Arts & Entertainment
Arts Alive! Québec festival thrives at Morrin Centre
Published: August 7, 2019
Photo: Shirley Nadeau
The Morrin Centre held its fifth annual Arts Alive! Québec festival on Aug. 2 and 3. The Old Town was absolutely crawling with visitors and residents alike as the Nouvelle-France festival was happening just a few blocks away.
Quebecers celebrate their rich heritage during spectacular Fêtes de la Nouvelle-France
Published: August 7, 2019
Photo: Cassandra Kerwin
Quebecers and the Old Town went back to their origins for four days at the 23rd edition of the Fêtes de la Nouvelle-France (FNF). From Aug. 1 to 4, locals became soldiers, peasants, bourgeois, nobles and even royals of the 17th and 18th centuries.
Visitors fully enjoyed the parade along Grande Allée on Aug. 1, and the New France “village” in the Parc de l’Esplanade until Aug. 4.
Jealous lovers duke it out at the MNBAQ
Published: August 7, 2019
Photo: Shirley Nadeau
Saturday afternoon, Aug. 3, and the Sandra and Alain Bouchard auditorium of the Musée National des Beaux-Arts du Québec is sold out. The audience are there to see a humorous recital of L’Amant jaloux ou Les fausses apparences, which was composed by André-Ernest-Modeste Grétry (1741-1813) and features excerpts of works by Mozart, Méhul and Devienne, among others.
Les Noces de Figaro ties the knot at La Bordée theatre
Published: August 7, 2019
Photo: Shirley Nadeau
The Festival d’Opéra de Québec continued on July 29, 31 and Aug. 2 with three presentations of an adapted version of Mozart’s comic opera Les Noces de Figaro / The Marriage of Figaro at La Bordée theatre.
FLIP Fabrique draws a big crowd at Place Jean-Béliveau
Published: July 31, 2019
Photo: Cassandra Kerwin
FLIP Fabrique has found a new home in a more spacious venue for its summer performances. The local circus group has moved to Place Jean-Béliveau in front of the Videotron Centre, and transformed the area into an abandoned amusement park, complete with wooden ramps.
Quebec opera festival opens with Tempêtes & Passions
Published: July 31, 2019
Photo: Shirley Nadeau
More than an hour before the doors of the Chapelle du Musée de l’Amérique francophone opened, fans hoping to get a front-row seat inside were lined up at the door of the museum in Old Quebec. Admission was free to this first event of the Festival d’Opéra de Québec.
Le Vaisseau fantôme conquers the Grand Théâtre
Published: July 31, 2019
Photo: Peter Black
It’s no mean feat to fill the vast stage area of the Grand Théâtre, but during scenes from the Festival d’Opéra de Québec’s magnificent production of German composer Richard Wagner’s Le Vaisseau fantôme (The Flying Dutchman) the space, while not exactly rendered intimate, was stunningly conquered.
Back Alley Jazz & Gin served up at Palais Montcalm
Published: July 24, 2019
Photo: Michael Fournier
The Back Alley jazz band made its debut at the Salle d’Youville of the Palais Montcalm on July 18. Singers Vanessa Bergeron and Zita Bombardier-Touret, accompanied by Félix Dubé (piano), Olivier Garand (bass), Raphaël Dubois (trumpet) and Gaétan Paquette (drums), gave a sizzling concert.
Morrin Centre’s Arts Alive! festival sprouts an enchanted garden
Published: July 24, 2019
The Morrin Centre invites you to discover exciting, new activities during its fifth annual Arts Alive! Québec festival. On Aug. 2 and 3, Quebec City’s English-language cultural hub will host several performances, concerts, and workshops, proudly featuring Quebec City-based artists. This year’s programming explores nature and dreams with events on the theme: “The Garden of Live Flowers.”
Enjoying a musical weekend at the Domaine Forget
Published: July 24, 2019
Photo: Shirley Nadeau
A little getaway to the country led to the discovery of the amazing Emerson String Quartet performing at the Domaine Forget in Saint-Irénée on July 19.
