PREVIEW | Opera 5’s Toronto Opera Festival Returns In June 2026

By Anya Wassenberg on June 2, 2026

Opera 5 has brought back the Toronto Opera Festival for a second year, featuring two productions that take the stage from June 3 to 14.

CLASSICAL CHARTZ | The Top Ten Classical Music Albums For The Week Of June 1 To 7 2026

By Ludwig Van on June 2, 2026

Enjoy new music with our classical music chart for this week, based on sales numbers and simply what albums we love and think you NEED to hear.

THE SCOOP | TAPA Announces The 2026 Dora Mavor Moore Award Nominations

By Anya Wassenberg on June 2, 2026

The Toronto alliance for the Performing Arts has announced the nominations for the 2026 Dora Mavor Moore Awards, including 221 nominations across 44 categories.

SCRUTINY | Toronto Shows Unconditional Love For Composer Joe Hisaishi In Program Of New Music

By Anya Wassenberg on June 2, 2026

SCRUTINY | Heroic Conductor & Violinist Shunske Sato Leads Tafelmusik To Performance Heights To Conclude The Season

By Ludwig Van on June 1, 2026

Distinguished violinist and conductor Shunske Sato proved triumphant last weekend in directing three powerful performances of the Tafelmusik Baroque Orchestra.

PERFORMANCE PICKS | Theatre, Dance & Performance You Need To See This Month: June 2026

By Denise Lai on June 1, 2026

Theatre, dance, and performance productions opening in Toronto during June 2026 that you need to see.

SCRUTINY | The National Ballet Of Canada: Kismet, Jera Wolfe’s Triumph & Helen Pickett’s Emma Bovary

By Paula Citron on June 1, 2026

Jera Wolfe’s world premiere Kismet for the National Ballet of Canada is a triumph, paired with a reprise of Helen Pickett's Emma Bovary.

CRITIC’S PICKS | Classical Music Events You Absolutely Need To See This Week: June 1 – June 7 2026

By Hye Won Cecilia Lee on June 1, 2026

Classical music and opera events in Toronto for the week of June 1 to 7, 2026.

INTERVIEW | Maestro Carlos Bastidas Talks About The Canada Virtuoso Ensemble & Their Inaugural Concert

By Anya Wassenberg on May 29, 2026

As far as Carlos Bastidas knows, his newly founded Canada Virtuoso Ensemble will be Mississauga’s first all-professional classical music ensemble.

INTERVIEW | Andrea Botticelli Talks About The Early Keyboard Festival In Newmarket This June

By Anya Wassenberg on May 29, 2026

Céleste Music, in partnership with the Town of Newmarket, is presenting the Early Keyboard Festival that will take over the Serpa Galleries in Old Town Hall for the month of June 2026.