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Vamos a la opera
La nueva temporada de la Opera de Montreal (ODM) arrancó majestuosamente el sábado 26 de septiembre con el estreno simultáneo de las obras Pagliacci de Ruggeri Leoncavello y Gianni Schichi del compositor italiano Giacomo Puccini. Dos historias que nos hacen pasar de la tragedia al humor sin mayores traumatismos, gracias…
Read More »Andrés no quiere dormir la siesta.
Me dio mucho beneplácito saber que dentro del universo de películas de 78 países, que fueron seleccionadas por el festival de Cine del Mundo de Montreal, el largo metraje argentino dirigido por Daniel Bustamante y protagonizado por Norma Aleandro bajo el nombre de “Andrés no quiere dormir la siesta” se…
Read More »Antonio Najarro: Sin miedo a las fusiones.
El teatro Nuevo Mundo de Montreal estaba a reventar, el público entero esperaba con impaciencia uno de los espectáculos más esperados en el Festival de Jazz de Montreal, único en la categoría de danza. Finalmente el telón se abrió tímidamente y una voz melodiosa de una mujer comenzó a recitar…
Read More »Silent Disco in Montreal
After presenting in Tokyo, London, Milan and Amsterdam, Silent Disco came to Canada to join the 27th edition of the Montreal Just for Laughs Festival (Festival juste pour rire) a great event created by Gilbert Rozon in 1983. Rozon was inspired with the idea of bringing together in one place…
Read More »What’s up Montreal (V)
THE BEST VOICE One of my great discoveries at Montreal Jazz Festival was Somi. I went to see her at the Astral Theatre and I was very impressed by her performance. She has a strong, rich, well- educated voice, with great depth of expression! Somi is an American singer &…
Read More »What’s up Montreal (VI)
ALL FOR KIDS! Once again the Montreal’s Jazz Festival brought great activities for kids at Place Desjardins. There were lots of kid-friendly activities for their parents too, all free. What a wonderful way to introduce jazz as something to do together with your family. Besides that, magazines were full…
Read More »What’s up Montreal (VII )
GREAT FLAMENCO GUITARIST!!! Jesse Cook’s concert was amazing! Not only he mixed Jazz, Latin and World Music but he also pleased all audiences with his repertory, and the great musicians that perform along with him. I was happy to hear the accordion playing “Cumbia” from Colombia, and songs from…
Read More »Well done Spectra!
30th anniversary edition: A musical dream… come true. Alain Simard founder of the Montreal Jazz Festival has always the time to read all the reports about this wonderful event. In fact he is everywhere during the festival, reading the journalist’s articles, presenting the artists, and encouraging his team. Undeniably this…
Read More »What’s up Montreal (III) Inside de Jazz Festival
It’s hot in here! Patrick Watson was the only Canadian artist that was invited to sing in two big special events during the Festival. He met the press at Monument National-Studio Hydro-Quebec where he played the piano and sang a couple of his songs. He confessed that he was feeling…
Read More »What’s up Montreal (IV) Inside the Jazz Festival
You Rock! Jeff Beck, one of the world’s best guitar players, showed up in the press conference to receive his prize, the tribute of Montreal Guitar Room. He answered different questions from the journalists, and what I liked the most, was his humbleness to recognize that he had also made…
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Elecciones en Montreal: Escandálos, sorpresas y apatía
A menos de dos semanas de las elecciones municipales en Montreal es mucho lo …
