LE CERCLE MOLIÈRE
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Founded in 1925, it is the longest-running
theatre company in North America and is
dedicated to promoting French language
theatre in Manitoba. It offers a wide range
of styles and themes en français with
English synopses available for all plays and
English subtitles for select performances.
Season: October to April
340 Provencher Boulevard – St. Boniface
Email: info@cerclemoliere.com
www.cerclemoliere.com
FLIPSIDE OPERA
Flipside Opera is an independent opera
company that offers a new perspective on
classical music that captivates the modern
audience and provides performance
opportunities for Manitoban artists.
34 Larchwood Place
Tel: 204.955.7464
Email: flipsideopera@gmail.com
www.flipsideopera.com
LITTLE OPERA COMPANY
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Little Opera Company presents chamber
opera that is sung in English, based
on contemporary stories and updated
traditional themes. It started with one
man's passion to bring opera to a wider
audience and offers emerging artists an
opportunity to perform with veteran artists.
Visit the website for season information.
Tel: 204.452.1017
Email: contact@littleopera.ca
www.littleopera.ca
MANITOBA CHAMBER
ORCHESTRA
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Manitoba Chamber Orchestra stages
nine concerts each season, most with
guest soloists, in the acoustically superb
Westminster United Church. It has earned
an international reputation with its
innovative and imaginative programming,
recordings, broadcasts and tours.
Season: September to June
745 Westminster Avenue –
Wolseley/West End
Tel: 204.783.7377
Email: mco@mts.net
www.themco.ca
MANITOBA OPERA
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Internationally acclaimed artists join the
Manitoba Opera Chorus to present two
lavish full-scale productions each season.
The romantic tragedy Werther, by French
composer Jules Massenet, runs April 29,
May 2 and 5, 2017. Pre-show chats and
English translations are projected above
the stage.
Season: November through May
Centennial Concert Hall, Room 1060,
555 Main Street – Exchange District
Email: mbopera@manitobaopera.mb.ca
www.manitobaopera.mb.ca
PRAIRIE THEATRE
EXCHANGE (PTE)
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PTE presents five plays every season
specializing in new Canadian works
ranging from comedies and poignant
stories to searing dramas, as well as a
family holiday show. The audience is
seated on three sides of a thrust stage
for a unique and intimate setting.
Season: October to May
Portage Place Shopping Centre,
third Floor – 393 Portage Avenue –
Downtown
Tel: 204.942.5483
www.pte.mb.ca
Le Cercle Moliere's production of Au Coeur de l'histoire: Hubert Pantel Monica Huisman and Russell Braun, Transit of Venus: R. Tinker
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