New York, NY (Top40 Charts/ Saratoga Performing Arts Center) This spring, one of the best kept secrets on the classical music scene is the high number of top Quebec talents who will be performing on New York City's most prestigious stages. Starting March 1st, Quebec is bringing to the City an exceptional group of artists with world class credentials. They include: - From March 1: Robert Lepage directs the opera The Nightingale and Other Short Fables, based on the music of Igor Stravinsky, at BAM.
- Through March 26: mezzo-soprano Julie Boulianne makes her debut at the Metropolitan Opera in Gluck's Iphigenie en Tauride and Gounod's Romeo and Juliet.
- March 10: virtuoso Louis Lortie performs Liszt's Les annees de pelerinage in a 3-hour tour de force at Alice Tully Hall. Angele Dubeau and her string ensemble La Pieta will make their New York debut at the French Institute Alliance Francaise.
- April 22: Robert Lepage directs Die Walkure, the second instalment in Wagner's Ring cycle at the Metropolitan Opera. Mr. Lepage is the director and creative force behind the Met's first new Ring cycle in over 20 years.
- May will witness a Quebec week at Carnegie Hall with baroque music ensemble Les Violons du Roy (May 8), pianist Marc-Andre Hamelin (May 11), and the Montreal Symphony Orchestra (May 14).
Quebec's Delegate General in New York John Parisella emphasizes that "the presence of so much Quebec talent in a short period of time is unprecedented." According to Quebec Culture Minister Christine St-Pierre, "Quebec's cultural output is remarkable given the size of its population, less than 8 million people. It is proof positive that investing in culture not only fosters creativity but makes sense from an economic point of view." This remarkable lineup follows an outstanding fall season: Wagner's Das Rheingold, directed by Robert Lepage, launched the Metropolitan Opera's 2010-2011 season. Conductor Yannick Nezet-Seguin led the Met Orchestra in a new production of Verdi's Don Carlo. Bernard Labadie conducted the New York Philharmonic in an interpretation of Handel's Messiah, and across the Hudson, Jacques Lacombe made an acclaimed debut as the musical director of the New Jersey Symphony Orchestra. Quebec Government Office in New York is Quebec's primary office in the U.S. - Find us on Facebook & Twitter!
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