Voices soar at CMIM 2025 as semifinals begin in Montreal

Montreal is once again alive with song as the Concours musical international de Montréal (CMIM) hosts its much-anticipated Voice 2025 edition. Running from May 25 to June 6, the competition is dedicated entirely to the art of singing—Aria and Art Song—and continues to cement its reputation as one of the world’s most prestigious platforms for young classical vocalists.

A Montreal Legacy

Intermezzo at 1 pm--From the Ruins to the Radio: A Musical Toast to Shakespeare in the Ruins

Brush Up Your Shakespeare: A Week of Bard-Inspired Music on Classic 107

All week long at 1 p.m., Classic 107 is diving headfirst into the world of iambic pentameter, mistaken identities, star-crossed lovers, and dramatic monologues… through music!

Documenting the treaties through art at the Soul Gallery

For artist Tim Schouten, the journey to document the places in Manitoba where the treaties between Indigenous and settler peoples were signed began over two decades ago when he first arrived in Winnipeg. 

“I was at a sort of transitional place in my work,” he explains. “I was shifting from the figure to the landscape as a thematic... and I started exploring the landscape around here.” 

9 a.m. with the Bard: Classic 107 preps for Shakespeare in the Ruins

If music be the food of love... we say turn up the volume! This Saturday, May 31 at 9 a.m., Classic 107 is dishing up a Shakespeare-inspired playlist to celebrate the return of Shakespeare in the Ruins (SIR), Manitoba’s acclaimed outdoor theatre company. Their 2025 season kicks off June 5 with Macbeth, followed by a production of Waiting for Godot (yes, that one), beginning June 13.