Black History Month at the Met

Black History Month at the Met – February 1-14, 2021

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...zart’s most human comedy provides the perfect setting for this superb cast under James Levine’s ebullient leadership. The philandering and arrogant Count Almaviva (Thomas Allen) is no match for his wily servant Figaro (Ruggero Raimondi), whose soon-to-be-wife Susanna (Kathleen Battle) is as manipulative as she is charming. Add in one beautiful, disillusioned Countess (Carol Vaness) and one irrepressible, testosterone-laden teenage boy (Cherubino,...
Orchestre de l'Agora - Schubert: The Dream

Schubert: The Dream – September 25, 2024

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.... 771 Der Wegweiser, from the song cycle Winterreise, D. 911 Erlkönig, D. 328 Frühlingstraum, from the song cycle Winterreise, D. 911 Der Blumen Schmerz, D. 731 Thekla ’Eine Geisterstimme’, D. 595 Nacht und Träume, D. 827 Entracte No. 3 from Rosamunde, D. 797 Wednesday, September 25, 2024 at 7:30pm To purchase your tickets, visit: www.mbam.qc.ca/en/bourgie-hall/...
Chamber Music Festival

Montreal Chamber Music Festival celebrates its 22nd Festival

Peter Kerr and Shira Gilbert
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...he world’s finest classical musicians. The festival had its genesis when Founder Denis Brott C.M. and his wife Julie mapped out their dream of hosting a music festival dedicated to classical chamber music. Since then, the number of festival concerts has increased to provide a month of classical music, a Saturday evening jazz series and several Prestige Concerts prior to the festival itself. Festival Montreal Founder and Artistic Director Denis Bro...
Cellist Camille Thomas

Cellist Camille Thomas and pianist Roman Rabinovich

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..., who signed an exclusive contract with Deutsche Grammophon in April 2017, understands art’s power to bring people together, to unite individuals from diverse cultures, countries and backgrounds. Her charismatic artistry is driven by a passion for life and a desire to inspire others to open their hearts to the wonder and emotion of classical music. “I strongly believe that music has the power to enlarge the heart, to make you feel everything with...
Les Boréades

Les Boréades and the St. Lawrence Choir – November 27, Bourgie Hall

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...a reminder to all believers that if they are to be sure of earning the riches of heaven and advancing mit fried und freud (in peace and joy) to eternal life, they must put their faith in God. No matter what we believe today, Bach’s music remains for ever an incomparable treasure. Artists Philippe Bourque, conductor Hélène Brunet, soprano Maude Brunet, alto Philippe Gagné, tenor François-Nicolas Guertin, baritone J. S. BACH Cantatas Nun komm der He...
Three Divas

Three Divas – May 22, 2021

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...company in nearly 150 performances, singing Blanche de la Force in Dialogues des Carmélites, Mélisande in Pelléas et Mélisande, the title role of Nico Muhly’s Marnie, Cherubino in Le Nozze di Figaro, Zerlina in Don Giovanni, Charlotte in Werther, Rosina in The Barber of Seville and Il Barbiere di Siviglia, Dorabella in Così fan tutte, and Miranda in Thomas Adès’s The Tempest. She has appeared in six Live in HD transmissions and joined Music...
Handel's Messiah

Handel’s Messiah – December 10, Maison Symphonique

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...y with both the Philharmonia and the City of Birmingham Symphony Orchestra under Ed Gardner, Handel’s Belshazzar on tour through Europe with Les Arts Florissants and William Christie, Mendelssohn’s Elijah with the New York Philharmonic and Alan Gilbert, Verdi’s Otello (Cassio) with the London Symphony Orchestra and Sir Colin Davis, Haydn’s The Seasons with the Gabrieli Consort in Paris and London, Haydn’s Creation at the 2011 Bregenz Festival, Bee...
Bauhaus

Germany Celebrates 100 Years of Bauhaus

Julie Kalan
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...fall, the new Bauhaus Museum Dessau opens, with a collection of 49 000 pieces. Dessau also hosts Bauhaus festival in September, where the highlight will be the world premiere of Kandinsky’s colour opera Violet. www.bauhaus-dessau.de/en Throughout Germany the spirit of Bauhaus is in full swing with concerts, conferences and exhibits. There is even a Bauhaus trail to explore. www.bauhaus100.com, www.germany.travel/en/ Bauhaus in our own Backyard La...
J. S. Bach’s Christmas Oratorio - Leonardo García Alarcón conducts

J. S. Bach’s Christmas Oratorio – December 21-22, 2022

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...e Tage [Shout for joy, exult, rise up, glorify the day] (27 min.) Part II: Und es waren Hirten in derselben Gegend [And there were shepherds in the same region] (32 min.) Part IV: Fallt mit Danken, fallt mit Loben [Fall with thanks, fall with praise] (26 min.) J. S. Bach, Cantata Wir danken dir, Gott wir danken dir [We thank thee, God, we thank thee], BWV 29, excerpt (3 min.) Maison symphonique Wednesday, December 21, 2022 at 7:30pm Thursday, Dece...
Winter to Spring - Joseph Middleton, Ashley Riches

Winter to Spring – March 24, 2021

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...ied English at King’s College, Cambridge where he sang in the Chapel Choir under Stephen Cleobury. From 2012-14 he was a member of the Jette Parker Young Artist Programme at the Royal Opera House, where he made his debut in a duet with Robert Alagna and represented the house at a gala celebrating Young Artist Programmes at the Bolshoi Theatre. He is currently a BBC New Generation Artist. His song discography includes Poulenc Chansons Gaillardes wi...