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Amadeus Choir practicing for Sir Andrew Davis Koerner Hall concert (Photo by Dahlia Katz)

La Scena Musicale Announces the Launch of the 2024 Choir Guide: Celebrating Choral Music

By La Scena Musicale Team on 17 April 2024 Arts Industry, Choral, Guides, Montreal, Ottawa, Quebec City, Toronto, Vancouver, Vocal

Montreal, Quebec – April 17, 2024. La Scena Musicale, the renowned music magazine committed to serving the Canadian music community, is pleased to announce the launch of its 2024 Choir Guide. This year marks the 14th edition of this highly anticipated annual event, shining a spotlight on vocal art across Canada. La Scena Musicale’s Choir Guide is an invaluable resource for choirs seeking talented members. It’s also a valuable tool for singers looking for a choir for musical and social enjoyment. By offering exceptional visibility in our June national edition, the Guide is strategically released on May 31st, providing choirs…

Newswire | Orchestre classique de Montréal features stars of tomorrow in Mozart’s Requiem

By Newswire on 15 April 2024 Classical Music, Montreal, Newswire, Opera, Vocal

Montreal, April 15, 2024 – The Orchestre classique de Montréal (OCM) presents Mozart’s celebrated Requiem, conducted by Jacques Lacombe, with 150 Petits Chanteurs du Mont-Royal (PCMR) and four wonderful soloists from the Atelier Lyrique of the Opéra de Montréal. The concert will be presented at the Maison Symphonique on Sunday, May 5 at 3:00 p.m. Pre-concert Benefit Event: Fundraiser “Petit Mozart” for Les Petits Chanteurs du Mont-Royal Les Petits Chanteurs du Mont-Royal present a benefit event “Petit Mozart”: a pre-concert reception at 1:00 p.m. on May 5, sponsored by Desjardins, full of color and flavor. The event promises a surprise…

Douglas Williams (Golaud) & Meghan Lindsay (Mélisande) in Opera Atelier's All is Love. Photo: Bruce Zinger

Concert Review | Beautiful parts fail to add up to a dramatic whole in Opera Atelier All is Love

By Gianmarco Segato on 12 April 2024 Baroque and Early, City, Classical Music, Concert Reviews, La Scena Online, Opera, Toronto, Vocal

All is Love, the new Opera Atelier production is a heterogeneous mix of numbers that impress individually but fail to add up to a dramatically satisfying whole.

Newswire | Mécénat Musica program reaches $100,000,000 fundraising goal in perpetuity capital for Québec culture

By Newswire on 10 April 2024 Montreal

Montréal, April 9th, 2024 – Mécénat Musica program announced that it has successfully reached its $100,000,000 goal in perpetuity capital for Québec cultural organizations, with more than 700 large donations from individuals and families. To celebrate this historic moment, we invite you and your mother to join us at the Maison Symphonique, on Mother’s Day, Sunday May 11th, 2025 (not 2024), at 15h00. The $100 million is administered by three collaborating community foundations: the Foundation of Greater Montreal, the Jewish Community Foundation of Montreal and Fondation Québec Philanthrope, generating $5,000,000 in annual revenue (5.0%) … in perpetuity … for the…

Anne-Marie Cadieux et David Boutin dans une scène de Vernon Subutex. Photo: Vivien Gaumand

Angela Konrad: Giving form to desire

By Nathalie de Han on 5 April 2024 Montreal, Scena Arts, Theatre

In charge since September 2022, Angela Konrad assumes the double role of artistic and general director of Usine C. The Montrealer by adoption now masters the systems involved in the dense multidisciplinary programming of the Lalonde Street venue. Angela Konrad is determined to host ambitious, technically challenging projects, and is working closely with European institutions to establish a new coherence in programming. “Networking is important at the Quebec, Canadian and international levels to join forces, because I want to work in continuity with important artists that I want to show more than once,” she says. Great texts In September, she…

Émilie Perreault: Essential Cultural Service

By Nathalie de Han on 5 April 2024 Montreal, Scena Arts, Theatre

It was at the invitation of Caroline Parent, director of the Festival de L’Assomption, that Émilie Perreault embarked on the writing of La suspension consentie de l’incrédulité (The Consented Suspension of Incredulity). This magical title refers to the moment when the spectator turns off his phone and abandons himself to the enchantment of the theatre. “”It’s a weird title,” says Perreault. “ It’s intriguing, it’s not easy to remember, but I hope it gets people thinking about everything that makes culture an indispensable service.” Theatrical gesture The popular host doesn’t pretend to be an actress; she says she doesn’t even…

The performers of Rhodnie Désir in all their strength. Photo: Kevin Calixte

Theatre calendar – Spring 2024

By Nathalie de Han on 2 April 2024 Montreal, Theatre

April Marie-Claire Blais’s Un cœur habité de mille voix (A Heart Filled with a Thousand Voices) explores the milestones in the homosexual rights struggle, from Stonewall to the present day. Kevin Lambert, who was deeply influenced by the author’s work, adapts the last novel to be published in Blais’s lifetime. With an extraordinary cast, directed by Stéphanie Jasmin and Denis Marleau. Espace Go, April 2-28. www.espacego.com The 11 performers of Rhodnie Désir dance Symphonie de cœurs, accompanied by the 60 musicians of the Orchestre Métropolitain, conducted by Canadian conductor Naomi Woo. An exceptional event. Wilfrid-Pelletier, April 4-6. www.dansedanse.ca Les Autochtoneries…

Maurizio Baglini performs Beethoven (Photo provided)

Société Pro Musica: Maurizio Baglini and the Symphonic Piano

By Viktor Lazarov on 2 April 2024 Montreal, Piano

Italian pianist, Maurizio Baglini, will make his Montreal debut with a recital at the Société Pro Musica on Sunday, May 12, 2024.

Kent Nagano (Photo provided)

The Homecoming of Kent Nagano

By Justin Bernard on 29 March 2024 Montreal, Orchestral

Kent Nagano has a soft spot in his heart for the province of Quebec. In conversation with La Scena Musicale, he talks about a place he views as a cultural hot spot.

Joyce El-Khoury & Serouj Kradjian

Joyce El-Khoury & Serouj Kradjian: What They’re Made Of

By Eva Stone-Barney on 29 March 2024 Classical Music, Toronto

El-Khoury and Kradjian have created a program that combines bel canto favourites with a collection of the Lebanese songs she grew up listening to. This repertoire will be completely new to Toronto audiences, and will include the North American première of Les cèdres by Iyad Kanaan.

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