Report | Musikfest Berlin: Bauhaus Opera Undone, Week 3 Highlights
Musikfest Berlin went into its final week with the Berlin Philharmonic returning on Sept. 17, this time under their chief conductor Kirill Petrenko, for two…
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 | Canadian Opera Company’s Confounding Roméo et Juliette
Canadian Opera Company opened its 2025-26 season on Sept. 27 with Gounod’s Roméo et Juliette, an opera they have not presented in 33 years. It…
Report | Musikfest Berlin: Period Beethoven & Italian-tinged Debussy Week 2 Highlights
Even though one of the main focuses of Musikfest Berlin is newer music of the 20th and 21st centuries, it also holds a place for…
Canada’s Newest Company Directors: Challenges, the Future and Significant Changes
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…
Report | Musikfest Berlin: Week 1 of Europe’s Orchestral Extravaganza with a Modern Twist
Musikfest Berlin has to be one of the premiere orchestra extravaganzas in the Western classical music world. Every year, in late summer, many of the…
Canadians Abroad: Canadian Artists Busy Beyond Our Borders in 2025-26
Yves Abel, conductor The Franco-Canadian, Toronto-born conductor has been principal conductor at San Diego Opera since 2020 where this season he will lead Leoncovallo’s Pagliacci…
Opera Across Canada: A Mostly Safe 2025-26
As opera companies continue to navigate the challenges of skyrocketing costs and audience retention, most Canadian organizations are opting to program well-known titles in 2025-26.…
Industry News – September 2025
APPOINTMENTS On June 12, Opéra de Montréal announced Jean-Pierre Primiani as their new general director, taking effect Nov. 1 following the retirement of current General…
Review | Meistersinger, The Musical at Bayreuth Festival
With Matthias Davids’ new production of Die Meistersinger von Nürnberg (seen Aug. 22), the Bayreuth Festival seemed determined to offer something that was the polar…
Review │ A problematic Ring receives its final Bayreuth Festival outing
Valentin Schwarz’s production of Wagner’s Ring had its final outing at this year’s Bayreuth Festival with two complete cycles, the second of which I saw…
