The COC takes a wintry trip to Sweden when the company presents La Reine-garçon, by Canadian composer Julien Bilodeau and librettist Michel Marc Bouchard, and director Angela Konrad.
The COC takes a wintry trip to Sweden when the company presents La Reine-garçon, by Canadian composer Julien Bilodeau and librettist Michel Marc Bouchard, and director Angela Konrad. The opera marks an important chapter in Canadian operatic storytelling as its the company’s first-ever co-commission with Opéra de Montréal, with a Canadian artistic duo and entirely Canadian cast bringing to COC audiences the story of the 17-century Swedish queen Christine, who is forced to navigate a course … view more »
The COC takes a wintry trip to Sweden when the company presents La Reine-garçon, by Canadian composer Julien Bilodeau and librettist Michel Marc Bouchard, and director Angela Konrad. The opera marks an important chapter in Canadian operatic storytelling as its the company’s first-ever co-commission with Opéra de Montréal, with a Canadian artistic duo and entirely Canadian cast bringing to COC audiences the story of the 17-century Swedish queen Christine, who is forced to navigate a course between faith and knowledge, love, and duty. Sopranos Kirsten MacKinnon and Kirsten LeBlanc share the role of Queen Christine, tenor Owen McCausland stars as her mentor, the renowned French philosopher René Descartes, and bass-baritone Philippe Sly takes on the role of her suitor, Count Karl.
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