The story behind Rue Antonio-Barrette
This street in the Saint-Jean-Baptiste neighbourhood of Quebec City is named in honour of former Quebec premier Antonio Barrette (1899-1968). Barrette first ran for the Legislative Assembly (as the National …
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Festival d’Opéra de Québec starts off on a high note
The Festival d’Opéra de Québec opened on July 25 with a concert featuring the magnificent voices of four Canadian sopranos. Billed as a concert “under the stars” in the courtyard …
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Memorials and Things of Fame
August 1, 1818 – The Quebec Gazette Mr. Besserer, Captain in the 5th Battalion, Embodied Militia, sailed from this port with a large number of men to erect houses and …
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Pelléas et Mélisande commemorates composer Claude Debussy
The Festival d’Opéra de Québec presented the concert version of Claude Debussy’s operatic masterpiece Pelléas et Mélisande to commemorate the 100th anniversary of the composer’s death. Under the direction of …
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Offenbach’s La Belle Hélène is a hit with FOQ audience
The Festival d’Opéra de Québec (FOQ) teamed up again this year with Jeunesses Musicales Canada to present Jacques Offenbach’s comic operetta La Belle Hélène at the Théâtre La Bordée. French …
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The Brigade Lyrique livens up city parks during the FOQ
Almost every day (weather permitting) during the Festival d’Opéra de Québec (FOQ), a quartet of singers and a pianist have been driving around Quebec City giving free 30-40 minute performances …
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OBITUARY: Elsie Alexis PREVOST (née Thomson) 1920-2018
Mrs. Elsie Alexis Prevost (née Thomson), wife of the late John Reginald Prevost, died peacefully, surrounded by her loving family, at the Jeffery Hale Hospital on July 11, 2018, at …
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David Jacques handles antique baroque guitars with loving care
Guitarist David Jacques was the solo performer at Chalmers-Wesley United Church on July 25 as part of the Musical Wednesdays concert series. He brought two unique baroque guitars with him, …
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Emily Brontë remembered on her 200th birthday
It’s difficult to imagine the rugged beauty of the Yorkshire moors without thinking of Heathcliff and his beloved Cathy in Emily Brontë’s only novel, Wuthering Heights. Brontë, born 200 years …
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Community Calendar
July 24 to Aug. 6 – Festival d’Opéra de Québec: For information and tickets, visit festivaloperaquebec.com. July 31 to Aug. 12 – Plein Art, le Salon des métiers d’art de …
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