{"id":138302,"date":"2025-05-25T10:44:59","date_gmt":"2025-05-25T14:44:59","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/panm360.com\/gig_review\/orchestre-philharmonique-choeur-melomanes-francis-choiniere-opcm-montreal-concert-mahler-resurrection-maison-symphonique-allyson-mchardy-sarah-dufresne-gfn\/"},"modified":"2025-05-25T10:54:06","modified_gmt":"2025-05-25T14:54:06","slug":"orchestre-philharmonique-choeur-melomanes-francis-choiniere-opcm-montreal-concert-mahler-resurrection-maison-symphonique-allyson-mchardy-sarah-dufresne-gfn","status":"publish","type":"gig_review","link":"https:\/\/panm360.com\/en\/gig_review\/orchestre-philharmonique-choeur-melomanes-francis-choiniere-opcm-montreal-concert-mahler-resurrection-maison-symphonique-allyson-mchardy-sarah-dufresne-gfn\/","title":{"rendered":"Reaching for the sky: Francis Choini\u00e8re’s challenge to end his OPCM’s 10th season"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

Last night’s finale and premiere at the Maison symphonique de Montr\u00e9al were one and the same: the Orchestre Philharmonique et Choeur des M\u00e9lomanes (OPCM) ended its season (the tenth of its existence) with a first-ever performance of a Mahler symphony, in this case the Second, \u201cResurrection<\/em>\u201d. Conductor Francis Choini\u00e8re had chosen it for its beauty and magnificence, allowing him to showcase his orchestra’s capabilities. Soprano Sarah Dufresne and mezzo Allyson McHardy joined the ensemble for the short but beautiful lyrical lines of the work’s fourth and fifth movements.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

WATCH THE INTERVIEW WITH FRANCIS CHOINI\u00c8RE ABOUT MAHLER’S RESURRECTION SYMPHONY.<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Francis Choini\u00e8re conducts in a poised manner, without the effluvia of his Montreal colleagues Rafael Payare and Yannick N\u00e9zet-S\u00e9guin, or the historic Bernstein, a model in his own right. This induces an attention to the almost crystalline clarity of the score’s numerous lines and contrasts. Where Bernstein creates a gripping viscerality, Francis draws precise, more thoughtful portraits. This does not prevent the achievement of impressive and effective tutti when necessary.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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