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CMIM Announces Three Finalists of the Art Song Division

By Newswire on 3 June 2022 Art Song, Classical Music, Opera

Montreal, June 3, 2022 – The six semifinalists of the Art Song division, along with their collaborative pianists, returned to the stage this Friday with a series of spectacular recitals. Traversing the rich Art Song repertoire, in multitude of styles and languages, and encompassing both standard and contemporary repertoire, each candidate once again demonstrated their undeniable artistry and was met with the enthusiastic applause of the public present in the Bourgie Hall. The deliberation of the Voice 2022 jury which took place thereafter concluded with the nomination of three finalists. A draw once again determined the order in which these…

Countertenor Nils Wanderer and pianist Jennifer Szeto, piano. 31 mai 2022

CMIM Report: The Leadup to the Semi-finals!

By Justin Bernard on 3 June 2022 Art Song, Music Competition, Opera

Last Wednesday, late in the evening of June 1, after two full days of competition, CMiM jury president Zarin Mehta announced the names of the 6 semifinalists in the Melody category and the 10 semifinalists in the Aria category. Art Song Since the beginning of the competition, Wah Keung Chan, Adrian Rodriguez (aka Don Adriano) and Justin Bernard have been following the performances of all these singers and live commenting on Facebook. Several choices of the jury were easy to make, notably in the Art Song category. Deepa Johnny, mezzo-soprano, Meredith Wohlgemuth, soprano, and Arvid Fagerfjäll, baritone, appeared to be…

CMIM 2022 Semifinalists / demi-finalistes. Photo: Tam Photography

CMIM Announces Voice 2022 Semifinalists

By Newswire on 1 June 2022 Art Song, Classical Music, Opera

Montreal, June1st, 2022 – What a grand beginning for Voice 2022! The first rounds of the Aria and Art Song divisions allowed the public present at Bourgie Hall — and those listening via our broadcasting platforms — to see the high calibre of the competitors. The audience unanimously welcomed their passion and joy. At the end of this spectacular first round, the Voice 2022 jury has now determined which competitors will advance to the Semifinal. Subsequently, a draw determined the order in which these competitors will take the stage. Semifinalists – ART SONG In order of appearance Friday June 3,…

Jacques Lacombe conducting (image courtesy of the Orchestre Symphonique des Trois-Rivières website)

Newswire | Jacques Lacombe to Conduct OSM at International Aria Competition

By Newswire on 25 May 2022 Art Song, Classical Music, Newswire, Orchestral

Montréal, May 25, 2022 – Le Concours musical international de Montréal (CMIM) is proud to announce that Maestro Jacques Lacombe will conduct the Orchestre symphonique de Montréal (OSM) for the semifinal and final rounds of the Aria competition on June 6-7 and 9 at Maison symphonique. The CMIM is extremely grateful to Maestro Jacques Lacombe who has agreed to step in on short notice to conduct for the Aria competition of Voice 2022. Maestro Lacombe last collaborated with the CMIM for Piano 2004. Maestro Bramwell Tovey, who was slated to conduct for Voice 2022, has been advised by his doctors…

Nathaniel Watson, baryton

CD Review: Winterreise (Leaf music, 2022)

By Justin Bernard on 31 March 2022 Art Song, CD and Book Reviews

Winterreise Nathaniel Watson, baritone; Michael McMahon, piano Leaf music, 2022 Written in the year preceding his death, Winterreise is a monumental work in Franz Schubert’s oeuvre. The cycle of 24 lieder that sets into music a series of poems by Wilhelm Müller never ceases to be recorded, a recent addition being this one out on the Canadian label Leaf Music. What stands out in this version is the impeccable German diction of baritone Nathaniel Watson. His rapport with the songs seems so intimate that he makes you want to rediscover them again. The label’s attention to sound quality is also…

Joyce DiDonato: Eden (Erato); Asmik Grigorian: Rachmaninov (Alpha)

By Norman Lebrecht on 25 February 2022 Art Song, Lebrecht Weekly

DiDonato, Rating: 4 stars Grigorian, Rating: 5 stars The American mezzo-soprano is touring a programme of works that are designed to reconnect humanity to nature. On this evidence, her voice has darkened in the COVID absence, acquiring a warming reassurance and companionable presence. This is singing as a form of mildly polemical conversation, from her to us. Her selection, accompanied by Il Pomo D’Oro ensemble with Maxim Emelyanchev, is colourfully varied, from a Baroque aria by Marini to an aubade by the film composer Rachel Portman. I am slightly confused by the presence of Mahler and Wagner but…

Affiche de spectacle de l'Opéra de Montréal.

Rentrée 2021: Opera and vocal art

By Justin Bernard on 10 September 2021 Art Song, Opera

A double bill from the Opéra de Montréal On Sept. 25 and 26 the Ballet Opéra Pantomime company and the I Musici de Montréal chamber orchestra joins the Opéra de Montréal in the Théâtre Maisonneuve to present the premiere of Le Flambeau de la nuit by Hubert Tanguay-Labrosse (music) and Olivier Kemeid (words). Bringing together more than 60 artists on stage, this opera is conceived as a mirror of the opera Riders to the Sea by the British composer Ralph Vaughan Williams, from which it borrows the dramatic process of closed doors, the ghostly presence of a female choir and…

CVAI : Irina Medvedeva, soprano

By Justin Bernard on 24 June 2021 Art Song, Opera, Vocal

Name: Irina Medvedeva Voice type: Soprano From: Toronto Teacher: Christiane Riel Education: Glenn Gould School of the Royal Conservatory of Music Russian-Canadian soprano Irina Medvedeva is the 2018 winner of the Comic Opera Guild of Michigan Competition. A recent graduate of Vancouver Opera’s Yulanda M. Faris Young Artist Program, she sang the role of Annina in La Traviata and has covered multiple leading roles, including Violetta Valéry and Rosina in Il barbiere di Siviglia. Operatic highlights include the roles of Musetta, Norina, Vixen, Zerlina, La Fée, Morgana and Florestine in the Canadian premiere of Milhaud’s La Mère Coupable. She has…

CVAI: Klara Martel-Laroche, Soprano

By Andréanne Venne on 18 June 2021 Art Song, Classical Music, Opera

Name: Klara Martel-Laroche Voice Type: Soprano From: Quebec City Teacher: Adrienne Savoie Education: Conservatoire de musique de Montréal Klara Martel-Laroche is pursuing a master’s in performance at the Conservatoire de musique de Montréal under the supervision of Adrienne Savoie. Open-minded by nature, Klara is a sensitive artist whose commitment to music is as strong as her will to invest in it emotionally. In operas and musicals alike, she handles soprano and mezzo roles with equal ease, with a readiness to depart from the beaten paths. In recent years, she has sung the title role in Massenet’s Cendrillon under the baton…

CVAI: Samira Tou, Soprano

By Andréanne Venne on 18 June 2021 Art Song, Classical Music, Opera

Name: Samira Tou Type de voix : soprano From: Algérie Teachers: Gail Desmarais, Anne Popescu, Rose-Marie Landry, Lyne Fortin Éducation : Université de Montréal et Université McGill Samira Tou has been lauded for her acting ability, engaging presence and dancing skills. Weaned as much on the rhythms and melodies of her native land as the sounds of Western music, this singer embraces music from a worldly perspective, as if she had many options to choose from. By the time she started operatic singing, she already had 15 years of experience as a classical dancer under her belt. On two occasions, she…

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CMIM Announces Three Finalists of the Art Song Division

CMIM Report: The Leadup to the Semi-finals!

CMIM Announces Voice 2022 Semifinalists

Newswire | Jacques Lacombe to Conduct OSM at International Aria Competition

CD Review: Winterreise (Leaf music, 2022)

Joyce DiDonato: Eden (Erato); Asmik Grigorian: Rachmaninov (Alpha)

Rentrée 2021: Opera and vocal art

CVAI : Irina Medvedeva, soprano

CVAI: Klara Martel-Laroche, Soprano

CVAI: Samira Tou, Soprano

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