Chants Libres has announced that mezzo-soprano Marie-Annick Béliveau will be its new Artistic Director. The mezzo-soprano will take over for Pauline Vaillancourt, who founded the company 31 years ago. Béliveau was already assistant artistic director with the company since 2013 and will take over her new post starting on July 1, 2022. “It is with great humility and enthusiasm that {…}

Running from January 21 – 24, Chants Libres will offer audiences an inside-look into the creation process in the company’s short film “Prelude to the opera.” Filmed in Monument-National, this film follows the company as it puts together its upcoming opera “L’orangeraie,” which was postponed to October of 2021 due to the ongoing pandemic. The cast features actor Sebastien Ricard; {…}