Industry News: December 2016
Awards and Honours In November, the Schwarz-Bournaki Duo won first prize at the annual Boulder International Chamber Music Competition’s “Art of the Duo” in Boulder,…
Browsing: Orchestre Métropolitain
This Week in Montreal November (21-27)
NEM: Young Composers The NEM will present its international young composers forum from November 2 to 25 in collaboration with the Université de Montréal music…
Opéra de Montréal’s Don Giovanni a Showcase for Canadian Talent
With an all-Canadian cast, Opéra de Montréal’s Don Giovanni opened Saturday night to an enthusiastic crowd at the Salle Wilfrid-Pelletier. Full disclosure: I don’t really…
Opéra de Montréal coutures a mid-20th century Don Giovanni with éclat
Why do women respond to rascals, seducers, and merely self-assured men? Don Giovanni cannot match the sexual prodigality of Gene Simmons of hard rock band…
Valérie Milot: Beyond the Harp
Valérie Milot defines herself as a musician first and a harpist second. At age 31, she is nothing less than the most visible and active…
Benefit Concert for the Kidney Foundation of Canada by the Orchestre Métropolitain with Marie-Josée Lord
A concert by the Orchestre Métropolitain, featuring Marie-Josée Lord, in support of people living with kidney disease Montreal, October 12, 2016 – The New Lease…
This Week in Montreal (October 11-16)
I Musici – Two Masterpieces Jean-Marie Zeitouni and his I Musici Chamber Orchestra invite us to meditate with Mahler’s sublime Das Lied von der Erde…
Cautious Choice Aida Pays Off at the Opéra de Montréal
Returning to the Opéra de Montréal stage for the first time in a decade, Verdi’s Aida opened last night in a flash of grandeur. Set…
La Rentrée Musicale: Vocal & Opera
Opera Montreal’s opera season begins with the Opéra de Montréal’s Aida on September 17. Running until the 24, the show features Kamen Chanev (Radames), Olesya…
Video of the Day – Conducting with Yannick Nézet-Séguin
In today’s Video of the Day, maestro Yannick Nézet-Séguin gives us a crash course in orchestral conducting, describing his process. He starts with the basic…
