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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

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Something Old, Something New – Two Recent Montreal Performances

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By on City, Concert Reviews, Jazz, La Scena Online, Montreal

It might not be too well-known for those outside of North-America that February coincides with Black History Month, a tradition set in 1976, exactly a half century after its initial instalment on a smaller scale, originally designated as Negro History Week. While the bulk of activities take place in the United States, Canada also has its hand in the pie, so to speak.  FIRST ACT:  Charles Tolliver—Africa Brass (and more) / Febr. 28, McGill University In Montreal for instance, the month came to a close with a performance befitting of the occasion. The fact that it took place on the eve…

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André Leroux (au centre) avec François Bourassa, Karen Young, Rémi-Jean Leblanc et John Hollenbeck. Photo: Félix-Antoine Hamel

Leroux et le rythme – En concert

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By on City, Experimental Jazz, Jazz, La Scena Online, Montreal, Scena Jazz
February / March 2024

On ne présente plus le saxophoniste André Leroux au public montréalais  : dans le dernier quart de siècle, il s’est imposé autant auprès des amateurs de jazz (par sa longue collaboration avec François Bourassa) que du côté du public de la musique contemporaine (au sein du quatuor de saxophones Quasar) Le 22 février dernier, à la Salle Bourgie, le ténor sexagénaire proposait une soirée baptisée André Leroux & ses amis ; les amis en question étant annoncés comme le batteur John Hollenbeck, le contrebassiste Rémi-Jean Leblanc, et évidemment le vieux comparse du saxophoniste, le pianiste François Bourassa, en plus d’une invitée…

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Chihiro Yasufuku (Dorothée), Jordana Goddard (Noémie), Kcenia Koutorjevski (Madame de la Haltière) and Ellita Gagner (Lucette) in UofT Opera's Cendrillon. Photo: Richard Lu

Review | UofT Opera delivers a sumptuous Busby Berkeley Cendrillon at Toronto’s Elgin Theatre

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By on Classical Music, Concert Reviews, La Scena Online, Opera, Toronto, Vocal

UofT Opera opened a sparkling new production of Massenet’s Cendrillon on March 15 at Toronto’s historic, neo-Baroque Elgin Theatre, the perfect setting for director Maria Lamont’s 1930s Busby Berkeley-inspired conception. Massenet’s 1899 version of the familiar Cinderella fairy tale, while not without its Belle Epoque froth, is also lined with a deeply moving vein of melancholy that was successfully brought to the fore by a promising band of student artists. The Elgin’s acoustic is notoriously dry, and so it was perhaps fortuitous that conductor Sandra Horst elected to reduce the size of Massenet’s original orchestration, especially given the lack of…

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Lebrecht Weekly | Stravinsky, Petrushka; Debussy, Jeux and Prelude (Decca)

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The Finnish conductor Klaus Mäkelä, just 28 years old, is the hottest property on the circuit though still unrecognised beyond the orchestra fishbowl. Mäkelä is presently music director in Oslo, Paris and Amsterdam. He is also (I hear) about to be named chief conductor in Chicago. How he balances all those jobs is anyone’s guess. Off stage, he has just ended a six-month relationship with the pianist Yuja Wang. The pair have concert bookings together for the next three years. That could be tricky when it comes to eye contact. Forget what they burble on the radio: classical music and…

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Michael Cavanagh

Michael Cavanagh (1961-2024)

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By on Arts Industry, Obituaries, Opera

Renowned Canadian opera director Michael Cavanagh has passed away suddenly at the age of 62. Cavanagh was one of Canada’s most prolific and sought-after opera directors who in 2020 was appointed Artistic Director of the Royal Swedish Opera in Stockholm. Cavanagh directed over 150 opera productions at 32 companies in Canada, U.S. and Europe. He had a particularly close relationship with San Francisco Opera where most recently, he directed new productions of their Mozart/Da Ponte trilogy: Le nozze di Figaro (2019), Così fan tutte (2021) and Don Giovanni (2022). Previous to his appointment in Stockholm, he directed high profile productions…

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Joyce El-Khoury (Christine) et Pascale Spinney (Ebba). Photo: Vivien Gaumand
Joyce El-Khoury (Christine) et Pascale Spinney (Ebba). Photo: Vivien Gaumand

Review | Strong Cast Makes OdM’s Reine-garçon Worth Hearing

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By on Concert Reviews, Contemporary, Montreal, Opera

Opéra de Montréal’s production of La Reine-garçon showed how important a strong cast can be to carry a contemporary opera, especially when its story of female empowerment and self-determination resonates with contemporary subject matter. Story Based on true events, the opera is set in 17th-century Sweden where after years of war, reigning monarch Queen Christine has brought peace and art and philosophy to her land. Now, she is expected to marry and produce an heir, but she deflects a multitude of suitors. Her secret is that she is in love with Countess Ebba Sparre, her lady-in-waiting. The story is about…

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