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Review | Not a Ghost Ship: Tcherniakov’s Der fliegende Holländer at BayreuthAfter two evenings of Bayreuth’s much-discussed new Ring—a production conceived around artificial intelligence and credited to a curator or “technical conceptor” rather than a theatre…
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Review | Miró Quartet & Festival Orchestra at Toronto Summer MusicToronto Summer Music (TSM) has once again infused the Toronto musical scene with an electric…
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Review | Markus Hinterhäuser’s Carmen in SalzburgThere are few opening nights in the cultural calendar that rival Salzburg’s. Long before the…
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La Scena’s End of 2025-26 Donation CampaignAs we we complete our 2025-26 season, I want to update you on the latest…
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musica intima Presents mâmowintowin: a gatheringVANCOUVER, B.C.– Vancouver’s acclaimed vocal ensemble, musica intima, welcomes two of Canada’s most distinctive Indigenous…
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Newswire | 2026 Banff Centre Mountain Film and Book FestivalSince 1976, Banff Centre for Arts and Creativity has been a global leader in celebrating…
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Review | Dudamel’s Song-Inspired Mahler Resurrection at SalzburgEach summer the Salzburg Festival begins not with opera, but with contemplation. Before the official…
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Review | Bel canto Rarities at Rossini in WildbadAmong Europe’s summer opera festivals, Rossini in Wildbad occupies a position unlike any other. It…
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Newswire | Vancouver Cultural Precinct Unveils Bold InvestmentVancouver, BC – Vancouver Cultural Precinct (VCP), an alliance of performing arts and community leaders led by…
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Orchestre de la francophonie: Empowering the Next Generation in MontrealSummer 2026 marks Julien Proulx’s first tenure as Artistic Director of Orchestre de la francophonie…
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Oliver Jones (1934-2026)La Scena Musicale is sad to learn of the death of jazz pianist Oliver Jones…
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Newswire | Toronto Mendelssohn Choir Names Elise Naccarato Managing DirectorTORONTO, ON — July 17, 2026 The Toronto Mendelssohn Choir (TMChoir) is pleased to announce…
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Review | Kleztory Makes a Joyous Return to Toronto Summer MusicAs a long-time Toronto Summer Music audience member going back to its earliest days, I…
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Review | 2026 Vancouver Folk Festival Cultivates CamaraderieThe Vancouver Folk Music Festival (VFMF)—which celebrates its 50th anniversary next year—occupies a firmly established…
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Newswire | Chan Centre & Musqueam Host Indigenous Arts FestivalVANCOUVER, BC – Chan Centre for the Performing Arts and Musqueam present the 5th annual ʔəm̓i ce:p xʷiwəl –…
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Newswire | Orchestre de la francophonie Celebrates Its 25th Anniversary with a First Season Led by Julien ProulxMontreal, June 19, 2026 — As it celebrates its 25th anniversary, l’Orchestre de la francophonie…
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Review | Erin Morley & Lawrence Brownlee Bring Vocal Gold to Toronto Summer MusicThanks to Toronto Summer Music, many great singers have given recitals in Toronto to the…
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Discover Emerging Classical Stars in CBC’s 30 Under 30July 20, 2026 — Today, CBC Music released their annual “30 under 30” list, which…
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Newswire | TSO Unveils a New Brand IdentityTORONTO, ON—The Toronto Symphony Orchestra (TSO) today unveiled a refreshed brand identity that reflects its…
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Newswire | TSO Adds Four Special Performances for 2026/27Toronto, July 13, 2026—The Toronto Symphony Orchestra (TSO), expanding an already diverse array of evocative…
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Newswire | Odesa Classics Makes Historic North American Debut at Ottawa Chamberfest 2026OTTAWA, ON — This July, Ottawa will host a cultural event of profound international significance…
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Review | Vancouver’s Indian Summer Festival: Inspiration is at Your FingertipsThis year’s Indian Summer Festival demonstrates a beautiful truth: inspiration is all around. In the…
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Newswire | Calgary Philharmonic Welcomes Ilan Kumaranayake Mendel as Incoming Resident ConductorThe Calgary Philharmonic is pleased to announce Canadian conductor Ilan Kumaranayake Mendel will take to…
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Newswire | Mike Herriott Premieres Tales of Tricksters and Vagabonds Suite on Four-City Canadian Tour This FallTORONTO, ON — Toronto-based trumpeter, multi-instrumentalist, and composer Mike Herriott will take his most ambitious…
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Review | End of Season Opera Hits and Misses in BerlinFew cities in the world can rival Berlin’s operatic riches. Three major opera houses—Staatsoper Unter…
Review | Not a Ghost Ship: Tcherniakov’s Der fliegende Holländer at Bayreuth
After two evenings of Bayreuth’s much-discussed new Ring—a production conceived around artificial intelligence and credited to a curator or “technical…
Review | Miró Quartet & Festival Orchestra at Toronto Summer Music
Toronto Summer Music (TSM) has once again infused the Toronto musical scene with an electric buzz. The festival has run…
Review | Markus Hinterhäuser’s Carmen in Salzburg
There are few opening nights in the cultural calendar that rival Salzburg’s. Long before the orchestra tunes, the Grosses Festspielhaus…
Review | Not a Ghost Ship: Tcherniakov’s Der fliegende Holländer at Bayreuth
After two evenings of Bayreuth’s much-discussed new Ring—a production conceived around artificial intelligence and credited to a curator or “technical…
Review | Miró Quartet & Festival Orchestra at Toronto Summer Music
Toronto Summer Music (TSM) has once again infused the Toronto musical scene with an electric buzz. The festival has run…
Review | Markus Hinterhäuser’s Carmen in Salzburg
There are few opening nights in the cultural calendar that rival Salzburg’s. Long before the orchestra tunes, the Grosses Festspielhaus…
Artists Mobilize for Venezuela After Devastating Earthquakes
Last updated July 1, 2026 One week after two powerful earthquakes tore through northern Venezuela, the scale of the disaster…
Fall at the MBAM: The Museum’s collection takes the spotlight this season
While the major exhibition Saints, Sinners, Lovers and Fools: Three Hundred Years of Flemish Masterworks continues its run until October 20 – and, already, it’s been seen by over 50,000 people – the Montreal Museum of Fine Arts (MMFA) is preparing a host of offerings for this fall, including an opportunity to see more than 100 works that have recently entered the Museum’s collection.
Jacques Lacombe leaves l’Orchestre classique de Montréal
The Orchestre Classique de Montréal (OCM) announces the departure of its Artistic Director and Principal Conductor, Maestro Jacques Lacombe.
David Potvin: Honouring Canadian Repertoire
Pianist David Potvin struggled to settle on a name for his debut album, which comes out on April 19 under Leaf Music.
New Releases (April-May 2024)
This section is an advertising supplement. To announce here, contact [email protected]. SONIX AND OTHER TONIX Jan Järvlepp, composer Trio Casals;…
New Releases (October 2023)
This section is an advertising supplement. To announce here, contact [email protected]. Etiquette Maureen Batt and Erin Bardua, soprano; Lucy Hayes…
The OSM and Rafael Payare unveil their 2025-2026 Season
Montreal, April 10, 2025 —Today, the Orchestre symphonique de Montréal proudly unveils its 2025–2026 season. With sumptuous and varied programming…
Festival Classica 2025: From Keith Jarret to Abbey Road
Marc Boucher, founder and artistic director of Festival Classica, is a man with wide open ears. “An artistic director,” he…
Highlights | Canadians in Frankfurt; Women conductors on the move; Beethoven 9th is 200
In this week’s news highlights: there’s a shuffle going on with women conductors in Canada; Canadians in Oper Frankfurt’s 24-25 season; Beethoven #9 at 200
Alberta Ballet’s Francesco Ventriglia: “Alexey Shor’s Music is Perfect For A Thousand Tales Ballet”
Sponsored Article by A Thousand Tales Press Office Transporting audiences to a fantastical world filled with fairytale magic, A Thousand…
To Ravel and Unravel Maurice Ravel at MMFA
What links French Impressionist composer Maurice Ravel with the Venice Biennale and American minimalist composer Steve Reich? Their association might…
La Route des concerts: Paving the Way for Regional Presenters
Established in 2022, La Route des concerts continues to expand. It now welcomes an increasing number of partners into its…
Lebrecht Weekly | Italian Perspectives (Pentatone)
Name an Italian symphonist. Go on, quickly, just one. There were plenty in Mozart’s time, nothing much since. The market…
Lebrecht Weekly | Sergei Prokofiev: 2nd violin concerto &c (Warner Classics)
The Serbian violinist Nemanja Radulovic is a maverick in the manner of Nigel Kennedy and David Garrett, a stage animal…
Lebrecht Weekly | Alkan: Complete organ works, vol. 1 (Signum Classics)
In the age of Chopin and Liszt, Charles-Valentin Morhange (known as Alkan) was the pianist they all feared. So formidable…
Sergio Barza’s Favourite Art Song
La Scena Musicale is celebrating the Art Song with the worldwide survey, What is your favourite art song? Submit your vote at www.nextgreatartsong.com. Conductor Sergio…
Oliver Jones (1934-2026)
La Scena Musicale is sad to learn of the death of jazz pianist Oliver Jones on July 22, 2026 at…
Newswire | Remembering Michael Tilson Thomas, 1944–2026
It is with deep sadness that we share with you that Michael Tilson Thomas died at home on April 22,…
Remembering José van Dam (1940-2026)
Celebrated bass-baritone José van Dam has passed away at age 85. His death on February 17, 2026, was announced by…
Wednesday Healdlines: Notre-Dame Basilica at the heart of Montreal 375 festivities in new luminous project
Here are your daily headlines in classical music and the arts! After the illumination of Jacques-Cartier Bridge, the Montreal-based firm…
This Day in Music – 1916: Rayén Quitral was Born
A hundred years ago this week, on November 7, 1916, soprano Rayén Quitral was born in the small village of…
This Day in Music – 1856: Death of Robert Schumann
Romantic composer Robert Schuman died of pneumonia on this day in music in 1856. The young Schumann wasn’t the most…
Review | L’hiver attend beaucoup de moi, a Poignant Story
Domestic violence against women and femicide are increasingly in the news. A revival of the opera L’hiver attend beaucoup de…
Review | Opéra de Montréal’s Carmen Features Strong Singing
With high anticipation, Montrealers have been waiting for years to hear Montreal native, mezzo-soprano Rihab Chaieb portray Carmen in a…
Video | Behind the Scenes at Opéra de Montréal’s Carmen
La Scena Musicale’s Adrian Rodriguez and Justin Bernard dropped in on a rehearsal for Opéra de Montréal’s production of Carmen.…
Toronto Dance: Hofesh Shechter at the Harbourfront Centre
Joy and excitement ! The Harbourfront Centre welcomes the incomparable United Kingdom-based Hofesh Shechter Company and its highly anticipated Double Murder for…
This Week in Toronto (May 6 – 12)
Francis Poulenc (1899 – 1963)Francis Poulenc’s Dialogues of the Carmelites, the third of three productions of the Canadian Opera Company’s…
This Week in Toronto (Nov. 5 – 11)
Canadian soprano Edith Wiens gives masterclass at University of TorontoNow that both the Canadian Opera Company and Opera Atelier have…
Video | Behind the Scenes at Opéra de Montréal’s Carmen
La Scena Musicale’s Adrian Rodriguez and Justin Bernard dropped in on a rehearsal for Opéra de Montréal’s production of Carmen.…
Monday Headlines: Review of the Boston Symphony Orchestra at the Maison Symphonique
On Saturday, the reputable Boston Symphony Orchestra played at the Maison Symphonique. The last time the orchestra visited Montreal was…
Tuesday Headlines: Positive reviews for Opera Lafayette’s ‘Léonare, ou l’Amour Conjugal’ in New York
Opera Lafayette is getting many positive reviews for their production of Léonare, ou l’Amour Conjugal, which has an all Canadian…
musica intima Presents mâmowintowin: a gathering
VANCOUVER, B.C.– Vancouver’s acclaimed vocal ensemble, musica intima, welcomes two of Canada’s most distinctive Indigenous musical voices. Cree composer Andrew…
Newswire | 2026 Banff Centre Mountain Film and Book Festival
Since 1976, Banff Centre for Arts and Creativity has been a global leader in celebrating mountain culture. This year’s nine-day…
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