Time to take stock.
News
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April 21, 2021
COVID-19 - Sanitary measures for ticket holders
In order to protect the health and safety of our audience, employees and artists, health measures and rules have been put in place, and will be strictly enforced by PdA.
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March 18, 2021
The Opéra de Montréal presents a webcast of Carmen
The Opéra de Montréal is delighted to announce that it will be webcasting one of its most large-scale recent productions, Carmen by Bizet.
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March 12, 2021
A new president to head the Opéra de Montréal's board of directors
The Opéra de Montréal’s board of directors is pleased to announce the appointment of Me René Branchaud, a partner at the law firm of Lavery, as board President.
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March 04, 2021
Opéra de Montréal cancels The Marriage of Figaro
Health and safety restrictions imposed by the federal and provincial governments have obliged the Opéra de Montréal to cancel its production of The Marriage of Figaro, with performances planned on May 8, 11, 1
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December 10, 2020
Opéra de Montréal postpones La beauté du monde and offers a surprise webcast
Given the current status of the pandemic, the Opéra de Montréal is postponing the presentation of its all-new original work, La beauté du monde, by Quebec playwright Michel Marc Bouchard and composer Julien Bi
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June 19, 2020
IMPORTANT : La Traviata and Jenufa are postponed in 2021-2022
It is with great sadness that we must postpone the productions of La Traviata and Jenůfa initially scheduled for the fall of 2020. Following the release of CNESST guidelines for health standards in the performing arts, we have no choice but to consider productions of large-scale operatic works (...)
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April 01, 2020
IMPORTANT : performances cancelled
APRIL 1ST UPDATE /// As a result, and with the health and safety of our audience and entire team in mind, all upcoming performances of The Magic Flute scheduled from May 16 to 26 in Salle Wilfrid-Pelletier are cancelled.
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March 04, 2020
The 2020-2021 season is now announced !
Verdi’s and Mozart’s most wonderful arias, the highly anticipated return of the great composer Janáček, an original work by Michel Marc Bouchard and Julien Bilodeau and the finest singers from home and abroad, all season long—this is what awaits you in 2020-2021!
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January 17, 2020
The Opera in the eye of Ingrid Falaise
Go behind the scenes of Written on Skin through the unique gaze of the presenter, actress, chorniqueuse and speaker Ingrid Falaise. She is preparing for her first meeting with the production team, follow her!
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November 19, 2019
TALENT 2019 : A benefit event to shine a light on Canada’s emerging opera artists
A big night for Opera!
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November 04, 2019
Fidelio Reviews
On October 25 and 27, the first ever co-production between the Opéra de Montréal and the Orchestre Métropolitain was held. Fidelio has brought together the greatest voices of the day, including Lise Davidsen, Michael Schade and Raymond Aceto, under the baton of Yannick Nézet-Séguin. Here are some excerpts of reviews that are say ... unanimous!
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October 23, 2019
Fidelio, the only opera
People like to break down Beethoven’s body of work into numbers: 32 piano sonatas, 16 quartets, 9 symphonies, 5 piano concertos... but, when all is said and done, just one opera—even though the genre was very popular at the time and could have made the composer rich during his lifetime.
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October 10, 2019
Lucia, or the singer at her best
Torn between her brother’s schemes and her love for his sworn enemy, Lucia sinks deeper and deeper into madness. What follows is the mad scene, a highlight of this opera, in which the soprano delivers a performance showcasing her talent both as an actress and a singer.
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September 19, 2019
Eugene Onegin Reviews
Our season opens with power with the most famous work of Tchaikovsky: Eugene Onegin.
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August 08, 2019
New appointments at the Opéra de Montréal
The Chairman and the General Director announce new appointments to the board of directors and the management team
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August 06, 2019
Etienne Dupuis and Nicole Car: the couple of the hour finally in Montreal
For some years now, Baritone Etienne Dupuis and his wife, soprano Nicole Car, have been one of the most famous opera couples in the world. Their love story began in the rehearsal room during a production of Eugene Onegin at the Deutsche Opera Berlin in 2015—so you can understand why we’re so excited about having them here!
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June 21, 2019
15,121 people discover opera !
The Opéra de Montréal is continuing its educational and social initiatives by broadening its scope and increasing its activities to reach a maximum number of groups.
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May 22, 2019
Spotlight on Magali Simard-Galdès
Spotlight on Magali Simard-Galdès, soprano, who sang Frasquita in Carmen last May and who will be heard as Agnès in Written on Skin at the Opér
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May 14, 2019
Une Carmen pour tout le Québec!
Given the popularity of the opera Carmen (performances have been sold out since February!), the Opéra team has planned a broadcast of our production throughout the province. It's an opportunity to see or re-see this work in another context.
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April 23, 2019
Spotlight on France Bellemare
Spotlight on soprano France Bellemare, who will sing Micaëla in Carmen.
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December 04, 2018
The Atelier lyrique's 2018 National Auditions finalists
The entire Opéra de Montréal team is delighted to announce that the Atelier lyrique will be welcoming 4 new young singers in the 19-20 season: Vanessa Croome, soprano; Kirsten LeBlanc, soprano; Matthew Dal
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June 15, 2018
2017/18 season wrap-up
The Opéra de Montréal’s 2017-2018 season came to a close with a full house for a performance of Roméo et Juliette in Salle Wilfrid-Pelletier...
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March 09, 2018
In Memoriam Jacqueline Desmarais
In the arts milieu—and most certainly for the Opéra de Montréal—Jacqueline Desmarais was an inspiration, an example of commitment and of vision.
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June 05, 2017
Education and outreach, the heart of our mission
Once again this year, educational and outreach projects played a key role at the Opéra de Montréal. Our activities attracted audiences of all ages and all backgrounds, as well as a large number of students from every level.
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June 29, 2016
Appointment of Mr. Patrick Corrigan as General Director
Mr. Patrick Corrigan appointed as General Director of the Opéra de Montréal.
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May 26, 2016
The Friends of the Costume Workshop Club
The Opéra de Montréal’s Young Associates invite you to join the Friends of the Costume Workshop Club by contributing to its crowdfunding campaign, which will provide support for the creation, tailoring, and production of costumes for the 2016/17 season.
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May 20, 2016
Time to take stock.
Opéra de Montréal: 2006-2016 – Time to take stock. As part of the OPERA America conference, the Opéra de Montréal is presenting its white paper on the past 10 years.
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April 07, 2016
Opéra de Montréal General Director to leave his post
The board of directors will soon be issuing a call for applications in order to find a new General Director.
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February 29, 2016
2016/17 in words
Michel Beaulac, Opéra de Montréal Artistic Director, presents you his new saison.