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COC’s 2025/2026 Season Blends Iconic Operas With Bold New Visions

By Newswire on 20 February 2025 Music Competition, Newswire, Opera, Toronto, Vocal

Toronto – The Canadian Opera Company has announced its 2025/2026 season today featuring bold new productions, blockbuster audience favourites, and landmark works from two of Canada’s leading creative visionaries. The exciting mainstage season, to be presented at the Four Seasons Centre for the Performing Arts, includes a new-to-Toronto staging of Gounod’s Roméo et Juliette, an all-new co-production of Massenet’s Werther, Verdi’s always popular Rigoletto, Rossini’s family-friendly The Barber of Seville, as well as Robert Carsen’s haunting adaptation of Gluck’s Orfeo ed Euridice and Robert Lepage’s captivating take on Bartók’s Bluebeard’s Castle and Schoenberg’s Erwartung. “The Canadian Opera Company has long established itself as a global leader in artistic excellence,” says COC General Director David C. Ferguson.…

Introducing the New Artists of the Atelier lyrique de l’Opéra de Montréal!

By Newswire on 18 February 2025 Montreal, Music Competition, Opera, Piano, Vocal

Montreal, February 18, 2025 – The Opéra de Montréal is proud to announce the newest members of the Atelier lyrique de l’Opéra de Montréal, selected following the National Auditions finals at the annual Talent Gala on November 20. This year marks a significant milestone for the internationally renowned professional development residency with the introduction of a specialized training program for stage directors. The 2024 cohort will welcome five singers, one pianist, and one stage director for an intensive one- to two-year training program. – Tessa Fackelmann (mezzo-soprano – ON) – Ellita Gagner (mezzo-soprano – ON) – Colin Mackey (baritone -…

Tenor Frédéric Antoun, conductor Kent Nagano, the Orchestre symphonique de Montréal and the OSM Chorus give the world premiere of 2016 AMP Laureate Brian Current’s prize-winning Seven Heavenly Halls at Maison symphonique de Montréal.

Azrieli Music, Arts and Culture Centre Opens its Call for Scores & Proposals for the 2026 Azrieli Music Prizes

By Newswire on 10 February 2025 Canadian Music, Choral, Music Competition, Newswire, Orchestral, Toronto, World Music

Toronto, ON, Canada, 10 February 2025 – The Azrieli Music, Arts and Culture Centre (AMACC) has opened its international call to composers for the (AMP). For its sixth biennial cycle, AMP is seeking scores and proposals for choir and orchestra with optional soloists. The 2026 call is open from 7 February through 2 May 2025. Created in 2014 by Sharon Azrieli CQ for the Azrieli Foundation, AMP celebrates excellence in music composition by offering the largest prize package of its kind in Canada, making it one of the most substantial composition competitions in the world. “We are looking for composers who exhibit the most…

The CMIM announces 24 singers selected for Voice 2025

By Newswire on 4 February 2025 Arts Industry, Choral, Classical Music, Montreal, Music Competition, Newswire, Vocal

Montreal, February 4, 2025 – The Concours musical international de Montréal (CMIM) is proud to announce the names of the singers chosen to participate in the Voice 2025 edition. This 23rd edition of the CMIM brings together some of the most outstanding classical singers of the new generation. Under the expert eye of a prestigious jury, the 24 selected artists gather in Montreal from May 25 to June 6, 2025, for an exceptional experience and the chance to make their mark on the international scene. This year, the CMIM once again received applications of superior quality from around the world,…

Winners of the 28th Gala des Prix Opus

By Newswire on 3 February 2025 Arts Industry, Classical Music, Montreal, Music Competition, Newswire, Quebec City

Montréal, Sunday, February 2, 2025 – Earlier today at the Montreal Museum of Fine Arts’ Bourgie Hall, the Conseil québécois de la musique (CQM) held its 28th Opus Awards Gala. Presented in partnership with Power Corporation of Canada, this major annual gathering of Québec’s concert music community celebrated the musical achievements of the 2023–2024 artistic season. The gala’s seasoned team, comprised of master of ceremonies and host Jocelyn Lebeau, executive producer and artistic director Sylvie Raymond, and lighting designer and stage director Cédric Delorme-Bouchard, successfully showcased the 32 winners of this edition. In addition, courtesy of ATMA Classique, the general…

Alice Ping Yee Ho. Photo: Bo Huang

The Winner of the 2024 Jules Léger Prize

By Newswire on 16 January 2025 Arts Industry, Chamber Music, Music Competition, Newswire

The Canada Council for the Arts is delighted to announce the winner of the Jules Léger Prize for New Chamber Music. Awarded annually, the Jules Léger Prize for New Chamber Music is a competition for professional composers and sound creators from Canada, designed to encourage the creation of new chamber music. Jules Léger Prize for New Chamber Music Winner ($7,500) Alice Ping Yee Ho for her composition, “Femme de Glace” (2024) Alice Ping Yee Ho is a distinguished Chinese Canadian composer celebrated for her distinctive voice and versatile contributions to opera, orchestral music, chamber ensembles, dance and theatre. Notable accolades…

51 Quarterfinalists Announced for the 2025 Honens International Piano Competition

By Newswire on 17 December 2024 Music Competition, Newswire, Piano

Calgary, AB, December 17, 2024 — Fifty-one pianists representing 19 countries (country of origin and residence) have been chosen to compete in the Quarterfinals of Canada’s 11th Honens International Piano Competition, one of the world’s most prestigious events of its kind. The Applicant Screening Jury evaluated 149 candidate submissions—a 15 per cent increase from the most recent Competition in 2022—based on proposed Competition programming, experience relative to age, and confidential reference letters. There were 29 countries represented among the 149 applicants. The 51 talented pianists who have been selected as Quarterfinalists—one more than the usual 50, owing to a tie—will participate in…

Results of the 30th Edition of the Jeunes Ambassadeurs Lyriques 2024

By Newswire on 29 November 2024 Arts Industry, Classical Music, Music Competition, Newswire

Le Théâtre Lyrichorégra 20 presents JEUNES AMBASSADEURS LYRIQUES 2024 RESULTS: 2024 CANADIAN YOUNG LYRIC TALENT – Chelsea Kolic, soprano 2024 QUEBEC YOUNG LYRIC TALENT – Lucie St-Martin, soprano INVITATIONS ─ 2024-2025 SEASON ─ ENGAGEMENTS ─ PRODUCTIONS ─ CONCERTS ─ STAGES/TRAINING SESSIONS Training session and auditions at the Mainfranken Theater Würzburg and auditions in Bavaria (Germany) in December 2024 – Lucie St-Martin, soprano Training session and auditions at the Mainfranken Theater Würzburg and auditions in Bavaria (Germany) before June 2025 – Chelsea Kolic, soprano Training session and auditions in Bavaria (Germany) – Justine Ledoux, mezzo-soprano & Sara Schabas, soprano Gala Concert…

The 13th International German Piano Award Ceremony. Photo: Stefan Höning & International Piano Forum Frankfurt

Magdalene Ho: The First Female Winner of the International German Piano Award

By Newswire on 29 November 2024 Classical Music, Music Competition, Newswire, Piano

Magdalene Ho, a 21-year-old pianist from Malaysia, is the first woman to win the prestigious International German Piano Award. Ho captivated the audience and jury with her performance of Schumann’s Piano Concerto in A minor, Op. 54 and her solo recital rounds during the 13th International German Piano Award (22-23.11.2024). This achievement earned Ho the top prize, accompanied by a €20,000 award, solidifying her position as one of the most exciting emerging talents in the classical music world. Magdalene Ho came to international attention after winning the Clara Haskil Piano Competition in 2023. Her triumph is complemented by an impressive season of performances…

The 2024 Winners of the 14th Prix de la Danse de Montréal

By Newswire on 19 November 2024 Dance, Montreal, Music Competition, Newswire

Montreal, November 19, 2024 — Today, LES PRIX DE LA DANSE DE MONTRÉAL (PDM) announced the award winners of the 2023-2024 artistic season. Under the honorary presidency of exceptional choreographer, dancer, and educator, Lucie Boissinot, the ceremony was held in the Baryshnikov Studio at Espace Marie Chouinard and was attended by artists and numerous personalities from the dance community. The event was hosted by Anik Bissonnette, artistic director of l’École supérieure de ballet du Québec. At this 14th edition of the PRIX, a total of 11 awards were presented. FAYE DRISCOLL GRAND PRIX de la danse de Montréal 2024, presented by…

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