Singer

Rome is where Corelli developed the concerto grosso, where Respighi was inspired while celebrating its beauty, and where Nino Rota composed countless film scores. For Handel, Rome played a decisive role during his early career, even though his opera about the most famous Roman emperor was composed in London. This tribute to the Eternal City will mark the debut of contralto Rose Naggar-Tremblay and young conductor Kyrian Friedenberg with Les Violons du Roy.

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Les Violons à Rome, de Corelli à Nino Rota

The Montreal Museum of Fine Arts

Palais Montcalm – Maison de la musique

The two closely related powerful women, whose graves now lie right beside each other in London’s Westminster Abbey, were “Of One Blood”, so of the same blood. Both were of course as conceivably far apart as possible during their lives. Elizabeth I ruled for almost half a century as Queen of England and Ireland, while Mary Stuart reigned over Scotland for a quarter of a century. A bitter power struggle between the Protestant hegemony and the Catholic opposition and ultimately the pressure of parliament forced the English Queen to have Mary Stuart executed.

Of One Blood

Max-Joseph-Platz

“ Orlando is love in all its facets: the consuming jealousy that leads to madness, the painful acceptance of rejection, the happy couple… but ultimately rather bland. Handel excels at expressing extreme emotions, and Orlando’s mad scene is one of the greatest moments in his work, written for the famous castrato Senesino. Like Bajazet’s scene in Tamerlano, it’s an absolutely gripping explosion of fury and despair.
What also makes this production special is Jeanne Desoubeaux’s ingenious staging, which brings an unexpected freshness thanks to the presence of children. She reinvents the da capo aria by creating a lively narrative, avoiding any static repetition – a real success!
And then there’s this new cast: young talents who bring a fresh vocal color and allow us to rediscover the work in a new light.” Giving new voices a chance is in the DNA of Les Talens Lyriques, and I can't wait to see what this energy will create on stage.

Orlando

Grand Theatre of the City of Luxembourg

Caen Theatre

Lorraine National Opera

Enthralling, dramatic, and yet eerily beautiful—nothing compares to Verdi’s Requiem. This spellbinding masterwork weaves together a thrilling symphonic score and breathtaking solos with one of the most harrowing sacred texts—a powerful cry for deliverance. Experience this monumental and haunting work with the Toronto Mendelssohn Choir, four stellar vocal soloists, and members of the Toronto Symphony Orchestra under the baton of Maestro Jean-Sébastien Vallée

Verdi’s Requiem - Toronto Mendelssohn Choir

The Royal Conservatory of Music

Yannick Nézet-Séguin conducts the iconic Messiah by Handel. This essential holiday concert will feature an all-Canadian cast of soloists performing against the backdrop of the gorgeous Basilique Notre-Dame.

Dazzling singing, familiar melodies, incredible drama—this piece has the power to keep audiences on the edge of their seats until the final chord. A holiday classic everyone should experience at least once in their life.

Handel’s Messiah

Notre-Dame Basilica of Montreal

Pedro Halffter is both the composer and the conductor, while the libretto — co-written by Kristian Frédric and Michel Beaulac — pulses with emotional urgency and dramatic tension. Spanish sculptor Victor Ochoa contributes directly to the staging, crafting his artwork live as the story unfolds. Performed in both French and Spanish to the sounds of the Orchestre de l’Agora, this new opera offers a raw, deeply human experience.

La lettre au général Franco

University of Quebec in Montreal

Pedro Halffter is both the composer and the conductor, while the libretto — co-written by Kristian Frédric and Michel Beaulac — pulses with emotional urgency and dramatic tension. Spanish sculptor Victor Ochoa contributes directly to the staging, crafting his artwork live as the story unfolds. Performed in both French and Spanish to the sounds of the Orchestre de l’Agora, this new opera offers a raw, deeply human experience.

Hidden in an abandoned underground reservoir in Madrid, sculptor Macario finishes a letter to General Franco while shaping his final work — a sculpture denouncing the regime’s brutality. His niece Anita, his only visitor, seeks the truth about her father’s disappearance, a secret Macario has carried for years. Her persistence forces the confession that transforms her life. As Macario dies, he entrusts her with the letter; Anita crosses the Pyrenees, determined to carry the voice of a silenced people beyond the border.

La Lettre au général Franco

Salle Pierre-Mercure

Under the direction of François Racine, this staging revisits Victor Hugo’s Le Roi s’amuse with intensity, exposing a world where passion, authority, and moral corruption collide.

Mezzo-soprano

Rose Naggar-Tremblay

Events

Upcoming events

May 10 - Jun 29, 2026

Of One Blood · Bayerische Staatsoper

Feb 27 - Mar 7, 2027

La lettre au général Franco · Opéra de Montréal

Feb 27 - Mar 7, 2027

La Lettre au général Franco · Orchestre de l’Agora

1 - 9 May, 2027

Rigoletto · Opéra de Montréal

Past events

4 - 5 Jun, 2026

Les Violons à Rome, de Corelli à Nino Rota · Les Violons du Roy

May 10 - Jun 29, 2026

Of One Blood · Bayerische Staatsoper

Future and recently performed repertoire

Medoro in Orlando by Handel

Les Talens Lyriques

Singer in Il tramonto by Respighi

Les Violons du Roy

Maddalena in Rigoletto by Verdi

Opéra de Montréal

Singer in Concerto for Strings by Rota

Les Violons du Roy

Female Courtier V / Jane Kennedy in Of One Blood by Dean

Bayerische Staatsoper

Abuelita in La lettre au général Franco by Halffter

Opéra de Montréal

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