Wah Keung Chan

Advertisement / Publicité With high anticipation, Montrealers have been waiting for years to hear Montreal native, mezzo-soprano Rihab Chaieb portray Carmen in a full production of Bizet’s best known opera. Opéra de Montréal’s current run of Carmen showcases Chaieb and features a strong cast of Mexican tenor Arturo Chacón-Cruz, Indigenous Mexican-American baritone Ethan Vincent and Canadian soprano Magali Simard-Galdès.

Advertisement / Publicité This page is also available in / Cette page est également disponible en: Français (French) Happy spring! Welcome to the April/May 2026 national issue of La Scena Musicale, with a special focus on the voice! This issue also includes our annual guides to Canadian spring festivals, summer studies and choirs.

When Japan’s Yuma Kagiyama skated his free program at the 2026 Olympic Men’s Figure Skating Finals, it was to the World premiere of a special condensed version of composer Christopher Tin’s new ending of Puccini’s Turandot. Tin reduced his 18 minute ending to 4:17 and it was recorded over two days at Abbey Road Studios in London, with the Royal Philharmonic Orchestra and the English National Opera Chorus, and then added soloists Grammy-winning soprano Christine Goerke and tenor Clay Hilley.