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An all-Canadian cast, featuring four distinguished soloists and the Orchestra's Chorus, features in this highly anticipated performance of Dvořák's Stabat Mater , directed by Nyco Desmeules. From its premiere in 1880 in Prague, this essential treasure of Romantic sacred music revealed the composer's genius on the international stage.

Le bouleversant Stabat Mater de Dvořák

Grand Théâtre de Québec

From Romantic composers to contemporary musicians, Baroque music remains an inexhaustible source of inspiration. With the help of German countertenor Nils Wanderer, Clemens Schuldt has designed a program as unexpected as it is inspiring. Beyond the irresistible theme of its first movement, Brahms's fourth and final symphony synthesizes the composer's entire musical legacy.

The Nils Wanderer Experience

Montcalm Palace

Two extraordinary Bulgarian musicians are featured in this electrifying concert program. Young conductor Delyana Lazarova leads her compatriot Dobrinka Tabakova's Orpheus Comet. German violinist Clara-Jumi Kangnous leads us into a fabulous display of virtuosity and lyricism with Prokofiev's Second Concerto . The irresistible melody of the Andante assai opens a visual world echoed in Gustav Holst's fascinating Planets . Having inspired John Williams's Star Wars score , this unique score draws on astrology to paint a musical portrait of the planets.

Holst's Lights on the Planets

La Cenerentola is a dramma giocoso by Gioacchino Rossini, loosely based on Charles Perreault's Cinderella . Librettist Jacopo Ferreti replaces magic with ingenuity and humor while retaining the universal theme of the triumph of goodness over arrogance. In this joyful drama, rife with misunderstandings and disguises, a ridiculous stepfather is substituted for the wicked stepmother and bracelets for glass slippers. To interpret the delightful characters in this sparkling work, the Opéra de Québec relies on the talent and flamboyance of great performers like Jean-Luc Ballestra and Christophe Gay.

Cinderella (the Cenerentola)

“To be or not to be?” This timeless question, which tormented Hamlet, continues to captivate minds. Ophelia, too, sought an answer, though hers ended tragically, culminating in one of literature’s most haunting scenes of madness. Shakespeare’s play—and Ophelia’s florid drowning—have inspired countless works of art, but it is the ambiguity of her mental state, coupled with her astonishing transition from speech to song, that has particularly intrigued composers.

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Nyco Desmeules

Events

Upcoming events

Apr 16, 2026

Ophelia's Madness · Orchestre Symphonique de Québec

Past events

Feb 19, 2026

Le bouleversant Stabat Mater de Dvořák · Orchestre Symphonique de Québec

28 - 29 Jan, 2026

The Nils Wanderer Experience · Orchestre Symphonique de Québec

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