Le compte Ory
Effusion romantique
Il trovatore

Season 24-25

Presented October 26, 29 and 31,
November 2

Le comte Ory
by Gioacchino Rossini

Filled with subtle, salacious undertones, this opera is set during the Crusades. Countess Adèle and her retinue have sworn to live like widows in the absence of the men of the castle. But Count Ory, both naughty and debauched, uses any subterfuge necessary to find himself in bed with Countess Adèle. The beautiful Countess, for her part, is consumed with love for her cousin Isolier, who is equally enamored with her. Will virtue be preserved?

First performed in Paris on August 20, 1828

Premiere at Opéra de Québec

Distribution

Compte Ory | Philippe Talbot
Comtesse Adèle | Judith Fa
Raimbaud | Jean-Kristof Bouton
Isolier | Florence Bourget
Gouverneur | Julien Véronèse
Ragonde | Tomislav Lavoie
Alice | Émilie Baillargeon
Coryphée | Dominique Gagné

 

Orchestre symphonique de Québec
 
Chœur de l’Opéra de Québec
 

Maîtres d’œuvre

Conductor | Laurent Campellone
Director | Jean-Romain Vesperini
Sets | Bruno de Lavenère
Costumes | Alain Blanchot
Lights | Christophe Chaupin
Make-Up | Élène Pearson
Hairstyles | Josée Brisson

Presented on March 2, 2025

Effusion romantique

Mélodies françaises

Saint-Saëns, Duparc, Mailloux et Massenet

Plunge into the intimacy of an exceptional musical dialogue! In co-production with Université Laval’s Faculty of Music, the Opéra de Québec presents an intimate concert featuring baritone Hugo Laporte, accompanied on piano by Monique Robitaille, performing subtle French melodies by Saint-Saëns, Duparc, Mailloux and Massenet. A rendezvous with beauty, love and sweetness…

A presentation by Opéra de Québec and Université Laval’s Faculty of Music

Distribution

Baritone | Hugo Laporte

Pianist | Monique Robitaille

Presented on May 17, 20, 22 and 24, 2025

Il trovatore
by Giuseppe Verdi

What will become of the love between Manrico and Leonora, which arouses the jealousy of Count de Luna? Who really is Manrico, this mysterious troubadour? Azucena, a bohemian who loves Manrico like her own son, knows all the secrets and will have the last word: revenge! Against a backdrop of war, passions flare to a sinister climax. Verdi’s music sublimates the tragic destinies of the protagonists, unaware of the blood ties that bind them.

Italian with French surtitles

Distribution

Manrico | Christophe Berry
Leonora | Irina Stopina
Conte Di Luna | Hugo Laporte
Azucena | Elena Gabouri
Ferrando | Frédéric Caton
Ines | Émilie Baillargeon
Ruiz | Michel Desbiens

Orchestre symphonique de Québec
 
Chœur de l’Opéra de Québec
 

Maîtres d’œuvre

Music Director | Federico Tibone
Direction | Jean-Sébastien Ouellette
Scenography | Christian Fontaine
Costumes | Julie Morel
Projections | Keven Dubois
Make-Up | Élène Pearson