Jessye Norman: Memories of a unique recording artist
by Martha de Francisco My first encounter with Jessye Norman was at the Musikverein Hall in Vienna in 1983, as we prepared to record Mahler’s…
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Marcello Giordani, tenor, 1963-2019
Italian media Siricusa News (Syracuse News in Sicily, Italy) reports the death of Italian tenor Marcello Giordani suddenly this afternoon at 56 years old due…
Critiques de Concert Reviews
Opéra de Montréal Tchaikovsky: Eugene Onegin What you missed One of the best-cast and least-tampered-with Opéra de Montréal presentations in recent memory. Australian soprano Nicole…
Critiques CD Reviews
Skye Consort & Emma Björling Leaf Music, LM225 4/5 Sentez l’air frais du nord s’insinuer dans vos oreilles avec cette rencontre remarquable entre la chanteuse…
Jessye Norman, Soprano, 1945-2019
Jessye Norman, one of the world’s most admired vocalists, died in New York on Sept. 30 at the age of 74. According to a statement…
The New Discovery Box: Opening New Horizons
La Scena Musicale has from its very inception had the goal of making classical music more accessible. We have done so by using the written…
Critiques CD Reviews
Les Sons et les Parfums Music by Tailleferre, Fauré, Poulenc, Chabrier, Debussy and Ravel. Janina Fialkowska, piano ATMA Classique ACD2 2766 Total Time: 56:11 *****…
Job Offer – La Scena Musicale Intern Summer 2019 (2nd round)
(Updated: May 6, 2019) Intern: Sales/Fundraising (1 available) La Scene Musicale Location: Montreal, Quebec Posted: April 23, 2019 Deadline: until positions are filled Salary: $12.50/hr + commission on…
Concerts Reviews
by Benjamin Goron, Robert Kilborn and Adrian Rodriguez Swan Lake, Polish National Ballet / Place des Arts, Montreal**** Conviction and savoir faire This Swan Lake…
CMIM 2019 Violin – Predictions
By Wah Keung Chan and Alexandre Da Costa To help navigate the 2019 edition of the Concours musical international de Montréal (CMIM), La Scena listened…
