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By Ludwig Van on January 5, 2016
Yeah, I get it. This is another cute kitty fart video. But this is what happens after the holidays, and you're catching up on all the composing you thought you'd get done, but didn't. It seems this ultra-cute kitty has other ideas, which is to say, this cat is trying to tell you something. Anyway, enjoy.
(Continue reading)By Michael Vincent on January 5, 2016
University of Toronto's Music Library, which is home to Canada's largest music research collection, has uncovered a Violin Concerto that was thought lost for over 100-years.
(Continue reading)By Jenna Douglas on January 5, 2016
We know you love to go to the opera. So, wouldn't you also love to be a fly on the wall for the rehearsals, too?
(Continue reading)By Michael Vincent on January 5, 2016
The National Symphony Orchestra has announced conductor Gianandrea Noseda as new musical director for the 2017-18 season.
(Continue reading)By Joseph So on January 4, 2016
Musical Toronto’s weekly Critic’s Picks are a fully curated list of some of the best concerts happening now through the end of the week.
(Continue reading)By Ludwig Van on January 2, 2016
With 2015 now behind us, it's also time to reflect on 2016 new year resolutions. Here is some inspiration by Werner Herzog.
(Continue reading)By Joseph So on January 1, 2016
Billed as “Opera's Greatest Hits,” Bravissimo stars well-known Canadian and international singers in an operatic potpourri familiar to even the most casual opera fan.
(Continue reading)By Paul E. Robinson on January 1, 2016
Daniil Trifonov burst onto the scene a few seasons back and has quickly become the Superstar du jour. Is he the real thing or just a shooting star whose light will soon fade? Too early to tell. But these two new recordings give ample evidence of who he is now and what he is capable of doing.
(Continue reading)By Michael Vincent on December 30, 2015
Claude Gingras, Montreal’s last full-time classical music critic at French-language daily La Presse, has announced retirement at age 84.
(Continue reading)By Joseph So on December 28, 2015
Premiered in 1924, The Student Prince is the archetypal operetta with one exception – it has a sad ending.
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