Performing Baroque Music Today: As Fresh and Alive As Ever
Baroque music first enjoyed a resurgence in popularity in the 1970s and has never looked back. Nowadays, the works of major figures like Bach, Handel,…
Pierre Chénier
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Schubert’s Winterreise: Reference Recordings
Composed in 1827 by Franz Schubert, Winterreise is a landmark in the annals of classical music. So much so that that this 24-song cycle for…
Joseph Rouleau: an Unwavering Commitment to Youth
I recently had the great pleasure of conversing with Joseph Rouleau, a Quebec bass of international reputation, still working on projects at 89. Why, in…
Mozart, And The Food Of Love
Not only is love at the heart of Mozart’s work, but he celebrated it in a way that still moves us, more than 200 years…
Great Canadian Basses & Baritones
I will begin this short article on basses and baritones with eighty-eight-year-old Joseph Rouleau, our elder born in Matane, Quebec, in 1929. Joseph Rouleau left…
Famous Canadian Mezzos & Contraltos
We cannot speak of our mezzo-sopranos and contraltos without starting with Maureen Forrester, considered to be one of the 20th century’s greatest contraltos. Born in…
Some Great Canadian Sopranos
For this issue of La Scena Musicale, I have chosen four sopranos of our time, active on the national and international stage: Adrianne Pieczonka, Isabel…
A Few Great Canadian Tenors
On the 150th anniversary of Confederation, it is fitting to pay tribute to the great artists Canada has promoted throughout history. This text will focus…
Arturo Toscanini (1867–1957): The Greatest Conductor of Conscience
We celebrate the 150th anniversary of Italian conductor Arturo Toscanini’s birth and the 60th anniversary of his death in 2017. He had an epic start…
Two Fallen Musicians Marking 2016: Classical Music Lives On!
Two key figures in the music world departed within the space of two months in 2016: Pierre Boulez passed away on January 5, and Nikolaus…
