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Opera in 3 acts
Premiere: January 21st, 1904, in Brno
Composer: Leoš Janáček Librettist: Leoš Janáček
Language: Czech, with French and English surtitles
Duration: 2h40 min (including a 25-minute intermission)
JENŮFA
KOSTELNIČKA
LACA
ŠTEVA
STAREK
GRANDMOTHER BURYJA
RYCHTAR (MAYOR)
RYCHTARKA (MAYOR'S WIFE)
KAROLKA
PASTUCHYNA
JANO
BARENA
TETKA
MUSICAL DIRECTION
STAGE DIRECTION
SET DESIGN
COSTUME DESIGN
LIGHTING DESIGN
CHOREOGRAPHY
MARIE-ADELINE HENRY
KATARINA KARNÉUS
EDGARAS MONTVIDAS
ISAIAH BELL
MIKELIS ROGERS
MEGAN LATHAM
COLIN MACKEY
CAMILA MONTEFUSCO
TESSA FACKELMANN
JUSTINE LEDOUX
ODILE PORTUGAIS
BRIDGET ESLER
ELLITA GAGNER
NICOLE PAIEMENT
ATOM EGOYAN
DEBRA HANSON
DEBRA HANSON
MICHAEL WALTON
NOËLLE-ÉMILIE DESBIENS
ASSOCIATE STAGE DIRECTOR THOMAS LUSSIER
CHORUS DIRECTION
CLAUDE WEBSTER
MUSICAL REHEARSALS (PIANIST) CHRISTOPHER GAUDREAULT
CHORUS REHEARSALS (PIANIST) CHRISTOPHER GAUDREAULT
Chœur de l’Opéra de Montréal
This production of Jenůfa is a co-production of Opéra de Montréal and Pacific Opera Victoria
November 22 and 27, 2025, at 7:30 p.m. and November 30, 2025, at 2:00 p.m.
Salle Wilfrid-Pelletier, Place des Arts
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A WORD FROM THE GENERAL DIRECTOR
Dear Friends of the Opera,
It is with great pride and emotion that I write to you on the occasion of my very first production as General Director of Opéra de Montréal. To step into this role is both a privilege and a responsibility. I wish to begin by thanking you for your passion, your loyalty, and your trust. You are at the heart of everything we do.
We open this new chapter with Jenůfa by Leoš Janáček, a deeply moving work in which music carries the full weight of human drama. This story of secrets, sacrifice, and redemption reminds us that opera does more than entertain. It reveals the fragility and strength of the human spirit.
With Jenůfa we also affirm our vision for the future of Opéra de Montréal: to present works that combine artistic power with contemporary relevance. Opera today is a living art, rooted in our city and open to the world. It is our mission to bring it to life for you in meaningful and resonant ways.
I am thrilled to share this journey with you, and I look forward to building the future of our company together.
I look forward to meeting you in the foyers before or after the show.
Even today, Jenůfa speaks to us through its timeless themes.
Pregnant before marriage, the young woman must withdraw, crushed by the moral and social weight of her village.
Her stepmother, the Kostelnička, will kill the newborn to spare them both from unbearable disgrace.
Jenůfa will forgive her for this murderous act of cowardice, and even open her heart to the man who once scarred her.
Through his vibrant, expressionist music—deeply rooted in the Czech language—Janáček gives powerful, truthful voice to all the contradictions of the human heart and to the strength of forgiveness.
Let us live, in full measure, this profoundly moving work.
MICHEL BEAULAC
Chaque jeudi, Sortir vous ouvre les portes de la scène culturelle d’ici, pour renouer avec le frisson de l’art vivant.
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ACT I
At the Buryja family mill, Jenůfa anxiously awaits news of the latest military draft, which threatens to enlist her lover Števa. She is secretly carrying Števa’s child and hopes to marry him before the pregnancy is discovered. But Števa’s jealous half-brother Laca also loves Jenůfa. Laca suffers in silence, growing increasingly resentful. Meanwhile, shepherd boy Jano is proud that he has learned to read thanks to Jenůfa’s teaching, and mill workers go about their business. Grandmother Buryja praises Jenůfa for her kindness. Then comes the news: Števa will not be drafted. Jenůfa breathes a sigh of relief while Laca seethes. Števa arrives, drunk, and begins celebrating noisily with the other recruits. Jenůfa tries in vain to reason with him. Suddenly, Jenůfa’s stern stepmother, the Kostelnička, brings the revelry to an end. She declares that Števa must give up drinking for one year before he is allowed to marry Jenůfa. Jenůfa is gutted. Later, Laca confronts her. Consumed with jealousy, he berates her for loving Števa. She defends herself, but in a moment of uncontrolled rage, he slashes her face with a knife. Jenůfa is disfigured.
ACT II
Five months later, Jenůfa has given birth in total secrecy. Weakened and disfigured, she has been kept hidden by the Kostelnička, who publicly pretends that Jenůfa has been sent to recover in Vienna. Fearing scandal and shame, the Kostelnička summons Števa, after giving Jenůfa a sleeping potion. In desperation, she begs him to marry Jenůfa, but he refuses, saying that he finds her too changed,
too scarred. He announces that he is engaged to Karolka, the mayor’s daughter. When Laca arrives, the Kostelnička, distraught, lies to him, saying that the baby is dead. Laca, who sincerely loves Jenůfa, still wishes to marry her. The Kostelnička has been driven to the edge. When Laca leaves, she rushes out into the freezing night and drowns the baby in the river. Jenůfa is disoriented when she awakes: seeing neither her child nor her stepmother, she kneels to pray. When the Kostelnička returns, she tells Jenůfa that the baby fell ill and died, and that Števa has abandoned her. Laca returns to ask Jenůfa’s hand in marriage. She accepts, hoping for a fresh start at last.
ACT III
Two months later, guests gather at the mill for Jenůfa and Laca’s wedding. The mayor and his wife are there with their daughter Karolka and Števa, her fiancé. Jenůfa is quiet, the Kostelnička tense and withdrawn. The ceremony is cut short by a sudden commotion: a baby has been found frozen in the river, still dressed. Jenůfa recognizes her son’s clothing and is shattered by the shock. She herself is accused of the murder – but the Kostelnička confesses. Her crime, she says, was driven by fear, shame, and misguided love for Jenůfa. Scandal erupts: horrified, Karolka rejects Števa. Laca is crushed but stays by Jenůfa’s side. Jenůfa forgives her stepmother and calls for compassion towards her. As the Kostelnička is led away, Jenůfa takes Laca’s hand. Wounded but still standing, the couple turns towards an uncertain future.
A WORD FROM THE STAGE DIRECTOR
Sigmund Freud and Leos Janáček were born just a few miles and a few years apart in the Carpathian foothills. Both were committed to exploring the world of suppressed feeling and deep emotional truths, and in many ways Jenůfa is a study of extreme human behaviour caused by familial trauma. This remarkable opera is inspired by a play written by Gabriela Preissová, who was only 29 when her bold and unsettling work captured Janáček’s attention and became the foundation for his masterpiece.
This drama examines the forces that lead us to commit acts of great violence, how we need to imagine extreme narratives to compel these actions. These stories — some sourced in real situations, others in our sense of entitlement — can overwhelm us with their insane logic, and this makes the opera very relevant to today’s world.
As critic Norman Lebrecht has noted, “Janáček depicted real life in real time, in the raw, a village in the middle of anywhere with ordinary men and women,” and Jenůfa was one of the first opera dramas that wasn’t dealing with famous historical figures, or gods and mythological figures. It could be taking place in a remote community today, with traditional folkloric costumes mixing with modern dress. Though originally set in a rural community almost 150 years ago, I worked with the brilliant designer Debra Hanson to create a world that feels timeless.
Just as the characters are going through tremendous personal upheavals, we wanted to show that the world was changing around them. Old values are being challenged, just as Janáček was creating his own musical voice with this stunning piece of music theatre.
It’s important to understand that the composer was dealing with extreme personal loss as he was writing this piece. His son had recently died, and his beloved daughter Olga was dying as he composed this work. The pain and longing for love are so palpable, as is the fear and sense of isolation.
I wasn’t raised with opera, but when I first experienced this work, something in me shifted, and I hope that this excitement will be obvious to anyone experiencing this production.
ATOM EGOYAN
LEOŠ JANÁČEK
(1854 – 1928)
Born on July 3, 1854, in Hukvaldy, Moravia (in the modern-day Czech Republic), Leoš Janáček was an iconic Czech composer and a major figure in modern music. His unique style was profoundly influenced by the folk music of his homeland and by his innovative approach to musical language.
Born to a family of modest means, Leoš Janáček showed remarkable musical talent at a young age. His musical education, which began at the Prague Organ School, was shaped by his passion for ethnography and collecting folk songs. His compositions would draw inspiration from traditional Moravian melodies for the rest of his life. In addition to composing, Janáček taught music and worked as a conductor in multiple cities, spending most of his career in Brno.
Leoš Janáček had an exceptional gift for weaving the inflections, rhythms, and accents of spoken language into his music. Through these so-called “speech melodies,” he developed a highly individual and expressive style with an almost theatrical adherence to the text.
Janáček’s operas are among his most famous works. Jenůfa (1904), his first major success, is a poignant blend of popular melodies and emotional depth. His later works Káťa Kabanová (1921), The Cunning Little Vixen (1923) and From the House of the Dead (1930) gradually adopted a more modern style, without losing their inherent tension between tradition and innovation.
Leoš Janáček died on August 12, 1928, in Ostrava, leaving behind an unparalleled musical legacy that continues to fascinate musicians and music lovers worldwide. His works, profoundly forward-looking and yet rooted in folklore, remain to this day a vibrant tribute to the Czech spirit and a monument of classical music in the 20th century.
MARIE-ADELINE HENRY
Soprano Marie-Adeline Henry studied voice under Maryse Castets before joining the Paris Opera’s Atelier lyrique. Her repertoire is vast, from Baroque opera (L’incoronazione di Poppea, Lully’s Armide) to Mozart (Così fan tutte, Don Giovanni, The Marriage of Figaro), French opera (Orphée et Eurydice, Carmen, Chérubin, Pelléas et Mélisande) and modern works (The Crucible, Fénelon’s Faust, Dalbavie’s Gesualdo, The Turn of the Screw). She has appeared on prestigious stages worldwide, including the operas of Rennes, Avignon, Montpellier, Bordeaux and Nancy, the Théâtre du Capitole de Toulouse, the Paris National Opera, the Spoleto Festival, Drottningholm Palace Theatre, Theater an der Wien, Zürich Opera House and the National Opera of Chile in Santiago. Recent engagements include the title role in Comala in Copenhagen and Paris; Tatiana (Eugene Onegin) in Rennes, Nice and Marseille; Madame Linoine (Dialogues des Carmélites) in Brussels and Bologna; Arminda at La Scala; Iphigénie in Angers and Rennes; Beatrice (Béatrice et Bénédict) at Angers Nantes Opéra; and Brangäne (Tristan und Isolde) at the Opéra de Lille. Among her upcoming projects are Jenůfa at the Opéra de Montréal; Anubis (Matthias Pintscher’s Das kalte Herz) at the Opéra-Comique; Salome at the Théâtre du Capitole de Toulouse; and Marie de l’Incarnation (Dialogues des Carmélites) at the Opéra national de Lorraine. First ODM Appearance
Mezzo-soprano SWEDEN
KATARINA KARNÉUS
LA KOSTELNIČKA
Born in Stockholm, Katarina Karnéus studied in London, and in 1995, she won the BBC Cardiff Singer of the World Competition. She has worked regularly with leading conductors such as Rattle, Mackerras, Elder, Norrington, Pappano, Tilson Thomas, Welser-Möst and Bolton, and with orchestras including the Berlin Philharmonic, NDR Symphony, London Symphony, Vienna Symphony and San Francisco Symphony as well as at the BBC Proms, the Edinburgh International Festival and the Salzburg Festival. Internationally acclaimed for her interpretations of the major mezzo operatic roles, she has appeared at leading houses including New York’s Metropolitan Opera, Covent Garden, Barcelona’s Gran Teatre del Liceu, Madrid’s Teatro Real, Royal Opera, Stockholm, Frankfurt, Basel and Glyndebourne. Recent and future operatic roles include the title role in Norma; The Woman (Erwartung); Gertrude (Thomas’s Hamlet); Clytemnestra (Elektra); Alicia Huberman (Gefors’s Notorious), Santuzza (Cavalleria rusticana); Fricka (The Rhinegold and The Valkyrie), Auntie (Peter Grimes); Nicklausse (The Tales of Hoffmann); the Kostelnička (Jenůfa) in Gothenburg, Montréal and Brno; Ariane et Barbe-bleue for Basel, Opera Frankfurt and the Opera de Lyon; Donna Elvira for Covent Garden; Fricka at the Gran Teatre del Liceu in Barcelona and Opera North; Brangäne in Stuttgart, Luxembourg and Gothenburg; Herodias (Salome) in Stuttgart and Stockholm; Kundry (Parsifal) for Opera North; and Sister Helen (Dead Man Walking) for Norwegian Opera. Katarina Karnéus is a member of the Göteborg Opera and acts as an international ambassador for the company. She was recently presented with the Litteris et Artibus medal by HM The King of Sweden. First ODM Appearance
EDGARAS MONTVIDAS
Lithuanian tenor Edgaras Montvidas studied in Vilnius before joining the Royal Opera House’s Young Artists Programme at Covent Garden. Le Figaro praised his performance as Werther, writing that Edgaras Montvidas “‘is’ Werther, as soon as he makes his entrance, both physically and vocally. The amber colour of his voice is immediately appealing, with a melancholy hue that attaches itself to the character, in both the power and the nuance.” In the 2025–26 season, Edgaras Montvidas will sing Andres in Wozzeck in concert with Sir Simon Rattle and the Symphonieorchester des Bayerischen Rundfunks, Laca in Jenůfa with Opéra de Montréal, Count Vaudémont in Iolanta with Finnish National Opera, and Pinkerton in Madame Butterfly with Opéra de Toulon. He will also return to Lithuania for the 50th Anniversary Concert at the Lithuanian National Opera, perform the title role in Lohengrin with the Lithuanian State Symphony, and make his role debut as Cavaradossi in Tosca at the Pažaislis Music Festival. Recent operatic highlights include Don José in Carmen, Steva in Jenůfa, Lensky in Eugene Onegin, and the title roles in Egmont, Werther, The Tales of Hoffmann, and La clemenza di Tito. He has sung at major houses including Zürich, Berlin, Glyndebourne, and the Royal Opera House. In concert, he has performed with top orchestras under conductors such as Pierre Boulez, Sir Simon Rattle, and Sir John Eliot Gardiner. Based in London, Edgaras Montvidas was awarded the Lithuanian National Culture and Arts Prize in 2023. First ODM Appearance
Tenor CANADA/UNITED-STATES
ISAIAH BELL
Tenor Isaiah Bell first distinguished himself as an interpreter of Handel, Britten, and Bach’s Evangelists (Lincoln Center, Edinburgh Festival, Aldeburgh Festival, Toronto Symphony) and has further found an artistic home in new work and re-interpretations of classics. He has created lead roles in the world premieres of Hadrian (Canadian Opera Company), La reine-garçon (Opéra de Montréal, Canadian Opera Company), and La beauté du monde (Opéra de Montréal), and was acclaimed for his original translation and adaptation of Poulenc’s The Human Voice (City Opera Vancouver). This season, in addition to his role debut as Števa in Jenůfa, he sings his first Peter Quint in Britten’s The Turn of the Screw with Pacific Opera Victoria. He also looks forward to concert engagements with the Colorado Symphony, Calgary Philharmonic Orchestra, Indianapolis Symphony, Toronto Mendelssohn Choir, and Ottawa Choral Society. Isaiah is happy to be back at the Opéra de Montréal. Last ODM Appearance: La Reine-garçon (2024)
Former member of the Atelier lyrique
Baritone CANADA/LATVIA
MIKELIS ROGERS
Canadian baritone of Latvian descent Mikelis Rogers is a recent graduate of l’Atelier lyrique of the Opéra de Montréal, where he made his company debut as Fiorello in The Barber of Seville. Other solo appearances with the company have included L’enfant et les sortilèges by Maurice Ravel, Schaunard in La bohème (2025), and covering the role of Germont in La Traviata on two occasions. Winner of the Stingray Stars Award at the Opéra de Montréal’s Talent Gala (2021), Mikelis completed his undergraduate studies in vocal performance with Jean MacPhail at the University of Toronto in 2022. Last ODM Appearance: La bohème (2025)
Former member of the Atelier lyrique
Mezzo-soprano CANADA
MEGAN LATHAM
GRANDMOTHER BURYJA
Mezzo-soprano Megan Latham is equally at home in opera, oratorio, or recital, with a voice that has been described as “clear and honey-coloured” (Opera Canada). She has worked with such distinguished conductors as Harry Bicket, Will Crutchfield, Richard Bradshaw, Miguel Harth-Bedoya, David Agler, Jeanne Lamon, Johannes Debus, and Agnes Grossman. This season, Megan Latham is pleased to make her Opéra de Montréal debut in Janáček’s Jenůfa as Stefania Buryja, and returns to the Canadian Opera Company for Gounod’s Roméo et Juliette as Gertrude.
Recent engagements include returns to the Canadian Opera Company (Janacek’s Cunning Little Vixen, Gounod’s Faust), Pacific Opera Victoria (Wagner’s The Valkyrie, Mozart’s The Marriage of Figaro), Vancouver Opera (Dove’s Flight, Wagner’s The Flying Dutchman), and Opera Kelowna (Puccini’s Gianni Schicchi). Additional performance highlights include starring as the Mother Abbess in The Sound of Music at Vancouver’s Arts Club, and a one-woman double bill of Hoiby’s Bon Appetit! and The Italian Lesson with Pacific Opera Victoria. First ODM Appearance
STAREK
Baritone CANADA
COLIN MACKEY
RYCHTAR (MAYOR)
A native of Newfoundland, baritone Colin Mackey is a graduate of the McPhee Program at Calgary Opera, where he made his debut in Gianni Schicchi and Bluebeard’s Castle. His roles include the title role in Don Giovanni, Malatesta (Calgary Opera - role study), the Marquis de La Force (Glenn Gould School of the Royal Conservatory of Music), Belcore (Highlands Opera Studio), Minskman in Flight, Adonis in Venus and Adonis (Glenn Gould School) and Dr. Falke (Toronto Operetta Theatre). In 2024, he participated in the Franz Schubert Institute in Baden, Austria. That same year, Colin earned an Artist Diploma in Performance from the Glenn Gould School. He also holds a master’s degree from McGill University (2022), where he won the Concerto and Chamber Music Competition. This season, Colin is understudy for the title role in Don Giovanni and sings Rychtar (Mayor) in Jenůfa (Opéra de Montréal), as well as performing as a soloist in the Viennese Operetta Evening concerts (OCM). First ODM Appearance
Member of the Atelier lyrique, generously sponsored by Joan Vogelesang.
Mezzo-soprano
CAMILA MONTEFUSCO
RYCHTARKA (MAYOR’S WIFE)
Camila Montefusco is a storyteller at heart. Described as possessing “a voice of remarkable power and endurance” (Revue L’Opéra), the Brazilian-born mezzo-soprano returns for a second season with the Atelier lyrique de l’Opéra de Montréal. This season, she is the understudy for the roles of Donna Elvira (Don Giovanni), Rychtarka (Jenůfa), and Carmen, and she will perform as a soloist in Handel’s Messiah with the Orchestre classique de Montréal. She has, notably, performed the lead roles of Offred (The Handmaid’s Tale), Madame Flora (The Medium), Annio (La Clemenza di Tito), Mother (The Child and the Spells), Goffredo (Rinaldo), Nada (Svadba), and La Zia Principessa (Suor Angelica). Passionate about underrepresented voices, Camila cofounded the Duo Obsidiana to champion composers who have been forgotten as well as Latin American composers. Whether on the opera stage or in recital, her work is rooted in the belief that art can connect, heal and inspire change in a world that craves it. Last ODM Appearance: L’enfant et les sortilèges (2025)
Member of the Atelier lyrique, generously sponsored by the Andrea Alacchi Family.
Mezzo-soprano
TESSA FACKELMANN
KAROLKA
Acclaimed for her irresistible humour and vocal charm, Ontario-born mezzo-soprano Tessa Fackelmann has performed on stage in works by Handel, Mozart and Rossini. She holds a Master of Music degree from Rice University, as well as a Bachelor of Fine Arts and an Artist Diploma from the University of Ottawa. Tessa is also a former student of the Wolf Trap Opera Studio and the Santa Fe Opera Apprenticeship Program. A formidable competitor, Tessa performed on stage at the Metropolitan Opera as a national semifinalist in the 2024 Metropolitan Laffont Competition. Later that year, she won First Prize in the Edmonton Opera’s Rumbold Vocal Competition. In 2025-26, she made her debut as Cherubino in The Marriage of Figaro at the Sarasota Opera, conducted by Louis Lohraseb, and sang Mercedes in the production of Carmen at the Opéra de Montréal, conducted by Jean-Marie Zeitouni. First ODM Appearance
Member of the Atelier lyrique, generously sponsored by Antoine Chagnon & Antonio Vieira.
JUSTINE LEDOUX
PASTUCHYNA
Recognized for her "captivating, velvety timbre" and her "mastery of low and high notes that enhance her artistry with captivating intensity," Quebec mezzo-soprano Justine Ledoux was named one of the CBC’s 30 Hot Classical Musicians Under 30 in 2025 and is the recipient of that same year’s Choquette-Symcox Award. This season, she sings Serena Joy in The Handmaid’s Tale at the Banff Centre, Pastuchyna in Jenůfa (Opéra de Montréal), Mrs. Grose in The Turn of the Screw (Opéra de Montréal / NACO), and is the understudy for Carmen (Opéra de Montréal). Recent projects include Rosina in The Barber of Séville (Brott Opera), Wellgunde in The Rhinegold (Calgary Opera), Marcellina in The Marriage of Figaro (Calgary Opera), and Mercédès in Carmen (Calgary Opera). A graduate of the Conservatoire de musique de Montréal and the McPhee Program at Calgary Opera, she is currently studying with Lena Hellström-Färnlöf. Last ODM Appearance: L’enfant et les sortilèges (2025)
Member of the Atelier lyrique, generously sponsored by the Dupont Family.
ODILE PORTUGAIS
JANO
At 23, Canadian soprano Odile Portugais has performed with the renowned Molinari Quartet and won numerous awards, including the Grand Prix at the Lanaudière Music Competition, the Prix d’excellence de l’Opéra bouffe du Québec and first prize at the Canadian Music Competition. Her repertoire includes the roles of the Woman (Erwartung), the Mother and the Witch (Hansel and Gretel), Athamas (Semele), Angelina (Rossini’s Cinderella), the Woman (The Juniper Tree) and Actéon (Actéon changé en biche). This season, Odile makes her debut with the Opéra de Montréal in the role of Jano in Jenůfa and is the understudy for Micaëla in Carmen. Odile has participated in the Franz-Schubert-Institut in Austria and the Académie Francis Poulenc in France and holds a bachelor’s degree in vocal performance from the Conservatoire de Montréal as well as a master’s degree in opera performance from McGill University. First ODM Appearance Member of the Atelier lyrique, generously sponsored by Claude Leblanc.
BRIDGET ESLER
Known for her “enchanting and expressive voice” (Henley Standard) and her “dynamic acting charm” (Georgia Strait), Vancouver-born soprano Bridget Esler is a young artist with the Atelier lyrique de l’Opéra de Montréal. Bridget has performed across Canada, Europe, the United Kingdom and the United States with ensembles such as the London Symphony Orchestra and the Tanglewood Music Center Orchestra. During the 2025-26 season, Bridget sings the roles of Zerlina (understudy) in Don Giovanni (Opéra de Montréal), The Governess in The Turn of the Screw (Atelier lyrique / NACO) and Barena in Jenůfa (Opéra de Montréal). She will tour as part of the renowned Marlboro Music Festival chamber music program and will appear at Carnegie Hall and with the Philadelphia Chamber Music Society. Highlights of the 2024-25 season include Joyce DiDonato’s renowned masterclass series at Carnegie Hall, a third-place finish in the Gerda Lissner Song Competition, and her debut on the stage of the Opéra de Montréal in the role of Berta in The Barber of Séville Last ODM Appearance: L’enfant et les sortilèges (2025)
Member of the Atelier lyrique, generously sponsored by Square Phillips Hôtel & Suites.
Mezzo-soprano
BARENA
Soprano
ELLITA GAGNER
Canadian mezzo-soprano Ellita Gagner has been praised for her “beautiful, warm timbre…” (La Scena Musicale). A graduate of the University of Toronto Opera School and Western University, she pursued her studies with Dr. Lorna MacDonald and Adrianne Pieczonka. She has performed roles across Canada, including in Cinderella, The Child and the Spells, Lysistrata, Hansel and Gretel, Così fan tutte, La Cenerentola and Disobedience. Her performances have led her to appear on stages such as those of Opera Nova Scotia, the Brott Festival, the London Community Orchestra and the Uxbridge Messiah Singers and Orchestra, among others. In 2025-26, she will make her debut at the Opéra de Montréal in the role of Tetka in Jenůfa and Miss Jessel in The Turn of the Screw (Atelier lyrique / NACO). First ODM Appearance
Member of the Atelier lyrique, generously sponsored by Sue & Soren Wehner.
NICOLE PAIEMENT
MUSICAL DIRECTION
Internationally acclaimed conductor Nicole Paiement has performed with orchestras, festivals, and opera companies around the world, including the Orchestra Sinfonica Siciliana in Italy, Washington National Opera, Seattle Opera, Lyric Opera of Chicago, The Atlanta Opera, L’Opéra de Montréal, The Dallas Opera, Pacific Opera Victoria, The Glimmerglass Festival, and the Transylvania State Philharmonic Orchestra in Romania. Notable highlights include Tod Machover’s Death and the Powers with The Dallas Opera, Jake Heggie’s It’s a Wonderful Life with English National Opera, Joby Talbot’s Everest with the BBC Symphony at the Barbican Centre, John Adams’ The Gospel According to the Other Mary with Volksoper Vienna, and George Benjamin's Written on Skin with L'Opéra de Montréal. Nicole Paiement is the Founder and Artistic Director of Opera Parallèle, a leading opera company based in San Francisco which is committed to contemporary works. Under her baton, Opera Parallèle has brought to the stage numerous world premieres, commissioned many operas, and reorchestrated several larger operatic works for chamber orchestras. Her leadership and expertise in contemporary opera have been recognized with numerous awards, including the “Champion of New Music” award from the American Composer’s Forum. Her work can be found on many recordings and spans a wide range of repertoire. Last ODM Appearance: Ainadamar (2023)
ATOM EGOYAN
STAGE DIRECTION
An Academy Award-nominated filmmaker with five major prizes from the Cannes Film Festival, Atom Egoyan has also directed extensively for the stage. His acclaimed production of Strauss’s Salome premiered with the Canadian Opera Company in 1996 and was later presented by Houston Grand Opera and Vancouver Opera, before being remounted by the COC in 2002, 2013, and again in 2023. Atom Egoyan’s original opera Elsewhereless, with music by Rodney Sharman, received over 30 performances across Canada and was nominated for six Dora Awards. In 1998, he directed the world premiere of Gavin Bryars’s Dr. Ox’s Experiment for English National Opera in London, and Wagner’s The Valkyrie as part of the Canadian premiere of The Ring Cycle, winning Dora Awards for Outstanding Production and Best Direction. In 2016, Atom Egoyan was honoured with an Opera Canada Ruby Award for Film and Stage Direction. He also received The Irish Times Award for Best Direction for Samuel Beckett’s Eh Joe in Dublin and London. His other notable work includes the North American premiere of Martin Crimp’s Cruel and Tender for Canadian Stage in 2012, and Guo Wenjing’s Feng Yi Ting for Spoleto Festival USA and Lincoln Center Festival. Atom Egoyan’s original production of Mozart’s Così fan tutte with the Canadian Opera Company debuted in 2014 and was remounted in 2019 by both the COC and Israeli Opera in Tel Aviv. In 2022, he presented a hybrid theatrical/video production of Bartók’s Bluebeard’s Castle at the COC. His 2023 remount of Salome served as the basis for his feature film Seven Veils, which premiered internationally at the 2024 Berlin Film Festival. First ODM Appearance
ASSOCIATE STAGE DIRECTOR: Thomas Lussier (Member of the Atelier lyrique)
Mezzo-soprano
THE DESIGNERS
DEBRA HANSON
STAGE AND COSTUME DESIGN
Debra Hanson won an Emmy Award for wardrobe design on CBC’s hit comedy Schitt's Creek, for which she designed all six seasons. She was also Emmy-nominated for designing the fourth season of Handmaid's Tale, based on the Margaret Atwood novel. Her recent television credits include North of North, a Netflix Canada series set in Iqaluit, Nunavut. Her wardrobe for the series was profiled in Elle Canada Magazine and Vogue, among others.
Debra’s collaboration with Atom Egoyan spans both his film and opera work. She designed on his films Seven Veils, Remember (starring the late Christopher Plummer), and The Captive, as well as Così fan tutte at the Canadian Opera Company. The design for this production of Jenůfa premiered at Pacific Opera Victoria.
Debra also has a long-standing, highly successful relationship with the Stratford Festival. She designed 32 productions for the festival and served as its Head of Design. First ODM Appearance
MICHAEL WALTON
LIGHTING DESIGN
Michael Walton has been the Head of Design at the Stratford Festival for 21 seasons. As a lighting designer, his recent productions include Dirty Rotten Scoundrels, The Winter’s Tale, Ransacking Troy, Rent, Chicago, Richard III, Billy Elliot, Little Shop of Horrors, Birds of a Kind, and The Rocky Horror Show. Other recent credits include Piaf/Deitrich (Mirvish); Bluebeard’s Castle (Canadian Opera Company, 2022); Così Fan Tutte (Canadian Opera Company & Israeli Opera); Il Trittico, Jenůfa, Maria Stuarda, Albert Herring (Pacific Opera Victoria); A Doll’s House Part 2 (RMTC/Mirvish); Jesus Christ Superstar, Kiss Me Kate, Beautiful, Grease (Drayton); The Humans (Citadel/Canadian Stage); A Word or Two with Christopher Plummer (CTG/Stratford, Los Angeles); Yoshimi Battles the Pink Robots, Sideways (La Jolla Playhouse); and Chimerica (RMTC/Canadian Stage). First ODM Appearance
NOËLLE-ÉMILIE DESBIENS
CHOREOGRAPHY
Noëlle-Émilie Desbiens began studying dance at five years old. Initially trained in classical ballet, she quickly expanded her practice to include a wide variety of styles and went on to study musical theatre, diving deeper into singing, dancing, and acting. Today, she enjoys a versatile artistic career that has brought her to major stages such as Cairo Opera, the television screen, and many productions in Quebec. Since 2009, she has been collaborating regularly with the Opéra de Montréal, drawing on her expertise as a choreographer, rehearsal pianist, assistant director, and consultant. She also contributes to productions at the Jeunesses musicales Canada and the Université de Montréal’s Atelier d’Opéra, tapping into her passion for sharing unique artistic and choreographic perspectives. Last ODM Appearance: Don Giovanni (2025)
CANADA
IN REHEARSALS
CLAUDE WEBSTER
CHORUS DIRECTION
For 30 years, Claude Webster has been working both internationally and at the Opéra de Montréal, where he became chorus master in 2007 after working for 20 years as the Atelier lyrique’s principal vocal coach. He is also an accredited Professional Certified Coach and holds a certificate in psychology from the Université du Québec à Montréal. For the past fifteen years, he has been using his knowledge and expertise to support musicians. He gives regular workshops and lectures, both at home and abroad, about stress management and mental preparation for performance. These trainings gave rise to a book, Atteindre sa zone d’excellence, published by Éditions de l’Homme. His most recent publication, The Performance Handbook for Musicians, Singers and Performers, is now available for purchase. Last ODM Appearance: Don Giovanni (2025)
CHRISTOPHER GAUDREAULT
MUSICAL AND CHORUS REHEARSALS (PIANIST)
Canadian conductor and pianist Christopher Gaudreault is a versatile artist active in opera, orchestral, and choral repertoire. As a conductor, he has collaborated with Opéra du Royaume, Musique 3 Femmes, and Ensemble Obiora, and he made his mainstage conducting debut at the Opéra de Montréal in 2024. He also works regularly as a répétiteur with Opéra de Montréal and Edmonton Opera, and has been on faculty at ICAV, Brott Opera, and Opera NUOVA. A two-time finalist at the Besançon International Conducting Competition, Gaudreault is a graduate of the Atelier lyrique de l’Opéra de Montréal and a founding member of Ember Ensemble. Last ODM Appearance: La Traviata (2024)
Former member of the Atelier lyrique
ASSISTANT REHEARSAL PIANIST
: Tony Stauffer (Member of the Atelier lyrique)
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THE MUSICIANS
FIRST VIOLINS
Oleg Larshin
Johanne Morin
Ryan Truby
Alexander Lozowski
Florence Mallette
Carolyn Klause
Ariane Bresse
Hubert Brizard
Solange Bouchard
Paul Ballesta
Flaviu Zanca
Daphnée SincennesRichard
SECOND VIOLINS
Nancy Ricard
Dominic Guilbault
Marie-Claire Vaillancourt
Flavie Gagnon
Taylor Mitz
Sylvie Harvey
Claudio Ricignuolo
Helga Dathe
Daniel Godin
Jacob Niederhoffer
VIOLAS
Elvira Misbakhova
Thierry Lavoie-Ladouceur
Frédéric Lambert
Élisa Boudreau
François Vallières
Gérald Daigle
Clément Bufferne
CELLOS
Christopher Best
Agnès Langlois
Vincent Bergeron
Thérèse Ryan
Carla Antoun
Sheila Hannigan
Christine Harvey
DOUBLE BASSES
Marc Denis
Gilbert Fleury
Catherine Lefebvre
Yannick Chênevert
Richard Capolla
FLUTES
Jocelyne Roy
Myriam Genest-Denis
Caroline Séguin
OBOES
Marjorie Tremblay
Adam Cardinal-Fleming
Mélanie Harel
CLARINETS
Simon Aldrich
Martin Carpentier
François Martel
BASSOONS
Michel Bettez
Lise Millet
Mariana Olaiz Ochoa
HORNS
Louis-Philippe Marsolais
Simon Bourget
Gabriel Gauthier Beaudoin
Xavier Fortin
TRUMPETS
Antoine Mailloux
Lise Bouchard
TROMBONES
Patrice Richer
Madeleine Doyon-Robitaille
Trevor Dix
TUBA
Alain Cazes
TIMPANI
Julien Bélanger
PERCUSSION
Alexandre Lavoie
HARP
Robin Best
Opéra de Montréal Chorus
SOPRANOS
Anne-Marie Beaudette
Valérie Bélanger
Pascale Brigitte Boilard
Susan Brown
Marie-Claire Drolet
Audrey Larose Ziact (Choir soloist)
Isabelle Leclerc D.
Kripa Nageshwar
Léa Welbrenner
TENORS
Pascal Blanchet
John Davey-Hatcher
Eric Gauvin
Julien Girard
Frédéric Leduc
Nathan LeLièvre
(Choir soloist)
Gustave Richard
David Trower
René Voyer
MEZZOS
Michal Aloni
Sarah Bissonnette
Chantal Denis
Marie-Christine Duplessis Zanga
Elizabeth Ekholm
Rosalie Lane Lépine
Marie-Claude L’Heureux
Isabelle Ricard
Caroline Yergeau
BARITONES
Matthew Adam
Jonathan Bédard
Alain Duguay
Alexandre Duguay
Clermont Tremblay (Choir soloist)
BASSES
Michel Duval
Gabriel Frank
Victor Leouffre
Luc Saucier
Nurturing and visionary support for future opera stars
Thank you to Vanda Treiser Initiatives for helping propel the careers of emerging artists at the Atelier lyrique!
The Philanthropic Communicty
DIRECTOR CIRCLE
$5 000 000 +
Le Fonds OVI, Fondation de la famille Zhao-Ionescu*
$1 000 000 +
Power Corporation du Canada
Initiatives Vanda Treiser*
Thank you, dear donors, for supporting the Opéra de Montréal with such passion and generosity!
This list celebrates the generous donors who made gifts between September 5, 2025, and November 11, 2025.
*Multi-year pledge
$250 000 +
Azrieli Foundation*
René Branchaud*
Andre Ferraro*
Elizabeth Wirth*
$100 000 +
Sigrid & Gilles Chatel*
Hydro-Québec
Dr François Loubert*
RBC Foundation
Ruth & David Steinberg Family Foundation*
$50 000 +
Fondation Sandra & Alain Bouchard
Andrée Boucher & Louis Georges Ste-Marie
CGI
Patrick Corrigan & Marc Poliquin*
Fondation J.A. DeSève
Fondation Jacqueline Desmarais pour les jeunes chanteurs d'opéra canadiens*
Mrs. Vanda Treiser et à la mémoire de M. Benjamin Treiser*
Carolyn & Richard J. Renaud
Tony & Betty Infilise Family Foundation*
Louise Roy O.C., O.Q.
Le Square Phillips Hôtel & Suites*
$25 000 +
Famille Andrea Alacchi*
Naomi & Eric Bissell
Normand Cardella*
Fondation Famille Carré-Tremblay
Antoine Chagnon & Antonio Vieira*
Francoise P. Chagnon VOCALEX INC.
Famille Dupont*
Ossama el Naggar
Me Bruno-Étienne Duguay
Fondation Stéfane Foumy
Joyce Fung, in memory of Theodore Fung*
Claude Leblanc*
Francois Leclair & John Farrell
The Lloyd Carr-Harris Foundation
Fondation Marie-Christine Tremblay & Jacques Marchand
McCarthy Tétrault LLP
Isabelle Murray & Dominic Chalifoux*
Monique Roy
Nestor Hugo Valencia
Joan Vogelesang & Fred Heese †*
Vickie Vouloumanos
Sue & Soren Wehner*
Colleen & Mirko Wicha
Dre Nathalie Zan*
$15 000 +
The Adair Family Foundation
Marie-Hélène Fox*
The Morris & Rosalind Goodman Family Foundation
Carlos Idarraga
Sagard
TD Canada Trust
Lillian Vineberg-Goodman
Alysia Yip-Hoi Martin & Paul W. Martin
$10 000 +
Felicia & Arnold Aaron Foundation
Fondation Famille Bertrand Clear Skies Foundation
Fonds Cogeco
Lise Laberge & Daniel Labrecque
Fondation Famille Lavigne
Fondation Famille Le Blanc
Fondation Famille Lupien
Marcia McKenzie
Patrick Menda
Stella Gignac & Patrick Ouellet
Jean-François Painchaud
Patrimonica
Mike & Valeria Rosenbloom Foundation
Mike James Ross
Leonard Sanders Family Foundation
Nadia & David Sela
Leslie Silver & Laurent Ferreira
AMBASSADORS’ CIRCLE
$5 000 +
Antje Bettin, en l'honneur de Chantal Lambert
R. Boisvert & A. Imamedjian
Isabelle Brassard & Claude Rivard
Isabelle Westwick & François Carrier
Fondation Pierre Desmarais Belvédère
Fondation Famille Laoué Cerceau
Joanie Lapalme, Alexandre
McCormack & Beth McCormack
Jean-Pierre Le Clerc & Mario Ménard
Sylvie Samson & Guillaume Marion
Sylvie Marois
Robert Nadeau
Ronald Ouellette
Dr. W. Mark Roberts & Roula Drossis
Jane M. Skoryna
Solutions Heptaèdre
Merle † & Bernard Stotland
Deborah & Robert Trudeau
Daniel Turp
Christopher Winn Anonymous (2)
$3
000 +
Lucille Beauchemin
Claudette Belliveau
Danielle Blouin
Louis Bouchard
Vincent Compagnat
Alain Desmeules
Jill de Villafranca & Dr. David Kostiuk
Ann & Andy Ip
Marjory Jolicoeur Inc.
Nathalie Labrecque
Marie-Anick & Jean Eric Laferrière
Nan & Bill Lassner
Stéphane L'Espérance & Carmen Hernandez
Marie-Josée Liberatore
À la mémoire de Monique Lussier
Eunice Mayers
Dr. Jacqueline McClaran & Dr. Jonathan Meakins
Vincent Picard-Dufresne & Amélie Michaud
Jean-Pierre Primiani & Christine Paulino
Julie & Pierre Pomerleau
Thérèse & Peter Primiani
Emmelle & Alvin Segal
Howard Stotland
Susannah Tam
Robert Thibaudeau
Tourisme Montréal
Vogelesang Dancik Family
Anonymous (1)
$1 200 +
Louise Ahdoot
Philippe Alcouffe
Munirah Amra
Raymond Bachand & Micheline Brazeau
Dr François Bertrand, Mdcm, Inc.
Carole & Myer Bick
Pierre-Yves Boivin
Mathieu Bouchard
Yves Boulanger
Me Luc Bourbonnais
Fondation Pierre R. Brosseau
Jonathan Brotto
André Canakis
Francyne Anne Charbonneau
Jean Charbonneau Toxicologue Inc.
Jacques L. Charuest
Dominique Chatel
François-Pierre Chevalier
Dr J.P. Chiasson, MD, F.A.S.A.M.
Dr Richard Cloutier
Richard de Blois
Pascal de Guise
Isabelle Demers - idmrs
James Dorff & Laurent Thibault
Michel Drapeau
Fondation Martineau Drapeau
Jean Duclos & Isabelle Beaudin
David Essiambre CPA
Dana Even & Antonella Pagano,
The philanthropic community (continued)
thanks to Vanda Treiser
Lucy Fellowes
Pierre Filiatrault & Lucie Gauthier
Me Stephen James Fogarty & Christine Fogarty
Claire Fournelle
Antoine Gervais, à la mémoire de Raymond Gervais
Mouna & Elias Ghannoum
Émile Ghattas &
Mona Latif-Ghattas †
Julius H. Grey & Lynne-Marie Casgrain
Marina Gusti
Philippe Harvey Designer
Fondation Sibylla Hesse
Linda Houle
Peter Hunt
Louise Joly & Catherine Mirchandani
Calvin Kalman & Marilyn Cooperman
Constantine Kyres
Denise Lambert
Diane Lanctôt
Honorable Charles Lapointe, c.p.
Raymonde Lavoie
Christiane LeBlanc
Martin Lépine
Thomas Leslie, MMM, CD
Dr André Levasseur
Kejun Liang, in honour of Frédéric Antoun
The Irving Ludmer Family Foundation
Caroline Montminy
Maria Morse MBA, CPA & Martin Roberge
Famille Pierre Provencher
Ginette Quintal
Dr. Elsa Quiros-Calinoiu
Louis Racine & Marie Christine Torchio
Pierrette Rayle
Drs. Alexandra & Mark Reich
Évangéline Richard
Lesley & Mark Robinson
Catherine Rowe & John Di Gironimo
Yolanda Sabetta Succession
Henriot M. Sabourin & Pierrette Couture
Dr. Jinder Sall
Bernard St-Pierre-Marcotte & Francine Ouellette
Karim Talaat
Ruth & Tony Terenzi
Famille Vossos
Diana C. Wall
Martin Watier
Dre Marie Youssef
Linda & Joe Zalter
Anonymous (3)
FRIENDS OF THE OPERA
$600 +
Jocelyne Antille
Howard Bergman & Colette Pilon
Martin Bowman
Peter & Anthi Chiotis
Julie Choquet
Maryse Chynchuck
Berney Creighton À la mémoire d’Hélène Dagenais (3)
Sandro D'Annibale
Serge Depatie
Charles Draimin
Bernd & Margaret Filzer
Mona Golfman
Jocelyne Langevin
George E. Lovick
Camille Malouf
Richard Margison & Valerie Kuinka
René Marineau
Allan Marr
Eric & Jane Molson
Famille Morisset Noppen
Salvatore Nicastro
Mariella Pandolfi
Jennifer Paquet
Jean-Pierre Paradis
David Paulhus
SDBL Administration & Comptabilité inc.
Fondation St-Germain Kavanagh
Tamara Zakon
Anonymous (4)
$300 +
Levon & Ana Afeyan
Carole Beaulieu
Paul Benoit
Jill Bodkin
Eileen & Herb Borsuk
Denise Bourgeois
Michelle & Guy Bouthillier
Anjali Caillat
Glenn Castanheira
Moy Fong Chen
Linda Cochrane
Dre Michelle Comeau
Fonds Micheline & Pierre L. Comtois
Jean-Pierre Deschamps
Jan De Smet & Suzanne Venne
In memory of Jacqueline Ducas
Hélène-Louise Dupont Élie
Patrick Egger
Denis Faucher
Léopold Ferron
Faustine Fournier
Jacques Gagnon
Thérèse Gagnon Giasson
Laurence Green
Peter D. Hannen
John Higginson à la mémoire de M. Laurier Dugas
Vincent Jean-François
Louise Julien
Gordana Jovanovich & Charles Kaplan
Berthe Kossak
Mario Lafond
Lise Lambert
Gilles Lanctôt
Arthur LeBlanc
Jean-Charles Le Brun & Normand-G. Robert
Audrey Le Cour
Tina Liu
Andrée Noël
Marie-Soleil Pichette
Denise Pilote
John Bossange & Lynne Poteau
Hélène Rochon
Bahjat Salem, à la nourriture de l'âme
Simon & Mathilde Tinawi
Enrique Torrealba
Anna-Maria Tsanaclis
Anonymous (8)
$120 +
Joseph Allam
Karyn Allen
Valentin Bachelier
Alexandre Barradas
Paul Barré
André Beauchamp
Michel & Margy Beaulne
Robert Belanger
Linda Beloin
À la mémoire de Jean-Guy Benoit
Francesco Biondi Morra Di Belforte
Élaine Bissonnette
À la mémoire de Normand Blais
Claude Briand
Michel Brisson
Susan Brown
Mary Beth Campbell
Nicole Campeau
Louise Cantin
Mariette Cardinal
Alexandre & Julia Catta
Gregoire Cavalli
Simone Chevalier
Elena Chirokova
Florina Clatisteanu
Sylvain Collette
Miriam Cooper
Teodor Gabriel Crainic
Marc-Antoine D'Aragon
Danielle Daveluy
Ute & Michael Davis
France De Garie
Francine Deschamps
Micheline Desgagné
Colette Desrochers
Luc Doray
Renaud Drolet
Vladimir DT
À la mémoire de Catherine Duong
Jacques Dussault
Janice Fetsch
Francesca & Michele Fiorilli
Marie-Fabienne Fortin
Josée Fournier
John Galaty
Laurent Garel
Denis Gauveau
Magella Girard
Amy Grainger
Pierrette Gravel Shedleur
Eren Halil
Brigtitte Lalande & Robert Hamelin
Irena Iwanyckij
Marc Joanis
Thomas Kelly
Yasmine Khalil
Aline Kutan
Jean-Baptiste Lacoste
Pierre Lajoie
Brigitte Lalande
Diane Lampron & Marc Beaudoin
Claude Laneuville
Julie Laurence
Marie-Claire Lavigueur
Christina Lazarova
Marie-Claude Le Clair
Katerie Leclerc
Francis Lecomte
Sylvia L'Écuyer
Jacques Leroux
Sylvie Levesque
Jacob T. Levy & Shelley Clark
Maxime Loisel
Robert Lorange
Lucie Malenfant
Serge Marceau
Simon Martin
Murielle Matteau & Daniel
Ladouceur, à la mémoire de
Jacqueline Ducas (1931-2024)
Pamela McGovern
Scott Mckay
Joseph Mereb
Serge Meunier
Jocelyne Morin
Linna Muller-Wille
Alain Orvoine
P.K. Pal À la mémoire de Claire Parenteau Abbott
Desiree Park
Monique Pauzé
Michel Perrault & Joanne Bazinet
Suzanne Plamondon
François Poirier
Jason Poirier Lavoie
Serge Poisson-de-Haro
Nicole Blanchet, pour les 25 dernières années d'abonnée
Jean-Pierre Racette
K. Rice & R. Fréchette
Marc-André Roberge
Renée & Joseph Rouleau †
Yves Roy
Richard Sabbagh
Marianne Schlegel
Hugo Sierra
V. Sirois
Patricia Spry
Raymonde St-Pierre
Jean Taillefer
Zivojin Tanich
Richard Tremblay
Suzanne Vadboncoeur
Marc Vézina
Susan Vincelli
Christine Vozoris
Nan & Jack Wiseman
Gerald Zion Anonymous (28)
Social Impact and Education
Myriam Leblanc, Choir Director, and Pierre Vachon, Civic Impact & Education Director
Social Impact and Education
Sing Together. Heal Together.
Opera’s power extends beyond the stage. With your support, it can bring hope and recovery to cancer patients across Quebec.
Last week, 15 women recovering from cancer joined a CHANTONS workshop at Hôpital Charles-Le Moyne. Led by choir director Myriam Leblanc, they sang Offenbach’s Barcarolle with astonishing strength and hope, reclaiming a sense of control over their bodies and minds.
CHANTONS supports patients facing “chemo brain,” memory and cognitive challenges affecting most undergoing treatment. Partnering with artists and researchers, we’ve already observed remarkable results: participants report 50% reductions in fatigue, anxiety, and depression, alongside improved well-being.
Your support can make CHANTONS a permanent program, expanding to multiple hospitals across Quebec next year. Every gift transforms opera into a lifeline of wellness and community, giving patients the chance to heal through the power of song.
Pierre and Myriam with Vanessa L.-Longpré, Director of Communications and Marketing at the Fondation Hôpital Charles-LeMoyne; Dominique Tremblay, Professor at the Faculty of Medicine and Health Sciences, Université de Sherbrooke, and regular researcher at the Charles-Le Moyne Research Centre; and Dr. Catherine Prady, Oncologist and Medical Co-Manager of the Montérégie Integrated Cancer Centre.
Civic Impact and Education Partners
Presenting Partners
National Auditions Partner
MRS. VANDA TREISER and in in memory of MR. BENJAMIN TREISER
DoubleTree by Hilton Montréal
Hôtel Saint-Sulpice LaCité
Le Mille Neuf Malinki
Marie-Claude Paquette, graphic designer Place des Arts
La Fondation Azrieli est fière de soutenir l’Opéra de Montréal dans la découverte, l’élévation et l’amplification de nouvelles voix.
The Azrieli Foundation is proud to support Opéra de Montréal in discovering, elevating and amplifying new voices.
/ Laurence Pronier, Stage / Dominique Guindon, Head of / Sonya Bayer, Assistant Head / Sandra Chirico, Wardrobe
L’OPÉRA DE MONTRÉAL
Director, Atelier lyrique / Program Manager / Production Manager / , Head Vocal Coach / , Artistic Associate
Dominique Guindon, Head of Wardrobe / Sonya Bayer, Associate Head of Wardrobe / Sandra Chirico, Wardrobe Supervisor / Cassandre Josépovic, Wardrobe Technician and Couturier / Richard Provost, Hat Maker and Tailor / Mélanie Richard, Alain Spooner, Cutters / Anne-Sophie Boucher, Marie-Claire Doyon, Anna-Mae E. Hutchison, Sandrine Moreau, Asami Rey, Christine Tremblay, Mireille Tremblay, Seamstresses / Guylaine Gagnon, Shoemaking / Genevieve Fortin, Head Dresser (ODM)
PROPS
Madeleine Saint-Jacques, Head Props / Philippe Pointard, Distinguished Props Master
HAIR & MAKE-UP
Julie Casault, Head of Makeup Department and of Hair & Wigs / André Duval, Marie- Ève Ménard, Janie Otis, Karine Deest, Kimberly Murphy, Guylaine Sant, Hair Stylists
Daniel Masse, Head Carpenter / Julie Latulippe, Martin Jannard, Head Carpenter Assistants / Pierre Véniot, Head of Sound / Olivier Venne, Head of Sound Assistant / David Leblanc, Isabelle Gagnon, Prop Masters / Martin Turgeon, Nicolas Bernier, Prop Master Assistants / Charles Denis, Head Fly Man / Eric Piché, Assistant Head Fly Man / Saturnin Goyer, Head of Lighting / Chantal Dostie, Assistant, Head of Lighting
Stage technical services are provided by: IATSE local 56 / Unité PDA
Lavery
VICE-PRESIDENT
Elizabeth Wirth
Wirth-Brand Inc., Wirth Rail
TREASURER
Sylvie Marois
Professionals’ Financial Group,Wealth Management
MEMBERS
François Carrier Desjardins Marché des capitaux
Bruno-Étienne Duguay NOVACAP
Joanie Lapalme Fasken
François Loubert
Clinique médicale Angus
Guillaume Marion
Sagard
Louise Roy, O.C., O.Q. CIRANO
Bernard Stotland, FCA, FCPA Richter
Vanda Treiser
Philanthropist
Daniel Turp
Université de Montréal
Joan Vogelesang
Joan Vogelesang (JV) Consultants
Vickie Zhao
Philanthropist
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