The National Arts Centre Gala took place on Nov. 1 in Ottawa, and The Canadian Opera Company Centre Stage: Ensemble Studio Competition took place on Oct. 26 in Toronto
Soprano Renée Fleming stepped in for Yo-Yo Ma in Sunday s Tanglewood performance. Conductor John Williams lauded violinist Anne-Sophie Mutter on Saturday and stayed to conduct two encore pieces.
You know you've made a cultural impact when Henry Kissinger quotes your own joke back to you. The others selected for the lifetime artistic achievement award are rapper and actor Queen Latifah, opera singer Renée Fleming, 1970s music icon Barry Gibb and prolific hitmaker Dionne Warwick. All will be honored with the traditional gala celebration at Washington's Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts on Dec. 3.