The 14th Festival d’opéra de Québec celebrates the richness and plurality of female figures through works that intensely explore freedom in all its forms. From passionate heroines to characters in search of emancipation, each production highlights unique trajectories revealing courage and resilience. All set against a backdrop of exoticism, melancholy and passion!
July 30 at 7:30 p.m.
August 1 at 7:30 p.m
August 3 at 2 p.m
In this year commemorating the 150th anniversary of the creation of Bizet’s ultimate work – still to this day the most popular of the entire operatic repertoire – the Festival d’opéra de Québec invites you to dive into the passionate universe of this comic opera, which transports you, from the very first notes, to the warmth of Spain. We’ve spared nothing to make this production a must-see!
July 31 at 7:30 p.m.
August 2 at 7:30 p.m.
Aware of the Festival’s exceptional showcase for lyrical creation, and eager to program original contemporary works, the Festival welcomes the world premiere of Pierrot entre 3 lunes, a co-production of Ne.Sans Opera and Dance and Crown the Muse. This transposition of Schönberg’s Pierrot lunaire incorporates compositions by Rachel Fenlon, dance and other poems by Giraud. A multidisciplinary, touching and poetic exploration of the fluidity of gender identity…
25 juillet à 19 h 00
26 juillet à 14 h 00
27 juillet à 14 h 00
Great art that makes you laugh, cry and even scare a little… but not too much! After forays into Brazil and Mexico, La chèvre de monsieur Séguin, the classic for a whole generation of children, comes to the Festival d’opéra de Québec in an even more moving version.
July 24 at 7:30 p.m.
July 26 at 7:30 p.m.
In this adaptation of Léo Delibes’ opera, Mallika becomes the narrator, evoking the memories of Lakmé, a young girl imprisoned by strict family and religious rigor, but trembling with love despite cultural prohibitions… Souvenirs de Lakmé, a co-production of the Festival d’opéra de Québec and Jeunesses Musicales Canada, retains all the delicate charm and inebriating finesse of the original work!
Every day from July 23 to August 2
Free outdoor activities are at the heart of the Festival d’opéra de Québec’s programming, because they bring opera to the people. The Opera and Operetta Brigades (La théière and À Clichy) are taking over the parks of Québec’s boroughs with their charming castelets. This year, the Opera Circuit – in addition to allowing festival-goers to discover the city’s enchanting charms – reveals to walkers some of the jewels of Québec’s religious heritage.
