Summer Festivals: Lanaudière Casts Musical Riches in Pastoral Setting
By Robert Markow
Nestled in picturesque, rural Quebec, is the small city of Joliette, home to Canada's largest classical summer music festival. The Lanaudière Festival has grown from a mere three concerts by the Montreal Symphony in 1977 to more than 30 events packed into a four-to-five week period in July and early August.
Canadian Opera’s ‘Carmelites’ Solid In Theater Values
By Colin Eatock
At first glance, it looks simply threadbare. But with poised and ritualized staging, director Robert Carsen has created a poetic theatrical experience. As well, the grand starkness of Michael Levine's design focuses attention on significant details
