The musicians of the Orchester Métropolitain (OM) will be out and about a lot this summer, making up for the time lost due to the pandemic over the past two years.
The warm season will be generous in music with, on the menu, a concert at the foot of Mount Royal, on August 2, at 8 p.m., under the direction of chef Yannick Nézet-Séguin. The free event will take place on Côte Placide, along Avenue du Parc, between Avenue Mont-Royal and Avenue des Pins.
The OM will also offer, under the direction of Montreal conductor Mélanie Léonard, its series “L’OM takes the air” with free concerts at Marie-Claire Kirkland-Casgrain park in the borough of LaSalle ( July 8, at 8 p.m.), at Parc Saint-Jean-Baptiste in the borough of Rivière-des-Prairies–Pointe-aux-Trembles (July 9, at 8 p.m.) and at Parc Ahuntsic in the borough of Ahuntsic -Cartierville (July 13, at 8 p.m.)
OM will also be at the Domaine Forget International Festival, with chef Yannick Nézet-Séguin at the helm, alongside violist Antoine Tamestit. This meeting will take place on July 23, at 8 p.m., under the theme “Romantic epic”.
Finally, at the Festival de Lanaudière, the OM will offer three concerts at the Amphithéâtre Fernand-Lindsay, namely “Rossinimania” on July 31, at 4 p.m., “Epic Wagner” on August 6, at 8 p.m., and “Nézet- Séguin and Grimaud” on August 7, 4 p.m.
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