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…
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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…
