SCRUTINY | Lester Trips (Theatre)’s Public Consumption Moderates the Algorithm

By Ludwig Van on December 1, 2025

Lauren Gillis and Alaine Hutton return with a comment on #MeToo, obscenity and AI with Lester Trips (Theatre)’s Public Consumption, presented by Factory Theatre.

SCRUTINY | Opera By Request’s Salome Dazzles With Vocal And Dramatic Talent

By Anya Wassenberg on December 1, 2025

Opera by Request presented Richard Strauss’ Salome — a tale of lust, depravity, obsession, and sin, where redemption is offered, and summarily ignored.

SCRUTINY | Double Dixit: Lotti & Handel: Tafelmusik Baroque Orchestra & Chamber Choir Offer A Double Bill Of Psalm 110

By Anya Wassenberg on December 1, 2025

Psalm 110 inspired both Antonio Lotti and George Frideric Handel, both works contrasted in this concert by Tafelmusik Baroque Orchestra and Chamber Choir.

SCRUTINY | South Korean Pianist Seong-Jin Cho Dazzled in Toronto Recital

By Denise Lai on December 1, 2025

South Korean pianist Seong-Jin Cho came to Koerner Hall for the third time for a solo recital, and again sold out the house months before his appearance.

CRITIC’S PICKS | Classical Music Events You Absolutely Need To See This Week: December 1 – December 7

By Hye Won Cecilia Lee on December 1, 2025

Classical music and opera events in Toronto for the week of December 1 to 7, 2025.

PREVIEW | Holidays With The Elora Singers: The Messiah And More

By Anya Wassenberg on November 28, 2025

The Elora Singers are celebrating the holiday season with two concerts and gift ideas, including Handel’s iconic Messiah.

PREVIEW | The Toronto Chamber Choir Presents A Holiday Concert With The Vesuvius Ensemble

By Anya Wassenberg on November 28, 2025

The Toronto Chamber Choir and soloists will be joined by Baroque instrumentalists and The Vesuvius Ensemble for a concert of Italian music on December 6.

PREVIEW | The Collingwood Music Festival Presents Broadsway: Holiday Music With A Humorous Twist

By Anya Wassenberg on November 28, 2025

The Collingwood Music Festival (CMF) presents Broadsway, a holiday themed concert with a twist of humour on December 6.

THE SCOOP | Tapestry Opera, Luminato Festival & The Canadian Opera Company Team Up With TO Live To Present 10 Days In A Madhouse

By Anya Wassenberg on November 27, 2025

10 Days In A Madhouse, an opera by composer Rene Orth and librettist Hannah Moscovitch, and based on the work of journalist Nellie Bly, will see its Canadian premiere in June 2026.

SCRUTINY | Kanika Ambrose’s Moonlight Schooner Offers A Nuanced Portrait Of Windrush Caribbean Lives And Loves

By Anya Wassenberg on November 27, 2025