INTERVIEW | Duo Concertante Celebrate Nearly Three Decades Of Performance With A New Recording

By Anya Wassenberg on July 31, 2025

SCRUTINY | Toronto Summer Music: Missing In Concert — A Beautiful Production About Terrible Truths

By Anya Wassenberg on July 25, 2025

Missing, a chamber opera by composer Brian Current and librettist Marie Clements saw its eastern Canadian debut as part of Toronto Summer Music last night.

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.

SCRUTINY | Grand Finale: Collingwood Music Festival’s Gershwin Gala Got The Rhythm

By Ludwig Van on July 24, 2025

Along with artistic director Daniel Vnukowski, a trio of opera stars came together for an unforgettable evening honouring the timeless work of George Gershwin to close the Collingwood Music Festival.

INTERVIEW | The Laws Of Nature: Composer Andrew Staniland Talks About Making Music With Electronics And Dancers

By Anya Wassenberg on July 9, 2025

Composer Andrew Staniland is releasing a new album titled Laws of Nature he's created using innovative electronic technology.

INTERVIEW | Singer, Musician Marichka Talks About Daughters Of Donbas — And Life As A War Correspondent In Ukraine

By Anya Wassenberg on July 8, 2025

Singer, musician — and war correspondent, an unusual resumé for Marichka who's debuting her Daughters of Donbas — Songs of Stolen Children on July 27 at the Scarborough Folk Festival.

FEATURE | Suprema: A Surprisingly Good Opera With Surprisingly Good Pizza

By Anya Wassenberg on July 7, 2025

When German multinational Dr. Oetker thought about how to introduce the first major innovation to their frozen pizza lineup in two decades, they turned to opera.

INTERVIEW | Liham: A Digital Song Cycle: Toronto Composer Juro Kim Feliz Talks About The Multimedia Celebration Of Filipino Heritage In Classical Music

By Anya Wassenberg on July 3, 2025

Contemporary classical music, storytelling, poetry, and film come together in Liham: A Digital Song Cycle with music composed by Juro Kim Feliz.

THE SCOOP | Three Winners Named For Inaugural Rachel Laurin Composition Competition

By Anya Wassenberg on July 3, 2025

Three prize winners have been named for the very first Rachel Laurin Composition Competition, and audiences will be able to hear them at the upcoming Organ Festival Canada.

THE SCOOP | Tapestry Opera Announces 2025 Composer-Librettist Laboratory Participants

By Anya Wassenberg on June 30, 2025

Four librettists and four composers have been chosen to participate in Tapestry Opera’s 2025 Composer-Librettist Laboratory, the 30th anniversary for the program.