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SOLUTION for La Scena Word Search (November 2025) THEME: Baroque Composers Information on Claudio Monteverdi (baptized May 15, 1567 – November 29, 1643) (Wikipedia) Watch: Unveiling the Musical Genius: The Life and Legacy of Claudio Monteverdi Watch: Monteverdi’s Anthology – The Best Works of Claudio Monteverdi Watch: Claudio Monteverdi – Magnificat (complete) Watch: Monteverdi’s pur ti miro

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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 be found horizontally, vertically, diagonally and backward. Letters can be used more than once. Once completed, write down the uncircled letters, and arrange them to spell out the solution (HINT: 10 letters) that is related to the theme. Download: printable puzzle in PDF format SOLUTION:  See this page or see the next print issue. Solution to Word Search October 2025: SAXOPHONE. See this page for complete details.

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Welcome to Cityscapes From sea to sea, Canada boasts beautiful natural landscapes and culturally-diverse cities. In the second instalment of our new column, Cityscapes, we spotlight the inspiring spots, music and arts scenes, and unique neighbourhoods of Toronto. We invited three local artists to tell us what they love most about Canada’s largest city. Jesse Blumberg Baritone Jesse Blumberg recently moved to Toronto. The 2025–26 season finds him collaborating with American Bach Soloists, Indianapolis Baroque, Elgin Symphony, Chorus Niagara, Victoria Baroque and Canadian Art Song Project in recital. He will debut with Ottawa’s National Arts Centre Orchestra in Handel’s Messiah,…

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Collaborative pianist Nadia Boucher leads one of those quietly dazzling musical lives. A highly skilled musician fluent in four languages (English, French, Italian, and German), she balances her work as a vocal coach and collaborative pianist at the University of Ottawa with an active performing career. Her love of music often intertwines with her love of food. When she and tenor-composer Corey Arnold married in 2024, the choice of destination to celebrate their honeymoon felt almost inevitable. “We both live and breathe music and food,” Boucher says with a smile, “so Italy was the obvious choice—and not just anywhere: Emilia-Romagna.”…

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For some, fashion is everything that goes out of fashion, as Jean Cocteau said. For others, fashion weaves thousands of years of tradition. Combining modern tastes with the imprint of her Innu roots, soprano Elisabeth St-Gelais talks fashion choices—from earrings to evening wear. “There’s a lot of beadwork among Indigenous people, and the Innu in particular. It’s part of our cultures,” says St-Gelais. In fact, as our June-July 2025 issue’s cover artist, readers will already have seen St-Gelais wearing multicoloured beaded earrings, a tradition of her Innu nation of Pessamit. It’s not uncommon for St-Gelais to wear moccasins or beaded…

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Welcome to La Scena Word Search, our new puzzle feature in every issue. 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 be found horizontally, vertically, diagonally and backward. Letters can be used more than once. Once completed, write down the uncircled letters, and arrange them to spell out the solution (HINT: 9 letters) that is related to the theme. NOTE:   The LSM October 2025 issue features two different and separate Word Search puzzles for the Instruments theme. Because some instrument names differ between…

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Welcome back to La Scena a tavola, where artists invite us into their kitchens and share the dishes that keep them grounded between performances. This month, mezzo-soprano Justine Ledoux serves up The Charcuterie Board. The Montreal-born mezzo is one of Canada’s most compelling emerging voices. She is a current member of Opéra de Montréal’s Atelier Lyrique. Known for her strong stage presence and luscious lyrical timbre, she was named by CBC Music as one of its 30 Hot Classical Musicians Under 30 in 2025 and is the recipient of the Choquette-Symcox Award from the Jeunesses Musicales Canada Foundation. Offstage, she…

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Welcome to La Scena Word Search, our new puzzle feature in every issue. SOLUTION to the La Scena Word Search (Theme: Pianists) Puzzle Arthur (Artur) Rubinstein (1887-1982) was a Polish-American pianist who performed publicly for eight decades, and among other things, acclaimed for being an exceptional interpreter of Chopin’s music. He was fluent in eight languages and had a photographic memory. Rubinstein at 90, Interview 10 Minutes with Arthur Rubinstein

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Welcome to La Scena Word Search, our new puzzle feature in every issue. 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 be found horizontally, vertically, diagonally and backward. Letters can be used more than once. Once completed, write down the uncircled letters, and arrange them to spell out the solution (HINT: 10 letters) that is related to the theme. CORRECTION NOTE to the Word Search (Theme: Pianists) in the print version of the September 2025 issue:   In Column 1, Row 14 replace “E”…

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