Arts & Culture

A Steinbach Christian School student represented Manitoba last weekend at MusicFest 2024 Canada in Toronto.  

Benjamin Hiebert from Blumenort is in Grade 11 at SCS, and has been singing since he was eight years old. His mother Dana says he was looking for a way to challenge himself and so he auditioned for the national choir competition.  

Fresh off a performance with Manitoba Underground Opera, tenor Kyle Briscoe presents a solo recital, “Requiescat, Rebirth” at Young United Church.  

A familiar voice in town, Briscoe has performed as a soloist with the Winnipeg Symphony Orchestra and Little Opera Company and was regularly heard singing in several lauded choral ensembles.  Last year, however, the University of Manitoba Desautels Faculty of Music grad relocated to Montreal to begin his master's studies in vocal performance.  

Tune in at 1 p.m. all this week as we celebrate the 127th birthday of Erich Wolfgang Korngold.

Known for his film scores such as Robin Hood, Captain Blood, the Sea Hawk, and Juarez, Korngold composed 21 film scores for Hollywood. His use of leitmotifs, his mastery of orchestration and his ability to effectively add to the emotions portrayed on screen made Korngold one of the most influential composers in Hollywood.

Recently the extraordinary 52 voice PaTram Institute Male Choir released their recording of Rachmaninov’s All-Night Vigil.

This week, young artists take the stage in Royal Winnipeg Ballet’s Spotlight.  

Featuring the primas and principals of future years, the mixed repertoire program featuring both classical ballet and new works showcases the talents of the professional division students, giving audiences a chance to see their developing artistry before they make the sauté to the big stage. 

“Today’s dancer needs to be versatile to enter the job market,” says RWB School Director Stéphane Léonard. “There’s a necessity to excel in both classical and contemporary works.” 

This weekend Heritage Winnipeg is inviting Winnipeggers to explore the rich history of our city.

Words sing off the page in Manitoba Underground Opera’s 2024 ‘Unwritten’ season and it all begins with an operatic adaptation of D.H. Lawrence’s Rocking Horse Winner. 

Co-developed by Toronto-based Tapestry Opera, the English novelist’s short story was adapted by Canadian Anna Chatterton with music by Irish composer Gareth Williams.  

Starting this Thursday, May 23rd ad going until Saturday, May 25th at The Manitoba Theatre for Young People, the students of the Royal Winnipeg Ballet’s Professional Division will be putting on their annual  Spotlight performances.

For 22 years, Winnipeg’s Dry Cold Productions has presented innovative and stimulating musicals to Manitoba audiences, believing in the transformative power of a good story.  

This season, they present the Manitoba premiere of Stephen Sondheim’s Merrily We Roll Along.  

“Just getting the rights to Merrily We Roll Along was a miracle for us here in Winnipeg,” says Dry Cold Productions co-founder Donna Fletcher.  

Finding Home: Miró String Quartet release extraordinary recording of new music for string quartet