Arts, Culture and Entertainment in Montreal
A JUNO nominee, ADISQ nominee and Prix Opus finalist, Marianne Trudel presented her newest work in collaboration with singer Karen Young to a standing-room, captivated audience at L’Astral as part of the Festival International de Jazz de Montreal. One of the most versatile and creative pianists in Montreal, Marianne Trudel is best known in the […]
Here are my choice Montreal arts and culture highlights for June 2019: MUSIC Many top touring acts headline various Montreal concert venues this month. American a cappella group Pentatonix (June 11) and Montreal’s very own Corey Hart (June 15) headline the Bell Centre, while Cincinnati rock band The National (June 21) play at Salle Wilfrid-Pelletier at Place des […]
Here are my choice Montreal arts and culture highlights for June 2018: MUSIC Many top touring acts are headlining various Montreal concert venues this month. After rehearsing their 2018 Experience + Innocence Tour for two weeks at Place Bell in Laval this spring, U2 headline the Centre Bell on June 5 and 6. Other Bell Centre […]
Canada’s greatest repertoire cinema hosted a double feature kick off to this year’s Montreal Jazzfest. The main film was Chasing Trane a documentary on legendary jazz saxophonist, John Coltrane. The film is directed by John Scheinfeld, best known for his documentary the People vs John Lennon. The first film of the night was, Oscar, about […]
Here are my choice Montreal arts and culture highlights for June 2017: CLASSICAL MUSIC & OPERA One of the finest operatic singers of his generation, tenor John Mac Master co-stars in the McGill Chamber Orchestra’s much-anticipated June 6 production of Carmina Burana, a scenic cantata composed by Carl Orff in 1935 and 1936, based on 24 poems from the medieval collection Carmina Burana. Mac Master […]
Ongoing International Jazz Festival, until July 5, 2015 http://www.montrealjazzfest.com/default-en.aspx The Apprenticeship of Duddy Kravitz, at the Segal Centre, until July 12, 2015 http://www.segalcentre.org/whats-on/upcoming-events/theatre-3/segal-theatre/the-apprenticeship-of-duddy-kravitz-the-musical/ Montreal Complètement Cirque, until July 12, 2015 http://montrealcirquefest.com/?_ga=1.54406945.86001491.1403975076 L’International des Feux Lotto Québec, until August 2, 2015 http://internationaldesfeuxloto-quebec.com/en/programmation/calendrier.aspx Rodin – Metamorphoses at the Montreal Museum of Fine Arts until October 18, […]
Ongoing ChinaTown Street Sale, until June 29, 2014 http://www.mtlblog.com/2014/06/montreals-chinatown-to-host-first-summer-time-sidewalk-sale-next-week/ Montreal International Jazz Festival, until July 6, 2014 http://www.montrealjazzfest.com/default-en.aspx L’International des feux lotto Québec, June 28 – August 2, 2014 http://internationaldesfeuxloto-quebec.com/en/programmation/calendrier.aspx Fabulous Fabergé the Jeweller of the Czars, until October 5, 2014 at the Montreal Museum of Fine Arts http://faberge.mbam.qc.ca/en/#exhibition Cirque du Soleil – Kurios: A […]
Ongoing **Kent Monkman “Welcome to the Studio” at the McCord Museum, until June 1, 2014 http://www.mccord-museum.qc.ca/expositions/expositionsXSL.php?lang=1&expoId=94&page=accueil 1+1=1: When Collections Collide. At the Museum of Fine Arts until June 15, 2014 http://www.mbam.qc.ca/en/mbam-mac Cirque du Soleil – Kurios: A Cabinet of Curiosities until July 13, 2014 in the Old Port http://www.cirquedusoleil.com/en/shows/kurios/tickets/montreal.aspx?cid=ps:kur_ca-qc-01_2014:kurios_montreal_2014:google:ac055%7C43307460648:tks:adv&keyword=cirque%20du%20soleil&gclid=CLT3_qDXtb0CFbFaMgodEV0AOw
By Richard Burnett What happens behind the scenes when the stars arrive, or arrive late, or don’t show up at all? Patience and quick thinking are job requirements for Festival International de Jazz de Montréal organizers dealing with divas, massive egos, cancellations, no-shows and the inevitable musician being held up at Canada Customs. I spoke […]