Robert Lepage News

Alban Berg's modernist masterpiece Lulu returns to the Met, starring Marlis Petersen as the scandalous femme fatale and conducted by the Met's newly appointed Principal Guest Conductor Fabio Luisi.

Dwayne Croft will make his Met role debut as Escamillo in Bizet's Carmen on Saturday, May 1 at 8:30 p.m., replacing Mariusz Kwiecien, who is ill.

Alban Berg's modernist masterpiece Lulu returns to the Met, starring Marlis Petersen as the scandalous femme fatale and conducted by the Met's newly appointed Principal Guest Conductor Fabio Luisi.

Verdi's La Traviata returns to the Met with Angela Gheorghiu reprising her acclaimed interpretation of Violetta, a role the New York Times called a 'supercharged star turn' when she performed it in 2006.

TOTEM, the new Cirque du Soleil touring show presented by Desjardins Group, will open under the Grand Chapiteau on the Quays of the Old Port of Montreal on April 22, 2010.

On Friday, April 23, Deborah Voigt returns to the stage of New York's Metropolitan Opera as Senta in Wagner's Der Fliegende Holländer (The Flying Dutchman), the first time she will sing this psychologically and vocally intense role at the Met (seven performances through May 14).

Richard Eyre, the renowned British director of theater and film, explores the passionate drama of Bizet's Carmen and the power of her desires in his new production at the Metropolitan Opera, which premieres on THIRTEEN'S Great Performances at the Met series. 'Her sexuality is a life force, it's a defining force,' he explains.

On Friday, April 23, Deborah Voigt returns to the stage of New York's Metropolitan Opera as Senta in Wagner's Der Fliegende Holländer (The Flying Dutchman), the first time she will sing this psychologically and vocally intense role at the Met (seven performances through May 14).

Dan Brambilla, CEO of the Sony Centre For The Performing Arts, proudly announced details of the 2010-2011 season today. Following two years of renovations and restorations the Sony Centre For The Performing Arts will re-open its doors on Friday, October 1, 2010, exactly fifty years to the date of the first opening night performance, October 1, 1960.

Rossini's rarely performed Armida has its Met premiere on April 12 with a gala performance of Mary Zimmerman's new production. Renowned soprano Renée Fleming stars as the mythological sorceress, Armida, one of the greatest virtuoso roles from the bel canto repertory. Fleming is joined by Lawrence Brownlee, who sings Armida's chief love interest, Rinaldo, and five more tenors in the roles of the crusader knights. José Manuel Zapata portrays Rinaldo's deadly rival Gernando.

Rossini's rarely performed Armida has its Met premiere on April 12 with a gala performance of Mary Zimmerman's new production. Renowned soprano Renée Fleming stars as the mythological sorceress, Armida, one of the greatest virtuoso roles from the bel canto repertory. Fleming is joined by Lawrence Brownlee, who sings Armida's chief love interest, Rinaldo, and five more tenors in the roles of the crusader knights. José Manuel Zapata portrays Rinaldo's deadly rival Gernando.

Verdi's La Traviata returns to the Met with Angela Gheorghiu reprising her acclaimed interpretation of Violetta, a role the New York Times called a 'supercharged star turn' when she performed it in 2006.

The Metropolitan Opera announced today that it has been awarded a $1.1 million endowment grant from the Lauritz Melchior Heldentenor Foundation, which is dissolving and turning over its assets to the Met.

Canadian Stage unveiled its highly anticipated 2010-2011 season today, marking the first season programmed by Artistic & General Director Matthew Jocelyn. The season heralds a bold, new direction for the company. Jocelyn seeks to redefine Canadian Stage as a centre for national and international multi-disciplinary theatre that pushes boundaries, adopts a 21st-century perspective and reflects Toronto's cultural diversity. The work will be driven by directors and auteurs at the forefront of contemporary theatre and audiences will have the opportunity to discover a new generation of story-tellers who challenge and entertain.

This fall, Toronto audiences will have two thrilling opportunities to enjoy the theatrical genius of Robert Lepage thanks to The Canadian Stage Company and the Sony Centre for the Performing Arts. The Andersen Project, written and directed by renowned theatre-maker Robert Lepage and performed by Yves Jacques, will have its Toronto premiere October 21 to 30, 2010, at Canadian Stage's Bluma Appel Theatre, 27 Front Street East. Eonnagata, created and performed by Robert Lepage, internationally acclaimed French ballerina Sylvie Guillem and award-winning British choreographer Russell Maliphant, will have its Toronto premiere on November 18 and 19, 2010, at the Sony Centre for the Performing Arts, 1 Front Street East.

Seven new productions, including two company premieres and the first two parts of a new Ring cycle, featuring many of the world's greatest singers and conductors, will highlight the Metropolitan Opera's 2010-11 season.

Alley Theatre's world premiere of the new musical Wonderland will close on Sunday, February 14.

According to Cirque du Soleil's website, notable writer and director Robert Lepage will stage the company's next touring show which is named, for the moment, Cirque 2010.

The Segal Theatre is excited to launch the new year with the Montreal English premiere of Geometry in Venice, an intelligent and moving play featuring a stellar director, cast and design team. Performances will be from January 31 to February 14.

Opéra McGill et l'Orchestre symphonique de McGill sous la direction de Julian Wachner présentent The Rake's Progress d'Igor Stravinsky les 27 et 29 et 30 janvier à 19h30 à la Salle Pollack. David Lefkowich sera metteur en scene invité. La production sera surtitrée en français et en anglais. Les billets sont 27$ et 22$ (étudiants et aînés) et sont disponibles au guichet de la salle Pollack, du lundi au vendredi entre midi et 18h ainsi qu'une heure avant les représentations, ou par le réseau Admission (514-790-1245 or 1-800-361-4595, www.admission.com).