Music

Sunday September 21, 2014

N The Queen of Paris: Broadway-bound

The next hit musical on Broadway may be on its way - and it's from Quebec!

It's called N The Queen of Paris and a creative team from Montreal wrote the book, music and lyrics.

Over the next three nights, you can even see an advance performance.

The musical is set in late 19th-century Paris and it tells the story of a young single mother and aspiring actress who rises to stardom.

Ella Louise Allaire and Martin Lord Ferguson are the creators and co-directors of  N The Queen of Paris. They're also the co-founders of the Montreal entertainment production company Monlove.

They join All in a Weekend host Sonali Karnick in studio this morning.

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Saturday September 20, 2014

All aboard the OperaBus

If you love the opera but can't afford it,  or if you don't know anything about arias, librettos and concertos but you are curious, tonight could be your lucky night.

The Opéra de Montréal is offering a free night at the premiere of Nabucco - and free transportation too, on the OperaBus!

Here to tell us more about it is the director of communications, outreach and education with the Opéra de Montréal (and a sort of conductor of the OperaBus), Pierre Vachon.

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Sunday August 31, 2014

Geneviève Toupin is ... Willows

Geneviève Toupin is a Franco-Manitoban, Métis singer-songwriter who's called Montreal home for the past 10 years. 

For her new project, she decided to channel an alter-ego - Willows.

She spoke with Pierre Landry about how that process helped her share more of her personal story.

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• September 2014
  • Sun., 21 – N The Queen of Paris: Broadway-bound
     
  • Sat., 20 – All aboard the OperaBus
     
• August 2014
  • Sun., 31 – Geneviève Toupin is ... Willows
     
  • Sat., 30 – Adam Cohen goes home
     
  • Sat., 23 – Ukulele Club of Montreal
     
• July 2014
  • Sat., 19 – Heavy Soundz at Nuits d'Afrique
     
  • Sun., 6 – Festival de Lanaudière
     
• June 2014
  • Sat., 28 – Harry Manx jams with David Lindley at Jazz Fest
     
  • Sun., 15 – Soul Doctor: A Rockstar Rabbi's Musical Journey
     
  • Sun., 1 – Shari Ulrich records with her daughter Julia
     
• May 2014
  • Sun., 18 – Julie Crochetiere: Counting Dreams
     
  • Sat., 3 – Songs and Stories of Judy Garland
     
• April 2014
  • Sun., 27 – Russian inventor of the theremin inspires novel
     
• March 2014
  • Sun., 30 – Sing for DOVE: a tribute, an important cause
     
  • Sat., 22 – Jordan Officer: singing the blues on "I'm Free"
     
  • Sun., 16 – Festival de la voix showcases young singers
     
  • Sun., 9 – Loreena McKennitt, past and present
     
  • Sat., 8 – Roch Voisine on his 'Very Best'
     
  • Sat., 1 – The Rising Few with Karim Terouz
     
• February 2014
  • Sun., 16 – Sylvie Desgroseilliers, woman of soul
     
• January 2014
  • Sun., 19 – Baba Alex: Quebec master of Indian classical
     
  • Sun., 12 – The Triplets of Belleville: 10th anniversary event
     
  • Sun., 12 – Porgy and Bess at Opéra de Montréal
     
  • Sat., 11 – Hip and eclectic ensemble The Epichorus
     
  • Sun., 5 – Best music of 2013
     
• November 2013
  • Sat., 30 – Independent and Indiegogo musician Amos J.
     
  • Sun., 24 – The Franklin Electric
     
  • Sat., 16 – Joe and Joël Fafard: A Tune To Art
     
• October 2013
  • Sun., 27 – J'aime la vie, by Zachary Richard and grandson Emile
     
  • Sun., 20 – ADISQ Nominations with Pierre Landry
     
  • Sun., 6 – A Gift for Sophie: children's musical storybook
     
• September 2013
  • Sun., 29 – Ain't Misbehavin' at The Segal Centre
     
  • Sat., 21 – Marco Calliari: Mi Ricordo
     
  • Sat., 14 – Nikki Yanofsky: Something new
     
• August 2013
  • Sat., 24 – Sarah Neufeld of Arcade Fire flies solo
     
  • Sun., 18 – JF Robitaille: the pleasure of melancholy music
     
  • Sat., 17 – Opera + pasta = Davide Bazzali
     
  • Sat., 3 – Secret Mountain: music for kids
     
• June 2013
  • Sat., 15 – Tales from Odessa, the musical
     
  • Sat., 15 – Ladies of the Canyon
     
  • Sun., 9 – Grant Lawrence's musical road trip on CBC Music
     
  • Sat., 8 – Roger McGuinn of The Byrds at Folk Fest
     
• May 2013
  • Sat., 25 – Clara Venice, a one-woman-band
     
  • Sat., 18 – Folk-blues band Whitebrow
     
• April 2013
  • Sat., 27 – Whisper: an original musical at Vanier College
     
  • Sat., 20 – Folly and the Hunter
     
  • Sun., 14 – A Propos on CBC: 25 years of showcasing French music
     
  • Sun., 14 – Yuli Turovsky: a students' tribute
     
  • Sat., 13 – "The Shirelles"
     
  • Sun., 7 – 15-year-old pianist performs as part of MSO prize
     
  • Sat., 6 – Queen Ka
     
• March 2013
  • Sat., 9 – The doctors' orchestra: "I Medici di McGill"
     
  • Sat., 2 – Piazzolla Plays Piazzolla: nuevo tango new again
     
  • Sat., 2 – The Mahalia Jackson Musical
     
• February 2013
  • Sat., 16 – The Marriage of Figaro by Opera da Camera
     
  • Sun., 10 – Boogat (aka Daniel Russo Garrido): latino rap
     
• January 2013
  • Sun., 27 – Rob Lutes' new album The Bravest Birds
     
  • Sat., 26 – Daniel Clarke Bouchard, piano prodigy
     
  • Sun., 13 – Martin Léon's "exotic laboratory"
     
• December 2012
  • Sun., 30 – Best Songs of 2012 with Said the Gramophone
     
  • Sat., 8 – Westmount Youth Orchestra: Peter and the Wolf
     
• November 2012
  • Sun., 25 – Loreena McKennitt on an Ancient Road
     
  • Sat., 24 – Thomas Hellman sings Roland Giguère
     
  • Sun., 4 – Elisapie Isaac: Travelling Love
     
  • Sat., 3 – Caracol: tribute to Nick Drake
     
• October 2012
  • Sun., 21 – Mark Bérubé and the Patriotic Few
     
  • Sun., 14 – Durham County Poets: 100 years of experience
     
• September 2012
  • Sun., 23 – Stan Unger one of Senior Stars, 65 +