Luminous Voices: Thriving with new creations & great masterworks
When Artistic Director Timothy Shantz founded Calgary’s professional choir, Luminous Voices, in 2012, it was to fulfill a “longstanding dream.” After completing his master’s in…
Gianmarco Segato
Gianmarco Segato
Arts writer, administrator and singer Gianmarco Segato is Assistant Editor for La Scena Musicale. He was Associate Artist Manager for opera at Dean Artists Management and from 2017-2022, Editorial Director of Opera Canada magazine. Previous to that he was Adult Programs Manager with the Canadian Opera Company. Gianmarco is an intrepid classical music traveler with a special love of Prague and Budapest as well as an avid cyclist and cook.
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Canadians Abroad: Canadian artists busy beyond our borders in 24-25
Gerald Finley, bass-baritone One of Canada’s busiest international opera stars, Montreal-born/Ottawa-raised Gerald Finley’s 24-25 season finds the bass-baritone singing at the world’s most prestigious houses.…
Opera Across Canada: a season anchored by the classics
In many ways, the 2024-25 Canadian opera season represents post-pandemic reality. Government subsidies that helped companies survive the horrors of more than two years of…
Canada’s Newest Company Directors: Challenges, the Future & Significant Changes
Over the past couple of years, many directors of Canada’s leading artistic organisations have retired, giving way to a new generation of executives. In the…
Review | Bayreuth Festival 2024: Wagner revisited
One of the most unique features of the annual Bayreuth Festival dedicated to the operas of Richard Wagner is the opportunity it affords to revisit…
Review | Elisabeth St-Gelais at Toronto Summer Music
Innu soprano Elisabeth St-Gelais made her Toronto Summer Music debut on July 30 in recital with pianist Louise Pelletier. They presented a classic song program…
Review | A breakdancing Fairy Queen opens Toronto Summer Music
Toronto Summer Music opened its 2024 festival in the most grand, celebratory manner possible with the local premiere of Les Arts Florissants’ production of Henry Purcell’s The Fairy Queen.
Review | Stellar performances ignite Opera 5 woo-woo The Turn of the Screw
Toronto’s Opera 5 opened a very witchy, woo-woo production of Britten’s The Turn of the Screw on June 12, a welcome return for one of…
Perryn Leech resigns as General Director of Canadian Opera Company
The Canadian Opera Company, Canada’s largest opera company, has announced the resignation of their General Director Perryn Leech. David Ferguson, a past President and Chair…
Concert Review | Invigorating Bartók in a disconnected TSO program
The Toronto Symphony Orchestra’s (TSO) eclectic June 6 program pulled together a disparate selection of works by Canadian, German, Hungarian and Austrian composers ranging over…
