CRITIC’S PICKS | Classical Music Events You Absolutely Need To See This Week: March 9 – March 15 2026

By Hye Won Cecilia Lee on March 9, 2026

Classical music and opera events in Toronto for the week of March 9 to 15, 2026.

PREVIEW | New Adventures In Sound Art Celebrates Their 25th Anniversary With An Open House March 12

By Anya Wassenberg on March 6, 2026

PREVIEW | The Arcady Opera Showcase: Mini Musical Dramas Featuring 2026 Emerging Artists

By Anya Wassenberg on March 6, 2026

Arcady Ensemble's Opera Showcase presents the world premieres of three 20-minute operas by Ronald Beckett, Benjamin Gabbay, and Emma Verdonk.

PREVIEW | Pianist Eve Egoyan Presents In Stone, A Composition Written For The Armenian Genocide

By Anya Wassenberg on March 6, 2026

Canadian Armenian pianist Eve Egoyan is presenting the premiere of her piece In Stone as part of her residency as the Artist in Residence at the Jackman Humanities Institute.

PREVIEW | Tafelmusik Presents A Bach Celebration, Featuring Rarely Heard Works From His More Than 200 Cantatas

By Anya Wassenberg on March 5, 2026

Tafelmusik will present A Bach Celebration, a program of selections from Bach's cantatas curated by vars Taurins, Director of Tafelmusik´s Chamber Choir.

SCRUTINY | Mohsin Zaidi’s Gut Wrenching The Surrogate At Crow’s Theatre Offers No Easy Answers

By Anya Wassenberg on March 5, 2026

Moments of humour, pathos, and sharp insight punctuate writer Mohsin Zaidi’s The Surrogate in its premiere performance at Crow’s Theatre.

PREVIEW | Untitled Ensemble Presents International Women's Day With Neva Tesolin

By Anya Wassenberg on March 5, 2026

Toronto’s Untitled Ensemble is marking International Women's Day on March 8 with music, including the premiere of a commission by Neva Tesolin.

SCRUTINY | Shakespeare, (Un)strung: Ronnie Burkett’s Little Willy at the Canadian Stage

By Michelle Assay on March 4, 2026

Ronnie Burkett’s Little Willy, now at Canadian Stage, comes with a 16+ age restriction — and for good reason.

INTERVIEW | Soundstreams’ Lawrence Cherney Talks About The 2026/27 Season And His Recent Trade Trip To Mexico

By Anya Wassenberg on March 4, 2026

LV spoke to Lawrence Cherney about the upcoming Soundstreams season and his recent trip to Mexico as part of the February 2026 Team Canada Trade Mission.

INTERVIEW | Director Stephen Carr & Conductor Gordon Gerrard Talk About The Glenn Gould School Spring Opera: Serenata Italiana

By Anya Wassenberg on March 4, 2026

The Glenn Gould Spring Opera: Serenata Italiana features two Italian comedies — Puccini’s Gianni Schicchi, and the rarely performed La cambiale di matrimonio by Rossini.