Editorial (June 2022)
Welcome to the June 2022 issue of La Scena Musicale, our first national summer festival issue since the beginning of the pandemic. Since our April/May…
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Newswire | Disability-Led Opera Company Raises Awareness for Chronic Illnesses Linked to COVID-19
April 29, 2022 (Vancouver, BC) – This May, Canada’s first fully disability-run opera company is rallying the community in support of those with chronic illnesses.…
Editorial (April-May 2022)
Welcome to the April/May 2022 issue of La Scena Musicale, which hopefully represents our return to normalcy after two years of the pandemic. Since our…
Federal Budget 2022 Offers Some Arts Funding, But Important Programs Are About to End
Last Thursday, the Federal Government of Canada announced its Budget 2022, and within it, there was some significant news for the arts sector. Starting in…
Industry News
Awards Pianist Angela Hewitt is the recipient of the Ontario Arts Council’s Oskar Morawetz Award for Excellence in Music Performance. This award is presented biennially…
Ontario to Reopen Concert Halls on Jan. 31, 2022
Today, Ontario announced it will reopen concert halls at 50% capacity up to 500 and will increase gathering limits on Jan. 31 as part of…
The Opéra de Montréal cancels its production of La Traviata
Montreal, January 6, 2022 – The upsurge in the number of cases and variants of COVID-19, combined with the government’s resulting public health directives have compelled…
Gould’s Wall performances are postponed
Toronto, January 6 2022 – Following the announcement of the Ontario government on January 3, Tapestry Opera is postponing the world premiere of Gould’s Wall.…
Quebec: new closures and curfew implemented as of Dec. 31 2021
A new record was reached in Quebec on Thursday with more than 16,000 new cases of Covid-19. A significant rise that can be observed in…
UPDATE: New Canada Worker Lockdown Benefit (CWLB) Expanded
Update: Dec. 22 Today, the Honourable Chrystia Freeland, Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Finance, announced the federal government’s intention to temporarily expand eligibility for…
