The Quebec Opera Festival has revealed the content of its 13e festival which will be held from July 24 to August 4. Director Jean-François Lapointe has put together a program with original and varied offerings. From children’s stories to classical concerts, including lyrical theater, operetta and street performances…
Among the festival’s major titles is the production of Parisian life d’Offenbach, with Julie Boulianne, Christophe Gay, Rodolphe Briand, Jean-Luc Ballestra, Marie-Ève Munger, Dominique Côté, Magali Simard-Galdès, Geoffroy Salvas and Sophie Naubert, in particular. Director Jean-Romain Vesperini sets the action in the chic and trendy Paris of the 1980s. At the Salle Louis-Fréchette, from August 2 to 4.
Inspired by opera Carmen by Bizet, the writer France Ducasse will offer Epitaph for Carmen and her assassin, a sequel to the famous opera which takes the form of an intimate monologue, delivered by actress Marie-Ginette Guay. The production will be directed by Jean-Sébastien Ouellette. At the Periscope Theater
The Festival, with Productions Cont’Opéra, will also present a lyrical adaptation of Andersen’s famous tale, The ugly Ducklingsigned Jean-François Mailloux.
Consult the activities and the complete program on the Quebec Opera Festival website