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.

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      1. Agenda
      2. Speakers
      3. Sponsor this event
      4. Sponsors and funders
      5. Planning Committee

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.)

Speakers

 

Artist Ticket Doubling Sponsors and Funders

 

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