The Quebec Opera Festival has announced the premiere of an opera by Christian Thomas adapted from the play by Michel Tremblay Solemn mass for a summer full moon.
We announce a participation of Les Violons du Roy, a staging by Alain Zouvi and a scenography by Jean Bard.
The premiere of the opera, whose distribution will be 100% Quebec, will take place at the Raoul-Jobin hall of the Palais-Montcalm on July 29, followed by two performances.
Whether Solemn mass for a summer full moon is a little-known piece from the work of Michel Tremblay, the Festival de l’Opéra de Québec underlines how much it lends itself to opera with characters who speak of love and lovelessness while speaking from their balconies while “admiring the hot August moon”.
Also on the program during the 12e Quebec Opera Festival, Romeo and Juliet: the freshness of a summer night wrapped in passion and absolute love with tenor Thomas Bettinger and soprano Hélène Carpentier in a staging by Pierre-Emmanuel Rousseau and musical direction by Laurent Campellone.
The public will also be able to see what is advertised as “a refreshing reading” of The Girl Without a Regiment by Donizetti.
The festival runs from July 23 to August 2.