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UofT Opera opened a sparkling new production of Massenet’s Cendrillon on March 15 at Toronto’s historic, neo-Baroque Elgin Theatre, the perfect setting for director Maria Lamont’s 1930s Busby Berkeley-inspired conception. Massenet’s 1899 version of the familiar Cinderella fairy tale, while not without its Belle Epoque froth, is also lined with a deeply moving vein of melancholy that was successfully brought to the fore by a promising band of student artists. The Elgin’s acoustic is notoriously dry, and so it was perhaps fortuitous that conductor Sandra Horst elected to reduce the size of Massenet’s original orchestration, especially given the lack of…

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New York, March 14, 2024 – Azrieli Music Prizes (AMP) is returning to NYC with three remarkable new works for soloists and orchestra. Come journey across eras, cultures and landscapes through the musical imaginations of our 2022 AMP Laureates: Iman Habibi, Aharon Harlap and Rita Ueda. To celebrate 10 years of excellence in music creation, the world-class Orchestra of St. Luke’s performs these three U.S. premieres, led by guest conductor Steven Mercurio, alongside internationally renowned soloists Sharon Azrieli, Sepideh Raissadat, Naomi Sato and Zhongxi Wu. There are only two weeks left to get your tickets! Reserve yours today. MEET THE…

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Renowned Canadian opera director Michael Cavanagh has passed away suddenly at the age of 62. Cavanagh was one of Canada’s most prolific and sought-after opera directors who in 2020 was appointed Artistic Director of the Royal Swedish Opera in Stockholm. Cavanagh directed over 150 opera productions at 32 companies in Canada, U.S. and Europe. He had a particularly close relationship with San Francisco Opera where most recently, he directed new productions of their Mozart/Da Ponte trilogy: Le nozze di Figaro (2019), Così fan tutte (2021) and Don Giovanni (2022). Previous to his appointment in Stockholm, he directed high profile productions…

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Montréal, March 12, 2024 – The Concours musical international de Montréal (CMIM) is pleased to announce the establishment of a Junior Jury for the 2024 Piano edition. The nine members, all advanced piano students from Montreal music institutions (the Conservatoire de musique de Montréal, the Schulich School of Music at McGill University and the Faculty of Music at the University of Montreal), will listen to and evaluate the 24 pianists participating in the First Round of the Competition at Salle Bourgie on May 5th, 6th, and 7th. This Junior Jury is chaired by Janelle Fung, a renowned pianist and professor…

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