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Death of Tenor Alain Nonat - my/maSCENA
La Scena is sad to learn of the passing of tenor Alain Nonat on Dec. 31, 2024 at the age of 82. Alain was a good friend of singers and La Scena Musicale. We include below his official obituary and the last article we wrote on Jeunes Ambassadeurs Lyriques (JAL) organized by Théâtre Lyrichorégra 20
Review | Stellar cast enlivens flawed Into the Woods at Koerner Hall - my/maSCENA
The nearly 40-year-old musical Into the Woods, with music and lyrics by the legendary Stephen Sondheim and book by American playwright James Lapine, has become a staple on North American stages. Its appeal is clearly linked to an ingenious amalgamation of familiar characters from classic fairy tales like Cinderella, Little Red Riding Hood and Jack For Into the Woods,
Review | Toronto Operetta Theatre’s Marvellous Countess Maritza - my/maSCENA
As is their tradition, Toronto Operetta Theatre livens up the in-between-Christmas-to-New Year lull with an annual production of a classic, golden age operetta. This year, it’s Hungarian composer Imre Kálmán’s Countess Maritza with its non-stop succession of great tunes and authentic czardas-infused rhythms. TOT can always be relied on to present some of the best Toronto Operetta Theatre's Countess Maritza is packed with Canadian talent.
Review | Orchestre symphonique de Laval’s Holiday Program is in Tune with the Season - my/maSCENA
Putting on a Christmas concert is a challenge. The concert must feature enough time-worn classics to foster the holiday spirit; at the same time, every holiday concert strives to be fresh, even innovative. We don’t want to be fed the same “Jingle Bells” year after year, but we do want to hear music we recognize. Orchestre symphonique de Laval’s holiday concert offered many Christmas classics, plus surprises by Fauré & Bizet.
Review | ArtChoral’s Messiah Preserves its Original Freshness - my/maSCENA
Every holiday season, Handel’s Messiah comes to town. Not once, not twice, but many times. With all the options, how can an audience member decide which one to choose? On Dec. 22, ArtChoral and Ensemble Caprice delivered an inspiring performance of Handel’s Messiah. It seems that Juno award-winning conductor Matthias Maute takes avid delight in
Lebrecht Weekly | Marmen Quartet Excels in Ligeti & Bartok String Quartets - my/maSCENA
It’s 30 years since I heard Gyorgy Ligeti explain why he was allowing his first string quartet to be performed after four decades lying in a drawer. The quartet, composed in 1954, was too close to its sources. "It’s Bartok’s seventh,’ said Ligeti, ‘But I’ve now realised that’s not such a bad thing." Titled Metamorphoses
Review | Yannick’s Messiah Vibrates Montreal’s Notre-Dame Basilica - my/maSCENA
Performances of Handel’s Messiah at Montreal’s Notre-Dame Basilica had been an annual tradition of the Montreal Symphony Orchestra up until about 12 years ago when its artistic director Kent Nagano did away with Handel in favour of Bach. Orchestre Métropolitain (OM)’s artistic director Yannick Nézet-Séguin grew up with this tradition as he announced before the
Lebrecht Weekly | David Oistrakh: The Warner Remastered Edition (58CDs, 3DVDs) - my/maSCENA
Where has my week gone? Much of it was spent plundering a coffin of one of the most captivating violinists that ever lived. David Oistrakh, Odessa born (thus Ukrainian-rather than Russian-Jewish), set the tone for violin playing in the Soviet era. Not just in his own performances but in those of his Moscow students who