Members of the cast of Yourcenar – Une Île de passions take a bow at the end of the world première performance at the Palais Montcalm on July 28. In the front row are Hugo Laporte (Jerry), Stéphanie Pothier (Marguerite Yourcenar), Pierre Rancourt (a captain), Éric Champagne (composer), Hélène Dorion (librettist), Angela Konrad (stage director), Kimy McLaren (Grace), and Jean-Michel Richer (Daniel). Behind them are the 12 members of the choir of the Opéra de Montréal, and behind them are the members of the Violons du Roy orchestra. (Photo by Shirley Nadeau)