Name: Rigoletto
Start: 2027-05-09T14:00:00
Location: Place des Arts

Etienne Dupuis

Nathan Berg

Matthew White

Gregory Dahl

Rose Naggar-Tremblay

Simon Rivard

Sarah Dufresne

Jeremy Scinocca

Dante Mullin Santone

Grace Budoloski

Onur Hilaloglu

Ellita Gagner

Claude Webster

François Racine

Jessica Poirier-Chang

Alexandre Pilon-Guay

Orchestre Métropolitain

Opéra de Montréal Chorus

Opéra de Montréal

This production will explore the full emotional range of Bizet’s tempestuous masterpiece — its beauty, its intensity, its truth — alongside a cast of operatic luminaries, including Rihab Chaieb, Arturo Chacón-Cruz, Magali Simard-Galdès, and Ethan Vincent. 

A force of freedom and passion, Carmen’s charisma commands the attention of everyone in Seville. Don José is no exception. A loyal soldier, he surrenders his post, morals, and soul as he is ravaged by the flames of obsession. When Carmen’s attention turns to the daring bullfighter Escamillo, José’s jealousy takes a dark and fatal turn. Free in love and in death, our legendary heroine meets her fate as only Carmen can — fearlessly.

Carmen

Place des Arts

The coOpéra project, established in 2004, is a collaboration between the Opéra de Montréal and four schools in underprivileged areas of Montreal. It allows approximately one hundred elementary school students to create and produce a musical performance inspired by an opera currently playing at the Opéra de Montréal. The participating schools are: Jeanne-LeBer, De la Petite-Bourgogne, St-Zotique, and Notre-Dame-du-Perpétuel-Secours. Come and discover their adaptation of Bizet's opera Carmen this year.

CoOpéra - Carmen

Théâtre Paradoxe

On May 20, the Atelier lyrique invites you to Théâtre Maisonneuve to celebrate the end of an exceptional season with Gran Finale!

Under the inspired baton of conductor Naomi Woo and accompanied by the Orchestre de l’Agora, the artists of the Atelier lyrique will take the stage to perform the defining highlights of their journey. This unique program, free of a formal narrative, is designed to showcase the excellence, vibrant personality, and remarkable artistic growth of each talent.

Staged by François Racine, let yourself be carried away by a festive and inclusive atmosphere. It’s a prime opportunity to celebrate opera and get a first look at the great voices of tomorrow.

Gran Finale Concert

The Opéra de Montréal will open the doors of its costume workshop for a special occasion, welcoming ARIA – Women in Harmony Circle, a bold new initiative by Opéra de Montréal, created by and for women.

To bring together passionate women who wish to put their generosity, influence, and voices toward meaningful initiatives. By creating a space for exchange, learning, and action, ARIA fosters tangible philanthropic engagement for the benefit of the arts and the community.

Meet our extraordinary guests—women who are leaders and sources of inspiration in their fields. Be moved by the captivating performances of our Atelier lyrique residents, discover the progress and tangible impact of the community project supported by ARIA, and enjoy a cocktail dinner in a unique setting designed for meaningful conversations and networking.

ARIA - Women in Harmony

ET at the Opera is a unique operatic co-creation project, conducted with young adults aged 15 to 24 living with mental health challenges. For 15 weeks, they reinvent an opera, design sets and costumes, and stage their own version, surrounded by professional artists!

Espace Transition à l’opéra – Carmen

Carmen Bizet, a worker in a factory, discovers that the hummingbird frog is threatened by the expansion of her workplace into a nearby wetland. Developers from Saskatchewan want to install a brand-new technology there: the petroleum battery—a mysterious invention whose secrets we’ll reveal soon…Like Bizet’s famous Carmen, she knows how to charm the factory’s security guard… before finding herself captivated by Cam, a YouTuber with a very particular kind of charisma. But what will become of Carmen, the hummingbird frog, and everyone else in this story where love, ambition, and the environment collide?

Carmen à la façon de La Gang à Rambrou

Bain Mathieu

A true grand-scale production, Turandot unleashes the full spectacle of opera: massive chorus, dancers, bold staging. This coproduction with Washington and Dallas extends Opéra de Montréal’s artistic reach across North America.

Turandot

On the opening night of Puccini’s sublime Turandot, your exclusive experience will begin with a pre-performance cocktail, followed by a first course served during intermission. After the final act, the elegant dinner will continue in the company of the artists and creators, gathered to celebrate and support Opéra de Montréal’s mission.

Nessun Dorma

On November 10, 2026, the curtain rises on the Talent Gala, an unforgettable celebration held directly on the stage of Salle Wilfrid-Pelletier.

Talent Gala 2026

Coproduced with the Canadian Opera Company and Vancouver Opera, Werther features an exceptional cast, marking the grand return of Julie Boulianne to the Opéra de Montréal and the Montreal debut of the rising French tenor Julien Dran.

Werther

Can love withstand the inevitable passage of time? Absent from Montreal stages for more than thirty years, Richard Strauss’s operatic masterpiece Der Rosenkavalier returns in a concert version co-produced with the Opéra de Montréal and the Orchestre Métropolitain.

Der Rosenkavalier

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

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.