L’Opéra de Montreal to stage Verdi’s masterpiece – Otello The Montrealer January 17, 2016 5369 L’Opéra de Montreal to stage Verdi’s masterpiece – Otello with the OSM and Chœur de l’Opéra de Montréal After enjoying the tremendous success of Aida in 1871, Verdi was reluctant to write again and went into s...
Metropolis – January 23, Maison Symphonique LiveEvents January 16, 2016 3657 Orchestre symphonique de Montréal presents Metropolis Metropolis by Fritz Lang Organ improvisations by Thierry Escaich Surtitles in French Thierry Escaich, organ Metropolis de Fritz Lang Few films ha...
Letter From a Sultan – January 22, Bourgie Hall LiveEvents January 16, 2016 5064 Letter From a Sultan - Constantinople Ali Riza Albayrak, baglama & voice Hüseyin Albayrak, baglama & voice Kiya Tabassian, setar & voice Pooria Pournazeri, tanbour & daf As is the case wi...
Spotlight on Schubert – January 20, Bourgie Hall LiveEvents January 14, 2016 4426 Spotlight on Schubert Alexandre Tharaud, guest musician SCHUBERT Sonata “Arpeggione” D. 821 Der Hirt auf dem Felsen (The Shepherd on the Rock) for soprano, clarinet and piano, D. 965 String Quartet No. 13 ...
TAO: Seventeen Samurai – January 20, Salle Wilfrid-Pelletier LiveEvents January 14, 2016 3825 TAO: Seventeen Samurai Athletic bodies and contemporary costumes meet explosive Taiko drumming "Extraordinarily talented...incomparable muscular zeal" —Chicago Tribune Direct from TAO’s successful, sold-out ...
Stephen Hough plays Beethoven – January 19-21, Maison Symphonique LiveEvents January 13, 2016 5090 Orchestre symphonique de Montréal presents Stephen Hough plays Beethoven Beethoven, Piano Concerto no. 5 in E-flat major, op. 73, “Emperor” R. Strauss, Also sprach Zarathustra David Zinman, conductor Steph...
Céline Dion – using her star power to make a difference Peter Kerr January 12, 2016 15969 Arguably the most famous Quebecer of modern times; Céline Dion continues to use her star power to help others less fortunate. You may or may not like her music – but there’s no denying her achievements within h...
VivaVoce – January 17, Bourgie Hall LiveEvents January 11, 2016 4054 Sing, Bang, Boom! VivaVoce Explore the surprising and beautiful new sounds that arise from the mixture of old-fashioned voices with newfangled percussion instruments! The exciting new percussion quartet Archi...
Igloofest – weekends January 14 to February 6, Old Port of Montreal LiveEvents January 8, 2016 3658 Igloofest Each winter, going on 10 years this winter, Igloofest brings together thousands of electronic music fans to dance under the stars at Montreal’s Old Port. Bringing together icy decor and steel str...
Musicians of the OSM – Transatlantic Music – January 15, Bourgie Hall LiveEvents January 7, 2016 6918 Musicians of the OSM - Transatlantic Music Marie-André Chevrette, violin Katherine Palyga, violin Sofia Gentile, viola Anna Burden, cello Denis Bluteau, flute Todd Cope, clarinet Jennifer Swartz, harp R...