Although most of his formal speeches and homilies were given in Spanish, Pope Francis read a few sentences in French at all the events organized in Quebec City. Abbé Marcel Caron (not visible) read the French and English versions of the texts during the Pope’s visit to Canada. (Photo by Myriam Labbé) In solemn final service of visit, Pope Francis lists challenges for Canadian Church Myriam Labbé myriam@qctonline.com There were smiles, embraces and warm handshakes. The nave was resounding with laughter and…
Hundreds of people gathered around the large screens on the Plains of Abraham to hear Pope Francis’s sermon, which he delivered in his mother tongue, Spanish. The text was projected on the screen in French and English, and a priest at the Basilica of Sainte-Anne-de-Beaupré also read the French text for those gathered there. (Photo by Shirley Nadeau) Hundreds gather on Plains to hear papal mass Shirley Nadeau shirley@qctonline.com Hundreds of people gathered on the Plains (near the Musée national des Beaux-Arts du Québec) to watch and listen…
People gathered for Sainte-Anne-de-Beaupré mass reflect on papal visit Cassandra Kerwin cassandra@qctonline.com Over centuries, St. Anne, grandmother to Jesus Christ, has become the spiritual and symbolic grandmother for numerous First…
Pope Francis and Cardinal Gérald Cyprien Lacroix, Archbishop of Quebec, tour the Plains of Abraham and a small section of Upper Town, saluting the large crowd. Pope Francis’ visit to Quebec City in pictures Photos by Cassandra Kerwin cassandra@qctonline.com…
The Jeunesses Musicales Canada cast of Une veuve joyeuse – Jeffrey Bernier, Marc-Antoine Brulé, Klara Martel-Laroche, Martin Perreault, Mathilde Duval-Laplante (the merry widow) and Sébastien Comtois – sing and dance during a scene at Maxim’s restaurant. (Photo by Shirley Nadeau) Une Veuve Joyeuse livens up the Festival d’Opéra de Québec Shirley Nadeau shirley@qctonline.com Jeunesses Musicales Canada presented Une veuve joyeuse, a very merry adaptation of Franz Lehàr’s La veuve joyeuse…
As the opera comes to an end, Méphistophélès (Patrick Bolleire) and Faust (Thomas Bettinger) watch as Marguerite (Anne-Catherine Gillet) slowly ascends the stairway to heaven. (Photo by Jessica Latouche courtesy of Opéra de Québec) Faust and the devil appear at the Grand Théâtre Shirley Nadeau shirley@qctonline.com The Opéra de Québec outdid itself with the production of Charles Gounod’s Faust as part of the 11th…
Members of the cast of Yourcenar – Une Île de passions take a bow at the end of the world première performance at the Palais Montcalm on July 28. In the front row are Hugo Laporte (Jerry), Stéphanie Pothier (Marguerite Yourcenar), Pierre Rancourt (a captain), Éric Champagne (composer), Hélène Dorion (librettist), Angela Konrad (stage director), Kimy McLaren (Grace), and Jean-Michel Richer (Daniel). Behind them are the 12 members of the choir of the Opéra de Montréal, and behind them are the members of the Violons du Roy orchestra. (Photo by Shirley Nadeau) Yourcenar – Une Île de Passions makes its world première Shirley Nadeau shirley@qctonline.com The organizers of the Festival d’opéra de Québec presented the world première of a Quebec creation, Yourcenar…
Festival de Magie fills the city with awe and wonder Shirley Nadeau shirley@qctonline.com There was magic in the air in Quebec City from July 25 to 31 as the 11th…
Festival de Magie de Québec celebrates smoke, mirrors and sleight of hand Danielle Burns danielle@qctonline.com The Festival de Magie de Québec appeared in Quebec City from July 25 to 31,…
Quebecers revisit their childhood at the Grands Feux Loto-Québec Cassandra Kerwin cassandra@qctonline.com After a cloudless day over Quebec City, spectators were getting ready for the second evening of the Grands…