PREVIEW | Stratford Summer Music: Mark Fewer & Friends Perform The Soul Of Strings July 27

By Anya Wassenberg on July 24, 2025

Stratford Summer Music Artistic Director — and JUNO-nominated artist — Mark Fewer and an all-star cast of musicians will perform The Soul of Strings on July 27.

THE SCOOP | Soulpepper Theatre Announces Appointment Of Paolo Santalucia As Next Artistic Director

By Anya Wassenberg on July 24, 2025

Toronto’s Soulpepper Theatre has announced the appointment of arts leader and Soulpepper Academy alum Paolo Santalucia as the next Artistic Director.

PREVIEW | Summerworks Festival Marks 35 Years Of Artistry, Experimentation, And Collaboration In 2025

By Anya Wassenberg on July 24, 2025

SummerWorks Performance Festival returns from August 7 to 17 offering theatre, dance, music, and live art at a variety of venues across Toronto.

FEATURE | A Q&A With Myroslav Volynsky, The Ukrainian Art Song Summer Institute Resident Composer

By Anya Wassenberg on July 24, 2025

The Ukrainian Art Song Summer Institute takes place at the Royal Conservatory of Music from August 11 to 17, featuring the work of resident composer Myroslav Volynsky.

INTERVIEW | Countertenor Franco Fagioli Talks About The Last Castrato: Arias for Velluti — Live In Toronto July 29

By Anya Wassenberg on July 24, 2025

Argentine countertenor Franco Fagioli will be bringing The Last Castrato: Arias for Velluti to Toronto Summer Music for his recital on July 29.

PREVIEW | La Bohème On Tap: Opera Supports Daily Bread Food Bank On September 19

By Anya Wassenberg on July 24, 2025

For the first time in its 111-year history, Toronto’s Redwood Theatre will be transformed into an opera venue for a concert that will benefit Toronto’s Daily Break Food Bank

SCRUTINY | The National Youth Orchestra Of Canada Kicks Off Their 65th Summer Tour In Toronto July 18

By Anya Wassenberg on July 24, 2025

The National Youth Orchestra of Canada kicked off their 65th season summer tour in Toronto on Friday night (July 18) with an enthusiastic audience, and some superb playing.

PREVIEW | Sex T-Rex’s Crime After Crime (After Crime) At The Inaugural Barrie Theatre Festival

By Anya Wassenberg on July 18, 2025

PREVIEW | TO Live Presents The UpFRONT Festival Of Indigenous Arts, Music And Culture

By Anya Wassenberg on July 18, 2025

TO Live has announced the return of the UpFRONT Festival, a free Indigenous-led celebration of arts, music, and culture from August 15 to 17 in downtown Toronto.

PREVIEW | World Premiere Of Newly Commissioned Song Cycle By Pouya Hamidi At Toronto Summer Music

By Anya Wassenberg on July 17, 2025

The Canadian Art Song Project has commissioned a song cycle by Toronto composer Pouya Hamidi that will premiere at Toronto Summer Music on August 1.