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Montreal,
May 6, 2009 – Place des Arts is pleased to support
the
Festival de
Lanaudière, the country’s largest classical music
festival, which is presenting 26 concerts and a series of musical
films for its 32
nd edition, taking place this coming
July 4 to August 2. The Joliette region will be abuzz with the
sound of musical artists and ensembles from home and abroad
performing at the Amphithéâtre de Lanaudière,
as well as at churches in surrounding municipalities.
The 2009 edition will notably showcase two symphony orchestras
from Québec: the Orchestre Métropolitain, conducted
by Yannick Nézet-Séguin, in an opening performance
with pianist Alain Lefèvre and a programme that includes
works by Gershwin and Stravinsky; and the Orchestre symphonique de
Montréal, conducted by Kent Nagano, performing Brahms’
German Requiem, with the Chœur Saint-Laurent, as a
closing event.
The Festival de Lanaudière is also presenting several
other acclaimed artists from Québec, such as contralto
Marie-Nicole Lemieux, back home after a recent tour; soprano Karina
Gauvin who brings us an evening of cabaret alongside singer
Catherine Major; violinist Alexandre Da Costa who will play the
music of Keisler; and Michel Donato, a bass player whose name is
synonymous with great jazz.
Also featured at the Festival will be foreign artists of great
renown in programmes devoted to symphonic and chamber music, opera,
jazz, and world music. Year after year, spectators continue to
appreciate the ongoing quality of the event’s
programming.
For the fourth year in a row, Place des Arts is joining forces
with the Festival de Lanaudière for the presentation of four
evenings of outdoor musical cinema, featuring the following popular
films: The Sound of Music, the classic musical starring
Julie Andrews; Copying Beethoven, which takes us to
the heart of the famous composer’s Ninth Symphony, with Diane
Kruger and Ed Harris; Faubourg 36 with Gérard
Jugnot, transporting us to Paris in the 1930s; and Mamma
Mia!, the recent hit musical showcasing the music of ABBA and
starring an astonishing Meryl Streep. These evenings are offered
free of charge to fans of outdoor cinema, at the
Amphithéâtre.
As manager and owner of the Amphithéâtre de
Lanaudière since 1995, Place des Arts is pleased to offer
the public a pleasant environment and a location renowned for its
exceptional acoustic qualities.
Place des Arts is also responsible for the
Amphithéâtre’s artistic programming during
non-Festival periods. As such, last year it began presenting a new
festival, Les Dyades, in collaboration with the Centre
culturel de Joliette. This fantastical gathering, which combines
circus arts and song, will take place once again this year from
August 6 to 9.
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Source:
Claude-Sylvie Lemery, Advisor
Public Relations and Development Department
Société de la Place des Arts de
Montréal
T: 514-285-4390
