Quebec 2024 Round Table
with Réunion des Opéras du Québec
Hosted by Opéra de Montréal
Tuesday, October 1, 2024. Salle D, Place des Arts
175 Sainte-Catherine Street West Montreal, QC H2X 1Y9
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Registration deadline Wednesday September 25, 5pm Eastern.
We are pleased to offer a limited number of complimentary registrations for opera artists. Click here to add your name to the waiting list, and you’ll be contacted to find out how to register (we may not be able to register everyone who signs up).
Agenda
10:30 am: Coffee
11:00-11:15: Welcome, announcements
11:15am-12pm: Facilitated ice-breaker exercise
12:00-13:00: Lunch
1:00-1:45 pm: Panel : The context and trends for Opera in Canada and Quebec. Christina Loewen, Executive Director, Association for Opera in Canada, Daniel Turp, President and CEO, Réunion des Opéras du Québec
1:45-2:00 pm Coffee break
2:00-2:45 Concurrent Break Out Groups 1 and 2
1. Opera in Community (Civic Impact)
Facilitator: Pierre Vachon, Director, Civic Impact and Education, Opéra de Montréal
Speakers: Simon Chalifoux , Fredericka Petit-Homme
2. New Opera Creations (Commissioning / Co-producing / Presentation)
Facilitator: Marie-Annick Béliveau, Artistic Director, Chants Libres, compagnie lyrique de création
Speakers: Hubert Tanguay Labrosse and Alexis Reynault, Ballet Opera Pantomime (BOP), Kristin Hoff, Musique 3 Femmes
2:45-3:00 Coffee break
3:00 – 3:45 Concurrent Break Out Groups 3 and 4
3. Opera and Technology (Application of digital tech in opera)
Facilitator: Catherine St. Arnaud, Soprano
Speakers: Ana Sokolovic, Stéphane Tétreault
4. Opera Artists as Producers / Skill Development for Artist-Producers
Speakers: Charlotte Gagnon, Frédérique Drolet
3:45-4:30 Reports and closing remarks
4:30-5:30 Reception and Special Performance
5:30-7:30 Dinner at leisure
7:30 pm The Barber of Seville, Opéra de Montréal, Salle Wilfred-Pelletier (separate ticket purchase required. Code to follow in registrations confirmation email.)
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Thank you to our Planning Committee
Ana Sokolovic, Faculté de musique de l’Université de Montréal
Barbara Scales, Latitude 45 Arts
Catherine St-Arnaud, Soprano
Daniel Turp, La Réunion des opéras du Québec (ROQ)
Isak Goldschneider, Innovations en concert
Jacqueline Woodley, Soprano
Jean-Pierre Primiani, Opéra de Montréal
Jennifer Szeto, Opéra de Montréal
Joel Klein, Cabinet de Conseil Joël Klein
Kristin Hoff, Musique 3 Femmes
Luna Pearl Woolf, Oxingale Music
Marie-Annick Béliveau, CHANTS LIBRES, compagnie lyrique de création
Marie-Catherine LaPointe, Boulev’Art Inc. Agence d’artistes / Artists’ Management
Nicole Ross, Soprano
Peter Forbes, Forbes International Artist Management
Rich Coburn, BIPOC Voices & NAC Orchestra
Simon Chalifoux, Bass
Stephanie Sedelbauer, Soprano
Vanessa Croome, Soprano