Artist

Admin

Festival Classica

Pianist

Michel-Alexandre Broekaert

Illustrations

Maxime Bigras

Stage Manager

Isabeau Proulx Lemire

Prosodist

Marc Boucher

Conductor

Airat Ichmouratov

Stage director

Chorus master

Matthias Maute

Singer

Baritone

Hugo Laporte

Gwynplaine

Jean-François Lapointe

Barkilphedro

Ursus

Soprano

Magali Simard-Galdès

Contralto

Florence Bourget

Duchesse Josiane

Sophie Naubert

Fibi

Tenor

Antonio Figueroa

Lord David

Janelle Lucyk

Gwynplaine (Child)

Orchestra

Orchestre du Festival Classica

Others

Ensemble ArtChoral

French

L'Homme qui rit -  (The Man who Laughs)

Montreal

Canada

Faculté de Musique de l’Université de Montréal

L'Homme qui rit Airat Ichmouratov

Public

The Man who Laughs

Approved

Immerse yourself in the dark, poetic world of Victor Hugo through this opera presented by the Nouvel Opéra Métropolitain, based on the novel of the same name. Both metaphorical and poetic, L’Homme qui rit invites us to follow the adventures of its title character, Gwynplaine, who was disfigured as a child and now bears the indelible mark of suffering and injustice. This masterful work, whose evocative poetry is gracefully enhanced by the engaging contemporary orchestration, leads us to reflect on the fundamental values that bring meaning to our lives. Beauty and ugliness, love and betrayal, past and destiny all come together in this poignant, compelling show that will sweep you up in a whirlwind of emotion and reflection.

English

The Man who Laughs by Ichmouratov, From (2023/2023), Directed by Isabeau Proulx Lemire,, Conductor Airat Ichmouratov, Faculté de Musique de l’Université de Montréal, Montreal, Canada

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Program, About & Synopsis

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