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Newswire | OCM Presents Mozart’s Requiem Sung by Young Voices Under Jacques Lacombe

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 | Amadeus Choir Celebrates 50 Years and Honours Lydia Adams as Conductor Emerita

By Newswire on 12 April 2024 Choral, Newswire, Vocal

Toronto, ON – April 12, 2023 – In a landmark moment during their golden jubilee celebrations, the Amadeus Choir of Greater Toronto proudly designates Lydia Adams as Conductor Emerita, recognizing her exceptional contributions to the choir’s legacy. Adams, who assumed leadership in 1984, played an instrumental role in transforming the choir into an internationally acclaimed ensemble over her remarkable 35-year tenure. Mary Gray, Board Chair of the Amadeus Choir, expressed her gratitude and enthusiasm, stating, “We are thrilled to announce Lydia Adams as Conductor Emerita of the Amadeus Choir of Greater Toronto. Lydia’s enduring impact has shaped our choir into…

Editorial (April 2024)

By Wah Keung Chan on 29 March 2024 Arts Industry, Piano, Vocal

Welcome to the April/May 2024 national issue of La Scena Musicale. Tenor Pene Pati is featured on the cover of the English edition, and Canadian playwright Mishka Lavigne is our French-edition cover artist. This issue marks our fifth of six national issues, in our six-issue 28th season. CURRENT ISSUE This issue contains an exciting variety of content—from interviews with stars of the operatic stage such as Pene Pati, Michael Spyres, and Joyce El-Khoury, to features on arts leaders Dr. Peter Simon and Mark Gillespie. We sit down with Les Violons du Roy, the Toronto Mendelssohn Choir, Pro Musica, the Festival…

CD Review | In the Shadows (Erato, 2024)

By Justin Bernard on 29 March 2024 CD and Book Reviews, Vocal

The concept behind Michael Spyres’s new album, In the Shadows, is an original one—as is the order of the selected repertoire.

Verdi Goes to Church: A Requiem with the Toronto Mendelssohn Choir

By Bridget Esler on 29 March 2024 Choral, Toronto

At the time of its première in 1874, Verdi’s Messa da Requiem was described by sharp-tongued conductor Hans von Bülow as “an opera in ecclesiastical robes.”

La Chapelle de Québec Reigns Glorious: Vivaldi’s Gloria

By Bridget Esler on 29 March 2024 Chamber Music, Vocal

La Chapelle de Québec is one of the crown jewels of Canada’s classical music scene.

CD Review | La Flambeau (Atma Classique, 2024)

By Gianmarco Segato on 29 March 2024 CD and Book Reviews, Opera

Composed by Haitian-born, Montreal-based David Bontemps, who also adapted fellow Haitian Flaubert Bolivar’s award-winning play, La Flambeau draws its subject matter from a rich mythology based in Haitian Vodou traditions.

Michael Spyres (Lohengrin, left) and Johanni van Oostrum (Elsa, right) in Opéra national du Rhin's Lohengrin (Photo by Klara Beck)

Michael Spyres: Wagner in Context

By Gianmarco Segato on 29 March 2024 Opera

The latest recording by American tenor Michael Spyres, In the Shadows, exemplifies just what makes him stand out in the current hype-driven, Instagram-heavy opera landscape.

Mishka Lavigne (left) and Tim Brady (right) (Photos provided)

Mishka Lavigne: Librettist to Tim Brady’s Information

By Justin Bernard on 29 March 2024 Montreal, Opera, Quebec Music

On the heels of Backstage at Carnegie Hall, composer Tim Brady pursues his journey into the world of opera with Information, the second instalment in a cycle of four entitled Hope.

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