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1466 – Gordon Bintner as the Count and Andrea Carroll as Susanna in the Canadian Opera Company’s production of The Marriage of Figaro, 2023. Conductor Harry Bicket, original director Claus Guth, revival director Marcelo Buscaino, set and costume designer Christian Schmidt, lighting designer Olaf Winter, video designer Andi A. Müller, and choreographer Ramses Sigl. Photo: Michael Cooper

Year in Review: Best Concerts of 2023

By Eva Stone-Barney on 26 December 2023 Concert Reviews, Montreal, Ottawa, Toronto

It’s been another vibrant year of classical music in Canada, complete with exciting debut performances, innovative programming, and plenty of fan favorites.

Ottawa Bach Choir (Photo from Ottawa Bach Choir website)

Concert Review | Enchanting Ottawa Bach Choir Concert Held Back by Acoustics

By Zenith Wolfe on 6 December 2023 Choral, Concert Reviews, Ottawa

Ottawa Bach Choir’s various renditions of Magnificat were enchanting for sure, but a venue with more generous acoustics would have suited them better.

St. John-Mercer-Park Trio (Photo by Curtis Perry)

Concert Review | Dazzling Premiere of New Kevin Lau Album

By Zenith Wolfe on 1 December 2023 Concert Reviews, Contemporary, Ottawa, Piano, Strings

On Nov. 28, the St. John-Mercer-Park Trio dazzled the audience at the Carleton Dominion-Chalmers Centre with the premiere of composer Kevin Lau’s new album, Under a Veil of Stars.

Winter Festivals (2023-2024)

By La Scena Musicale Team on 10 November 2023 Film, Guides, Montreal, Orchestral, Ottawa, Scena Arts, Toronto

Here is a list of Winter Music and Arts festivals in Canada in 2023 and 2024. New Brunswick Fredericton Frostival Festival Fredericton, January 18 to February 4 www.frederictoncapitalregion.ca/see-do/festivals-events/calendar-events/frostival Montréal Salon des métiers d’art du Québec Montréal, December 7 to 17 514-861-2787 | www.metiersdart.ca Igloofest Montréal, January 18 to February 10 www.igloofest.ca Festival classique hivernal Laval, January 26 to 28 www.osl.ca/festival-classique-hivernal The Orchestre symphonique de Laval presents its 3rd annual Festival classique hivernal (Winter Classical Festival). A festival with a varied repertoire, suitable for all generations, featuring music from the films Star Wars and Lord of the Rings, the great classics…

Newswire | Monteverdi Choir Canadian Debut Features Bach’s Mass in B Minor

By Newswire on 20 October 2023 Baroque and Early, Choral, Newswire, Ottawa

Monteverdi Choir and English Baroque Soloists are making their Canadian debut in Ottawa on October 28 with Bach’s Mass in B Minor.

Left to right: Angelo Moretti, 2nd place, Ariane Cossette, 1st place, and Jordan Baldwin, 3rd place (Photo by Alex Robinson)

Newswire | Ariane Cossette wins 2023 National Capital Opera Competition

By Newswire on 16 October 2023 Music Competition, Newswire, Opera, Ottawa

Ottawa, October 16, 2023 – Ariane Cossette wins the 2023 National Capital Opera Competition which took place on the 14th October at the First Unitarian Congregation in Ottawa, ON. Ariane is a member of the Canadian Opera Company’s Ensemble Studio. Angelo Moretti placed second and received $5,000. Angelo is a member of the Opera de Montreal’s atelier lyrique. Jordan Baldwin placed third and received $3,000. Jordan is completing his MMus at University of Toronto. The three other finalists were Daniela Agostino, Angela Gjurichanin and Kathryn Rose Johnston, each received $1,000. Maghan McPhee soprano and director of BIIMA (Breno Italy International…

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Choir Guide 2023

By La Scena Musicale Team on 1 September 2023 Choral, Guides, Montreal, Ottawa, Toronto

Quebec Bas-Saint-Laurent Le Choeur de Rimouski www.choeurderimouski.wordpress.com Saguenay-Lac-St-Jean La Bande Sonore Saguenay www.fb.com/La-Bande-Sonore-448817948495426 National-Capital Choeur Azurythmes www.choeurazurythmes.com Choeur de l’Université Laval www.choeurul.asso.ulaval.ca Choeur de la Cité www.lechoeurdelacite.com Choeur de la Colline www.choeurdelacolline.org Choeur de Québec Choeur du Domaine www.fb.com/lechoeurdudomaine Choeur du musée de la civilisation www.choeurmuseecivilisation.com Choeur du Vallon www.choeurduvallon.com Choeur La Clé des Saisons www.choeurlacledessaisons.org Choeur Les Rhapsodes www.lesrhapsodes.com Chorale l’Odyssée vocale de Vanier www.odysseevocale.com Cœur de Charlesbourg www.coeurdecharlesbourg.com Ensemble de musique sacrée de Québec www.emsq.org Ensemble Polyphonia de Québec www.polyphonia.qc.ca Ensemble vocal Baroquo-Negro www.baroquo-negro.com Ensemble vocal CharleVoix www.ensemblevocalcharlevoix.com Groupe vocal Les Loriots de Cap-Rouge www.lesloriots.ca L’Odyssée Vocale www.odysseevocale.com…

Autumn scenery. Beautiful gold fall in park.

Fall Festival Guide

By Andréanne Venne on 1 September 2023 Guides, Montreal, Ottawa, Toronto, Vancouver

Canada Culture Days Across Canada / Partout le Canada, September 22 to October 15 www.culturedays.ca Les Journées de la culture Across Quebec / Partout le Québec, September 29 to October 1 www.journeesdelaculture.qc.ca Newfoundland Festival 500 Growing The Voices St. John’s, October 1 to 6 www.growingthevoicesfestival500.com Festival of New Dance St. John’s, October 2 to 7 www.festivalofnewdance.ca Nova Scotia Celtic Colours International Festival Cape Breton, October 6 to 14 www.celtic-colours.com New Brunswick Harvest Jazz & Blues Festival Fredericton, September 12 to 17 www.harvestmusicfest.ca Silver Wave Film Festival Fredericton, November 2 to 9 www.swfilmfest.com Montréal Festival Quartiers Danses Montréal, September 6 to…

Fall Highlights: Choral Previews

By Eva Stone-Barney on 1 September 2023 Choral, Classical Music, Montreal, Ottawa, Toronto

Quebec Ensemble ArtChoral Titled A Viennese Evening: Songs, Waltzes, and Romance, and directed by Matthias Maute, the group will perform works by Strauss and Schubert, alongside excerpts of Brahms’s Liebeslieder, Op. 52 and 65 (Sept. 8). www.placedesarts.com/en/producer/ensemble-vocal-arts-québec OSM Chorus Led by conductor Andrew Megill, the OSM Chorus will join the orchestra for several exciting performances this season. The OSM’s 90th season kicks off for the Chorus with Stravinsky’s bombastic The Rite of Spring, conducted by Rafael Payare (Sept. 12-14). Under the baton of Gemma New, the choir will sing as part of September performances of Holst’s The Planets (Sept. 27,…

Orchestras: Ontario

By Eva Stone-Barney on 1 September 2023 Canadian Music, Classical Music, Ottawa, Toronto

Toronto Symphony Orchestra The Toronto Symphony Orchestra’s 2023-24 season has something for everyone, with their Masterworks series, Pops concerts, special events, and youth programming. To start off the season, conductor Gustavo Gimeno will lead the orchestra in performances of Gershwin’s Piano Concerto in F, with pianist Jean-Yves Thibaudet, programmed alongside Lili Boulanger’s D’un matin de printemps, and Stravinsky’s The Rite of Spring (Sept. 20, 21). Seong-Jin Cho will then join the orchestra at the piano in a performance of works by Ravel (Sept. 28-30). Trevor Wilson, the TSO’s RBC Resident Conductor,will take the podium for a program of English favourites,…

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