Vancouver Opera Announces 2025-2026 Season
FEBRUARY 4, 2025, VANCOUVER, B.C. / Traditional territory of the xʷməθkʷəy̓əm (Musqueam), Sḵwx̱wú7mesh (Squamish), and səlilwətaɬ (Tsleil-Waututh) Nations – Vancouver Opera announces an exciting and…
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CD Review | Freddie De Tommaso, Puccini, Decca
Puccini Freddie De Tommaso, tenor; London Philharmonic Orchestra; Edward Gardner, conductor Decca, 2024 At the improbably young age of 31, British-Italian tenor Freddie De Tommaso…
Giacomo Puccini: Five Great Love Duets
To celebrate the Valentine month, La Scena Musicale’s team of opera experts present five great Puccini love duets. “Tu, tu, amore? Tu?” Manon Lescaut When…
Review | Intriguingly ambiguous new Turandot at Hungarian State Opera
Puccini’s final opera, Turandot, was famously left incomplete due to the composer’s untimely death. It premiered at Teatro alla Scala in 1926 using composer Franco…
Newswire | Atlanta Opera Announces 45th Anniversary Season in 2024–25
The Atlanta Opera celebrates its 45th anniversary during the 2024-25 season, with productions inspired by the archetypal “hero’s journey” found in myths and fairytales from around the world.
Concert Review | COC Centre Stage: A Thrilling Showcase of Canadian Young Opera Talents
The Canadian Opera Company’s Centre Stage, now in its 10th year, is one of the most anticipated events in Canada’s opera world.
Concert Review | Canadian Opera Company’s La Bohème Makes a Triumphant Return
Even nearly 100 years since Puccini’s death. La Bohème remains one of his most beloved and frequently performed operas. This COC revival production has now…
Pavarotti: Genius Is Forever: Entertaining, even for experts
Pavarotti: Genius Is Forever, a documentary directed by Ron Howard, opens on June 6. La Scena Musicale got exclusive access to the two-hour film before…
Magda Olivero – La Verissima – Part II
Having had the honour of presenting this great lady was one of the memorable pleasures of my years spent at the Metropolitan.” – M. Chapin…
Some Great Canadian Sopranos
For this issue of La Scena Musicale, I have chosen four sopranos of our time, active on the national and international stage: Adrianne Pieczonka, Isabel…
