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Montreal, Feb. 7, 2023 – The 13th annual La Scena Musicale’s Singing Valentines will feature a roster of 20 singers from opera, art song, jazz and pop music. This year, La Scena Musicale is offering 100 free serenades for seniors who are 65 and older. To thank the singers, 100% of paid serenades will go towards the professionally trained singers.
“Over the last year and a half, I lost both my 86-year-old father-in-law and my 99-year-old father,” says Wah Keung Chan, founder of La Scena Musicale and creator of Singing Valentines. “I want to do something special for seniors.”
Serenades
For the 13th consecutive year, people in Canada as well as all over the world will be able to order a Singing Valentines Serenade for their loved ones. This year, seniors 65 and up will be able to receive a serenade free of charge in the type of music of their choice! Additionally, for $30-$130, individuals will be able to choose their singer and song of choice and all proceeds will be given to the singers. Whether it be for a friend, a partner, a parent, or children, this is the perfect personalized Valentine’s gift to send!
- Roster (19 singers):
- Tenors: Wah Keung Chan, Mike Fan, Don Adriano, Alan Briones, Nils Brown, Steven Morton
- Bass/baritones: Jérémie Brocard
- Sopranos: Geneviève Dompierre, Julia Eliashov, Ania Hejnar, Valérie Poisson, Laurie Tremblay, Geneviève Neuville, Noemi Brisson, Emili Losier, Natalya Gennadi, Genevieve Roy,
- Mezzo-sopranos: Marianne Ruel, Justine Ledoux
About
La Scene Musicale is a charitable non-profit organization based in Montreal, which promotes classical music and the arts through the written word. It publishes La Scena Musicale seven times per year and is distributed in Montreal, Ottawa and Toronto. Music schools in the Montreal area also receive free copies for their students. For more information regarding our Singing Valentines Serenades, and the repertoire of our singers visit https://myscena.org/serenades2023/.
Media inquiries: 514-948-2520 ext. 3, [email protected]
Testimonials
“It was a lovely surprise,” stated Monique Djokic of New York, who received L’invitation au voyage as sung by soprano Chantal Dionne from her nephew Marc.
“It has been a few years since I received such a wonderful gift from my husband… Hearing Deh vieni alla finestra was so much nicer than a card… Last month it made me cry in a very joyous way when the baritone called me offering me the song my husband had chosen”. – Wendy Marston
“Really, it was a nice surprise and a nice gift that I received from my daughter… I was able to hear Gino’s voice so clearly and he was very pleasant.” – Jeanne Chartier
“I ordered a romantic duet for my fiancée the week before our wedding. Little did I know, she had ordered one for me, too! We were both so pleased to hear the beautiful music over the phone. It is such a happy surprise. I think this is the start of a lovely Valentine tradition for us…” – Sasha Dyck
Media
- 2023 Singing Valentines: Spreading the Love!
- An Actual Singing Valentine (Youtube)
- The idea behind the Singing Valentines: Listen to Wah Keung Chan’s interview with Stan Asher (Feb. 12, 2011).
- Interview with Stan Asher (Feb. 8, 2014).
- Interview with Mike Finnerty, CBC Daybreak, Feb. 12, 2015 (includes excerpt of Che gelida manina)
- Interview with Barry Morgan, CJAD, Feb. 13, 2015 (includes excerpt of Che gelida manina)
- Interview with Stan Asher (Feb. 6, 2016).
- Feedback on Singing Valentines 2017 (in French)
- Sing It! A Moving Eighth Edition of the Singing Valentines, (La Scena Musicale, April/May 2018)
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