Virtual Summer Camps 2020
Overnight summer camps across Canada have been cancelled because of COVID-19. Programs, accordingly, are shifting their activities online to provide both children and adults an…
Browsing: Arts Industry
Atma classique acquired by Ad Litteram
The music industry’s big announcement this spring: Johanne Goyette, founding president of ATMA Classique, and Guillaume Lombart, founding president of Ad Litteram, entered into an…
Industry News
Royal rebel Amid the avalanche of COVID-19-related cancellations, a few concert presenters persist in believing that the show can, and should, go on. The Royal…
Editorial from the editor
This edition of La Scena Musicale is unique in the history of the publication in offering no coverage of live performance with an audience. This…
Metropolitan Opera launches Met Stars Live in Concert pay-per-view series
New York, NY (July 11, 2020) – The Metropolitan Opera announced its entry into live pay-per-view concert events today, unveiling a lineup of 12 concerts…
COVID-19: Fear surrounding singing exaggerated, Canadian choir directors say
The dangers of choral singing has been in the news since the beginning of the pandemic. Arthur Kaptainis’s article Choral singing: a long road back…
Ready to return: Leger survey shows that more than 60% are ready to engage in outdoor activities in Montreal
A Leger web survey of 2,144 residents of Montreal and the surrounding municipalities revealed that 60% of Quartier des Spectacles regulars (those who have already…
Stéphane Laforest: “This is not the time to ask artists to reinvent themselves”
Recent announcements from Minister of Culture Nathalie Roy have received mixed reviews from professionals in the field, in particular those working in the performing arts.…
Quebec announces $400 million for cultural relaunch plan
Minister of Culture and Communications Nathalie Roy announced today a cultural relaunch plan with a budget of $400 million. Nearly $290 million will be invested…
COVID-19: The Canada Emergency Business Account program is now available to a greater number of businesses
May 20th Update: The Canada Emergency Business Account program is now available to a greater number of businesses. The CEBA will now be available to businesses with…
