Saturday, April 9, Marie-Josée Lord, soprano, with Flaviu Zanca, violin, and Romain Pollet, piano, will begin the final segment of an extensive tour under the auspices of Prairie Debut.
On this tour the trio will be performing Jambalaya, a spicy collection of audience favourites.
With her special personal style, voice, charisma and choice of repertoire, Lord delivers a gourmet recital where classical and popular pieces are tastefully entwined. Gershwin, Verdi, Bernstein, Dvorák, Bizet and many other composers make up this special program that simmers ever so naturally.
Known as a “warm, melodious and emotionally generous soprano,” (the Montreal Gazette) Marie-Josée Lord is an original voice. She has received many prestigious awards including Prix d’Excellence de la Culture, awarded by the Fondation de l’Opéra de Québec and was selected to represent Canada at the Cardiff Singer of the world competition. Last season, she sang Violetta in La traviata (Verdi) in Würtzburg, Germany as well as Serena in Porgy and Bess (Gershwin) for five sold-out performances at l’Opéra de Montréal.
Her first solo CD, with Orchestre Métropolitain, won a 2011 Félix award and received a JUNO nomination. She is a sought-after performer for opera, recitals and with many orchestras. Her sound is described by Wholenote Magazineas "the voices of Jessye Norman and Renée Fleming, with a dash of Maureen Forrester, you just might create something akin to Lord’s apparatus."
This powerhouse soprano will be performing with violinist, Flaviu Zanca and pianist, Romain Pollet, both exceptional musicians in their own right.
Gershwin, Verdi, Bernstein, Dvorák, Bizet and many other composers make up this special program that simmers ever so naturally.
This tour has been generously supported by the Canada Council for the Arts, Alberta Foundation for the Arts, Arts Touring Alliance of Alberta, Lloyd Carr-Harris Foundation, RBC Foundation Emerging Artists Project and Golden West Broadcasting.
Prairie Debut is a Canadian classical and world music-touring network that focuses on bringing the highest artistic standard of classical and world music artists to communities of all sizes throughout Western Canada. Throughout its 18 years, Prairie Debut has cultivated some of Canada’s best musicians by providing performance opportunities, exposure and experience and connecting them with thousands of people across the Prairies. An organization with charitable status, Prairie Debut is based in Manitoba and incorporated in Alberta, Saskatchewan and Manitoba.
Tickets are available from the Dekker Centre box office and online at their website, where a video of Marie-Josée Lord can also be found.
