DES HOMMES INUTILES
Chamber opera
PROGRAMME
Francis Caron, Des hommes inutiles (premiere)
Henry Koch, No Name Game (premiere for saxophone quartet and 9 musicians)
Joseph-Sylvain Poudrier, libretto
PERFORMERS
Chantal Dionne, soprano
Pascal Mondieig, tenor
Bernard Levasseur, baritone
Patrick Malette, bass
Jean-Marc Bouchard, Mathieu Leclair, Marie-Chantal Leclair and André Leroux, saxophones
Véronique Lacroix, conductor
ECM+, 9 musicians
COLLABORATORS
Nathalie Deschamps, staging
Louise-Andrée Baril, musical direction
Nathalie Burman, scenography
Claire Lamarre, lighting
Sophie Boivin, costumes
Henry Koch, No Name Game (premiere for saxophone quartet and 9 musicians)
Joseph-Sylvain Poudrier, libretto
PERFORMERS
Chantal Dionne, soprano
Pascal Mondieig, tenor
Bernard Levasseur, baritone
Patrick Malette, bass
Jean-Marc Bouchard, Mathieu Leclair, Marie-Chantal Leclair and André Leroux, saxophones
Véronique Lacroix, conductor
ECM+, 9 musicians
COLLABORATORS
Nathalie Deschamps, staging
Louise-Andrée Baril, musical direction
Nathalie Burman, scenography
Claire Lamarre, lighting
Sophie Boivin, costumes
In collaboration with :
Le Théâtre la Chapelle et le Nouveau Quatuor de saxophones du Québec
Le Théâtre la Chapelle et le Nouveau Quatuor de saxophones du Québec
Coproduced with : Codes d'accès
SHOW DESCRIPTION
Three men are looking for a new meaning of life through an itinerary that will lead them from Paris to Prague. A chamber opera by Francis Caron.
PERFORMANCE(S) IN MONTREAL
SEASON 1999-2000