PreOpera offers a dynamic and “user-friendly” introduction to the performance. Hosted by musicologist Pierre Vachon, this talk is like a journey into the heart of the work’s music and history, its libretto and its symbols, the production’s artists, etc.
Language: in French with a brief summary in English
Duration: 30 minutes
Where: Piano Nobile in Salle Wilfrid-Pelletier
When: 1 hour before the show (6:30pm and 1pm)
Cost: Free
Host: Pierre Vachon (Ph.D.), musicologist
Watch the Express PreOperas of the current season below.
AINADAMAR
Our musicologist Pierre Vachon and the Professor of Hispanic Studies, Jesús Pérez-Magallón, explains this work in a few minutes.
LA BEAUTÉ DU MONDE
Pierre Vachon talks with the two creators of this new work, composer Julien Bilodeau and librettist Michel Marc Bouchard.
IL TROVATORE
Our musicologist Pierre Vachon explains this work by Verdi in a few minutes.