched in History
Joliette – August 7, 2025 – With the grandiose Carmina Burana, a powerful and energetic overture delivered by the Montréal Symphony Orchestra under the direction of Rafael Payare, and Tristan und Isolde as a monumental finale performed…
