Along with La traviata and Rigoletto, Il trovatore is one of Verdi’s operas whose success has continued over time. A pillar of the repertoire and among the most performed in the world, it was only presented at the Opéra de Québec on one occasion. For this new production, the Quebec Opera is banking on the intelligence and creativity of director Jean-Sébastien Ouellette who had so finely revisited Donizetti’s Don Pasquale in 2022. The arrival of Italian conductor Federico Tibone, also pianist and conductor singing and currently associate conductor at the Marseille Opera, is full of promises.
The Festival d’opéra de Québec – the only French-language opera festival in North America – transmits its passion for the lyric art through exceptional and accessible performances.
Experience the adventure of the 14th Festival d’opéra de Québec and celebrate the richness and plurality of female figures. Discover a program that highlights unique trajectories and explores freedom in all its forms. All set against a backdrop of exoticism, passion, warmth and summer reveries…
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Although it is the penultimate opera composed by Rossini, this very accomplished work is not so well known to the Quebec public. This is the first time that the Opéra de Québec has programmed it, while the Opéra de Montréal has only done so once, in 1989.
Filled with subtle saucy innuendoes, this opera takes place during the Crusades. This is a French opera by Rossini with a light subject and refined music. Director Jean-Romain Vesperini offers a slightly crazy and offbeat romantic universe. Conductor Laurent Campellone directs the soloists, choristers and the OSQ.
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ébec, in 2010.
For her first production at the Opéra de Québec, Véronika Makdissi-Warren brings to life her passion for clowning and unleashes her talent for youth productions with a transposition of Rossini’s La Cenerentola into the bubbling world of fashion. Here, it’s no longer a prince looking for his princess, but rather a haute couture designer in search of his new muse. It’s a proposition that will appeal to young fashionistas as well as fans of marvelous tales of all ages.
La bohème is one of opera’s most beautiful love stories. A flame that burns brightly, only to be extinguished too soon… This production marks Clemens Schuldt’s debut at the Opéra de Québec. The conductor’s complicity with his orchestra brings a unique energy to the production, which offers its fabulous cast the ideal musical setting in which to shine. And we can count on Jacques Leblanc’s talent as stage director to move us with this magnificent poetry of everyday life!
The Opéra de Québec renews its commitment to making opera accessible to everyone, regardless of background or artistic knowledge. In this spirit, the Opéra is pleased to add 30 tickets at $30 for each performance, in addition to creating a package for La Cenerentola to enable families to discover opera. In all, nearly 650 seats will be sold at a lower cost than in 2019.
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Since the founding of the Opéra de Québec in 1983, opera has lived on the stages of Québec City through grandiose productions, unique events and the creation of a festival.
