The OSM and Rafael Payare unveil their 2025-2026 Season
Montreal, April 10, 2025 —Today, the Orchestre symphonique de Montréal proudly unveils its 2025–2026 season. With sumptuous and varied programming for all tastes and budgets,…
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Festival Classica 2025: From Keith Jarret to Abbey Road
Marc Boucher, founder and artistic director of Festival Classica, is a man with wide open ears. “An artistic director,” he says, “should listen to a…
Highlights | Canadians in Frankfurt; Women conductors on the move; Beethoven 9th is 200
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
Highlights | Canadians at Royal Opera; why Dudamel left Paris; Okanagan reprieve for ousted conductor
Canadian stars at Royal Ballet and Opera in 24-25; Dudamel opens up about leaving Paris Opera; Rosemary Thomson returns to conduct after being ousted.
Highlights | Canadians in Vienna; iPhone concert debate rages on
Our weekly Highlights: Ian Bostridge stops shows after CBSO allow iPhones; allegations of sexism and racism at New York and Calgary orchestras
Highlights | Canadians in Berlin; Edmonton Opera 24-25; Cuts at Paris Opera
Our weekly Highlights: Canadian singers at Deutsche Oper Berlin in 24-25; Edmonton Opera’s 24-25 casting; Funding cuts in Paris and Cardiff
Highlights | Canadians in Munich, Mäkelä takes Chicago, 24-25 opera in Winnipeg, Calgary & Quebec
Welcome to La Scena Musicale’s weekly Highlights, a roundup of classical music news from Canada and beyond. It’s season announcement time, and Canadian artists are…
Highlights | Canadian Albums and Festivals Blossom with the Spring
We’re setting our eyes (and ears) on albums and festivals that will blossom this spring.
Highlights | UMG and Warner Music Layoffs, Canadians Win International Opera Competitions
Off the back of numerous music industry layoffs in 2023, Universal Music Group and Atlantic Music Group have announced their own rounds of job cutting.
Highlights | 2024-2025 Season Announcements Continue, Universities Legally Challenge Quebec
2024-2025 season announcements continue, Apple may be fined over $700 million CAD for allegedly stifling Spotify, and Concordia and McGill University are legally challenging the Quebec government over tuition increases.
