From the Editor
This year, thanks to a special project grant from the Canada Council, our June/July/August issue is bigger than ever, printed on 96 pages of colour…
Wah Keung Chan
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CMIM Day 4 Art Song Semis – Brancy a Step Above, Final 4 Announced
All eight semifinalists of the CMIM Art Song division (in the afternoon and evening sessions) gave solid performances, demonstrating master musicianship yesterday (June 1, 2018).…
CMIM: Day 3 Ends with 12 Standing
After Day 3’s third and final session of eight singers for the Round one of the opera component, and a 30 minute wait, the CMIM…
Breaking: Semi-Finalists Announced for 2018 CMIM Art Song Contest
After a full-day, 16 contestants, four hours of music over two sessions, and a short 20-minute deliberation, the CMIM has announced the 8 semi-finalists for…
Maurice Forget: In Service of the Arts
Originally published on April 1, 2010. Update: Maurice Forget passed away on May 3, 2018 at age 71. In recent years, Forget was a member…
Holly Higgins Jonas (1937 – 2018)
Long-time La Scena Musicale board member Holly Higgins Jonas passed away on April 30, 2018 at the age of 81. Holly authored the award-winning book…
Huguette Tourangeau
What ever happened to Huguette Tourangeau, the Canadian mezzo-soprano who appeared on many of superstar soprano Joan Sutherland’s recordings in the late 60s and 70s?…
Isabel Bayrakdarian: on Competitions, Performing, Teaching and Life
Armenian-Canadian soprano Isabel Bayrakdarian created a sensation in 1997 by winning the Metropolitan Opera National Council Auditions and, three years later, first prize at Plácido…
Editorial : April – May 2018
This April/May issue celebrating the singing voice is timed to coincide with the 2018 Concours musical international de Montréal. This year, using publicly available videos,…
La Scena Musicale April/May 2018 Contents
La Scena Musicale’s April/May issue continues in a bilingual format and is a special issue on Voice. The cover interview is with American/Canadian soprano Sondra Radvanovsky who…
