Thomas Lussier

Biographie

A graduate of the École de théâtre de Saint-Hyacinthe, Thomas divides his time between theatre and opera. He has shared his love of opera on the radio as a commentator on the program En direct du MET, broadcast on ICI Musique. His most recent theatre projects include directing the Université de Montréal Theatre’s production of Australian playwright Andrew Bovell’s Quand la pluie s’arrêtera (When the Rain Stops Falling) and Duncan MacMillan’s Lungs. In opera, he directed Poulenc’s La Voix Humaine, produced by JM Canada and presented at the Quebec City Opera Festival, preceded by a new curtain raiser, Je Chante la Nuit, written by Pascal Blanchet. He has also assisted renowned directors such as Angela Konrad, Joan Font and Stephen Lawless in productions by the Opéra de Montréal and the Canadian Opera Company in Toronto (La Reine-Garçon, La Traviata, Hamlet, Le Barbier de Séville, Les Noces de Figaro, La Fille du Régiment). This season, Thomas is assistant stage director to Stephen Lawless for the production of Don Giovanni, and for the production of Jenůfa, directed by Atom Egoyan (Opéra de Montréal), as well as stage director of The Turn of the Screw, de Benjamin Britten (Atelier / NACO).

Thomas Lussier’s residency is made possible through artistic sponsorship by Dre Nathalie Zan.