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Thursday, May 15, 20148:00 pm
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Friday, May 16, 20148:00 pm
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Saturday, May 17, 20148:00 pm
- In person
Le rêve de Grégoire by Pierre Michaud.
Pierre Michaud, libretto; René-Daniel Dubois, stage direction; Gabriel Tsampalieros, stage design; Guy Simard, lighting; Marianne Thériault, costumes; Jacques-Lee Pelletier, make-up. Assistant Stage Director: Manon Bouchard.
Le rêve de Grégoire begins with an arrest. In his cell, a man awaits his execution. He has no idea what he might have done to deserve such a fate, but whether he finds out or not, it won’t change his situation. He will die. Or maybe not.
But why? Le rêve de Grégoire is a fable. A fable about our world. A savage fable, maybe even a desperate one. But certainly not defeatist.
A fable which asserts: “There is something in me that power and authority, no matter how absurd or out of control, can never destroy.” — René-Daniel Dubois
Participants
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François-Olivier Jean, tenor — Grégoire
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Marie-Annick Béliveau, mezzo-soprano — L’autorité
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Dion Mazerolle, baritone — La folie
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Andrzej Stec, tenor — Prométhée
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Rebecca Woodmass, coloratura soprano — Mathilde
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Michiel Schrey, tenor — L’ignorance
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Dorothéa Ventura, soprano — La colère
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Quasar, saxophone quartet
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Walter Boudreau, conductor
Program
- Le rêve de Grégoire [Gregor’s Dream] (2013-14)Premiereopera7 voices, string quartet, saxophone quartet, 6 percussions and fixed medium
Production Chants Libres / Coproduction SMCQ