Review | Love as Spectacle: Robert Carsen’s Così fan tutte at La Scala
The evening begins inside a dazzling television studio. Cameras glide, applause signs flash, and a suave host greets a group of young couples assembled to…
Yearly Archives: 2025
La Scena Word Search (Theme: Baroque Composers) Solution
SOLUTION for La Scena Word Search (November 2025) THEME: Baroque Composers Information on Claudio Monteverdi (baptized May 15, 1567 – November 29, 1643) (Wikipedia) Watch:…
Canada’s Newest Company Directors Part 2
Following the post-pandemic trend, the renewal of leadership at Canada’s cultural institutions continues apace. Here, we meet the newest of these leaders to get their…
Review | Fall For Dance North Kathak & Ballet
Kathak & Ballet was a featured signature program this year at Toronto’s Fall For Dance North Festival held Oct. 15-26. It was co-curated by the…
Editorial (November 2025)
Welcome to the November/December/January 2026 issue of La Scena Musicale, which features our annual special on higher education. In this issue, we also shine…
Jacob Caines: Creator of Canada’s “Living Archive” of Queer Musicians
For musicologist, conductor and researcher Jacob Caines, queer musicians may be the key to revitalizing the modern classical music scene. “Performing arts is in a…
Gift Ideas: LSM Team’s Picks (Dec. 2025)
by Kaitlyn Chan, Benjamin Goron, Hal Kowalewski, Viktor Lazarov, L. I. Liganor, Andréanne Venne & Emma Yee Caron L’Écuyer wooden musical spoon Why not treat…
La Scena Word Search (Theme: Baroque composers)
How to Play Circle the letters of each of the words in the list and cross out the words as you find them. Words can…
Louise Pitre: Canada’s First Lady of Musical Theatre in Her Most Perfect Role
Louise Pitre—Canada’s First Lady of musical theatre—has made audiences fall in love with her for decades. Best known for originating the role of Donna Sheridan…
The World of Kurtág Miniatures: Brigitte Poulin and the Játékok
In the 1980s, Montreal pianist Brigitte Poulin discovered the works of György Kurtág. As a 20-year-old student at the University of Music and Performing Arts…
