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Gordon Gerrard conducts the Regina Symphony Orchestra, May 2026. Photo: C. Graham

Newswire | Manitoba Opera Announces Appointment of Gordon Gerrard as Artistic Director

By Newswire on 18 June 2026 Arts Industry, Classical Music, Employment, Opera, West

Manitoba Opera today announced that Gordon Gerrard, a Manitoba-born conductor, pianist, and educator, has been selected as the company’s artistic director. Gerrard brings a wealth of artistic and administrative experience to the role and is well known as a proponent of innovative and inclusionary programming that explores social change and community engagement. Gerrard begins his five-year contract with the company Tuesday, September 1. “We are so pleased to welcome Gordon Gerrard to the Manitoba Opera team as artistic director. Gordon is a highly respected conductor, artistic leader, and musician, who many in our community already know through his work across…

Guitarists José Brites & Rodrigo Simões, singer Suzi Silva & percussionist Ziya Tabassian. Photo: Peter Graham

Review | VoixMonde: Fado Transports Audience to Portuguese Seaside

By Heather Weinreb on 18 June 2026 Concert Reviews, Montreal, Vocal, World Music

On June 16, the VoixMonde concert series, which presents traditional music of Montreal’s immigrant communities, continued with a performance of Portuguese fado at le 9e (Eaton Centre). Literally translated to “destiny,” or “fate,” fado songs evoke a sense of longing and nostalgia in listeners. What you missed As singer Suzi Silva sang of lost mariners, and the lovers who longed for them, the audience was immersed in the atmosphere of a salty seaside Portuguese tavern. She artfully described the content of each song’s lyrics before performing them, and was a very effective storyteller for this music. As a singer, she…

Photo: Curtis Perry

Newswire | Alexander Shelley and NACO Host Free Canada Day Concert

By Newswire on 18 June 2026 Classical Music, Newswire, Orchestral, Ottawa

June 18, 2026 – OTTAWA – Canada’s National Arts Centre Orchestra will celebrate the nation’s 159th birthday with a free, ticketed concert featuring an exciting lineup of Canadian performers. Led by NAC Orchestra Music Director Alexander Shelley with Resident Conductor Henry Kennedy, the program includes works by celebrated Canadian composers John Estacio, Kevin Lau, and the late Cris Derksen, as well as Oscar Peterson. The concert will be co-hosted by bilingual slam poet, musician, and composer Yao and Juno-nominated singer-songwriter Sarah Slean. Multi-award-winning violinist James Ehnes, a longtime friend and collaborator of the NAC Orchestra, will perform the first movement…

The Toronto Symphony Orchestra & Toronto Mendelsohn Choir. Photo: Allan Cabral/Courtesy of the Toronto Symphony Orchestra

Review | Stirring Beethoven 9th to Cap the TSO Season

By Andrea Rush on 18 June 2026 Choral, Classical Music, Concert Reviews, Orchestral, Toronto, Vocal

This past week’s stirring performances of Beethoven’s Symphony No. 9, “Choral” marked the finale of the Toronto Symphony Orchestra season with grandeur and flourish. The program (heard on June 11) at Toronto’s Roy Thomson Hall saw the TSO joining forces with Toronto Mendelsohn Choir under the direction of Jean-Sebastien Vallée, and soloists soprano Golda Shultz, mezzo-soprano Ema Nikolovska, tenor Saimir Pirgu and bass Jongmin Park. It is no small managerial feat to direct, produce, stage, manage and conduct musical forces on this scale. Co-ordination of every nuance is well within the range of Conductor Gimeno’s impressive, internationally acclaimed skillset. Torontonians…

Soprano Marianne Lambert as Léa and mezzo-soprano Kristin Hoff as Madeleine. Photo: Kevin Calixte

Review | L’hiver attend beaucoup de moi, a Poignant Story

By Wah Keung Chan on 17 June 2026 Concert Reviews, Montreal, Opera, This Week in Montreal

Domestic violence against women and femicide are increasingly in the news. A revival of the opera L’hiver attend beaucoup de moi by composer Laurence Jobidon and librettist Pascale St-Onge brings the topic to the forefront in an emotionally charged story. What you missed L’hiver attend beaucoup de moi was developed as a voice-piano production for the Atelier lyrique of the Opéra de Montréal years ago, but due to the COVID pandemic, the production was only filmed and webcasted in November 2020. Since then, Opéra Magnolia (formerly Musique 3 femmes) has commissioned a new version for six instruments and produced the…

Miyeko Ferguson in Opera 5's Parḗlios. Photo: Emily Ding Photography

Review | Opera 5 Unveils an Inscrutable & Intriguing Parḗlios

By Gianmarco Segato on 16 June 2026 Canadian Music, Classical Music, Concert Reviews, La Scena Online, Opera, Région, Toronto, Vocal

As part of its Toronto Opera Festival, Opera 5 presented the premiere of Parḗlios on June 12, a new work by composer Cecilia Livingston and librettist Duncan McFarlane. It is an amalgam of choral and solo vocals, percussion ensemble and complex choreography that, as stated on the company website, “explores themes of climate change, migration, and humanity’s connection to the planet.” Parḗlios is complex, with a brainy, layered text and challenging sound world. It intrigues on an intellectual level but lacks the kind of narrative hooks that offer emotional connection. The production’s most successful element was undoubtedly director Jennifer Nichols’…

2026 Canadian Summer Festival Guide

By La Scena Musicale Team on 15 June 2026 Classical Music, Guides, Montreal, Ottawa, Quebec City, Toronto, Vancouver, West

NYO Canada’s Canadiana Tour Toronto, ON; Saint-Irénée, QC (also performing in Stratford, Parry Sound, Kingston, and Ottawa), July 18 to August 31 www.nyoc.org/concerts/canadiana-tour Newfoundland The Tuckamore Music Festival St. John’s, June 22 to July 5 709-330-4599 | www.tuckamorefestival.ca Salmon Festival Grand Falls-Windsor, July 9 to 13 [email protected] Shakespeare by the Sea Festival St. John’s, July 12 to August 3 www.shakespearebytheseafestival.com Stephenville Theatre Festival Stephenville, July 17 to August 15 www.stephenvilletheatrefestival.com Southern Shore Shamrock Festival Ferryland, July 25 to 26 www.facebook.com/SouthernShoreFolkArtsCouncil George Street Festival St. John’s, July 30 to August 5 www.georgestreetlive.ca HarbourVOICES! St. John’s, July 2 to 7 709-754-2574 |…

Newswire | JMC Unveils Joseph-Rouleau Hall’s 77th Season

By Newswire on 11 June 2026 Classical, Montreal, Newswire, Orchestral

Montreal, June 11, 2026 — Under the banner of boldness, Jeunesses Musicales Canada (JMC) proudly unveils Joseph-Rouleau Hall’s 77th season. For the 2026–2027 season, JMC presents a rich musical journey where variety takes centre stage. Featuring guest artists, JMC Concert artists, beloved children’s classics, and new productions, this season’s lineup is sure to wow audiences of all ages. “The programming at Joseph-Rouleau Hall offers an intimate classical music experience at an affordable price. It is an opportunity for audiences to discover or rediscover classical music in a unique Montreal setting. I am particularly proud of the concerts we are presenting…

Bronwyn Thies-Thompson, Tim Brady, Sarah Albu, and Marie-Annick Béliveau. MARS: Sign of Life premieres December 3–5, 2026 at Centaur Theatre, Photo courtesy of Bradyworks.

Newswire | Bradyworks announces MARS: Sign of Life

By Newswire on 10 June 2026 Classical, Montreal, Newswire, Opera

Montreal, June 9, 2026 – Bradyworks is pleased to announce the premiere of the chamber opera MARS: Signs of Life. Featuring music by composer Tim Brady and a libretto by Alexis Diamond, this new production will bring together soloists Bronwyn Thies-Thompson, Sarah Albu, and Marie-Annick Béliveau on stage. Performances will take place on December 3, 4, and 5, 2026 at the Centaur Theatre. MARS: Signs of Life is the 3rd opera in the ambitious tetralogy of chamber operas by composer Tim Brady, entitled “HOPE (and the dark matter of history)”. Following on the success of Backstage at Carnegie Hall (2022) and INFORMATION (2024), MARS continues to explore fundamental issues…

Maria Dueñas with the TSO, 2023. Photo: Allan Cabral/Courtesy of the Toronto Symphony Orchestra

Review | Maria Dueñas & the Movies at the TSO

By Andrea Rush on 9 June 2026 Classical Music, Concert Reviews, Orchestral, Toronto

This week the TSO musicians played two evening concerts and one relaxed morning performance in their downtown home, Toronto’s Roy Thomson Hall followed by a matinee uptown in North York’s George Weston Recital Hall. The program—steeped in the crossover between classical music and film scoring—was perfectly curated to reach multi-generational audiences in multiple settings. Music Director Gustavo Gimeno’s commitment to making classical music accessible serves Toronto well. The June 4 concert began with Bernard Hermann’s Psycho, a Narrative for String Orchestra in 5 movements. It was an ideal choice for an impactful opening. Spooky and yet tonal, truly a soundscape…

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