SCRUTINY | Theatre Smith-Gilmour’s Pu Songling: Strange Tales Takes The Audience On A Wild & Imaginative Ride

By Anya Wassenberg on January 19, 2026

CRITIC’S PICKS | Classical Music Events You Absolutely Need To See This Week: January 19 – January 24

By Hye Won Cecilia Lee on January 19, 2026

Classical music and opera events in Toronto for the week of January 19 to 25, 2026.

PREVIEW | Piano Lunaire Presents Bryn Blackwood & Adam Sherkin At The Snow Moon February 1

By Anya Wassenberg on January 16, 2026

Prize-winning pianist Bryn Blackwood and Piano Lunaire founder and managing director Adam Sherkin will perform a program of modern music on February 1.

SCRUTINY | Finnish Conductor Eva Ollikainen & Japanese Pianist Mao Fujita Debut In Toronto Symphony Orchestra’s Firebird Program

By Ludwig Van on January 16, 2026

The Firebird marked the Toronto Symphony Orchestra debuts of Finnish conductor Eva Ollikainen and Japanese pianist Mao Fujita.

THE SCOOP | Three Canadians, Including Two Toronto Natives, Selected To Participate In The 2026 Merola Opera Program

By Anya Wassenberg on January 15, 2026

More than 1,500 international young artists applied to the Merola Opera Program 2026, only 28 were selected, including three Canadians, and two natives of Toronto.

INTERVIEW | Director Brendan Healy Answers A Few Questions About A Doll’s House At Canadian Stage

By Anya Wassenberg on January 15, 2026

Canadian Stage artistic director Brendan Healy will direct a modern adaptation of Henrik Ibsen’s renowned play A Doll’s House, on stage from January 17 to February 1.

SCRUTINY | Part Parody, Part Critique, Make Banana Cry At Buddies In Bad Times Reveals The Distance Navigated By Asians In The West

By Anya Wassenberg on January 15, 2026

Make Banana Cry by choreographers Andrew Tay and Stephen Thompson, currently at Buddies In Bad Times Theatre, blends runway aesthetics, performance, and dance.

PREVIEW | Calgary Opera Presents An Imaginative Production Of Humperdinck's Hansel And Gretel

By Anya Wassenberg on January 14, 2026

Calgary Opera will present a brand new production of Engelbert Humperdinck’s family-friendly opera Hansel and Gretel, featuring the Calgary Philharmonic Orchestra.

INTERVIEW | Orchestra Toronto Conductor Michael Newnham Talks About Darth Vader To The Godfather And 2026

By Anya Wassenberg on January 14, 2026

Orchestra Toronto presents their first ever concert of movie music to kick off 2026, titled Darth Vader Meets The Godfather.

THE SCOOP | Andrew Burashko & The Art of Time Ensemble Stravinsky: Sankofa, The Soldier's Tale Retold & Histoire du soldat Suite On February 6

By Anya Wassenberg on January 13, 2026

The Art of Time Ensemble will release a digital version of Stravinsky: Sankofa, The Soldier's Tale Retold & Histoire du soldat Suite on the Leaf Music label.