Hadestown and Beyond: How Myth Shapes Music
Music has always played an integral role in storytelling. Long before ancient Greek myths were written down and compiled into notable collections like The Homeric…
Browsing: Scena Arts
La Scena West Weekly Concert Roundup: August 10 – 16
This week’s roundup consists of Baroque opera, language-blending music, free outdoor concerts, and more from some of Canada’s premier music organizations. BC Victoria Music in…
Newswire | Ballet Vancouver Debuts with Balanchine’s Apollo
Vancouver, BC — Ballet Vancouver opens its 2026/27 inaugural season with a breathtaking triple bill spanning extraordinary artistic range and striking virtuosity in Balanchine’s Apollo & Other Works, on stage September 11,…
Review | The Death of the Director: Bayreuth’s 150th Festival AI Ring
At the end of Bayreuth’s new Ring, one question remains more urgent than any discussion of how to rate the production: who, exactly, is the…
Newswire | 2026 Banff Centre Mountain Film and Book Festival
Since 1976, Banff Centre for Arts and Creativity has been a global leader in celebrating mountain culture. This year’s nine-day festival of mountain art, music,…
Review | Gärtnerplatz: Munich’s Best-Kept Operatic Secret
Munich’s Staatstheater am Gärtnerplatz occupies a singular position within Germany’s operatic landscape. Unlike its illustrious neighbour, the Bayerische Staatsoper, it neither attempts to compete in…
Newswire | Canada Council Prize Recipients
Across artistic disciplines and at different stages of their careers, this year’s prize recipients are helping to shape and strengthen Canada’s arts sector through their…
Review | Dear Lara Interrogates Classical Music’s Most Prestigious Institutions
*The following article contains references to sexual abuse Dear Lara is unflinching. With this documentary, violinist and writer-director Lara St. John paints a portrait of…
Newswire | Order of Canada Appointees in the Arts – June 26, 2026
OTTAWA, Ontario—Her Excellency the Right Honourable Louise Arbour, Governor General of Canada, announces 61 new appointments to the Order of Canada, including 4 Companions, 19…
Music and Film | The Girl Who Cried Pearls: Where Music and Animation Meet
In animated film, where every image and sound is deliberately constructed, music plays a central narrative and aesthetic role, shaping atmosphere, rhythm and emotional perception…
