Festival de Lanaudière: Renaud Loranger on Themes of Altérité
Programming Richard Wagner in the 21st century is never going to be simple. But Renaud Loranger, the Joliette-born artistic director of Festival de Lanaudière since…
Browsing: Yannick Nézet-Séguin
Elisabeth St-Gelais: The North Star
Makings of a Star Freshly emerged from a winning streak on the domestic competition circuit with an almost unparalleled record for a Canadian vocal artist…
A new assistant conductor at OM: Léa Moisan-Perrier
Montreal, May 5, 2025 – Montreal conductor Léa Moisan-Perrier becomes the Orchestre Métropolitain’s new assistant conductor for the 2025-2026 season. Having completed her training at…
Orchestre Métropolitain Announces 2025–2026 Season
Montreal, April 15, 2025 – For its next season, the Orchestre Métropolitain and its artistic director Yannick Nézet-Séguin take us into the infinite universe of…
Review | Orchestre Métropolitain Delivers Three Cs of Success with Schubert’s ‘The Great’
In these troubling moments, music brings us what the news doesn’t. There is nothing ‘fake’ here”. Thus, a characteristically engaging Yannick Nézet-Séguin announced what he…
Review | Yannick’s Messiah Vibrates Montreal’s Notre-Dame Basilica
Performances of Handel’s Messiah at Montreal’s Notre-Dame Basilica had been an annual tradition of the Montreal Symphony Orchestra up until about 12 years ago when…
Daniele Rustioni Named Metropolitan Opera’s Principal Guest Conductor
New York, NY (November 13, 2024)—The Metropolitan Opera announced the appointment of Daniele Rustioni to the position of Principal Guest Conductor for a three-year term,…
Industry News & Corner: September 2024
Industry News for September 2024
Metropolitan Opera Music Director Yannick Nézet-Séguin signs contract extension through 2029–30 season
The Metropolitan Opera today announced the contract extension of its Jeanette Lerman-Neubauer Music Director, Yannick Nézet-Séguin, through the 2029–30 season.
Industry News: Remembering Sir Andrew Davis, Celebrating Barbara Hannigan, Jaeden Izik-Dzurko wins CMIM
La Scena Musicale surveys recent appointments, retirements, obituaries, and other industry news going into the 2024 summer.
