Quebec Opens Concert Halls to Full Capacity
Quebec Health and Social Services Minister Christian Dubé has announced that halls with assigned seating can once again accept capacity crowds as of October 8.…
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Debra Lew Harder Named Metropolitan Opera Radio Host, Only the Fifth in the Company’s History
New York, NY (September 20, 2021)— The Metropolitan Opera announced today that it has appointed Debra Lew Harder as the new host of its radio…
L’orangeraie: Chants Libres presents a world premiere
Montreal, September 16, 2021 — The vocal creation company CHANTS LIBRES is delighted to announce the world -premiere of its latest creation, L’orangeraie by Zad…
The OM’s Orchestral Conducting Academy welcomes six young Canadian talents
Montreal, September 15, 2021 – The Orchestre Métropolitain (OM) and its artistic director and principal conductor Yannick Nézet-Séguin today introduced the next-generation conductors who will…
Canadians abroad: Fall 2021
Marc-André Hamelin Pianist Marc-André Hamelin will perform on Sept. 25 at the Lensic Performing Arts Centre in Santa Fe, NM. His program includes works by…
Maison de la musique de Sorel-Tracy: Rachmaninoff piano music, complete
On Sept. 18-19 and April 22-23, 2022, the Maison de la musique de Sorel-Tracy presents Le piano de Rachmaninov : l’intégrale under the artistic direction…
Rafael Payare – A New Era for the OSM
“It makes things a little bit easier if you think about it,” Rafael Payare said about the travel implications of his new position as music…
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Payare opens San Diego Shell We are apt to forget that the next music director of the OSM is already music director of the San…
Vaccine passport A new reality for the music business
Since Sept. 1, spectators in Quebec have been required to present a vaccine passport to gain access to outdoor performance sites, indoor performance halls…
Pierre Bourgie, philanthropist
(A version of this article originally appeared in November 2011) Perhaps the stars were aligned for businessman and philanthropist Pierre Bourgie. In 2005 he stepped…
