OPÉRA DE MONTRÉAL 2022-23 SEASON
STORIES ONLY OPERA CAN TELL!
The Opéra de Montréal is very excited to launch its 2022-23 season, featuring an astonishingly diverse program of works including Il Trovatore, La beauté du monde, Ainadamar, Madama Butterfly, and Yourcenar – une île de passions. With performances starting in late summer, the company is focusing both on great classics of the repertoire and new works. Audiences can also expect to see productions never before presented in Montreal, with new sets and costumes, and original stage direction.
“Throughout the pandemic, what we heard from our audience was how eager people were to return to the opera,” stated Patrick Corrigan, General Director of the Opéra de Montréal. “We are convinced that this new season will not only live up to this expectation but will also satisfy lovers of culture, from newcomers to seasoned music fans,” he added.
A young woman’s dangerous quest to avenge her mother’s death in Verdi’s Il Trovatore; the shattering war drama that inspired Bilodeau’s La beauté du monde; a journey to the heart of Spanish poet Federico Garcia Lorca’s life and political ideals in Golijov’s Ainadamar; the tragic fate of a mother abandoned by the love of her life in Puccini’s Madama Butterfly; and, lastly, the rich literary legacy of a writer who transformed her own dualities into a relentless force, the Quebec creation Yourcenar—Une ile de passions. Such an impressive array of stories, which the Opéra de Montréal will share with you this upcoming season.
“Given the public’s enthusiasm for the resumption of cultural activities, we sought to recreate those special moments that can stop time and carry us away,” said Michel Beaulac, Artistic Director of the Opéra de Montréal. “All of the artists, designers, and stage personnel are ready, and we are excitedly looking forward to our audience’s return!” he exclaimed. The company is also very proud to have achieved gender parity among the important roles of conductor and stage director for the season. The Opéra de Montréal’s 2022-2023 season unfolds as follows:
IL TROVATORE, VERDI
SEPTEMBER 10 TO 18, 2022 at Salle Wilfrid-Pelletier
Manrico is a young troubadour hopelessly in love with the beautiful Leonora, whose heart he has captured despite the mounting jealousy of the Count di Luna, also enamoured of her. But a far more pernicious fate antagonizes the two men: they are unaware of the brotherly tie that binds them. Azucena, keeper of this family secret, plans to use it to avenge her mother’s death.
CAST
LEONORA : Nicole Car
MANRICO : Luc Robert
AZUCENA : Marie-Nicole Lemieux
LE COMTE DE LUNA : Etienne Dupuis
FERRANDO : Matthew Treviño
CONDUCTOR : Jacques Lacombe
STAGE DIRECTOR : Michel-Maxime Legault
PRODUCTION : Productions ODM inc. avec le soutien financier de SODEC
Orchestre Métropolitain / Chœur de l’Opéra de Montréal
LA BEAUTÉ DU MONDE, BILODEAU | BOUCHARD
NOVEMBER 19 TO 27, 2022 AT SALLE WILFRID-PELLETIER
World War II is wreaking havoc while France has suffered an important defeat at the hands of the Germans. But the fight continues onto the art front when Hitler arrives in Paris. While Nazi officers plan to plunder the Louvre of its precious masterpieces, Jacques Jaujard and Rose Valland risk their lives to orchestrate an historic clandestine rescue.
CAST
JACQUES JAUJARD : Damien Pass
ROSE VALLAND : Allyson McHardy
HERMANN GÖRING : Matthew Dalen
FRANZ WOLFF-METTERNICH : John Brancy
ALEXANDRE ROSENBERG : Rocco Rupolo
JEANNE BOITEL : Layla Claire
DR. BRUNO LOHSE : Isaiah Bell
ESTHER : France Bellemare
JACOB : Émile Schneider
CONDUCTOR : Jean-Marie Zeitouni
STAGE DIRECTOR : Florent Siaud
PRODUCTION : Productions ODM inc. avec le soutien financier de SODEC spectacles
Orchestre Métropolitain / Chœur de l’Opéra de Montréal
AINADAMAR, GOLIJOV | HWANG
MARCH 18 TO 26, 2023 AT THÉÂTRE MAISONNEUVE
Spain, 1936. A harrowing civil war pits the Republicans against the Nationalists. The poet turned revolutionary and then martyr, Federico García Lorca, is shot dead by the fascists, supporters of General Franco. He is survived by Margarita Xirgu, his muse and close collaborator, who remembers the man, his ideas, and his struggle.
CAST
MARGARITA XIRGU : Emily Dorn
FEDERICO GARCÍA LORCA : Luigi Schifano
NURIA : Elizabeth Polese
JOSÉ TRIPALDI : Alain Coulombe
CONDUCTOR : Nicole Paiement
STAGE DIRECTOR : Brian Staufenbiel
PRODUCTION : Opéra de Montréal
Orchestre symphonique de Montréal / Chœur de l’Opéra de Montréal
MADAMA BUTTERFLY, PUCCINI
MAY 6 TO 14, 2023 AT SALLE WILFRID-PELLETIER
Nagasaki, beginning of the 20th century: Cio-Cio San chooses to renounce her country’s traditions and her family’s beliefs to give her whole heart to the love of her life, an American general. She never imagined for one moment that the passion that consumes her would plunge her into the depths of loneliness and hopeless despair.
CAST
CIO-CIO-SAN : Joyce El-Khoury
B.F. PINKERTON : Matthew White
SHARPLESS : Hugo Laporte
SUZUKI : Lauren Segal
GORO : Éric Thériault
LE BONZE : Matthew Treviño
CONDUCTOR : Keri-Lynn Wilson
STAGE DIRECTOR : Stephanie Havey
PRODUCTION : Opéra de Montréal
Orchestre Métropolitain / Chœur de l’Opéra de Montréal
YOURCENAR – UNE ÎLE DE PASSIONS, CHAMPAGNE | DORION & BLAIS
AUGUST 4 AND 6, 2022 AT SALLE PIERRE-MERCURE
CAST
MARGUERITE : Stéphanie Pothier
GRACE : Kimy Mc Laren
JERRY : Hugo Laporte
DANIEL : Jean-Michel Richer
UN CAPITAINE : Pierre Rancourt
UNE CHANTEUSE : Suzanne Taffot
CONDUCTOR : Dina Gilbert
STAGE DIRECTOR : Angela Konrad
COPRODUCTION : Opéra de Montréal / Festival d’opéra de Québec / Violons du Roy
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