The Canadian Opera Company is set to present the company premiere of Julien Bilodeau and Michel Marc Bouchard’s “La Reine-garçon.”

The work is the first commission by the Canadian Opera Company in collaboration with the Opéra de Montréal and it will be presented at the Four Seasons Centre for the Performing Arts on January 31, February 2, 5, 7, 9, 13, and 15, 2025.

The opera tells the story of Queen Christina of Sweden who lived a remarkably unconventional life and despite her status as female royalty in the 1600s, her father insisted she be given a prince’s education and upbringing, sparking in Christina a yearning desire for knowledge and personal truth that eventually led to her abdication of the throne.