Victoires de la Musique Classique in France
By Frank Cadenhead The prime-time live telecast Monday night, February 14, of the French show Victoires de la Musique Classique was already good news. This is…
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This Week in Montreal / Cette semaine à Montréal – Jan. 31 – Feb. 6
Werther @ The Montreal Opera: two shows left on Jan. 31 and Feb. 3It’s your last chance to catch the beloved Massenet adaptation of Goethe’s…
Cette semaine à Montréal / This Week in Montréal 18-24 oct
MCGILL CHAMBER ORCHESTRAOn October 18th, Montreal’s oldest chamber orchestra presents two great romantic double concertos, featuring Swiss violinist and Université de Montréal professor Laurence Kayaleh…
Culture Budget in France Up 2.7%
by Frank CadenheadIn contrast to the struggling art and music scene in America and the expected cuts in the culture budget in England, both France…
Verbier Festival Concert, Paul McCreesh, conductor, Sophie Koch, mezzo-soprano, Verbier Festival Chamber Orchestra. July 26, 2010. Salle des Combins.
By Frank CadenheadThe first concert of my week at the Verbier Festival in Switzerland was, I expect, not the highlight. While the festival program correctly listed…
Lepage’s Nightingale Free on the Web
By Frank CadenheadNo serious opera fan should miss the astounding Robert Lepage production of Stravinsky’s “Rossignol et autres fables,” which is available for a limited time for free…
This Week in Montreal: July 11 – 17
LA ROULOTTE AU PAYS DU MAGICIEN D’OZ THÉÂTRE LA ROULOTTEDU 30 JUIN AU 24 AOÛT Saviez-vous que le Théâtre La Roulotte a été fondé en…
Wagner at the Welsh National Opera
By Frank Cadenhead Wagner as compelling dramatist? Who knew? The wordy, inflated and repetitive tales we are so accustomed to were nowhere to be seen…
Montreal Fringe Fest Starts Today!
MontrealJune 10 – 20The St-Ambroise Montreal Fringe Festival will celebrate its 20th anniversary this summer. Founded by Kris Kieran and Nick Morra, the festival fell…
Cette semaine à Montréal / This Week in Montreal May 31 – June 6
Photo : Gunther Gampe9e Édition du concours musical international de montréal (CMIM)Débutée le 25 mai avec les épreuves quart de finale et demi-finale, l’édition Violon…
