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…
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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…
Gregory Dahl from Scarpia to Rigoletto
Thank heaven for seniority. As a 28-year-old teacher of choral music in Winnipeg, Gregory Dahl did not have any. Which meant he was among the…
She Falls from a Tower Shaped Like a Dagger
A splendid new co-production of Puccini’s Tosca by Opéra de Montréal and the Cincinatti Opera broods on the terrible power of art, eros, and the…
Opéra de Montréal’s Tosca Emphasizes Realism and the Score
The Opéra of Montréal will open its 2017-18 season with an all-time classic: Tosca by Giacomo Puccini, a drama in three acts revolving around a…
