The internationally renowned contralto Marie-Nicole Lemieux will be at the closing show of the Festival Classica, this Sunday, a first appearance for the Quebec singer at this event which is already in its 12e edition on the South Shore of Montreal.
Posted yesterday at 12:20 p.m.
The singer will participate in the show story at the co-cathedral of Saint-Antoine-de-Padoue, in the company of cellist Stéphane Tétreault, pianist Élisabeth Pion and the Festival Classica orchestra, who will perform the cantata Jeanne D’Arc by Rossini and The snake woman of Casella.
Friday, still in the magnificent church of Vieux-Longueuil, it will be the turn of conductor and violinist Alexandre Da Costa to revive the magic of the soundtracks of films by the great Italian composer Ennio Morricone, supported by his musicians from the Orchester symphonique de Longueuil. They will be accompanied for the occasion by Florence K in the interpretation of classics such as Once upon a Time in the West, Cinema Paradiso, The mission as well as several other hymns that have marked the history of cinema.
Until then, concerts are also presented at the Catholic parish of Saint-Lambert, rue Lorne; Elisabeth Pion will be there this Wednesday in the company of cellist Agnès Langlois, her partner in the direction of the innovative Festival Unisson. The two young musicians will meet on stage for the concert The partners in crimein which they will perform Leonarda, Vivaldi, Busoni, Sollima, Berio and Respighi.
On Thursday, pianist Jean-Philippe Sylvestre will present the most famous and beloved film scores by Italian composer Nino Rota, famous for his creation of the music for the film The Godfatherwhile Friday will be devoted to the repertoire of Francesco Geminiani, through his instrumental repertoire for harpsichord and for English guitar (cittra), as well as his Scottish folk tunes and his ballet The Enchanted Forest.