ROSSINI
THE BARBER OF SEVILLE
The first play of a comic trilogy (Beaumarchais) that shocked the 18th-century elite is the basis of Rossini’s masterpiece The Barber of Seville. Teeming with action and bursting with unforgettable melodies, this opera is sure to make you break out into laughter. In the whimsical approach of stage director Joan Font and the Spanish troupe Els Comediants, this production cleverly incorporates some circus arts, acrobatics, and pantomime. For the occasion, the Orchestre Métropolitain will reunite with Spanish conductor Pedro Halffter who conducted the OM in Madama Butterfly in 2023.
Salle Wilfrid-Pelletier
September 28, October 1 and 3, 2024 at 7:30 p.m.
Sunday, October 6, 2024 at 2 p.m.
Single tickets for sale → June 5, 2024THOMAS
HAMLET
Ambroise Thomas’s Hamlet is an adaptation of Shakespeare’s iconic play. Through Alain Gauthier’s masterful staging, audiences behold the anguish and tragic spiral of resentment that plague victims of a system in which corruption prevails. The masterful conductor Jacques Lacombe will lead the Orchestre Métropolitain.
Salle Wilfrid-Pelletier
November 16, 19 and 21, 2024 at 7:30 p.m.
Sunday, November 24, 2024 at 2 p.m.
Single tickets for sale → June 19, 2024RAVEL
L’ENFANT ET LES SORTILÈGES
Bolstered by huge community success at the Théâtre Paradoxe in February 2023, Ravel’s L’Enfant et les Sortilèges, an opera for the whole family, now takes the stage at Théâtre Maisonneuve. Sylvain Scott stage-directs resident artists of the Atelier lyrique who perform with the Orchestre de l’Agora conducted by none other than Nicolas Ellis. This performance will be preceded by the premiere of Le Phare [The Lighthouse] by Laurence Jobidon and Maria Reva. It relates the story of a lonely lighthouse which, after turning off its beam to attract boats to its rocky base, is faced with unforeseen consequences.
Théâtre Maisonneuve
February 6 and 8, 2025 at 7 :30 p.m.
February 8 and 8, 2025 at 2 p.m.
Single tickets for sale → June 19, 2024PUCCINI
LA BOHÈME
The illustrious filmmaker Baz Luhrmann once said that La Bohème was the greatest love story ever sung. It is certainly a favourite of the repertoire. Staged by François Racine, this production causes us to reflect upon the fragility of love and life. What price do we pay if we try to follow our hearts and fulfill all our dreams? Young Montreal conductor Simon Rivard conducts the Orchestre Métropolitain in his Opéra de Montréal debut.
Salle Wilfrid-Pelletier
May 10, 13, and 15, 2025 at 7:30 p.m.
Sunday, May 18, 2025 at 2 p.m.
Single tickets for sale → August 2, 2024