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Editorial (April 2024)
Welcome to the April/May 2024 national issue of La Scena Musicale. Tenor Pene Pati is featured on the cover of the English edition, and Canadian…
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Joyce El-Khoury & Serouj Kradjian: What They’re Made Of
El-Khoury and Kradjian have created a program that combines bel canto favourites with a collection of the Lebanese songs she grew up listening to. This repertoire will be completely new to Toronto audiences, and will include the North American première of Les cèdres by Iyad Kanaan.
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Spring Festival Guide 2024
Newfoundland Gros Morne Theatre Festival Cow Head, June 1 to September 22 www.theatrenewfoundland.com Nova Scotia…
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Magdalene Belhete: Proud Mother of the Choinière Twins
On the occasion of Mother’s Day, we pay tribute to the mother behind the artistic and entrepreneurial journeys of musical prodigy Francis Choinière, and his twin brother and accomplice, Nicolas.
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3.0CD Review | Rock Echoes (Leaf Music, 2024)
On Rock Echoes, Kristan Toczko offers harp arrangements of famous rock songs. The experience may only be worthwhile for rock fans willing to forgive the limitations of the harp.
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David Potvin: Honouring Canadian Repertoire
Pianist David Potvin struggled to settle on a name for his debut album, which comes out on April 19 under Leaf Music.
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La Chapelle de Québec Reigns Glorious: Vivaldi’s Gloria
La Chapelle de Québec is one of the crown jewels of Canada’s classical music scene.
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Verdi Goes to Church: A Requiem with the Toronto Mendelssohn Choir
At the time of its première in 1874, Verdi’s Messa da Requiem was described by sharp-tongued conductor Hans von Bülow as “an opera in ecclesiastical robes.”
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New Releases (April-May 2024)
This section is an advertising supplement. To announce here, contact [email protected]. SONIX AND OTHER TONIX…
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Industry News (April/May 2024)
Obituaries Renowned conductor Seiji Ozawa died in Tokyo on Feb. 6, at the age of…
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Anderson & Roe: Exhilarating Creativity
Pianists Greg Anderson and Elizabeth Joy Roe have electrified audiences worldwide since their first concert as a duo two decades ago, at The Juilliard School.
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CMIM Piano 2024 Predictions
A team consisting of pianist Fiona Wu, musicologist Justin Bernard, and pianist/musicologist Viktor Lazarov have drawn their top predictions for the CMIM 2024 winners.
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Summer Camp Guide 2024
Newfoundland Vinland Music Camp Bishops Falls, August 18 to 23 www.soundbone.ca Nova Scotia Acadia Summer…
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3.0CD Review | La Flambeau (Atma Classique, 2024)
Composed by Haitian-born, Montreal-based David Bontemps, who also adapted fellow Haitian Flaubert Bolivar’s award-winning play, La Flambeau draws its subject matter from a rich mythology based in Haitian Vodou traditions.
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Michael Spyres: Wagner in Context
The latest recording by American tenor Michael Spyres, In the Shadows, exemplifies just what makes him stand out in the current hype-driven, Instagram-heavy opera landscape.
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Mishka Lavigne: Librettist to Tim Brady’s Information
On the heels of Backstage at Carnegie Hall, composer Tim Brady pursues his journey into the world of opera with Information, the second instalment in a cycle of four entitled Hope.
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Concert Previews: April/May 2024
Upcoming performances in Montreal, Toronto, and Quebec City, running throughout April and May 2024.
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The Printemps Slaves: Multidisciplinary Offerings with a Jazzy Twist
The mixture of classical and jazz styles is at the heart of the 2024 edition of Les Printemps Slaves, an annual festival founded by pianists Irina Krasnyanskaya and Jean-Fabien Schneider.
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CAMMAC: The Summer Music Camp Experience
What Guylaine Lemaire found as artistic director of CAMMAC was a musical environment that fostered new passions and forged lifetime friendships like no other.
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Building the Future: The Legacy of Dr. Peter Simon
In August this year, Dr. Peter Simon will step down from his role as President and CEO of the RCM. The vastness of his accomplishments is quite unbelievable. What drives him? Simon says it comes down to his love of music.
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Nadia Labrie: Finding the Beauty
French-Canadian flute player Nadia Labrie is famous for her classical recordings of works by Schubert, Bach, and Mozart.
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International Jazz Day / Canadian Celebrations
In November 2011, UNESCO issued a proclamation establishing April 30 as International Jazz Day, effective…
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Pene Pati: From YouTube to the Metropolitan Opera
Pene Pati made time to sit down with La Scena Musicale while in Bordeaux, France, set to perform a concert at the Opéra national de Bordeaux the following day.
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Singing Valentines: Another Year of Success
This year, La Scena Musicale ran another successful Singing Valentines fundraiser.
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Long & McQuade: A ‘Second Roaring ’20s’
With only a book about business and the help of drummer Jack McQuade, Jack Long opened his first music store at the edge of York Village, on the second floor of a Carlton Street home.
Concert Review | Canadian Opera Company opens 2023-24 season with Beethoven’s Fidelio
The Canadian Opera Company opened its 2023-24 season with a rare gem. Fidelio is the only opera Beethoven ever wrote,…
Newswire | Toronto Mendelssohn Choir announces new 23.24 season Community Engagement Team and Activities
Toronto, September 25, 2023 — The Toronto Mendelssohn Choir announces an exciting array of community events for the 2023/2024 season,…
Breaking News | Kitchener Waterloo Symphony Orchestra Cancels 23/24 Season
Sept. 18, 2023 – The Kitchener Waterloo Symphony Orchestra, Ontario’s third largest orchestra, announced this morning that the organization has…
Spring Festival Guide 2024
Newfoundland Gros Morne Theatre Festival Cow Head, June 1 to September 22 www.theatrenewfoundland.com Nova Scotia Scotia Festival of Music Halifax,…
Joel Ivany & Miriam Khalil: Just Getting Started
Against the Grain Theatre (AtG) is a pillar of the Canadian opera scene. The award-winning company has been pushing boundaries…
On his Own Terms: Davóne Tines at Bourgie Hall
Although Davóne Tines may have “tumbled his way into the opera world” somewhat accidentally, his artistic output has been deliberate…
CD Review | Ispiciwin (Leaf Music, 2023)
In the company of the Luminous Voices vocal ensemble, Andrew Balfour presents Ispiciwin, a new album of compositions inspired by Cree texts.
CD Review | La Flambeau (Atma Classique, 2024)
Composed by Haitian-born, Montreal-based David Bontemps, who also adapted fellow Haitian Flaubert Bolivar’s award-winning play, La Flambeau draws its subject matter from a rich mythology based in Haitian Vodou traditions.
Michael Spyres: Wagner in Context
The latest recording by American tenor Michael Spyres, In the Shadows, exemplifies just what makes him stand out in the current hype-driven, Instagram-heavy opera landscape.
Newswire | Circus community holds its breath over Minister Girard’s “demanding and responsible” budget
Joyce El-Khoury & Serouj Kradjian: What They’re Made Of
El-Khoury and Kradjian have created a program that combines bel canto favourites with a collection of the Lebanese songs she grew up listening to. This repertoire will be completely new to Toronto audiences, and will include the North American première of Les cèdres by Iyad Kanaan.
Newswire | TMChoir and Sébastien Vallée Welcome Six Rising Conductors
Six up-and-coming conductors will take the podium under the leadership of Jean-Sébastien Vallée for a series of workshops and masterclasses for the TMChoir’s 15th Symposium.
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