Chants Libres : CALL FOR PROJECTS Oper'actuel 2024 Works in Progress

CALL FOR PROJECTS

8^th EDITION | AUGUST 24-25, 2024

Artistic Direction: Marie-Annick Béliveau

Curator: Florence Blain Mbaye

In collaboration with Ensemble Paramirabo, under the direction of Mélanie Léonard

Composers, librettists and other artists are invited to submit an opera or lyric theatre project in the process of creation. Your project may be in its beginnings or already created, but must not have been presented to the public.

For this edition, curator Florence Blain Mbaye wants to create a programme that invites the world of opera creation to question the nature and role of the singer, the opera performer in his or her vocality, musicality and physicality, and in his or her relationship with the composer and librettist.

5 excerpts from lyrical works will be selected for presentation at the event, which will take place on August 24 and 25, 2024, in Montreal, under the musical direction of Mélanie Léonard.

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IMPOSED INSTRUMENTATION

1 – 4 voices: 2 female voices, 2 male voices

0 – 6 instruments: flute, clarinet, violin, cello, piano and percussion

TO SUBMIT YOUR APPLICATION

Interested in writing an opera in a new form?

Complete the registration form and submit your documents online:

Title and description of the project
Names and biographies of the artists involved in the project
Instrumentation
Score and libretto (if available)
Support material (actual or past works)

SUBMIT YOUR PROJECT BEFORE
January 30, 2024

REGISTRATION FORM

information: marie-annick@chantslibres.org

ABOUT THE EVENT

OPER’ACTUEL | Works in progress is a highlight event of Chants Libres, which helps bring to life new operas while also familiarising young singers and the public with new forms of musical expression..

This 8^th edition is organized in collaboration with curator Florence Blain Mbaye and the Paramirabo ensemble, under the musical direction of Mélanie Léonard.

FLORENCE BLAIN MBAYE | CURATOR
A multidisciplinary artist who graduated from the Conservatoire d’art dramatique de Montréal, Florence is an actress, professional oboist, singer-songwriter, sound designer and dancer. She has a wide range of stage experience, thanks in particular to her performances in film and theatre, and with Les Violons du Roy and the Orchestre Métropolitain. In 2021, she will present Dans mon salon, the first track on a solo album released in 2022.

ENSEMBLE PARAMIRABO
Ensemble Paramirabo comes together as a single voice dedicated to performing the music of today and showcasing emerging composers. As a creator of innovative events, the group provides young composers with a venue for refining their trademark within Montreal’s vibrant new music scene and act as a springboard for exposure abroad. The ensemble’s flutist, Jeffrey Stonehouse, has been the group’s artistic director since its founding.

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Chants Libres : CALL FOR PROJECTS Oper’actuel 2024 Works in Progress

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