Festival Opéra de Québec – July 23 to August 3 in Quebec City The Montrealer July 20, 2014 4904 Quebec City’s summer opera festival offers a unique cultural event in a top tourism destination By Peter Kerr Quebec City is one of the world’s great destinations, with the iconic Chateau Frontenac, the Pla...
The Festival de Lanaudière celebrates its 37th season The Montrealer July 19, 2014 3045 The Festival Lanaudière in Joliette is the largest classical music festival in Canada, and many of the musicians, chamber music quartets and orchestras who perform in at Tanglewood in the Berkshires also come t...
Norm Foster’s The Ladies Foursome gets First Production at Playhouse The Montrealer July 18, 2014 6903 It’s always an exciting event when The Playhouse features a comedy by audience favourite and Canada’s most-produced playwright, Norm Foster. But audiences are in for a special treat when they see The Ladies Fou...
Ben’s Delicatessen & Restaurant – The McCord Museum brings back fond memories The Montrealer July 10, 2014 8721 Like many Montrealers, I have fond memories of my visits to Ben’s during different stages of my life - as McGill student, a musician and later as a businessman. The McCord Museum has an outstanding exhibit of B...
Music-Quebec: from Charlebois to Arcade Fire now on at The McCord The Montrealer July 10, 2014 6688 Suzanne Sauvage and her team at The McCord Museum continue to select and curate exhibits that resonate with Montrealers; bringing renewed energy into this wonderful Montreal museum. Music plays an important ro...
The Stewart Museum launches a new contemporary exhibition: The Navy – A Century In Art The Montrealer July 10, 2014 9788 The Stewart Museum has partnered with the Canadian War Museum to bring a travelling exhibition to Montreal. The exhibit began its Canadian tour in 2010 to mark the 100th Anniversary of the founding of The Canad...
Michael Bublé The Montrealer July 10, 2014 11589 Michael Bublé recently performed to sell-out crowds at Montreal’s Bell Centre on consecutive nights as part of The Montreal International Jazz Festival, the world’s largest jazz fest and arguably one of the mos...
Diana Krall to perform a mega free concert at Place des Festivals The Montrealer June 24, 2014 9142 It’s a very long way from Nanaimo, British Columbia to New York and the concert halls of Paris, London, Rome, Rio … and the world’s largest jazz festival in Montreal. To have made the transition is an amazing a...
Centaur Theatre’s 2014-2015 season looks like another winner The Montrealer June 19, 2014 4133 Billed under the theme Shocking & Delightful, the 46th Season includes two world premieres, one Canadian premiere, and three Quebec premiere productions Celebrating its 46th anniversary this year, Centaur Th...
Bryna Wasserman returns to The Segal to direct Soul Doctor: Journey Of A Rock Star Rabbi The Montrealer June 19, 2014 5784 Bryna Wasserman to direct Soul Doctor at The Segal Bryna Wasserman sat down with me in the lobby of the Segal Centre to discuss the upcoming production of Soul Doctor: Journey Of A Rock Star Rabbi by the Dora ...
