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Welcome to the April/May 2023 national issue of La Scena Musicale, our fourth of five national issues in our six-issue 27th season (2022-23) of publishing.
This season continues the all-colour, all-glossy format the magazine adopted in November 2017. With our separate English and French editions, we are proud to be the largest bilingual arts media in Canada.
Book magazines became popular in the magazine industry during the COVID pandemic and we plan to introduce our own for the fall of 2023, including a special on composer Giacomo Puccini for the centenary of his death. You can pre-order your copy today at a discounted price of $15 (instead of $20) in the subscription coupon on Page 25.
CURRENT ISSUE
The April/May issue has a decided focus on composers who used the lockdown during COVID to spawn their creativity. Our English cover story is devoted to British Canadian composer Cecilia Livingston, whose melody-driven approach to composing is gaining traction among singers and audiences.
Our French cover tells the story of Festival Classica’s launch of the Nouvel Opéra Métropolitain with three productions. We talk with founder Marc Boucher and also discuss the backstory behind The Man who Laughs, based on Victor Hugo’s novel—the first opera for composer Airat Ichmouratov and librettist Bernard Laverdure.
Our Spring Festival Guide also highlights the return of the arts. We have articles on the 10th anniversary of the Festival de la Voix, Printemps Slav and the Boston Early Music Festival. This year’s CMIM is devoted to violin, and we continue our annual predictions with our shadow jury (Page 20).
The La SCENA Arts magazine returns with a dossier on Theatre; editor Nathalie de Han tells us about productions at Usine C, Théâtre Denise-Pelletier, Centaur etc.
Our other interviews with the Israeli conductor Yoav Talmi (celebrating his 80th birthday in Quebec City), the Marguerite Bourgeois Museum celebrating its 250th anniversary with a new oratorio, Sharon Azrieli on her Michel Legrand program, the Canadian première of Dragon Ball Symphony, OSJM, Kerson Leong and Esprit Orchestra show that concerts are still exciting experiences.
And our national calendar shows that concert offerings are still strong and varied (see Page 48). This issue also includes our annual camp guide. As always, we offer reviews of interesting recordings in both classical and jazz.
Mother’s Day Celebration
Fresh off the overwhelming success of our Singing Valentines in February (see article on Page 46), we are continuing our personalized serenades with our second Mother’s Day Celebration. This includes free serenades for mothers 65+. All you would need to do is go to our website and fill out the order form; we’ll choose the singer and song for you. To thank our roster of singers for their generosity, we will offer them 100 per cent of the donations for personalized serenades ordered for specific singers and songs. Visit mySCENA.org
SUBSCRIPTION AND DONATION DRIVE
With changing consumer habits in media consumption, La Scena has evolved while also maintaining its core mission to promote music and the arts. Our print magazine will continue to provide quality curated articles and interviews in both English and French, while our website will focus on news and events.
In 2023, we aim for more content in both our print and online publications. This issue demonstrates that we have many talented writers and we wish to give space for their voices. But the frequent increases in the price of magazine paper over the last two years is a cause for concern. We hope you will consider supporting our magazine through a donation and/or join our fundraising committee by contacting us at [email protected].
Another way to support the magazine is through the LSM Boutique at mySCENA.org, which includes greeting cards and tickets to our partners.
La Scena is also hiring: through Emploi-Québec we can hire a full-time administrative assistant (calendar and subscriptions) and a full-time writer. Please send your resumé and cover letter to [email protected]. Because of the pandemic, we changed from street distribution to home delivery. To make sure you continue to receive the magazine at home, please become a subscriber or give a subscription to someone special. It makes an ideal gift for parents or artists.
As always, La Scena Musicale maintains a vigorous presence on Facebook, Twitter and Instagram. The website offers new resources almost daily. The arts are hoping for a rebound, and La Scena Musicale will be there to support them.
We wish you a happy spring season!
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Contents
- 6 Editorial
- 8 Industry News
- 10 Prix Opus
- 12 Festival Guide
- 14 Festival de la Voix
- 14 Boston Early Music Festival
- 17 Festival Classica Goes Opera
- 18 The Man Who Laughs
- 20 CMIM: Our Predictions
- 22 Cecilia Livingston
- 26 La nef: The grandiose ritual
- 27 Châteaux du ciel
- 28 King Dave
- 29 Theatrical agenda
- 30 Haydn’s Orfeo
- 30 Amadeus Choir
- 32 Sharon Azrieli
- 32 Bernard Labadie
- 34 OSJM
- 35 Esprit Orchestra
- 36 Yoav Talmi
- 38 Dragon Ball Symphonic
- 40 Camp Guide
- 42 Jazz: Masterminds Then and Now
- 44 CD Reviews
- 47 Kerson Leong
- 48 Regional Calendar
- 55 Singing Valentines
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