Violons du Roy / Chapelle de Québec| Bernard Labadie’s interpretation of Handel’s Messiah

Interview by Alain Brunet
Genres and styles : Baroque

Additional Information

An international authority on Baroque and early music, as well as on a wide range of the classical repertoire, Bernard Labadie has enjoyed an international career since stepping down as principal conductor of Les Violons du Roy and La Chapelle de Québec, which he founded. After miraculously surviving cancer in the middle of the previous decade, he resumed his duties as conductor and left the direction of the Québec ensembles. In particular, he holds the position of Principal Conductor of the Orchestra of St. Luke’s in New York, but maintains a strong link with his hometown and the ensembles he has brought into being. In this case, Bernard Labadie endeavors to explore further this essential work by the German composer who became a naturalized English citizen, and whose Messiah is part of the British and, for obvious reasons, North American tradition. All of which amply justifies this interview by Bernard Labadie with Alain Brunet, for PAN M 360.

Handel’s Messiah will be performed on December 12 and 13 in the Salle Raoul Jobin at the Palais Montcalm in Quebec City, and on December 14 at the Maison symphonique de Montréal.

  • Bernard Labadie, Chef
  • Liv Redpath, Soprano
  • Iestyn Davies, Countertenor
  • Andrew Haji, Tenor
  • William Thomas, Bass
  • Les Violons du Roy
  • La Chapelle de Québec, Chœur de chambre

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