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Saturday, February 21, 2026 – 7:30 pm
Bougie Hall
1339, Sherbrooke West
Montréal, H3G 1G2
Bus : 24 – stop De la Montagne / Bishop
Métro : Guy-Concordia, Peel or Lucien-L’Allier
In the 18th century, Venice had four ospedali where young orphan girls were raised at the state’s expense, with the most gifted having to devote themselves to music. Contributing to the opulence of the Serenissima, and drawing travellers from across Europe, these conservatories allowed women—for one of the first times in history—to sing in public during religious services. Their music was like the city itself: luminous, effervescent, and magnificent.
With the participation of Les filles de l’île.
Antonio Vivaldi (1678-1741)
Juditha Triumphans, RV 644, extraits
Coro: Arma, caedes, vindicate furores
Aria con coro : O quam vaga
Aria: Armate face
Coro: Salve Invicta Juditha
Concerto pour violon, cordes et basse continue en mi majeur RV 267a, « per Anna Maria »
II. Andante
Johann Adolph Hasse (1699-1783)
Motet de psaume Miserere en ré mineur
Entracte
Nicola Porpora (1686-1768)
Il Trionfo della Divina Giustizia
Sinfonia en ré mineur
Aria « Ecco già l’orrenda tromba »
Baldassare Galuppi (1706-1785)
Motet de psaume Dixit Dominus en do majeur
Antonio Vivaldi
Gloria en ré majeur, RV 589
1. Gloria in excelsis Deo (Choeur)
2. Et in terra pax (Chœur)
3. Laudamus te (Sopranos I et II)
4. Gratias agimus tibi (Chœur)
5. Propter magnam gloriam (Chœur)
6. Domine Deus (Soprano)
7. Domine, Fili unigenite (Chœur)
8. Domine Deus, Agnus Dei (Contralto et chœur)
9. Qui tollis peccata mundi (Chœur)
10. Qui sedes ad dexteram Patris (Alto)
11. Quoniam tu solus sanctus (Chœur)
12. Cum Sancto Spiritu (Chœur)
Jacqueline Woodley and Rosalie Lane Lépine, sopranos
Marie-Andrée Mathieu and Stéphanie Pothier, altos
Choir and orchestra
With the participation of vocal ensemble Les filles de l’île
Anne-Marie Beaudette, direction