Elektra – November 21-28, Salle Wilfird-Pelletier LiveEvents November 14, 2015 2777 Opéra de Montréal presents Elektra In just one act, a steady build-up of tension, violence, and powerful emotions… a raging orchestra… voices taken to their limits… a high-calibre cast under the fiery baton o...
Madama Butterfly – September 19-28, Salle Wilfrid-Pelletier LiveEvents September 13, 2015 3583 Madama Butterfly An exotic and sensual poem of the soul… the opera Puccini considered to be his “most sincere and evocative” is brought to life, staged by renowned Quebec director François Racine. Synopsis:...
Kent Nagano and the OSM – August 5, at the Olympic Park LiveEvents July 29, 2015 4403 Kent Nagano and the OSM present a big free outdoor concert *The concert will take place whatever the weather. Only thunderstorms may oblige us to interrupt the concert. The only free outdoor concert by the ...
Silent Night – May 16 to 23, Salle Wilfrid-Pelletier LiveEvents May 13, 2015 6363 Opéra de Montréal presents Silent Night A war. A night. A truce. A deeply moving story, inspired by the film Joyeux Noël, this stirring plea for peace premiered in 2011, went on to win audience acclaim, an...
Didon et Énée – April 10, Maison Symphonique LiveEvents April 4, 2015 3022 Les Violons du Roy presents Didon et Énée A monument of Baroque opera with performances in Quebec City, Montreal, and New York and featuring an all-star cast including Dorothea Röschmann, Hélène Guilmette, an...
Samson and Delilah – January 24-31, Salle Wilfrid-Pelletier The Montrealer January 16, 2015 5664 SAMSON AND DELILAH L’Opera de Montreal is enjoying a very successful season, and they move from strength to strength. Their Facebook page counts nearly 15,000 ‘likes’, putting L’Opera de Montreal well into ‘co...
Ben Heppner – his story of quiet determination that took him from Dawson Creek to the world’s greatest opera houses The Montrealer November 23, 2014 17209 Ben Heppner has been recognized as one of the world’s greatest tenors and has performed in most of the great opera houses, including the New York Metropolitan Opera, Milan’s La Scala and London’s Covent Garden....
The Barber of Seville – November 8-17, Salle Wilfrid-Pelletier LiveEvents November 3, 2014 5020 Opéra de Montréal presents The Barber of Seville by Gioacchino Rossini Opera lets its hair down! After having won acclaim for his brilliant portrayal of the famous barber in Europe, Quebec baritone Etien...
Paquita – October 16-19, at Salle Wilfrid-Pelletier LiveEvents October 9, 2014 4145 Paquita Paris Opera Ballet Joseph Masilier’s Paquita enchanted Théophile Gautier when it was first performed at the Paris Opera in 1846. Carlotta Grisi was one of its principal performers and Marius Petipa to...
Nabucco – September 20,23,25,27, at Salle Wilfrid-Pelletier LiveEvents September 17, 2014 3084 Nabucco by Guiseppe Verdi Opéra de Montréal kicks off its 35th season with a spirited and lyrical work—Nabucco, an early masterpiece by Verdi, featuring a surge of rousing arias and spectacular choruses, incl...
