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: Film
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 | 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…
Music and Film | The Leitmotif: Music as Narrative in Opera and Film
On May 14, Orchestre symphonique de Montréal will perform the Prelude and Liebestod from Wagner’s Tristan and Isolde, an opera in which certain musical ideas…
Music and Film: Battle of the Conductors
The year 2026 offers a feast for lovers of music and film. In our last column I mentioned the new TV show about Mozart, based…
Newswire | Order of Canada Appointees in the Arts – December 31, 2025
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…
Newswire | PuSh Festival Returns this Winter with 25 Performances and Events
PuSh International Performing Arts Festival is excited to announce the programming for the 2026 Festival, which returns to Vancouver from January 22 to February 8, 2026. For…
Music and Film : Together Again Onstage
This month, La Scena Musicale is launching a new feature devoted to music and film. This column will cover a variety of subjects: in-depth articles…
