Review | Alienating AR in Bayreuth Festival’s Parsifal
American theatre director Jay Scheib’s 2023 production of Wagner’s Parsifal received its third revival at this summer’s Bayreuth Festival (seen Aug. 17). It originally made…
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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Preview | An Underground Berlin-infused Schoenberg Premiere at Festival d’opéra de Québec
Berlin-based Canadian artists, soprano/composer Rachel Fenlon and mezzo-soprano Mireille Lebel have created a unique take on Arnold Schoenberg seen through the filter of Berlin’s electrifying…
Review | A rare tenor Idamante in Hungarian State Opera’s striking Idomeneo
Hungarian State Opera is presenting the first revival of its 2023 production of Mozart’s Idomeneo in András Almási-Tóth’s pandemic-inspired conception. Having seen the premiere two…
Review | Prime donne Shine in Unfocused Maria Stuarda at Hungarian State Opera
Hungarian State Opera’s new production of Donizetti’s Maria Stuarda marks the opera’s first staging in this country (seen May 31). As conductor Martin Rajna mentions…
Edmonton Opera: Fiscally-responsible innovation
Now that opera companies across Canada have announced their 2025-26 seasons, a clear pattern emerges. Programming is mostly centred around Top 10 titles like Barber…
Review | Stunning Trio of Men Ignite Don Carlos at Hungarian State Opera
Hungarian State Opera has launched a thrilling revival of its 2021 production of Verdi’s Don Carlos staged by the German director, Frank Hilbrich. Back then,…
Industry News (June 2025)
Appointments American soprano Patricia Racette will be the new artistic director for Opera Theatre of Saint Louis as of Oct. 1. She has had a…
Review | Singing Launches COC Eugene Onegin into Season-Best Status
Canadian director Robert Carsen’s staging of Tchaikovsky’s Eugene Onegin was originally created for the Metropolitan Opera in 1997 and has achieved iconic status in the…
Review | COC’s Wozzeck is a Complete Work of Art
It has been a bit of a wait, but South African artist William Kentridge’s production of Alban Berg’s Wozzeck has finally had its Canadian Opera…
Review | Opera Atelier Showcases French Baroque Spectacle in David and Jonathan
Opera Atelier celebrates its 40th anniversary season with a work that surely must be considered at the core of its four-decade mission. Marc-Antoine Charpentier’s David…
