Paquita – October 16-19, at Salle Wilfrid-Pelletier LiveEvents October 9, 2014 4127 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...
Trio Wanderer – October 6, Theatre Maisonneuve LiveEvents October 2, 2014 3239 Pro Musica - Série Pierre-Roland presents Trio Wanderer Vincent Cocq, piano Jean-Marc Phillips-Varjabédian, violin Raphaël Pidoux, cello The Trio Wanderer has made wandering its unifying theme, taking it...
Nabucco – September 20,23,25,27, at Salle Wilfrid-Pelletier LiveEvents September 17, 2014 3067 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...
Léonce & Léna – September 18-27, Theatre Maisonneuve LiveEvents September 11, 2014 4525 Les Grands Ballets Canadiens presents Léonce & Léna VAUDEVILLIAN ROMP, GERMAN-STYLE Christian Spuck’s fifth full-length ballet was inspired by the comic political satire Leonce and Lena (1838) by Georg...
Vadim Repin – August 15, at Maison Symphonique LiveEvents August 12, 2014 3428 The OSM Couche-Tard Classical Spree Festival presents Vadim Repin plays the Symphonie Espagnol First in a series of French masterpieces inspired by the Iberian Peninsula, Lalo’s Symphonie Espagnole was enthu...
The Lion King – August 19 to September 7, Salle Wilfrid-Pelletier LiveEvents August 1, 2014 7397 The Lion King Previews: Tuesday, August 19 and Wednesday, August 20 Premiere: Thursday, August 21 Experience the phenomenon of Disney’s THE LION KING. Marvel at the breathtaking spectacle of animals brou...
Elvis Costello – June 29, Maison Symphonique LiveEvents June 14, 2014 5450 Festival International de Jazz de Montréal presents Elvis Costello Elvis Costello is one of those exceptional artists who, animated by a protean talent and driven by manifold interests, shrugs off labels li...
Oliver Jones & Daniel Clarke Bouchard – June 2, at the Maison Symphonique LiveEvents May 31, 2014 5217 AN EXCEPTIONAL DUO Oliver Jones & Daniel Clarke Bouchard The Montreal International Musical Competition (MIMC) is bringing together 14-year-old pianist Daniel Clarke Bouchard and his mentor, renowned jazz...
Turandot – May 17 to 24, at Salle Wilfrid-Pelletier LiveEvents May 17, 2014 3381 TURANDOT by Puccini Puccini’s last opera is his most impressive and most lavish. Larger-than-life characters, and voices that measure up to their excessiveness. A torrent of captivating melodies, starting with...
Transfigured Night – May 15 – 24, at Theatre Maisonneuve LiveEvents May 4, 2014 5605 Les Grands Ballets Canadiens presents the World Premiere of Transfigured Night Inspired by a poem written by Richard Dehmel in 1896 and the innovative musical composition of the same name by Arnold Schoenb...
