The Scene of the Scene

35. La Reine-garçon.


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La Reine-garçon, a new opera about Queen Christina of Sweden. Or is that King Christina? Either way, she’s got a lot of irksome gentleman suitors, but she’s also got a favourite countess in her court. And she’s also brought René Descartes to Sweden? There’s a lot to talk about.

Show Notes.

La Reine-garçon (composed by Julien Bilodeau, libretto by Michel Marc Bouchard) runs through the Febrauary 15 in Toronto.

Finally solved this: It premiered in Montreal last Febraury!

We saw Donizetti’s Roberto Devereaux long before we started this podcast!

And Roberto Bolaño is the Chilean writer. OK, I think that sorts out most of the mistakes?

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