Setting up your home studio record for less than $1000
Twenty years ago, making a musical recording was a very complicated and very expensive part of the music business. Nowadays, thanks to technological advances, good…
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QW4RTZ: Pop Vocal Quartet, Rigour of Classical Musicians
Montreal-based QW4RTZ is a new a cappella quartet that is making its name by sharing their passion for singing. Founded in 2010, the quartet now consists…
Sondra Radvanovsky gives a flawless recital
Sondra Radvanovsky gives a flawless recital By Adrian Rodriguez Reviewing a concert given by an artist with a voice like the stentorian soprano Sondra Radvanosky has, is a very difficult…
Simone McIntosh
Simone McIntosh Wirth Vocal Prize By Adrian Rodriguez Last year was filled with prolific achievements for Vancouver Canadian mezzo-soprano, Simone McIntosh. She won the Wirth…
Kirsten MacKinnon
Kirsten MacKinnon — 2017 Metropolitan Opera Auditions By Adrian Rodriguez In March this year, Vancouver soprano Kirsten MacKinnon was selected as one of six winners…
Jean-Philippe Fortier-Lazure
Jean-Philippe Fortier-Lazure: Jeunes Ambassadeur Lyriques by Adrian Rodriguez “Just do it” is the secret mantra of Jean-Philippe Fortier Lazure. The Ontario-born tenor uses the watchword…
Evangelista Legacy
Evangelista’s sons didn’t fall far from the tree, as both are actively involved in Montreal’s music scene. Gabriel, his elder son, is a sort of…
José Evangelista – Composer in Constant Evolution
José Evangelista is a composer who perfectly represents the cultural diversity and historical background of Canada and Montreal. In the early 1970s Evangelista was, like…
Love Songs Opéra Not for Everyone
What you miss: A great performance by the polyvalent mezzo Marie-Annick Béliveau as she explored with sounds that go from raspy-bluesy to classical to flat…
Opéra de Montréal’s Tosca Emphasizes Realism and the Score
The Opéra of Montréal will open its 2017-18 season with an all-time classic: Tosca by Giacomo Puccini, a drama in three acts revolving around a…
