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A scene from the Canadian Opera Company’s Rigoletto. Photo: Michael Cooper

Review | Canadian Opera Company’s Rigoletto Dazzles with Spectacular Singing

By Denise Lai on 27 January 2026 Concert Reviews, Opera, Toronto, Vocal

Rigoletto, Giuseppe Verdi’s masterpiece and one of opera’s most tragic stories, opened Canadian Opera Company’s winter season on Jan. 24 to a full house on a frigid night. To start, the audience warmed up their vocals with a rousing rendition of “O Canada,” sung with more bravado than usual, given the recent political climate. The Story Rigoletto is a jaded jester in the court of the Duke of Mantua. His master is an arrogant philanderer who boasts of his many amorous conquests. When Rigoletto mocks Monterone, whose daughter has been dishonoured by the Duke, Monterone curses him with the same…

Newswire | Les Violons du Roy and La Chapelle de Québec Announce Departure of Laurent Patenaude

By Newswire on 20 January 2026 Arts Industry, Classical Music, Employment, Montreal, Newswire

Quebec City, January 19, 2026 – Les Violons du Roy and La Chapelle de Québec announce with emotion the departure of Laurent Patenaude, Director of Artistic Administration, who is embarking on a new career challenge, details of which will be announced shortly. After nearly 28 years of collaboration, Laurent Patenaude has left his mark on our organization. A viola player by training and a graduate of the Conservatoire de musique du Québec à Montréal, he joined the organization in 1997 as Director of Artistic Personnel after serving as a substitute musician. Since then, he has passionately supported the development of…

"Every appointment celebrates not only the talent, expertise and dedication of individuals, but also the countless lives they have touched through their work" says Her Excellency the Right Honourable Mary Simon, Governor General of Canada

Newswire | Order of Canada Appointees in the Arts – December 31, 2025

By Newswire on 14 January 2026 Classical Music, Dance, Film, Literature, Montreal, Multimedia, Newswire, Ottawa, Philanthropy, Quebec City, Theatre, Toronto, Visual Arts, West

OTTAWA, Ontario—Her Excellency the Right Honourable Mary Simon, Governor General of Canada, has made 80 new appointments to the Order of Canada, including 6 Companions, 15 Officers and 59 Members. Six appointments are promotions within the Order, and another represents an honorary appointment. The Order of Canada is the cornerstone of the Canadian Honours System. Since its creation in 1967, more than 8250 people from all sectors of society have been appointed to the Order. The contributions of these trailblazers are varied, yet they have all enriched the lives of others and made a difference to this country. “The Order of…

Newswire | Ballet Edmonton Presents THRESHOLD

By Newswire on 13 January 2026 Dance, Newswire, West

EDMONTON, AB — Ballet Edmonton, the city’s creation-based contemporary ballet company invites audiences into a daring evening of movement and sonic imagination with THRESHOLD, running Friday, February 13 to Sunday, February 15, 2026 at the Triffo Theatre in Allard Hall, MacEwan University. THRESHOLD showcases two extraordinary international choreographers building new work on a Canadian company for the first time: Cyril Baldy and Marie Gyselbrecht. Each piece challenges both dancers and audiences, expanding definitions of physicality, presence, and what contemporary ballet and dance can be. Baldy and Gyselbrecht’s creations explore unexpected limits of the body, new textures of movement, and fresh…

Left courtesy of the Foundation of Greater Montréal, right courtesy of Jonathan Allard

Newswire | Luc Rabouin Announced as President and CEO of Foundation of Greater Montréal

By Newswire on 13 January 2026 Arts Industry, Employment, Montreal, Newswire, Philanthropy

Montréal, January 9, 2026 –The Foundation of Greater Montréal (FGM) is pleased to announce that Mr. Luc Rabouin will join the organization as its next President and CEO. He will officially assume his duties on January 19. “I am thrilled to become a part of the Foundation of Greater Montréal’s team. FGM is an outstanding organization and a philanthropic leader in Montreal, but also across Quebec and Canada. Through its commitments towards responsible and impact investing or trust-based philanthropy, for example, the Foundation promotes deeply-held values that are also mine. I cannot wait to get to work and pursue my…

Left: Marie-Josée Lord, Photo by Eric Myre; Right: Kalena Bovell Photo by Tam Photography

Newswire | OCM Welcomes Canadian Haitian soprano Marie-Josée Lord

By Newswire on 13 January 2026 Arts Industry, Chamber Music, Classical Music, Montreal, Musique québécoise, Newswire, Vocal

Montreal, January 6, 2025 – As part of Montreal’s Black History Month, the Orchestre classique de Montréal (OCM) is proud to welcome renowned Canadian Haitian soprano Marie-Josée Lord, along with Panamanian American conductor Kalena Bovell. Presented by TD Bank Group, the concert will take place on Thursday, February 5 at 7:30 p.m. at Salle Pierre-Mercure. This moving program will highlight landmark works by composers of African descent, including William Grant Still and Florence Price. The second half of the concert will feature Honey and Rue, a poignant song cycle by André Previn with texts by Toni Morrison, exploring the “sweet and bitter” aspects of life and love in the African American experience.…

Nikan Ingabire Kanate & Sarah Caulfield. Photos submitted by the artists

Sopranos Nikan Ingabire Kanate & Sarah Caulfield to Join COC Ensemble

By Newswire on 8 January 2026 Newswire, Opera, Toronto, Vocal

Toronto – The Canadian Opera Company’s prestigious Ensemble Studio has invited two of the country’s most talented sopranos to join its resident artists for a 46th season of highly specialized professional career development. Beginning in the 2026/2027 season, sopranos Nikan Ingabire Kanate and Sarah Caulfield will join five returning Ensemble Studio artists entering their second year of the program: mezzo-soprano Ariana Maubach, tenor Angelo Moretti, bass-baritone Nick Murphy, soprano Emma Pennell, baritone Ben Wallace, and pianist/coaches Elisabeta Cojocaru and Kimly Wang. Last fall, following an extensive national audition tour, Kanate and Caulfield placed as two of the seven finalists at the COC’s 12th annual Centre Stage: Ensemble Studio Competition, with Kanate clinching both First Prize and the Hatch Audience Choice Prize for her performance of…

Snow Bai (erhu) with Toronto Festival Orchestra conducted by Yong-yan Hu

Review | Li Delun Music Foundation Celebrates East-Meets-West

By Amanda Wong on 6 January 2026 Classical Music, Concert Reviews, Orchestral, Piano, Strings, Toronto, Vocal, World Music

With the new year comes a host of celebrations, and the Li Delun Music Foundation’s East-Meets-West New Year’s Concert is no exception. An impressive and relatively ad hoc Toronto Festival Orchestra gathered to play a program of—you guessed it—both Eastern (primarily Chinese) and Western music to ring in the new year. Named for Li Delun (1917-2001), the pioneering Chinese conductor, the foundation carries forward his lifelong mission to make classical music universally accessible, without age or socioeconomic discrimination. Throughout the latter half of the 20th century, Li helped bridge Eastern and Western classical traditions—a legacy the foundation honours through its…

Scott Rumble (Edwin), Joseph Ernst (Feri), Sebastien Belcourt (Boni) & Maeve Palmer (Sylvia) in TOT's The Czardas Princess. Photo: Gary Beechey

Review | The Czardas Princess kicks up her heels for Toronto Operetta Theatre

By Gianmarco Segato on 31 December 2025 Classical Music, Concert Reviews, La Scena Online, Opera, Région, Toronto, Vocal

Toronto Operetta Theatre’s annual holiday production offers local audiences the all-too-rare chance to experience golden age operetta. This delightful corner of the lyric repertoire, full of soaring melodies and lively dance rhythms, is all but otherwise ignored on the national scene. Imre Kálmán’s The Czardas Princess returned to the Jane Mallet Theatre stage on Dec. 30, bursting with Hungarian spice and toe-tapping Viennese waltzes, showcasing a superb, young Canadian cast. Kalman’s piece has remained popular since its 1915 Viennese premiere, never far out of the repertory in Hungary, Austria and Germany. Outside of those borders, The Czardas Princess has been…

Photo: Ashley Gattey

Review | A Cozy and Unconventional Christmas with Chor Leoni

By Kaitlyn Chan on 22 December 2025 Choral, Concert Reviews, Contemporary, Vancouver, Vocal, West

Dec. 18 marked the opening night of Chor Leoni’s annual Christmas concert. Lit with bright red, blue and magenta hues, the inside of St. Andrew’s-Wesley United Church continues to be a magical venue. After attending last year, I was drawn to return, hoping to surround myself with holiday joy. The lights dimmed so that only blue lighting remained as the members of the choir emerged carrying lit candles. The opening song, “Wonder Nouvelet” was the first of five world premieres promised for the night. Chor Leoni’s guest instrumentalists quickly established themselves as the bright shining stars of the event. Almost…

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