Opéra de Montréal to Stream ‘Hansel and Gretel’ Throughout Holiday Season

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(Credit: © Yves Renaud) The Opéra de Montréal is set to present a free webcast of “Hansel and Gretel” throughout the holiday season. The performance dates from 2014 when the opera was presented by the Atelier Lyrique at the Salle Wilfrid-Pelletier at the Place des Arts. The famed holiday opera was staged by Hugo Bélanger and starred mezzo-soprano Emma Char {…}

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Opéra de Montréal Postpone ‘La Beauté du Monde,’ Announce Holiday Surprise

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Opéra de Montréal has announced the postponement of “La Beauté du Monde.” The work, which was created Quebec playwright Michel Marc Bouchard and composer Julien Bilodeau, was set to premiere in 2021. In lieu of the continued concerns over COVID-19, the company has decided to postpone it until the Spring of 2022. “This past year has been an extremely difficult {…}

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Opéra de Montréal To Stream Special ‘La Bohème’ Production

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The Opéra de Montréal has announced that the company will launch its online season on October 22 with Puccini’s “La Bohème.” This production first premiered in 2011, and returned in 2017 in Salle Wilfrid-Pelletier at Place des Arts; it was also recorded and broadcast to an audience in Percival Molson Stadium to celebrate the City of Montreal’s 375th anniversary. The {…}

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Opéra de Montréal Receives $700K to Form Incubator for Digital Opera Projects

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Opéra de Montréal announced $700,0000 dollars in financial support from the Ministére de la culture et dans communications Ambition numérique initiative. Earmarked for the creation of a digital incubator, the funds empower the company to serve the Québec opera sector with no less than seven recordings and webcast projects, and over 900 fees paid out to artists and artisans over {…}

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Opéra de Montréal Cancels 2 Productions from Fall 2020

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The Opéra de Montréal has announced that it will be canceling two productions from the fall portion of its 2020-21 season due to continued concerns over the COVID-19 outbreak. The productions of “La Traviata” and “Jenufa,” originally slated to open the season, will instead be programmed for the 2021-22 season. “Following the release of CNESST guidelines for health standards in {…}

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Rame Lahaj, Layla Claire & Daniel Okulitch Highlight Opéra de Montréal’s 2020-21 Season

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The Opéra de Montréal has announced its 2020-21 season with five productions highlighting the season. The season opens with Verdi’s “La Traviata” starring Marie-Josée Lord in the title role, Rame Lahaj as Alfredo, and Jean-François Lapointe as Germont. Jordan De Souza conducts Alain Gauthier’s production. Performance Dates: Sept. 26-Oct. 1, 2020 Marianne Fiset sings the title role in Janáček’s “Jenůfa” with Samuel {…}

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L’Atelier Lyrique de l’Opéra de Montréal To World Premiere ‘L’hiver Attend Beaucoup de Moi’

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The Atelier Lyrique de l’Opéra de Montréal is set to world premiere “L’hiver attend beaucoup de moi” in a double bill with “La Voix Humaine,” starting on March 19, 2020. The new opera is written by Laurence Jobidon and Pascale St-Onge and will star Vanessa Croome and Florence Bourget, two artists in residence at the Atelier Lyrique. They will be {…}

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Opéra de Montréal To Screen ‘Carmen’ In 26 Venues Across Québec

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On Feb. 23, 26 multidisciplinary venues throughout Québec will be showing Bizet’s “Carmen” on their screens as part of the Une Carmen pour tout le Québec event. For the event, the entire Opéra de Montréal team, in collaboration with SPEC du Haut-Richelieu, will be at the Cabaret-Théâtre du Vieux-Saint-Jean to celebrate this very first indoor screening in the company’s history, {…}

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Opéra de Montréal To Present ‘Written on Skin’

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The Opéra de Montréal is set to present the Canadian premiere of George Benjamin’s “Written on Skin” starting on Jan. 25, 2020. The opera, which will run for a total of four performances, will star Magali Simard-Galdès, Daniel Okulitch, Luigi Schifano, Florence Bourget, and Jean-Michel Richet. It will be conducted by Nicole Paiement with Alain Gauthier conducting the production. In {…}

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Opéra de Montréal to Stream ‘Hansel and Gretel’ Throughout Holiday Season

Opéra de Montréal Postpone ‘La Beauté du Monde,’ Announce Holiday Surprise

Opéra de Montréal To Stream Special ‘La Bohème’ Production

Opéra de Montréal Receives $700K to Form Incubator for Digital Opera Projects

Opéra de Montréal Cancels 2 Productions from Fall 2020

Rame Lahaj, Layla Claire & Daniel Okulitch Highlight Opéra de Montréal’s 2020-21 Season

L’Atelier Lyrique de l’Opéra de Montréal To World Premiere ‘L’hiver Attend Beaucoup de Moi’

Opéra de Montréal To Screen ‘Carmen’ In 26 Venues Across Québec

Opéra de Montréal To Present ‘Written on Skin’