Newswire | Manitoba Opera Announces 2026-27 Season
Manitoba Opera announced programming for the 2026/27 season (its 54th) today at a launch event at the Centennial Concert Hall in Winnipeg. The Western Canadian…
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Canada’s Newest Company Directors: Challenges, the Future and Significant Changes
Following the post-pandemic trend, the renewal of leadership at Canada’s cultural institutions continues apace. Here, we meet the newest of these leaders to get their…
Opera Across Canada: A Mostly Safe 2025-26
As opera companies continue to navigate the challenges of skyrocketing costs and audience retention, most Canadian organizations are opting to program well-known titles in 2025-26.…
Manitoba Opera announces Michael Blais as New Executive Director
Manitoba Opera announced today that Michael Blais has accepted the position of executive director, effective August 1, 2025. Blais is currently the company’s director of…
Industry News: October 2024: Winners, New Opera Stars
Industry News for September 2024
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…
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 | Discounts at North American operas, gender disparity in US opera productions
This week, Opera America announced discounts at around 80 opera houses across North America, and a new study found a gendered disparity in US opera production roles.
