Among the many pleasures of returning to the Rossini Opera Festival is the opportunity to encounter productions that have acquired…

If not every hour I spent in the Bayreuth Festspielhaus this year felt entirely worthwhile, every minute of Olivier Messiaen’s…

A century after its first performance at Milan’s Teatro alla Scala, Puccini’s Turandot continues to possess the peculiar capacity to…

Among the many pleasures of returning to the Rossini Opera Festival is the opportunity to encounter productions that have acquired…

If not every hour I spent in the Bayreuth Festspielhaus this year felt entirely worthwhile, every minute of Olivier Messiaen’s…

A century after its first performance at Milan’s Teatro alla Scala, Puccini’s Turandot continues to possess the peculiar capacity to…

Last updated July 1, 2026 One week after two powerful earthquakes tore through northern Venezuela, the scale of the disaster…

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.

The Orchestre Classique de Montréal (OCM) announces the departure of its Artistic Director and Principal Conductor, Maestro Jacques Lacombe.

Pianist David Potvin struggled to settle on a name for his debut album, which comes out on April 19 under Leaf Music.

This section is an advertising supplement. To announce here, contact [email protected]. SONIX AND OTHER TONIX Jan Järvlepp, composer Trio Casals;…

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Montreal, April 10, 2025 —Today, the Orchestre symphonique de Montréal proudly unveils its 2025–2026 season. With sumptuous and varied programming…

Marc Boucher, founder and artistic director of Festival Classica, is a man with wide open ears. “An artistic director,” he…

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

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What links French Impressionist composer Maurice Ravel with the Venice Biennale and American minimalist composer Steve Reich? Their association might…

Established in 2022, La Route des concerts continues to expand. It now welcomes an increasing number of partners into its…

Name an Italian symphonist. Go on, quickly, just one. There were plenty in Mozart’s time, nothing much since. The market…

The Serbian violinist Nemanja Radulovic is a maverick in the manner of Nigel Kennedy and David Garrett, a stage animal…

In the age of Chopin and Liszt, Charles-Valentin Morhange (known as Alkan) was the pianist they all feared. So formidable…

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…

La Scena Musicale is sad to learn of the death of jazz pianist Oliver Jones on July 22, 2026 at…

It is with deep sadness that we share with you that Michael Tilson Thomas died at home on April 22,…

Celebrated bass-baritone José van Dam has passed away at age 85. His death on February 17, 2026, was announced by…

Here are your daily headlines in classical music and the arts! After the illumination of Jacques-Cartier Bridge, the Montreal-based firm…

A hundred years ago this week, on November 7, 1916, soprano Rayén Quitral was born in the small village of…

Romantic composer Robert Schuman died of pneumonia on this day in music in 1856. The young Schumann wasn’t the most…

Domestic violence against women and femicide are increasingly in the news. A revival of the opera L’hiver attend beaucoup de…

With high anticipation, Montrealers have been waiting for years to hear Montreal native, mezzo-soprano Rihab Chaieb portray Carmen in a…

La Scena Musicale’s Adrian Rodriguez and Justin Bernard dropped in on a rehearsal for Opéra de Montréal’s production of Carmen.…

Joy and excitement ! The Harbourfront Centre welcomes the incomparable United Kingdom-based Hofesh Shechter Company and its highly anticipated Double Murder for…

Francis Poulenc (1899 – 1963)Francis Poulenc’s Dialogues of the Carmelites, the third of three productions of the Canadian Opera Company’s…

Canadian soprano Edith Wiens gives masterclass at University of TorontoNow that both the Canadian Opera Company and Opera Atelier have…

La Scena Musicale’s Adrian Rodriguez and Justin Bernard dropped in on a rehearsal for Opéra de Montréal’s production of Carmen.…

On Saturday, the reputable Boston Symphony Orchestra played at the Maison Symphonique. The last time the orchestra visited Montreal was…

Opera Lafayette is getting many positive reviews for their production of Léonare, ou l’Amour Conjugal, which has an all Canadian…

Montreal, August 17, 2026 — After eight editions presented as a concert, OPER’ACTUEL is taking the next step. From September…

Calgary, AB — The 2026 Honens Festival, September 10 to 13, marks an ambitious new chapter in the organization’s approach…