Impact Report 2021-2022

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Into the Light Impact Report 2021–2022

Our sincere thanks to our donors, partners and volunteers!

MESSAGE FROM THE GENERAL DIRECTOR Dear friends, and dear members of our philanthropic community, If the Opéra de Montréal has today been able to position itself — more than two years after the pandemic began — as an integral part of Montréal’s cultural landscape, it is due, in no small part, to you.

You are the ones who have helped the next generation of artists reach their full potential, through our Atelier lyrique program.

Patrick Corrigan

You are the ones who have helped us extend the benefits of opera far beyond the walls of Salle Wilfrid-Pelletier, to our schools, our hospitals and our libraries through our civic impact and education programs..

And finally, you are the ones who have fostered the creation of operatic works, right here in Montréal, through our new productions.

Once again, you have shown exceptional generosity and solidarity with us, at a time of significant upheaval for our organization, and for the performing arts in general. Thanks to you, the Opéra de Montréal has been able to weather the storm, continuing to achieve its mission of bringing the Montréal community together around the operatic arts, while also promoting opera from one end of our city to the other, to everyone’s benefit. Thank you!

Like Pamina and Tamino in The Magic Flute, we have had to overcome a great many challenges to step into the light. But we have hit our mark with confidence, knowing that you are behind us. We know that, with you, the Opéra de Montréal will continue to stimulate experiences and emotions that are strong, vibrant and unforgettable. That is our passion.

That is our commitment .

Thank you for travelling this road with us, and for continuing to support the unfolding story of the Opéra de Montréal.

Patrick Corrigan General Director

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“To all the donors who have made this experience possible, I say thank you. Thank you, and onward! ” — Violaine Cousineau, Participant of the RESPIRE program

TABLE OF CONTENTS

CREDITS

Emerging Artists

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Antoine Gervais, Jean-Pierre Primiani, François Ulrich

Artistic Programming

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ASSOCIATES

Community Engagement

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Chantal Lambert, Michel Beaulac, Pierre Vachon

Philanthropy and Partnerships

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TRANSLATION

Governance

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Acknowledgements

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WRITERS

Sheila Singhal/Artistic License GRAPHIC DESIGN

Michaël Tessier PHOTOGRAPHERS

Brent Calis, Myriam Fimbry, Brenden Friesen, Yves Renaud, Mikaël Theimer, Tam Lan Truong

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EMERGING ARTISTS

“Your support makes the Atelier lyrique shine bright!”

What an intense and emotional year for our 12 artists in residence!

Kirsten, Geoffrey, Vanessa, Sarah, Matthew, Marc-Antoine, Sidney, Rebecca, Christopher, Lucie, Martina, Misha . . .

Whether in their first, second or third season with us, all have made extraordinary progress this year.

From the double bill Riders to the Sea/Le Flambeau de la nuit in September 2021 to our much-anticipated presentation of The Magic Flute in May 2022, our professionals-in-training have faced the vagaries of the pandemic with discipline, fortitude, and an admirable ability to adapt. At every turn, they were able to rely upon the unfailing support of our educational staff with our fundamental mission in mind: shaping a new generation of topnotch Canadian operatic talents, right here in Montréal.

Chantal Lambert

It is your support, as our valued donors, that has made the Atelier shine so bright! Thanks to you, we can continue to welcome and train a new contingent of exceptional artists again this year. Thank you for contributing to their development, their success and, ultimately, to our shared delight in both discovering them and hearing them perform!

With gratitude, Chantal Lambert Director of the Atelier lyrique

More than

The Atelier lyrique at a glance

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Creation of program

4 GRADUATES IN 2022 ANNUAL BUDGET DOUBLED since 2015 (from $600,000 to $1.2 million)

Vanessa Croome (soprano) Sarah Dufresne (soprano) Kirsten LeBlanc (soprano) Geoffrey Schellenberg (baritone)

artists trained (performers, pianistcoaches, directors)

12 ARTISTS-INRESIDENCE IN 2021-2022

4 NEW SINGERS IN 2022

Marc-Antoine Brûlé (tenor) Mishael Eusebio (tenor) Matthew Li (bass) Martina Myskohlid (mezzo-soprano)

all supported by the artist sponsorship program

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EMERGING ARTISTS

PROFESSIONAL TRAINING: NEW TEAM AND NEW COURSES The reputation of the Atelier lyrique, and the success of its artists, reflect the quality of its teaching staff and ongoing enhancement of the curriculum.

In 2021–2022, your donations made it possible to establish a new permanent educational team: •

Esther Gonthier, Head Vocal Coach

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Ariane Girard, Principal Voice Teacher

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Holly Kroeker, Musical Training Assistant

Throughout the year, our artists-in-residence have been able to enjoy outstanding workshops and seminars, exploring a broad range of information and skills.

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Mental Optimization of Performance with Guillaume Dulude

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Vocal Health and Longevity with Dr. Françoise Chagnon, ear-nose-throat specialist

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Career Development with Morgan Reid and Topher Mokrzewski, of the Dean Artists Management agency; and with Marie-Catherine LaPointe, Cozzubbo and Christine Cimon-Fortier, of the Boulev’Art agency

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Taxation and Self-Employment with Maria Morse, CFO of Opéra de Montréal, and COO Louis Bouchard

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Launching Your Career with Magali SimardGaldès, soprano

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Image Management on Social Media with Delphine Poux and the Opéra de Montréal communications team

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Recording Demos with Brenden Friesen and Benoît Guérin

Master class with Maestro Christopher Allen

Masterclass with coach Anthony Manoli

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EMERGING ARTISTS Finale concert, 2022

In addition, our 12 artists-in-residence also enjoyed opportunities to take part in several masterclasses, during which important figures from the opera world shared their journeys, their passion, their successes, and their advice.

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Julie Boulianne, mezzo-soprano

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Jean-François Lapointe, baritone

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John Norris, movement coach

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Alain Gauthier, acting and stage presence

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François Racine, acting and stage presence

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Anthony Manoli, pianist and vocal coach

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Christopher Allen, conductor

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EMERGING ARTISTS

CONCERTS TO ENHANCE STAGE EXPERIENCE This year, despite the pandemic, the Atelier lyrique was able to offer its artists-in-residence a number of opportunities to showcase their talent, meet audiences, and put their learning into practice onstage.

You may even have seen them yourself!

RIDERS TO THE SEA & LE FLAMBEAU DE LA NUIT

In collaboration with BOP (Ballet – Opéra – Pantomime) and I Musici de Montréal Presented in September 2021 at Théâtre Maisonneuve Bringing together established artists with our artists-inresidence, this double bill reflected the Atelier lyrique’s involvement in the creation of new works, and in digital innovation. Performed before a live audience — the first in Canada since the pandemic — the show was also taped and later rebroadcast online. More than 1,900 additional individuals were able to enjoy the performance — surpassing the entire seating capacity of Théâtre Maisonneuve.

Le flambeau de la nuit, 2021

THE MIXTAPE

In collaboration with the Orchestre Métropolitain Presented in November 2021 at Salle Wilfrid-Pelletier Under the baton of Jacques Lacombe, this concert for young audiences — which featured some of the “greatest hits” from the repertoire — was presented to a packed house, to the delight of both the artists and audience members who enjoyed being brought together at Salle Wilfrid-Pelletier. More than 40% of the audience was under 35.

The Mixtape, 2021

ENFERS DES LUMIÈRES

In collaboration with the Orchestre de l’Agora Presented in March 2022 at the Monument-National This show, performed with staging and costumes before a live audience, gave our resident artists an opportunity to explore the expressive, vocal and theatrical possibilities of a rare French baroque repertoire (Lully, Rameau, Gluck). The show was videotaped for an eventual broadcast online.

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THE MAGIC FLUTE

An uncut reading at Piano Nobile was followed by a full production at Salle WilfridPelletier / April-May 2022 Despite the lack of an audience — a precaution to prevent an outbreak of COVID — spring for our artists-in-residence was steeped in the strains of The Magic Flute. While one portion of the artists-in-residence actively participated in rehearsals as understudies, each member of the full contingent was given a valuable opportunity to add a classical role to their portfolio, through an uncut reading of Mozart’s masterpiece.

The Magic Flute, 2022

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EMERGING ARTISTS

CAREERS TAKE FLIGHT Despite the gloom surrounding cultural activity as a result of COVID, our artists-in-residence have certainly shone during the past twelve months. In addition to the Opéra’s productions and co-productions, they have taken part in a wide range of concerts and events that have thrilled Québec audiences. You can be truly proud of them — and proud of supporting them!

Concert pour l’Ukraine, 2022

FÊTES VIENNOISES CONCERT — DRUMMONDVILLE

In collaboration with the Orchestre symphonique de Drummondville, under the direction of Julien Proulx Presented in November 2021 at the Maison des arts Desjardins OPERA GALA – LAVAL

“Each year, when I meet the new cohort of the Atelier lyrique and see graduates transition to professional careers, I am amazed at the quality of these artists — as well as how refined and professional they are, both onstage and off.”

— Mrs. Vanda Treiser, major patron of the Atelier lyrique since 2015

In collaboration with the Orchestre symphonique de Laval, under the direction of Alain Trudel Broadcasted online in February 2022 from Salle André-Mathieu ARTSONG RECITAL – MONTRÉAL

In collaboration with the Société d’art vocal de Montréal Presented in March 2022 at the Conservatoire de musique de Montréal THE ATELIER LYRIQUE SINGS FOR UKRAINE – MONTRÉAL

In collaboration with the Canada-Ukraine Foundation Presented in March 2022 at the Ukrainian National Federation MONTRÉAL INTERNATIONAL MUSIC COMPETITION

Presented in May 2022 at the Maison symphonique At the end of this prestigious competition, Sarah Dufresne — soprano and artist-in-residence with the Atelier lyrique — took 2nd prize in the finals, out of a field of 32 international competitors.

LET’S TALK OPERA! ON CANAL SAVOIR

Television series hosted by Pierre Vachon, musicologist and Director of Civic Impact and Education at Opéra de Montréal, featuring musical pieces performed by artists of the Atelier lyrique.

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ARTISTIC PROGRAMMING

“Creation involves risk.

That is even more true of opera, where everything is gigantic and extravagant.”

— Michel Marc Bouchard, playwright

Thank You for Supporting Daring New Works, Season After Season The creation of new works is central to the identity of the Opéra de Montréal. That process has kept the company on the cutting edge, while also reflecting its commitment to a path of innovation and artistic collaboration.

Each of our projects presents an opportunity to bring together and showcase the exceptional creative forces that abound within the cultural ecosystems of Montréal and Québec. That being the case, the Opéra de Montréal can lay — in reflection of its own high standards, with the support of private individuals and visionary partners like you — an inherently Montréal cornerstone towards the building of opera during the 21st century.

Michel Beaulac

Many thanks!

Michel Beaulac Artistic Director

LE FLAMBEAU DE LA NUIT

Presented in September 2021 at Théâtre Maisonneuve, as the second half of Riders to the Sea For this work, we hired a duo of young creators: playwright Olivier Kemeid and composer Hubert Tanguay-Labrosse. This project also marked the beginning of a reflection on diversity and inclusion within an artistic context — an approach supported by the Zarda Créations agency.

Le Flambeau de la nuit, 2021

The online broadcast of the program received more than 1,900 views.

YOURCENAR – UNE ÎLE DE PASSIONS

Presented in August 2022 at Centre Pierre-Péladeau, in collaboration with the Festival d’été de Québec and Les Violons du Roy Hélène Dorion and the late Marie-Claire Blais wrote the libretto for this work, in homage to famous French author Marguerite Yourcenar. The musical composition was written by Éric Champagne. Onstage, the work was superbly performed by a new generation of singers, all of whom were Québécois.

Yourcenar – Une île de passions, 2022

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ARTISTIC PROGRAMMING

COMING SOON, THANKS TO YOU In the months ahead, thanks to your unstinting support, our audiences will have the pleasure of enjoying four new works produced or coproduced by the Opéra de Montréal.

LA BEAUTÉ DU MONDE This production has certainly played hard to get! Twice postponed due to the pandemic, it has finally been rescheduled for November 2022. Like you, we are burning with desire to see and hear it in full at Salle Wilfrid-Pelletier.

Don’t forget that it features the work of playwright Michel Marc Bouchard (Les Feluettes) and composer Julien Bilodeau (Another Brick in the Wall - The Opera).

BEING

Michel Marc Bouchard

Julien Bilodeau

This operatic adaptation of the masterpiece Being at Home with Claude, by playwright (and librettist) René-Daniel Dubois, brings together an artistic team featuring Blair Thomson (music), Félix-Antoine Boutin (director) and artists-inresidence from the Atelier lyrique. In 2021–2022, the latter also played an active role in helping to develop the project, which will likely debut in 2023.

ENIGMA Produced in collaboration with the Opéra de Metz (France), this work featuring two tenors, a women’s choir, and an orchestra draws its inspiration from the play Variations énigmatiques by Éric-Emmanuel Schmitt. Constructed like a psychological thriller, it will be presented for the first time in France in Fall 2022, and in Montréal during the 2023–2024 season.

A workshop of Being

A LETTER TO GENERAL FRANCO This work is inspired by the courageous act of Spanish poet Arrabal, who wrote an open letter to Fascist general Franco while Franco was still in power. In this new production, sculptor Macario is being hunted by the Madrid militia. Taking refuge in an underground shelter, he produces one last work: a cry of rage aimed at the Franco dictatorship. Only his niece Anita knows his hiding place. She discovers the letter to Franco, which the artist has penned with his dying breath. Will she cross the Pyrenees to denounce the regime and free Spain from its oppressors?

Éric-Emmanuel Schmitt

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COMMUNITY ENGAGEMENT

“Social responsibility is part of the DNA of the Opéra de Montréal.”

— Charlotte Gagnon, mezzo-soprano and vocal coach, and host of sessions for the RESPIRE program

Your support during the pandemic made it possible for us to do our bit as an engaged corporate citizen, to share the operatic arts, and to provide comfort around the world.

At the Opéra de Montréal, we firmly believe that opera, through its power to transform lives, can enrich and improve the quality of life for everyone, whether they are music-lovers or not, no matter their origin, age or social status.

Each of our educational and civic action projects helps to anchor the Opéra de Montréal more firmly within the community. Far beyond the walls of Salle Wilfrid-Pelletier, these initiatives help make opera more widely known among diverse audiences who otherwise would not have access.

Pierre Vachon

In return, the beneficiaries of these projects — schools, the disabled, ill, people of diverse backgrounds, etc. — help give meaning to our work in their wonder and enthusiasm for the operatic arts, throughout Montréal and across Quebec.

Thank you sincerely for working by our side.

Pierre Vachon Director of Civic Impact and Education

Opéra de Montréal in the Community in 2021–2022

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Education, the community outreach, health and wellbeing, and inclusion and diversity

56 INTERVENTIONS DELIVERED THROUGH 13 PROJECTS 6,259 PARTICIPANTS 10 TEACHING ARTISTS PRESENT IN THE COMMUNITY IMPACT REPORT 2021–2022

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COMMUNITY ENGAGEMENT

EDUCATIONAL PROGRAMS FOR ALL AGES Imagine the expression of a toddler hearing Mozart for the very first time. Imagine children creating a mini-opera at school. Imagine teens forgetting all about their phones during a performance. These are some of our educational achievements in 2021–2022. And each time, you were right there with us!

THE MAGIC FLUTE FOR A PRESCHOOL AUDIENCE There is no age limit when it comes to appreciating Mozart.

Preschool teacher Thierry Prieur, of Notre-Dame-des-Neiges school, invited his young students to produce drawings based on the theme of The Magic Flute. In collaboration with the Opéra de Montréal, their works became a full-scale exhibition in the lobby of Salle Wilfrid-Pelletier. A documentary short was also produced about this creative adventure.

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The Magic Flute

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Open Dress Rehearsal

LES CARREFOURS D’APPRENTISSAGE (ELEMENTARY SCHOOL) The Opéra de Montréal is taking the digital plunge when it comes to education! Dubbed “libraries of the 21st century,” carrefours d’apprentissage is a pilot project administered in collaboration with the Centre de services scolaire de Montréal (CSSDM).

Through digital and interactive platforms, students discover opera, and even experience it in the form of a mini-opera. A fun and stimulating introduction to opera!

OPEN DRESS REHEARSAL TO TEACH YOUNG PEOPLE ABOUT OPERA (SECONDARY SCHOOL) In a first since the beginning of the pandemic, on Thursday, May 5, 2022, a full dress rehearsal of The Magic Flute was opened up to around 500 students from some 20 schools in Greater Montréal. Young people were moved — literally — loudly cheering the original production by Barrie Kosky. A new generation of opera fans was born that day!

Let’s Talk Opera!

ÉCOLE EN RÉSEAU (ELEMENTARY SCHOOL) This new partnership will allow the Opéra de Montréal to offer four virtual workshops to 2,000 students across Québec.

GREAT NOVELTY IN 2021-2022

LET’S TALK OPERA! (GENERAL AUDIENCE) Highly appreciated by Montrealers, these musical chats hosted

by Pierre Vachon have once again this year drawn crowds of viewers to municipal arts centres. The 75-minute sessions explore current operas, along with topics as varied as women and opera, Italian opera, and French opera.

In 2021–2022, there was a major new development with the broadcast of some of these sessions on the Web and on television via Canal Savoir, making opera even more accessible to a greater number of people.

Some of the Let’s Talk Opera! chats were broadcast on the Web and on television, on the Canal Savoir, making opera even more accessible to as many people as possible.

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COMMUNITY ENGAGEMENT

OPERA FOR HEALTH AND WELL-BEING Sometimes, singing is a remedy in and of itself. We have often called upon your generosity to support projects showcasing the therapeutic value of opera. These initiatives are in addition to social action projects that recur year after year.

RESPIRE PROGRAM TO SUPPORT PATIENTS SUFFERING FROM LONG COVID

March to May 2022 Helping people suffering from long COVID to literally catch their breath, the Opéra de Montréal set up a pilot project in collaboration with the Montreal Clinical Research Institute and Dr. Emilia Falcone. The idea was to use operatic singing techniques to support patients’ respiratory rehabilitation. From March to May, 21 people were able to take 12 therapeutic workshops hosted online, free of charge, by mezzo-soprano Charlotte Gagnon.

RESPIRE

This project was profiled in a video short for the Conseil des arts de Montréal, showcasing opera as a voice for the most vulnerable.

ESPACE TRANSITION À L’OPÉRA FOR TEENS AND YOUNG ADULTS WITH MENTAL HEALTH ISSUES

In collaboration with the CHU Sainte-Justine September 2021, Le Gesù Back again this year, the project Espace Transition à l’Opéra is now in its 5th season. In December 2021, a group of young adults with mental health issues presented their version of the opera La Beauté du monde to an enthusiastic and visibly moved audience.

The performance was the result of a 13-week creative workshop, made possible with the participation of an artistic team from the Opéra de Montréal and a clinical team from the Sainte-Justine hospital centre. The most recent edition, L’Humain in September 2022, was inspired after The Magic Flute.

Espace Transition à l’Opéra

The Conseil des arts de Montréal showcased the positive outcomes of this project in a video short featuring LauraMaria, one of the participants in the 2021-2022 season.

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COMMUNITY ENGAGEMENT

GOING THE EXTRA MILE FOR DIVERSITY, INCLUSION AND ACCESSIBILITY LA GANG À RAMBROU For several years now, the Opéra de Montréal has enjoyed an important partnership with the organization La Gang à Rambrou, which serves intellectually handicapped adults and those on the autism spectrum. The latter are provided with an opportunity to take part in the co-creation of an opera which, led and supervised by opera artists and a team of accompanists, culminates in a public performance with singing, music and staging. This show had to be postponed due to COVID, and will be presented in Fall 2022.

CoOpéra Combining education, diversity and inclusion, the CoOpéra project has, every year since 2004, brought together 80 students from Grades 5 and 6 to create, produce and perform an opera reflecting their lives. Ninety per cent of participants come from disadvantaged and multicultural environments.

TEACHING FRENCH This pilot project, administered in collaboration with the Ministère de l’immigration, francisation et intégration, features a mediator who uses the collaborative and creative resources of opera to help immigrants learn the language and culture of their new home. A complete series of 10 workshops will be given in Fall 2022, in person or online.

CONNECTED NORTH Led by mediators from the Opéra de Montréal, this series of 10 distance-learning workshops is designed to make opera accessible to young Inuit and Indigenous in the country’s most remote communities.

AUDIO DESCRIPTION FOR THE VISUALLY IMPAIRED This project, currently in development, is aimed at improving the opera experience for the visually impaired, by allowing them to follow the story in real time using audio-descriptive devices.

La Gang à Rambrou

CoOpéra

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PHILANTHROPY AND PARTNERSHIPS

“Your gift is much more than financial — it also translates into invaluable moral support.”

What a joy to join you again, dear opera lovers, for our productions, concerts and donor recognition events!

Even with masks, there is nothing like enjoying firsthand contact with each devoted supporter of opera, and the many enthusiastic partners in our mission.

Although the 2021–2022 season presented its share of public-health challenges, it also allowed us to see the loyalty of our community, which has remained committed and generous during a very difficult time. It also demonstrated to us that your support for our programs goes far beyond the financial aspect alone — it also translates into valuable moral support. For this, we at the Opéra de Montréal are extremely grateful.

Jean-Pierre Primiani

Jean-Pierre Primiani Director of Development

Did you know that...

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The philanthropic community for the Opéra de Montréal in 2021–2022 numbered more than 1,100 donors right here in the city, supporting the development and dissemination of opera.

The support of private citizens, businesses and private foundations contributed more than 25% of the organization’s total financing (complementing box office revenues and public-sector support). The contributions of private individuals makes it possible, among other things, for us to offer programs involving training (the Atelier lyrique), the community (Civic Impact and Education), and the creation of new works.

The TALENT Gala is the largest fundraising event for opera in Quebec.

In November 2021, more than $360,000 was raised in support of various Opéra de Montréal programs.

Welcome to Our New Partners

It is an honour for the Opéra to add two new and outstanding partnerships to its list of institutional donors: •

The Azrieli Foundation, which has provided major financing for the development of the Atelier lyrique to 2024.

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The Caisse de dépôt et placement du Québec, which will now be associated with co-creation projects related to civic impact and education: Espace Transition à l’Opéra, La Gang à Rambrou and CoOpéra.

The Opéra de Montréal is proud to recognize its corporate partners and private foundations for their support of programs relating to the training, creation and accessibility of opera within the community (see full list on page 21).

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PHILANTHROPY AND PARTNERSHIPS

SAYING THANK YOU THROUGH MUSIC There are a thousand and one ways to say thank you.

Our preferred way is to invite you to evenings in which music and voices express, better than we ever could, our appreciation for everything you do.

These are some of the events that brought together supporters of the Opéra de Montréal in 2021–2022:

SEASON DEBUT CONCERT

October 2021, Salle Bourgie This annual reunion of members of our philanthropic community presented the 2021–2022 contingent of the Atelier lyrique. What a joy, following the gloom and separation of COVID, to hear these young artists performing a medley of well-known songs live!

Season Debut Concert

OPERA HOLIDAY SOCIAL

December 2021, Salon Richmond 1861 A great evening of merrymaking, hosted by Gianna Corbisiero and featuring a choir combining the forces of the Atelier lyrique, directed by Christopher Gaudreault.

CONCERT IN FLORIDA

March 2022 Opera under the palm trees, featuring sopranos Sarah Dufresne, Kirsten LeBlanc and pianist Holly Kroeker.

Opera Holiday Social

OPERA TRIVIA NIGHT

April 2022, online An opportunity to test your operatic knowledge in a relaxed and fun atmosphere!

“It could not have been better. Great host, excellent prizes, thorny questions . . . a real treat!” (comment from a participant) Concert in Florida

FINALE CONCERT

May 2022, Piano Nobile To top off a rollercoaster season, the artists of the Atelier lyrique displayed their charm and talent in an extraordinary repertoire.

“Truly enchanting to see these young artists who we now know and love. Nothing can replace the emotion of a live presentation.

After these difficult months, this reunion was particularly appreciated.” (comment from a listener) Finale Concert

DIRECTOR’S BRUNCH

June 2022, Milos Restaurant An intimate concert with soprano Marianne Lambert and harpist Valérie Millot.

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GOVERNANCE

“The Opéra de Montréal remains focused on change, growth and community.”

A Word from the Chairman The 2021-2022 season will have been my first as Chairman of the Board. And what an extraordinary season! A season marked by the vagaries of the pandemic and two major cancellations, of course, but also and above all, by the excitement and the joy that accompanied the return to the big stage with the presentation of The Magic Flute, last May. Despite the pandemic, the Opéra de Montréal has stayed on the course of change, growth and community. During the year, the Board and its committees, in collaboration with general management and with the participation of the entire administrative team, continued to advance key issues, including the mid-term evaluation course of the 2019-2023 strategic plan and the organizational reflection on diversity and inclusion.

René Branchaud

To all of you, donors, partners and volunteers, a huge thank you for your support of the Opéra de Montréal!

René Branchaud Chair of the Board of Directors

Board of Directors PRESIDENT

MEMBERS

Me René Branchaud

François Carrier*

Richard Pan

Lavery

Desjardins Securities

Power Corporation du Canada

PAST PRESIDENT

Me Bruno-Étienne Duguay

Emmelle Segal

Bernard Stotland*, FCA, FCPA

NOVACAP

Corporate Director

Richter S.E.N.C.R.L./LLP

Frédéric Godbout, CFA

Vanda Treiser

VICE-PRESIDENTS

Mouvement Desjardins

Corporate Director

Madeleine Féquière

Elizabeth Wirth

Domtar

Wirth-Brand Inc., Wirth Rail

Me Joanie Lapalme

Alysia Yip-Hoi Martin

Fasken

Maison Alysia

Me Christian Leblanc

* Officers

Louise Roy*, O.C., O.Q. CIRANO

Louis Arseneault* McGill University

TREASURER Sylvie Marois Banque Nationale, Private Management

SECRETARY Pascal Lépine*, MBA, Adm. A. Atypic

Fasken

Dr François Loubert Clinique médicale Angus

Guillaume Marion Diagram Ventures

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ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS

“I love what the Opéra de Montréal is becoming: the way it is opening up to young people, its contemporary creations, its social role. This desire to reinvent itself speaks to me and inspires me.”

— Emma Fekete, soprano, a new artist at the Atelier lyrique in 2022-2023

Thanks to the Friends of the Opera $600 AND MORE Anonymous (1) Philippe Alcouffe Anne & Chris Hélène Caillé Bossé Yves Boulanger Pierre R. Brosseau Jacques L. Charuest Andrea Chavez Berney Creighton Richard de Blois James Dorff & Laurent Thibault Michel Drapeau Jean Duclos Fondation Fasken Martineau DuMoulin Denis Faucher Nacia Faure & Georges L'Espérance Lucy Fellowes In loving memory of Kappy Flanders Anne-Marie Fontaine Leo & Shirley Goldfarb Foundation Naomi & David Goltzman Dr Laurence Green et Dre Suzanne Dubé Linda Halpert Linda Houle Marjory Jolicoeur Gilles Lanctôt Larivière Lemire et Associés Dre Anne Lavoie Me Christian Leblanc et Séléna Felton Dany Leblanc Jean-Charles Le Brun & Normand-G. Robert Robert J. Leroux Hugo Lévesque George E. Lovick Dr René Marineau Nimi Nanji-Simard Famille Morisset Noppen Richard Pan David Paulhus Vincent Picard-Dufresne Alexandre Prunier Yves Renaud James & Katherine Robb Lesley & Mark Robinson Pierre Simard Alain Sirois V. Sirois

Fondation St-Germain Kavanagh Armand Tessier David Whittall

$120 AND MORE Anonymous (39) Louise Ahdoot Gary Akenhead Béatrice Alain Bruce Allan Sean Arani Violaine Ares Murielle Arsenault Youri Arseneault Roger Aubertin Louis Audet Sylvie Auger Denise Avard Antonio Barradas Alain Baumann Joanne Bazinet & Michel Perrault André Beauchamp Denise Beaudry René Beaudry Christian Beaulieu Michel & Margy Beaulne Geneviève Beaumier Jean-Gabriiel Bédard Paul Bednarek Beatrix Beisner Claire Bélanger Raphael Bélanger Robert Bélanger Pierre Belhumeur Micheline Desgagné Anna Benko In memory of J.-G. Benoit Paul Benoit Serge Benoit Michel Bertrand Francesco Biondi Morra Di Belforte Peter Blaikie In memory of Normand Blais Régis Blais Andrée Blouin Marie Blouin

Lambert Boileau Jacqueline Boissonneault Brigitte Boisvert Christine Boivin Claude Bolduc Eileen & Herb Borsuk John Bossange and Lynne Poteau Jean-Claude Bouchard Mathieu Bouchard Étienne Boucher Ste-Marie MJ Bouffard Louise Bourdeau Denise Bourgeois Jocelyne Brault Karin Breitman Yolaine Breton Alexandre Brissette Elise Brochu Nicole Brodeur Susan Brown Richard Brunelle Johanne Brunet Natalie Bussière Anjali Caillat Suzanne Calmus Françoise Cambron Nicole Campeau André Canakis Robert Carrière Jacqueline Castegnier Louis Champagne Marie-Andrée Champagne Sophie Charlebois Alain Chartier Moy Fong Chen Elena Chirokova François Clavel Claude Cloutier Linda Cochrane Dre Michelle Comeau Errol M. Cook Kirsten Cook-Zaba Miriam Cooper Michel Cormier In memory of Claude Côté Geneviève Coutu Teodor Gabriel Crainic Fred A. Curran Claudette Dagenais Luc Dagenais

Elizabeth Dalfen Emeline Dalmaz Anne Darche Johanne D'Astous France De Garie Sara De Luca Jan De Smet & Suzanne Venne Barry Deeprose Kianoush Dehghani JS Demers Linda Demers Normand Denault In memory of Maurice Deschamps Renaud Desjardins Dominique Desmarais Susan Desmarais Marie Lynne Desrochers Zina D'Onofrio Luc Doray Judith Dowler Charles Draimin Lucie Dubé Etienne Dubois-Daignault Diana Dubrovsky Jean Duclos Guy Dufort Julie Dumas Louise Duperron Isabel Dupont Micheline-Joanne Durand Hélène Durocher Jacques Dussault Hélène-Louise Dupont Élie Veronique Emerand David Essiambre Roger Ferland Josiane Fernandes Léopold Ferron Janice Fetsch Bernd and Margaret Filzer Anna-Maria Folco Madeleine Forget Andrée-Anne Fortin Fabienne Fortin Christiane Fortin Langevin François Fournier Josée Fournier Mylène Fugère Anick Gagné

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ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS

$120 and more (continued)

Eveline-Louise Gagné Jacques Gagnon Louise Gagnon Diane Galarneau John Galaty Catherine Gentilcore Laurent Gignat Isabelle Giguère Cindy Gilbert Isabelle Girard Lise Goulet Amy Grainger Amelie Gravel Gillian Greig Paul Guay Lisette Guibault Robert Hackett Joelle Hafsi Eren Halil Monique Hamelin Amy and Albert Harris André Harvey Bernard Harvey Helen Haslam Yves Hébert Alice Homonko Peter Hunt Patrick Hupé Kim Phuong Huynh Barbara Hykle Claudine Jacques Nadine Jean-François Marc Joanis Brian Jones Gordana Jovanovich & Charles Kaplan Catherine Julien Louise Julien Thomas Kelly Daniel Kinsella Gabriele Klein Berthe Kossak Krzyzanowski & Croome families Irving Kuperhouse Madeleine Labelle In memory of Nabil Ibrahim Labib Denyse Labrecque Gautrin Jean-Marie Lacoste Pierre Lafond Dominique Lafontaine Louise Lafontaine Pierre Lajoie Manon Lalancette & Luc Bédard Monique Laliberté Claude Lamonde Albert Lamontagne Carolle Lamontagne Gilles Lamoureux Diane Lampron & Marc Beaudoin

Berthier Landry Claude Laneuville Jocelyne Langevin Nathalie Langlois Suzanne Langlois Christiane Lantagne Jean-Marc Laplante Donald Laporte Pierre Laporte François Larivière Andrée Laroche In memory of Mona Latif-Ghattas Gérard Lavallée Raymonde Lavoie Michèle Leblanc Katerie Leclerc Marie-Claude Le Clair Carine Leprince Marc Leroux Thomas Leslie Nicole Lévesque Crête Régis Lévesque Barbara Lewis Julie L'Heureux Mary Litwin Johanne Lizee Andrée Lortie Sylvain Lussier Cynthia Macdonald Daniel Majeau Lucie Malenfant Serge Marceau Claude Marchand & Hélène Jalbert Jean-Paul Marchand Serge Marchand Éric Martel Monique Martel Maria-Grazia Martinoli Geneviève Masson Murielle Matteau & Daniel Ladouceur Ann McKinnon Jean-François Mélançon Danielle Melanson Liette Michaud Rene Michel Justine Millet MJ Fiscalité Inc. Mary C. Moffat Gabrielle Moisan Monique Molinari Daniel Mongrain Ken Monteith Suzanne Morcel Alain Moreau Marie-Louise Moreau Anna Moretti Jocelyne Morin Suzanne Morin Beryl Moser Allannah Murphy Gigi Nadeau

Stéphan Nadeau Alain Nadon Jacques Nahmias Martine Nolin Catherine Ohandjanian Lourdes Olguin Zuniga Alain Orvoine Alfred Ouellet Georges Ouellet Guy Ouellet Jean Ouellette Genevieve Page P.K. Pal Jennifer Paquet Lucien Paquette Charles S.N. Parent Joanne Patterson Giuseppe Paventi Aline Payette et Jacques L'Écuyer Michele Pekovich Ineza Pelczynska Vladimir H Perez Zavala Ghislaine Perron Jean-Marc Perron Roger Peters Marie-Soleil Pichette Yves Pigeon Colette Pilon et Howard Bergman Serge Poisson de Haro Catherine Potvin Shirley Pow Chong Nathalie Pratte Zorana Prelevic Marie-Claude Prévost Gilles Proulx Kate Puxley Elsa Quiros-Calinoiu Emmanuel Raufflet Micheline René K Rice & R Fréchette Nathalie Riel Marc-André Roberge C-S Robichaud Madeleine Rocheleau Michel Rochon Kem Rogers Johanne Ross Renée in memoriam Joseph Rouleau Helene Rousseau Catherine Rowe Denis Roy Hélène Roy Marie-Christine Roy Yves Roy Yolanda Sabetta Benoit Sabourin Lucie Sanfaçon Léo Savoie Marianne Schlegel Judy Serve

Richard Shedleur Michael C. Shklar Heidy Simonin Michael Smith Johanne Spenard Suzanne Spinelli Geneviève St-Amand Deirdre Stevenson Raymonde St-Pierre Sara and Irwin Tauben Dr. Théberge Gérard Therrien Rita Torres In memory of Huguette Tourangeau In memory of Mrs. Anne-Marie Trahan Martine Tremblay Yolande Tremblay Huguette Trudel Jacques Turcotte Josée Turpin Daniel Tweed Suzanne Vadboncoeur Margo Valade-Beaudet Louise Veulleyx Karine Venne Marc Vézina Susan Vincelli Dionysios Vossos Anita Warriner Mai Why & Peter Levitt Richard Wilson Theresa Wilson Robert Yates Salam Yazbeck Elizabeth Yohannan Louise Yoshinaka Tamara Zakon Irina Zavyalova Daniella Zilkha

Donations made between September 1, 2021 and the August 31, 2022.

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ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS

Thanks to members of the Ambassadors’ Circle DIRECTOR’S CIRCLE ($10,000 AND MORE) $1,000,000 OR MORE Vanda Treiser Initiatives*

$250,000 OR MORE

$5,000 OR MORE

Eunice Mayers

Adele Hébert

Anonymous (2)

Dr. Jacqueline McClaran & Dr. Jonathan Meakins

Dr. Calvin Kalman

Sylvie Samson & Guillaume Marion

Éric Kougioumoutzakis

Jane M. Skoryna

Denise Lambert

Doron Altman Dr. Raouf Antoun Dre Andrée Boucher & Dr Louis-George Ste-Marie

Azrieli Foundation* RBC Foundation*

Susan C. Brown

Daniel Turp

Patrick Corrigan

Marie-Josée Verreault

$100,000 OR MORE

Jean-Pierre Deschamps

Martin Watier

Evelyn & Morrie Neiss Mrs. Vanda Treiser in momery of Mr. Benjamin Treiser* Marie-Christine Tremblay & Jacques Marchand

Bruno-Étienne Duguay

$50,000 OR MORE

Estate of Lise Beauchamp Fondation J.A. DeSève Thérèse & Peter Primiani Estate of Anne-Marie Trahan Colleen & Mirko Wicha

$25,000 OR MORE

Famille Andrea Alacchi* Normand Cardella* Fondation Jacqueline Desmarais John Farrell & François Leclair* Mr. Gustel Fischer Marie-Hélène Fox* Claude Leblanc* Pascal Lépine* Dr François Loubert* Isabelle Murray & Dominic Chalifoux* Emmelle & Alvin Segal Ruth & David Steinberg Family Foundation Carolyn Vogelesang & Robert Dancik* Joan Vogelesang & Fred Heese* Sue Wehner* Elizabeth Wirth

$15,000 OR MORE

Naomi & Eric Bissell René Branchaud Ossama el Naggar André Ferraro* Fondation J. Armand Bombardier Fondation Stéfane Foumy Monique Roy Le Square Phillips Hôtel & Suites Vickie Vouloumanos

$10,000 OR MORE

Sigrid Chatel Estate of Maurice Deschamps Laurent Ferreira & Leslie Silver Monique Lebuis Lachapelle Yvon Lessard Fondation Roasters Foundation

Judith Kavanagh Nathalie Labrecque Fondation Phyllis Lambert Christiane LeBlanc David J. Leblanc Hubert Lemelin

Stella Gignac & Patrick Ouellet

$1,200 OR MORE

Dr André Levasseur

Fondation Sibylla Hesse

Anonymous (5)

Carlos Idarraga

Nicholas Androsoff

Julie-Martine Loranger & Val Muscalu

Lloyd Johansson & Andrée Leduc

Louis Arseneault

Sylvie Marois

Micheline et Raymond Bachand

Fondation Martineau Drapeau

Rhoda & Irwin Kramer

Daniel A. Beaulieu

Eric & Jane Molson

Bunny Berke & Larry Lusko

Caroline Montminy

Carole & Myer Bick

Robert Nadeau & Dre Marie Léonard

Irving Ludmer Family Foundation Marcia McKenzie Dr. W. Mark Roberts & Roula Drossis Mike & Valeria Rosenbloom Foundation

Danielle Bitton Danielle Blouin Pierre-Yves Boivin Mathew Borden

Louise Roy O.C., O.Q.

Louis Bouchard

Mr. Bernard & Mrs. Merle Stotland

Me Luc Bourbonnais Michelle & Guy Bouthillier

Christopher Winn

Dre Françoise P. Chagnon Jean Charbonneau Toxicologue Inc.

$3,000 OR MORE Anonymous (2) Lucille Beauchemin Antje Bettin Rosanne Boisvert Micheline & Pierre L. Comtois* Dr. Richard & Dr. Sylvia Cruess

Dr J.P. Chiasson, MD F.A.S.A.M. Dr Richard Cloutier Pierrette Couture & Henriot M. Sabourin Drs. James C. & Caroline W. Dawson Mrs. Jill de Villafranca & Dr. David Kostiuk

Fondation Pierre Desmarais Belvédère

Jean-Sébastien Dupont

Dr. Joyce Fung

Claire Fournelle

Émile Ghattas & feu Mona Latif-Ghattas

Julius Frohlich

Joanie Lapalme & Alexandre McCormack

Mouna et Elias Ghannoum

Jean-Pierre Le Clerc & Mario Ménard In memory of Monique Lussier

Cynthia Fish

Antoine Gervais Frédéric Godbout Beryl Goldman Julius H. Grey Marina Gusti

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Ronald Ouellette Mariella Pandolfi Christine Paulino & Jean-Pierre Primiani Dr Marc Poliquin Margot Provencher Famille Pierre Provencher Ginette Quintal Louis Racine Évangéline Richard Bernard St-Pierre Marcotte & Francine Ouellette Karim Talaat Robert Thibaudeau Simon et Mathilde Tinawi Diana C. Wall Isabelle Westwick & François Carrier Christian Yaccarini Dre Marie Youssef Dre Nathalie Zan

Donations made between September 1, 2021 and the August 31, 2022. *Multi-year donations

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ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS

Thanks to our Partners GOVERNMENT PARTNERS

PROGRAMMING PARTNERS

PRODUCTION PARTNER

CIVIL IMPACT AND EDUCATION PARTNERS

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ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS

Thanks to our Partners ATELIER LYRIQUE PARTNERS

Major Partners

Presenting Partners

National Auditions Partner MRS. VANDA TREISER and in the memory of Mr. BENJAMIN TREISER

MEDIA PARTNERS

SERVICE PARTNERS

Charlotte Lefebvre, décoratrice florale

Clark Influence

GRDN

GLO

Hôtel Zéro1

Marie-Claude Paquette, designer graphique

Place des Arts

Sélect Vins AdVini

TACT

ViniPassion

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