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Geneviè̀ve Soly Photo: Robert Etcheverry

Les Idées heureuses: Graupner’s Good Friday cantatas

By Hassan Laghcha on 2 February 2026 Baroque and Early

As part of its Passion Concert series, Les Idées heureuses will present Christoph Graupner’s Good Friday cantatas at Bourgie Hall on April 3. This fourth Graupner concert, out of six planned, will feature three cantatas by this German baroque composer: GWV 1126/16, GWV 1127/29 and GWV 1127/46. Renowned harpsichordist Geneviève Soly, the ensemble’s founder, continues to develop the international musical project which she launched in 2001 with the aim of rehabilitating Graupner’s work, a contemporary of J.S. Bach. She is delighted with the fruits of her efforts in Quebec and Europe, notably the international dissemination of Graupner’s harpsichord works. Her…

Gerald Finley and the TSO. Photo: Allan Cabral/Courtesy of the TSO

Review | Gerald Finley and Anthony León Shine in TSO Messiah

By Gianmarco Segato on 17 December 2025 Baroque and Early, Classical Music, Concert Reviews, Orchestral, Toronto

There are as many versions of Handel’s oratorio, Messiah, as there are performances, which in Canada, are almost too many to count over the holiday season. Toronto Symphony Orchestra’s annual performances have a long history. The Toronto Mendelssohn Choir has been singing the Messiah choruses with the TSO for 90 years since the 1935-36 season. At this year’s opening performance on Dec. 16, audiences were treated to some unusual variations and two stellar performances from Canadian bass-baritone Gerald Finley and American tenor, Anthony León. British conductor Michael Francis is the longtime leader of several notable ensembles including the Florida Orchestra,…

Pacific Baroque Orchestra & Vancouver Chamber Choir. Photo: Elicea Andrews

Review | Early Music Vancouver’s Messiah: A Satisfying First Encounter

By Kaitlyn Chan on 16 December 2025 Baroque and Early, Choral, Classical Music, Concert Reviews, Orchestral, Vancouver, Vocal, West

At this time of the year, it’s expected that at least one choir and orchestra will perform Handel’s Messiah in most Canadian cities. The oratorio composed in 1741 has become so synonymous with the season that, for some, it is a yearly tradition to attend a performance. On Dec. 13, I sat among many such enthusiasts to witness my first live Messiah, presented by Early Music Vancouver. The crowd was buzzing with excitement as we took our seats. A French double-manual harpsichord stood centre stage surrounded by a semicircle of chairs for the players. After a brief introduction, land acknowledgement…

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…

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