Orchestre Métropolitain presents

Eternal Orlando

Virginia Woolf’s Orlando is a timeless character. Eternally young, he changes lives and genders but remains fascinated by art. While the novel tells the history of English literature, the theatrical adaptation—incorporating symphonic music and directed by the great Lorraine Pintal—delves into the evolution of music.

The orchestra will accompany Orlando throughout his travels and romantic escapades, from the court of Elizabeth I, with music from the time of Handel to tsarist Russia with Tchaikovsky.

Artists
Orchestre Métropolitain
Naomi Woo, conductor

Canadian conductor & pianist Naomi Woo is a widely sought-after symphonic and operatic conductor and educator and the Music Director of NYO Canada.

Seth Parker Woods, cello

Three-time GRAMMY®-nominated cellist Seth Parker Woods has established his reputation as a versatile artist and innovator across multiple genres, prompting the The New York Times to write, “Woods is an artist rooted in classical music, but whose cello is a vehicle that takes him, and his concertgoers, on wide-ranging journeys.” Woods has served on the faculty of the Thornton School of Music at The University of Southern California since 2022 and was appointed to the Robert Mann Chair in Strings and Chamber Music in 2024.

Rachel Graton, Orlando

Rachel Graton, a graduate of the National Theatre School, is a multi-talented actress! Since graduating, she has divided her time between acting, writing and directing. On the small screen, she has appeared in five seasons of Au secours de Béatrice, in the popular series Les Simone, directed by Ricardo Trogi, as well as in Faits divers, Portrait-robot, Un lien familial and Sans rendez-vous. In the theater, she has performed in the main theaters. In recent years, she has played roles in Une vie pour deux, On ne badine pas avec l’amour, Le prince des jouisseurs, Le Tartuffe, Assoiffés, Bilan, Les Serpents and Le roman de Monsieur Molière

Cynthia Wu-Maheux, Vita Sackville
Sarah Laurendeau, Princess Sasha
Marcel Pomerlo, Queen and Archduke
Fabrice Yvanoff Sénat, Narrator

Program
Claudio MONTEVERDI, Orfeo, Prologue
Georg Friedrich HANDEL, Royal Fireworks Music, Ouverture et La Paix
Joseph HAYDN, Symphony No. 96 “Miracle”, Vivace
Piotr Ilitch TCHAÏKOVSKI, Serenade for Strings, Élégie
Erik SATIE, Gymnopedie No. 1
Ernest CHAUSSON, Poème de l’amour et de la mer, Interlude
Nathalie JOACHIM, Cello Concerto (Canadian premiere, co-commissioned by OM, Spoleto Festival and New York Philharmonic)

Pre-concert Talk in the Antonia-Nantel Foyer at 6:30pm
One hour before the concert, Tristan, Head of Programming, and Andréanne, Senior Communications Advisor, will be delighted to lead the talk, with special guest Lorraine Pintal, director of Éternel Orlando.
They will discuss the theatrical work as well as the musical excerpts presented during the concert.

Pre-concert Performance in the Antonia-Nantel Foyer at 7:00pm
Thirty minutes before the concert, come enjoy a performance by the drama students from Paul Gérin Lajoie Outremont school.

Maison symphonique
Tuesday, November 26, 2024 at 7:30pm

To purchase your tickets, visit: www.placedesarts.com