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…
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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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…
Review | Richard Coeur-de-lion: When Squire is King at Opera in Concert
Tenor Colin Ainsworth’s announced indisposition at VOICEBOX: Opera in Concert’s Nov. 15 presentation of Grétry’s Richard Coeur-de-lion proved not as potentially ruinous as one might…
Review | National Ballet’s Disturbing and Cathartic The Winter’s Tale
The Winter’s Tale, Shakespeare’s strange amalgam of tragedy and rustic comedy, was given ballet form in 2014 by choreographer Christopher Wheeldon and composer Joby Talbot,…
Upcoming Concerts | Toronto & Ottawa
Toronto Aga Khan Museum The 11th annual Duende International Flamenco Festival features international headliners from Spain as well as family and community dance workshops. Performances…
Industry News November/December 2025
Appointments Les Violons du Roy and La Chapelle de Québec have announced news that Bernard Labadie will assume the music directorship of the orchestra starting…
Canada’s Newest Company Directors Part 2
Following the post-pandemic trend, the renewal of leadership at Canada’s cultural institutions continues apace. Here, we meet the newest of these leaders to get their…
Review | Fall For Dance North Kathak & Ballet
Kathak & Ballet was a featured signature program this year at Toronto’s Fall For Dance North Festival held Oct. 15-26. It was co-curated by the…
Cityscapes | Toronto, Ont.
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…
Review | Procession: National Ballet’s Winner
The National Ballet of Canada opened its 2025-26 season on Nov. 1 with the world premiere of Bobbi Jene Smith and Or Schraiber’s Procession. Former…
