Opéra de Montréal
Encyclopedia
Opéra de Montréal is an opera
company in Montreal
. It performs at the Place des Arts
theatre complex in downtown Montreal, in the borough of Ville-Marie
. It was founded in 1980. A previous professional opera company, the Opéra du Québec, operated in Montreal from 1971 to 1975.
Opera
Opera is an art form in which singers and musicians perform a dramatic work combining text and musical score, usually in a theatrical setting. Opera incorporates many of the elements of spoken theatre, such as acting, scenery, and costumes and sometimes includes dance...
company in Montreal
Montreal
Montreal is a city in Canada. It is the largest city in the province of Quebec, the second-largest city in Canada and the seventh largest in North America...
. It performs at the Place des Arts
Place des Arts
right|frame|View of the Place des Arts esplanade. The Musée d'art contemporain is on the left; behind it is the Salle Wilfrid-Pelletier, with the Théâtre Maisonneuve on the rightPlace des Arts is a major performing arts centre in Montreal, Quebec, Canada....
theatre complex in downtown Montreal, in the borough of Ville-Marie
Ville-Marie (borough)
Ville-Marie is the name of a borough in the centre of the city of Montreal, Quebec.-Location:The borough comprises all of downtown Montreal, Old Montreal and the Old Port, the Centre-Sud area, most of Mount Royal Park, Saint Helen's Island, and Île Notre-Dame.It is bordered by the city of...
. It was founded in 1980. A previous professional opera company, the Opéra du Québec, operated in Montreal from 1971 to 1975.
Artistic directors
- Jean-Paul Jeannotte (1980 to 1989)
- Bernard Uzan (1989 to 2001)
- Bernard Labadie (2002 to 2006)
- Michel Beaulac (since 2006)
General managers or administrative directors
- Jacques Langevin (1983 to 1986)
- Bernard S. Creighton (1986 to 1988)
- Bernard Uzan (1988 to 2000)
- Kimberly J. Gaynor (2001 to 2002)
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(2003 to 2006) - Pierre Dufour (since 2006)