Bernard Labadie has established himself worldwide as one of the preeminent conductors of the Baroque and Classical repertoire, a reputation closely tied to his work with Les Violons du Roy (for which he served as Music Director from its inception until 2014) and La Chapelle de Québec. With these two ensembles he has regularly toured Canada, the US and Europe, in major venues and festivals such as Carnegie Hall, David Geffen Hall, Walt Disney Concert Hall, Kennedy Center, The Barbican, The Concertgebouw, and the Salzburg Festival, among others. He began a four-year term as Principal Conductor of the Orchestra of St. Luke’s in the 2018-19 season.

French-Canadian Julie Boulianne has been acclaimed for the agility and expressive power of her dark-hued mezzo-soprano in a wide repertoire, focusing especially on the works of Berlioz, Mozart, and Rossini. The Independent recently said of her, “Julie Boulianne’s Marguerite is gloriously sung, her sound replete with grace and power.” In the 2020-2021 season, Ms. Boulianne returns to the Royal Opera House as Nicklausse in Les Contes d’Hoffmann, to the Metropolitan Opera as Stéphano in Roméo et Juliette, and Opéra de Montréal as Rose Valland in the world premiere of La Beauté du Monde by Julien Bilodeau. Orchestral engagements include Vivaldi’s Gloria and select concert arias for her debut with the Chicago Symphony Orchestra, Cinq poèmes de Charles Baudelaire at the Berlin Philharmonic with the Deutsches Symphonie-Orchester Berlin, Mozart’s Requiem with the Orquestra Sinfônica do Estado de São Paulo and Les Nuits d’Eté with the Kitchener-Waterloo Symphony.

Canadian german soprano Anna-Sophie Neher received her Bachelor’s Degree from the Montreal Conservatory. After studying a year in New York under the tutelage of Sanford Sylvan and Dawn Upshaw, she completed her master's degree in 2018 at McGill University where she worked with Dominique Labelle. During her years of study, Anna-Sophie stood out in several competitions and received many grants, including one from the Sylva Gelber Foundation (2018) and the Jacqueline Desmarais Foundation (2016-2018). In 2017, she won 1st place in the OSM Competition and the prestigious McGill University Wirth Prize. She also participated in the Montreal International Competition and the Salzburg International Mozartwettbewerb.

Known for her lush voice and dramatic artistry, soprano Stéphanie Manias is a frequent performer in the greater Montreal area. She is heard regularly as a soloist and chorister in some of Canada’s most celebrated ensembles, such as Studio de Musique Ancienne de Montreal, the Chorus of the Orchestre symphonique de Montréal, and La Chapelle de Québec. A versatile and flexible performer, some of Stéphanie’s recent engagements include works by Bach, Monteverdi, Mozart, Haydn and Strauss.   (momentsmusicaux.ca)