Louise Pitre: Canada’s First Lady of Musical Theatre in Her Most Perfect Role
Louise Pitre—Canada’s First Lady of musical theatre—has made audiences fall in love with her for decades. Best known for originating the role of Donna Sheridan…
Browsing: Calgary Opera
Opera Across Canada: A Mostly Safe 2025-26
As opera companies continue to navigate the challenges of skyrocketing costs and audience retention, most Canadian organizations are opting to program well-known titles in 2025-26.…
Announcing Calgary Opera’s 2025/26 Season
Calgary, AB – Calgary Opera’s 2025/26 Season will deliver an epic range of adventurous operas onstage, in addition to programs and events year-round. Programming includes the…
Industry News: October 2024: Winners, New Opera Stars
Industry News for September 2024
Opera Across Canada: a season anchored by the classics
In many ways, the 2024-25 Canadian opera season represents post-pandemic reality. Government subsidies that helped companies survive the horrors of more than two years of…
Canada’s Newest Company Directors: Challenges, the Future & Significant Changes
Over the past couple of years, many directors of Canada’s leading artistic organisations have retired, giving way to a new generation of executives. In the…
Highlights | Canadians in Munich, Mäkelä takes Chicago, 24-25 opera in Winnipeg, Calgary & Quebec
Welcome to La Scena Musicale’s weekly Highlights, a roundup of classical music news from Canada and beyond. It’s season announcement time, and Canadian artists are…
Highlights | François Dompierre Honoured in Concert, Apple Music Classical in Asia
Conservatoire de musique de Montréal will honour François Dompierre at its 80th century concert, TomoeArts is shutting down after 15 years of performances, and Apple Music Classical is now available in Asia.
Highlights | Discounts at North American operas, gender disparity in US opera productions
This week, Opera America announced discounts at around 80 opera houses across North America, and a new study found a gendered disparity in US opera production roles.
Calgary Opera Announces its First Digital Production
CALGARY, AB – Despite ongoing challenges for the live performing arts sector during the COVID-19 pandemic, today Calgary Opera announced its first entree into the…
