Arts & Culture

Considered to be amongst the greatest of art forms, opera takes center stage globally on October 25 – the date dubbed "World Opera Day." 

Coinciding with the birthdays of George Bizet and Johann Strauss Jr. – two of the best-known contributors to the opera and operetta genres – the annual celebration aims to highlight the benefits and values opera adds to society, while advocating for the continued development and presentation of the artform.  

On September 29th the Pentatone Oxingale Record Label released a recording of Ukrainian composer Thomas de Hartmann’s Cello Concerto featuring the world renowned cellist Matt Haimovitz.

This Sunday October 22nd at 2:00pm the Women’s Musical Club of Winnipeg (WMC) will be presenting a concert called “The Slavic Soul.” The Concert takes place at CMU’s Laudamus Auditorium and will feature two musicians that are very familiar to Winnipeg Audiences, cellist Paul Marleyn and Madeline Hildebrand.  

This week, soprano Zohreh Gervais and pianist Lisa Rumpel open the Skywalk Concert Series with a program inspired by the lasting impression music makes on the mind and the fascinating connection between the two fields.   

For 100 years, the Winnipeg Youth Orchestras (WYO) have been providing young, aspiring Manitoba musicians with the opportunity to play symphonic music.  

This past weekend was a busy one for choirs across our region.

Shannon Sawatzky from the Eastman Choral Association says their Eastman Youth Choir went on their tour this weekend. 

“We set off Thursday morning for our first concert. We did a day of school tours and wrapped up on Sunday. 13 performances in four days.” 

They had 54 kids in the choir this year, which is an incredible amount. 

“I've been involved in that for 19 years and this is the biggest choir we've had since I started, so it's really cool to see the explosion of interest in our region.” 

Virtuosi Concerts opens their 2023/24 season by welcoming the charismatic and compelling Canadian cellist Stéphane Tétreault, joined in concert by pianist Sandra Murray.