The Bat is arguably Vienna’s most popular operetta, often considered Strauss’ masterpiece. It satirically presents the bourgeois customs of the Belle Époque through a dance-like, refined and sparkling music, thanks to a whirlwind of waltzes, polkas or csárdás. The all-Quebec cast will take you through a crazy night of quiproquos, intrigues and revenge with all the frivolity, vivacity and subtlety necessary to charm you.
Lucie de Lammermoor is the French version of Lucia di Lammermoor adapted by Donizetti himself. With this production, the Opéra de Québec transports you to the romantic Scotland of Sir Walter Scott, into the heart of a melodrama that has become French, but with a music that remains fabulously Italian. In this version where Lucie is the only female character, romanticism gives way to the frenzy and madness of her heroine, who does not fail to bewitch you!
For the 2024 – 2025 season, the Opéra de Québec is offering a French opera by Rossini, Le comte Ory, which has never been staged at the Opéra de Québec until now. This is a comic opera whose music remains delicate and refined. In complete contrast, Verdi’s Il trovatore, presented in its original Italian version, plunges us into drama. One of Verdi’s most important works, Il trovatore has only been performed once at the Opéra de Québec, in 2010.
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Since the founding of the Opéra de Québec in 1983, opera has lived on the stages of Québec City through grandiose productions, unique events and the creation of a festival.
