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La Scena Online is the digital magazine of La Scene Musicale.Contents: News, Concert reviews, CD reviews, Interviews, Obituaries, etc; Editor: Wah Keung Chan; Assistant Editor: Andreanne Venne
ISSN: 1206-9973

Video of the Day – John Eliot Gardiner at 70

By Paul E. Robinson on 25 June 2013 Orchestral, Video of the day

I expect a few eyebrows would be raised if I declared John Eliot Gardiner one of the great conductors of our time. Many music-lovers have probably not even heard of him. Others would associate him solely with the period instrument and historically informed performance movement. But Gardiner’s importance cannot be underestimated.With the Monteverdi Choir and Orchestra Gardiner has indeed been a leader in performing older music as it was probably played in its own time. But he is at home conducting virtually everything from Monteverdi to the present. Audiences in London know him as a master of a vast repertoire…

Stratford Festival's Brilliant Fiddler on the Roof!

By Paul E. Robinson on 24 June 2013 Concert Reviews, Musical Theatre

by Paul E. RobinsonBy Joseph Stein, Sheldon Harnick and Jerry BockDirector and Choreographer: Donna FeoreSet Designer: Allen MoyerMusical Director: Shelley HansonCast:Tevye: Scott WentworthGolde: Kate HennigTzeitel: Jennifer StewartHodel: Jacquelyn FrenchChava: Keely HuttonShprintze: Krista LeisSaturday, June 15, 2013Festival TheatreStratford FestivalSeveral weeks ago, in Texas, I found myself deeply moved and inspired by a fine Marc Chagall exhibition – Chagall: Beyond Color – at the Dallas Museum of Art. The show included numerous versions of the Green Violinist (1923-24), often fantastically perched on a roof of a Russian house. This experience proved to be excellent preparation for a fine new production of the musical Fiddler on the Roof at Stratford. While the work is clearly based on stories by Sholem Aleichem, Chagall’s unforgettable…

This Week in Montreal: June 24 to 30

By La Scena Musicale Team on 24 June 2013 Baroque and Early, Contemporary, Dance, Scena Jazz, This Week in Montreal, Vocal

Discovery and Exploration at the Montréal Baroque Festival In addition to their Grand concerts series, the Montréal Baroque Festival will offer festival-goers more intimate programming, including a recital by this year’s artist-in-residence, Brazilian born Cléa Galhano, and a concert of sacred cantatas by Manuel de Zumaya performed by Mexican ensemble La Fontegara. This festival is a place of exploration and discovery; Soirée sans frontièreswill push the limits of baroque experience by combining early music with the digital arts. This year’s closing event is Élémens, a divine ballet by Jean-Ferry Rebel depicting the Creation, featuring dancers and acrobats. www.montrealbaroque.com – Renée…

Rock Opera: Mega Multi-media Tommy Stratford’s “Biggest Ever” Musical!

By Paul E. Robinson on 24 June 2013 Concert Reviews, Musical Theatre, Opera, Vocal

Gripping Il Tabarro and Pagliacci Pairing in St. Louis!

By Paul E. Robinson on 22 June 2013 Concert Reviews, Opera, Romantic

by Paul E. RobinsonIl TabarroEmily Pulley/Tim Mix/Robert Brubaker/Matthew DiBattistaDir: Ron DanielsSt. Louis Symphony/Ward Stare, conductorPagliacciTim Mix/Robert Brubaker/Matthew DiBattista/Kelly KaduceDir: Ron DanielsSt. Louis Symphony/Ward Stare, conductorOpera Theatre of St. LouisLoretto-Hilton CenterThursday, June 13, 2013“A married woman falls in love with a young man, and in a jealous rage, her possessive husband takes his revenge. Il Tabarro (The Cloak) and Pagliacci (Clowns). Two operas. The same story:” Brazilian director Ron Daniels succinctly gives us the gist of these two powerful music dramas. What a brilliant idea to present them together in a single evening – a little grim, yes, but wonderfully illuminating!Pagliacci is most often paired with Cavalleria Rusticana. Il Tabarro, as originally…

Video of the Day – The Philadelphia Orchestra Returns to China

By Paul E. Robinson on 17 June 2013 Orchestral, Video of the day

The Philadelphia Orchestra was the first American orchestra to appear in China when it gave concerts there in 1973. The Cultural Revolution was still underway and there were some difficult moments. Today attitudes have changed and western classical music is enjoyed and encouraged throughout China. The Philadelphia Orchestra recently made a return visit and has plans for annual visits combining teaching and performing.Donald Runnicles was the conductor for the Chinese tour and by all accounts the orchestra played well and was well-received. And where was Yannick? Due to prior commitments Yannick found himself leading a tour of China with one…

This Week in Montreal: June 17 to 23

By La Scena Musicale Team on 17 June 2013 Baroque and Early, Dance, Opera, This Week in Montreal

This Week in Montreal: June 10 to 16

By La Scena Musicale Team on 14 June 2013 Choral, Orchestral, This Week in Montreal

25 Years: The Chœur Classique de MontréalThe Chœur Classique de Montréal presents great opera choruses with the Orchestra symphonique des Jeunes de Montréal, under the direction of Louis Lavigueur. The soloists include Natalia Savelyeva, soprano, Stéphanie Pothier, mezzo-soprano, Antoine Bélanger, tenor, and Joseph Rouleau, who will reprise the role of Boris Godunov, which he performed in 1987 on the occasion which first brought together the choristers of the Chœur Classique de Montréal. Maison symphonique, June 13 at 8:00 PM. choeurclassiquedemontreal.qc.ca- Renée Banville

Video of the Day – Geoff Nuttall at the Spoleto Festival

By Paul E. Robinson on 9 June 2013 Chamber Music, Video of the day, Violin

The St. Lawrence String Quartet is probably the finest quartet ever produced in Canada. It was founded in 1989, it is currently in residence at Stanford University and tours internationally. But the first violinist of the SLSQ, Geoff Nuttall, is also the director of chamber music at the Spoleto Festival USA. In just a few years he has made a great impact on the festival both for his programming and for his quirky and entertaining introductory comments (see this recent NY Times article: http://www.nytimes.com/2013/05/26/arts/music/geoff-nuttall-the-jon-stewart-of-chamber-music.html?pagewanted=allGeoff’s colleagues in the SLSQ are also in residence in Spoleto and they are joined by some of…

Video of the Day – Tennstedt Conducts Wagner

By Paul E. Robinson on 3 June 2013 Romantic, Video of the day

The world of music is celebrating the 200th anniversary of Wagner’s birth with performances everywhere. But I doubt that there will be any performances of Siegfried’s Funeral March from Goetterdaemmerung to match the one on this video. This performance was given by the London Philharmonic conducted by Klaus Tennstedt in Tokyo in 1988. It is remarkable for its breadth and nobility. And the members of the LPO respond to Tennstedt as if their lives depended on it. At one point there is a loud crash. It could have been one of the musicians falling off his (or her) chair.Tennstedt spent most…

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