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Newswire | Jordi Savall – Un mar de músicas 1440–1880

By Newswire on 27 November 2025 Baroque and Early, Montreal, Newswire, World Music

Montréal, November 27, 2025 — Traquen’Art is proud to present in Montreal the latest monumental creation by Jordi Savall, Un mar de músicas 1440–1880, a sweeping musical and historical journey spanning four centuries of Atlantic memory. This exceptional Montreal and Quebec premier will bring together some thirty artists from Europe, Africa, Latin America, and the Caribbean on the stage of the Maison symphonique on Saturday, April 18, 2026, at 8 p.m. With this powerful and evocative musical fresco, the Catalan maestro — an essential figure of the viol and a pioneer of historical performance — explores the Atlantic as a…

La Scena Word Search (Theme: Baroque Composers) Solution

By Lorili on 10 November 2025 Baroque and Early, Puzzles, Word Search

SOLUTION for La Scena Word Search (November 2025) THEME: Baroque Composers Information on Claudio Monteverdi (baptized May 15, 1567 – November 29, 1643) (Wikipedia) Watch: Unveiling the Musical Genius: The Life and Legacy of Claudio Monteverdi Watch: Monteverdi’s Anthology – The Best Works of Claudio Monteverdi Watch: Claudio Monteverdi – Magnificat (complete) Watch: Monteverdi’s pur ti miro

Editorial (November 2025)

By Wah Keung Chan on 10 November 2025 Arts Industry, Baroque and Early

Welcome to the November/December/January 2026 issue of La Scena Musicale, which features our annual special on higher education. In this issue, we also shine a light on early and baroque music, as we have done in previous years. The cover of our French edition features the sensational Polish countertenor Jakub Józef Orliński, who will be in recital at Festival International Bach Montréal in late November. The Tallis Scholars grace our English cover. One of the founding ensembles of the early music movement, the choir will visit Montreal and Toronto this December with a program of seasonal music based on…

Hervé Niquet. Photo: Nicole Bergé

Les Idées heureuses: A Musical Feast at the Court of Versailles

By Benjamin Goron on 10 November 2025 Baroque and Early, Orchestral

At the end of November, Les Idées heureuses welcomes a distinguished guest to Montreal: conductor and baroque music historian Hervé Niquet. In a “two-in-one” format as refined as a haute-cuisine dish, audiences will be treated to two events centred on the theme of the table—a veritable feast for the ears in the era of the Grand Siècle. The project revolves around the tercentenary of Michel-Richard de Lalande and his famous Symphonies pour les soupers du Roy, instrumental works composed to accompany royal dinners at the court of Louis XIV. First a fundraising event, then a playful and theatrical concert that…

Messiah Aria Primer | “But who may abide”: Alto, countertenor, mezzo…or bass?

By Emma Yee on 10 November 2025 Audio, Baroque and Early, CD and Book Reviews, Opera

For many singers, this is the busiest time of the year, filled with holiday concerts, semester-end performances—and, for some, many, many productions of Messiah. For alto, mezzo-soprano, and countertenor soloists, this involves the preparation of showpiece arias from Handel’s oratorio including “But who may abide,” with all of its glory and challenges. The piece appears in Part I of Messiah, and alternates between a pensive, more lyrical, larghetto “But who may abide when he appeareth” section, and a dramatic, coloratura-filled, prestissimo “For he is like a refiner’s fire” section. The contrast between the two sections perfectly encapsulates two very different…

The Tallis Scholars: Timeless Voices

By Heather Weinreb on 10 November 2025 Baroque and Early, Choral, Interviews

Thomas Tallis, Josquin des Prez, Giovanni Pierluigi da Palestrina—these are just a few of the composers whom the Tallis Scholars have brought to an international stage throughout their storied history. “We’ve made [the performance of Renaissance vocal works] a major international activity,” says founding conductor Peter Phillips. “We started in Oxford. We then went to London, and from there, we branched out.” Since its founding in 1973, the Tallis Scholars have given over 2,500 concerts in over 16 countries and released more than 60 albums on their own label, Gimmel Records. The ensemble also boasts an impressive list of accolades,…

Michael Francis. Photo: Marco Borggreve/The Florida Orchestra

Toronto Symphony Orchestra’s Messiah: Conductor Michael Francis on the Greatest Work of Art

By Denise Lai on 10 November 2025 Baroque and Early, Choral, Classical Music, Interviews, Orchestral, Toronto, Vocal

For the past 90 years, the Toronto Symphony Orchestra and Toronto Mendelssohn Choir have performed Handel’s Messiah together. Like the Nutcracker ballet, Messiah is an annual tradition that brings festive joy to every holiday season. TSO’s 2025 version will be conducted by Michael Francis, music director of the Florida Orchestra and the Mainly Mozart Festival in San Diego, as well as chief conductor of Deutsche Staatsphilharmonie Rheinland-Pfalz. This is the British maestro’s fourth time working with the TSO. Most recently, in 2023, Francis conducted the TSO and TMC in Mozart’s Requiem. “I thought Jean-Sébastien Vallée trained the chorus so brilliantly…

Choral Calendar (Dec. 2025)

By Marie-Claire Fafard-Blais on 10 November 2025 Baroque and Early, Choral, Classical Music, Montreal, Ottawa, Quebec City, Toronto, Vocal

Montreal Hallelujah ! Ensemble Caprice and Ensemble ArtChoral Dec. 4 Maison symphonique www.ensemblecaprice.com Handel’s Messiah Orchestre Classique de Montréal Thursday Dec. 12 at 7:30 p.m. Crypt of St Joseph’s Oratory, Mont-Royal www.orchestre.ca The Messiah: Hallelujah! Orchestre symphonique de Montréal Dec. 10 & 11 Maison symphonique www.osm.ca Christmas Oratorio Orchestre et Chœur Métropolitain Dec. 17 at 7:30 p.m. Notre Dame Basilica, Montreal www.orchestremetropolitain.com Traditional Christmas Concert Les Petits Chanteurs du Mont-Royal Dec. 14 at 3:30 p.m. St Joseph’s Oratory www.saint-joseph.org Ottawa-Gatineau Come Sing the Messiah 2025 CAMMAC Ottawa-Gatineau Dec. 5 at 8 p.m. Carleton Dominion-Chalmers Centre www.cammac.ca/ottawagatineau Lumière de décembre : souffle…

Photos: SKP—Celebration Issue (@skpbeijing)

Jakub Józef Orliński: A Countertenor for Modern Times

By Justin Bernard on 10 November 2025 Baroque and Early, Contemporary, Interviews, Opera, Popular Music

Jakub Józef Orliński is only 34 years old, but his media presence and aura have already launched him to the rank of one of the most recognizable personalities of the baroque music scene. Like many young artists, he started off quietly, without knowing where this life would lead him. In 2015, after already experiencing success singing roles in Poland and Germany, he began studies at Juilliard, New York’s prestigious music school, and became a finalist at the Metropolitan Opera auditions. And yet it was a unique event, on a July afternoon during a heatwave in 2017, that would put him…

Noëls éternels: Studio de musique ancienne de Montréal Goes on the Road

By Adrian Rodriguez on 10 November 2025 Baroque and Early, Choral, Classical Music, Interviews, Montreal, Ottawa, Quebec City, Vocal

by Adrian Rodriguez; based on an interview by Justin Bernard A festive spirit is once again blowing through Studio de musique ancienne de Montréal (SMAM). After several years without touring, SMAM is hitting the road again. Five cities, five collaborations and one common thread: creating a genuine connection between professionals, the next generation and the public. “In every city we visit, a local choir joins us. In Ottawa, it’s Christ Church Cathedral Choir conducted by Andrew McAnerney; in Chicoutimi, the Ecce Novum and Conservatoire du Saguenay choirs; in Trois-Rivières, L’Orphéon; and in Quebec City, the Le Chœur de l’Université Laval,”…

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