Joseph Rouleau Remembered (1929-2019)
Joseph Rouleau was on the Board of Directors of the Orchestre classique de Montréal for close to 10 years and, since September 2018, was President. In my…
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Review: Opera de Montreal’s Carmen Uneven
Opéra de Montréal’s first production in 14 years of Bizet’s Carmen was highly anticipated due to the staging of renowned filmmaker Charles Binamé, who was…
Editorial from the Editor
Our April/May issue celebrates the violin. It is timed to coincide with the 2019 Concours musical international de Montréal. Last year La Scena was able…
Editorial from the editor
When I took Concordia professor Kevin Austin’s 20th-century music course in 1994, he told us that Richard Wagner’s music of shifting tonal centres made the…
Editorial from the Editor
La Scena Musicale’s Dec/Jan issue returns to a bilingual format and is combined with the La SCENA arts magazine; two magazines in one. Our music…
Review: Montreal Premiere of Wagner’s Das Rheingold a Must See
What you missed The first time Wagner’s Das Rheingold is staged in Montreal is a success. As a whole, this is Opéra de Montréal’s best…
Editorial from the Editor
November is La Scena Musicale’s month for Higher Education and our 19th annual Higher Education Guide. We take the occasion to salute the 100th anniversary…
Maria by Callas: A passionate View from Tom Volf
It happens almost everyday. Someone discovers opera for the first time through a live performance, and it becomes life changing. But it’s not everyday that…
