Orchestre Classique de Montréal to Present Armenian Songs in ‘From Yerevan to Montreal’ Concert

OPERA WIRE

Feb 20 2021

By Logan Martell

Running from March 9 to 23, 2021, the Orchestre Classique de Montreal will present an online fundraising concert of Armenian music, titled “From Yerevan to Montreal.”

Led by Maestro Boris Brott, the concert will feature Armenian-Canadian soprano Aline Kutan. The program is comprised of works from Armenian composers Armen Tigranian and Kevork Andonian, as well as two works by composer and OCM founder Alexander Brott. There will be arias from Tigranian’s opera, “Anoush,” as well as the world premiere of Andonian’s composition, “Revival.”

“From Yerevan to Montreal” will be broadcast live from Salle Pierre-Mercure on March 9, and available for viewing until March 23.

Tickets are $20 with a portion of the proceeds going to the Atken Armenian Foundation in support of music programs for underprivileged children.

Emil Lazarian

“I should like to see any power of the world destroy this race, this small tribe of unimportant people, whose wars have all been fought and lost, whose structures have crumbled, literature is unread, music is unheard, and prayers are no more answered. Go ahead, destroy Armenia . See if you can do it. Send them into the desert without bread or water. Burn their homes and churches. Then see if they will not laugh, sing and pray again. For when two of them meet anywhere in the world, see if they will not create a New Armenia.” - WS