Two new episodes in the Si Chants Libres m’était conté living memories series, present the creation of the operas Il suffit d’un peu d’air (1992) and La princesse blanche (1994). In collaboration with Renald Tremblay, librettist, Lorraine Vaillancourt, conductor, Bruce Mather, composer, and Michelle Héon, visual artist, Pauline Vaillancourt retraces the journey of these two productions that enabled Chants Libres to continue on its adventure.
Memory capsule #2 : Il suffit d’un peu d’air
Memory capsule #3 : La princesse blanche
IL SUFFIT D’UN PEU D’AIR
Creative Team
Music: Claude Ballif | Libretto: Renald Tremblay | Stage direction: Joseph Saint-Gelais | Lighting: Claude Cournoyer | Costumes: Ginette Noiseux | Make-up: Angelo Barsetti | Hairstyling: Réjean Goderre
Performers
Pauline Vaillancourt, soprano | Renée Lapointe, mezzo-soprano | David Doane, baritone | Michel Ducharme, bass
Nouvel Ensemble Moderne, Lorraine Vaillancourt, conductor
LA PRINCESSE BLANCHE
Creative Team
Music: Bruce Mather | Libretto: Renald Tremblay (from Rilke) | Stage direction: Guy Beausoleil | Set design and costumes: Michelle Héon | Lighting: Claude Cournoyer | Make-up: Jacques-Lee Pelletier
Interprètes
Pauline Vaillancourt, soprano | Yolande Parent, coloratura | Michel Ducharme, bass | David Doane, baritone
Nouvel Ensemble Moderne, Lorraine Vaillancourt, conductor
ABOUT
Si Chants Libres m’était conté (If Chants Libres were a story) is an important work of memory and archives which hopes to present nineteen new operas created by the company between 1990 and 2022, under the direction of Pauline Vaillancourt.
Each video capsule allows us to go back to the genesis of these creations, a witness to their times. By means of interviews and excerpts from original productions, you can discover the challenges and the anecdotes that marked each of these works!
PRODUCTION TEAM
Original concept: Manuel A. Codina, Pauline Vaillancourt
Production: Groupe Sighter | Pauline Vaillancourt, Codirector | Bruno Desrosiers, Codirector, director of photography, editor, sound mixing | Manuel A. Codina, Camera, director of photography, restoration of archives | Yves Dubé, Video of the original production | Jacques-Lee Pelletier, Make-up | Sandra Lefebvre, Executive producer, sound recorder
