Opéra de Montréal

Opéra de Montréal is an opera company in Montreal. It performs at the Place des Arts theatre complex in downtown Montreal, in the borough of Ville-Marie. It was founded in 1980.

A previous professional opera company, the Opéra du Québec (i.e. the province), operated in Montreal from 1971 to 1975. A separate company Opéra de Québec (i.e. the city) was founded in Québec City in 1983.[1] There is also an annual Québec Opera Festival.[2]

Artistic directors

  • Jean-Paul Jeannotte (1980 to 1989)
  • Bernard Uzan (1989 to 2001)
  • Bernard Labadie (2002 to 2006)
  • Michel Beaulac (since 2006)

General directors

  • Jacques Langevin (1983 to 1986)
  • Bernard S. Creighton (1986 to 1988)
  • Bernard Uzan (1988 to 2000)
  • Kimberly J. Gaynor (2001 to 2002)
  • David Moss (2003 to 2006)
  • Pierre Dufour (2006-2016)
  • Patrick Corrigan (since 2016)

References

  1. ↑ The Canadian Encyclopedia Opéra du Québec. A company devoted to the production of operas, mainly in Montreal and Quebec City. It was created by the MACQ , and was active on a ...
  2. ↑ The Québec Opera Festival www.festivaloperaquebec.com/acc_en.html -


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