Review | Misogyny Unveiled in New National Theatre Das Rheingold in Prague
With director Sláva Daubnerová’s production of Wagner’s Das Rheingold (seen Feb. 15), Prague’s National Theatre embarks on a new Ring Cycle between now and 2028.…
Gianmarco Segato
Gianmarco Segato
Arts writer, administrator and singer Gianmarco Segato is Assistant Editor for La Scena Musicale. He was Associate Artist Manager for opera at Dean Artists Management and from 2017-2022, Editorial Director of Opera Canada magazine. Previous to that he was Adult Programs Manager with the Canadian Opera Company. Gianmarco is an intrepid classical music traveler with a special love of Prague and Budapest as well as an avid cyclist and cook.
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Upcoming Concerts (Ottawa)
NATIONAL ARTS CENTRE ORCHESTRA The orchestra’s music director designate, John Storgårds, leads a French-tinged program that includes Debussy’s Prélude à l’après-midi d’un faune as well…
Upcoming Concerts (Toronto)
KOERNER HALL Former Toronto Symphony Orchestra Music Director Peter Oundjian guest-conducts the Royal Conservatory Orchestra on Feb. 6 in Canadian composer Vivian Fung’s Dust Devils…
Industry News (February 2026)
Appointments On Jan. 6, Paris Opera announced the appointment of Semyon Bychkov as music director, effective Aug. 1, 2028, for a four-season term. Beginning Aug.…
Iván Fischer: A Visionary in Budapest
The Budapest Festival Orchestra (BFO) is an anomaly when it comes to the other elite ensembles that share its top-10 world ranking. The Vienna Philharmonic…
Review | The Czardas Princess kicks up her heels for Toronto Operetta Theatre
Toronto Operetta Theatre’s annual holiday production offers local audiences the all-too-rare chance to experience golden age operetta. This delightful corner of the lyric repertoire, full…
News | Gerald Finley is Named Musical America’s Vocalist of the Year
Canadian bass-baritone Gerald Finley has been named Vocalist of the Year at the 65th annual Musical America Awards. Finley is one of Canada’s most renowned…
News | Canadian Opera Company Rigoletto Cast Change: Sarah Dufresne & Andriana Chuchman
Today, the Canadian Opera Company announced a cast change for their upcoming winter run of Verdi’s Rigoletto. American soprano Andrea Carroll has withdrawn from singing…
Review | Gerald Finley and Anthony León Shine in TSO Messiah
There are as many versions of Handel’s oratorio, Messiah, as there are performances, which in Canada, are almost too many to count over the holiday…
Review | National Ballet of Canada’s Nutcracker at 30
National Ballet of Canada’s production of The Nutcracker celebrates its 30th anniversary this season. Set in late-Imperial Russia, it was created by choreographer and former…
