What is there to see in the rich offer of the cultural season? Between music and humor, overview of some essential things to put on your agenda without hesitation!
The spring ritual by Rafael Payare
Photo provided by OSM
It is not one but two works that open the 90th season of the Orchester Symphonique de Montréal. Maestro Rafael Payare will conduct “The Rite of Spring” by Stravinsky and the Glagolitic Mass by Janáček, announcing an intense and dynamic evening!
From September 12th to 14th at the Maison symphonique de la Place des Arts. All details here.
summit meeting – Metropolitan Orchestra
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A concert not to be missed on September 16th at the Maison symphonique, between Rachmaninoff’s Piano Concerto No. 2 performed by Bruce Liu – grand winner of the Warsaw Chopin Competition – and the world premiere by Cris Derksen. The Orchester Métropolitain conducted by Yannick Nézet-Séguin will also perform the second symphony of the Sibelius cycle.
September 16 at the Maison symphonique de la Place des Arts. All details here.
Dumas
Photo courtesy of Alexya Croteau Grégoire
Dumas, who will be busy providing musical direction to Martin Matte live at TVA this fall, will also tour Quebec with the catchy songs from his 12th electropop album Cosmologie, released in January.
September 22nd and 23rd at the Théâtre Petit Champlain and September 29th and 30th at the Cinquième Salle des Place des Arts. All details here.
Alexandra Streliski
Photo courtesy of Antoine Saito
The Quebecois-favorite composer and pianist continues her theater tour following the success of her opus Néo-Romance, released in March. She, who has the gift of creating both intimate and grandiose atmospheres with her instrumental pieces, is absolutely worth seeing on stage.
September 22nd and 23rd at the Grand Théâtre du Québec and January 17th and 18th at the Salle Wilfrid-Pelletier at Place des Arts. All details here.
men I trust
Photo courtesy of Marc-Antoine Hallé
The Montreal band, which made an impact after appearing on Jimmy Fallon’s show, is coming home to MTELUS for two shows before heading back on the road. A must for fans of steamy indie pop!
September 28th and 29th at MTELUS. All details here.
Dirty Arab in Therapy (or The Discreet Charm of a Class Runner) –
Photo courtesy of raincity
After the sensitive albums “Les cœurs du mal” and “Pourkille le temps”, the comedian continues his musical journey with “Dirty Arab in Therapy” (or “The Discreet Charms of a Class Deserteur”), which will be released on September 22nd. Bonus? The man who made a name for himself as a comedian will present his first music show at Place des Arts.
September 29th and 30th at the Salle Claude-Léveillée, Place des Arts. All details here.
New show – 40 year career -Daniel Lemire
Photo courtesy of Tzara Maud
The great Quebec humorist can look back on a career spanning over 40 years! To mark this milestone, Daniel Lemire is far from lost in the past. He prefers to turn to the news with the characters that made him famous: Uncle Georges, Edmond, Yvon Travaillé…
October 3rd at the Cinquième Salle des Place des Arts. All details here.
Dirty beard
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The band composed of Acadians Jonathan and Éloi Painchaud, Jean-François Breau, Kevin McIntyre and George Belliveau, who seduced Quebec with their Cajun melodies, presents their third album À Drink Standingte. For the first time, this new album features only original compositions that stay in the spirit of the party!
October 5th at MTELUS. All details here.
Scream
The Quebec artist has the ability to get the party started with his electronic rhythms! Visit MTELUS and Imperial Bell to feature songs from his new album Miracles, out September 22nd and featuring collaborations with Half Moon Run, Klô Pelgag and Jesse Mac Cormack, among others.
October 7th at MTELUS and October 13th at Kaiserglocke. All details here.
Marthe Laverdière puts on a show!
Photo courtesy of Pascal Rameux
Nevertheless, the professional gardener has mastered the art of making people laugh. Marthe Laverdière comes to her first one-woman show directed by Mario Jean with delicious and uninhibited anecdotes whose secret she knows.
October 10th at the Gesù. All details here.
the wedding of Figaro – Mozart – Montreal Opera
Will Figaro and Susanna be able to celebrate their love through the bonds of marriage? Let’s say the pitfalls will be part of this comic opera! The Opéra de Montréal offers us the opportunity to relive this great Mozart classic and also a great opportunity to see Nicolas Ellis in his first conducting role at the Opéra de Montréal.
September 23rd, 26th and 28th and October 1st in the Salle Wilfrid-Pelletier at Place des Arts. All details here.
Between sky and sea – Cirque Eloize
PHOTOGRAPH BY NIGEL QUINN, PROVIDED BY CIRQUE ÉLOIZE
Between circus, fairy tales, legends and music, but above all between reality and fantasy, Cirque Éloize is celebrating its 30th anniversary with the show Between Sky and Sea. With the Magdalen Islands as the horizon, the storyteller Cédric Landry will lead this adventure together with the musical group Suroît.
From October 4th to 7th at the Capitole Theater and from November 16th to 18th at the Maisonneuve Theater. All details here.
Here and elsewhere, the mission demonstrates inclusion
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It is an evening themed around cultural diversity and inclusion, but also of discovery, to which the audience is invited, with performances by Marie-Josée Lord, Naya Ali, Ariane Moffatt, Eric Preach, DJ Champion and many others. Then it’s time for a DJ set to end the evening!
October 19th at the Théâtre Maisonneuve at Place des Arts. All details here.
Pub Royal, the Cowboys Fringants musical
Attention Cowboys Fringants fans! La Tribu and Les 7 Doigts invite us to meet at Pub Royal, the most “disjunctive” bar in Quebec, for a tour between music and circus with the group’s greatest hits. The Cowboys even wrote some new pieces for this special show, which will also be presented in Europe.
From November 22nd to 26th at the Grand Théâtre de Québec and from December 6th to 23rd at the Théâtre Maisonneuve at Place des Arts. All details here.
Distracted crocodile -Laurent Paquin
Photo René Baillargeon/QMI Agency
If we already knew him to be a bit sloppy, with his new solo show “Crocodile Distrait” we discover him even more biting. Here the comedian questions happiness in the broadest sense. Aside from being thought-provoking, Laurent Paquin is a bit harsh as he passes by… And always with a laugh.
November 14th at Olympia. All details here.
Philippe Brach
Photo provided by Hamza Abouelouafaa
Philippe Brach surprised more than one when he launched “People We Love” last March after three and a half years of silence. The artist, capable of achieving excellence through the most comprehensive explorations, will present his pieces on stage this fall en route to his show at MTELUS on November 18th.
November 18th at MTELUS. All details here.
A voice to love: Maria Callas
Photo: Martin Leclerc Productions
How can we pay tribute to a force of nature like Maria Callas? Sophie Faucher and Marc Hervieux took on the challenge with the show “A Voice to Love: Maria Callas”. On the menu? A tour of the singer’s life and career.
September 19th and 20th at the Cinquième Salle at Place des Arts. All details here.
Gave Bouchard
Samuel Gaudreault
The album “Grafignes”, released in August 2022, feeds the new show of the singer-songwriter from Saint-Prime, who is accompanied on stage by a quartet of musicians. It could be beautiful…and just scratchy enough.
November 24th at MTELUS. All details here.
The Boulay sisters
Photo courtesy of William Arcand
The Gaspé duo is presenting the show Échapper à la nuit, taken from the album of the same name, across Quebec this fall. For the sisters, it’s a return to the stage after a three-year absence.
October 13th at the Grand Théâtre de Québec. All details here.
Ten strict thirty teas one – Jean Thomas Jobin
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With his fourth show, “Dix stricts Trentes Thés Un”, the comedian Jean-Thomas Jobin tackles more personal topics, but maintains the absurd and ironic side for which this self-proclaimed specialist of the Survivor show is famous.
October 26th at the Grand Théâtre de Québec and November 2nd at the Olympia in Montreal. All details here.