The Lachine Vocal Academy

Event details

Sunday | 21 December 2025
10:30
L’Entrepôt (2901, boul. Saint-Joseph, Lachine)
Aucun billet requis / Entrée gratuite

This concert brings together two talents from the Lachine International Vocal Academy: mezzo-soprano Justine Ledoux and pianist Tony Stauffer. Together, they will offer a performance that reflects the excellence and artistic impact of the Lachine International Vocal Academy.

Each summer, the Academy welcomes 18 young singers and 5 collaborative pianists who work intensively with seven internationally renowned professors, including pedagogues from Canada, France, Austria, and Sweden. Through individual and group lessons, as well as workshops, these young artists — from institutions such as the Conservatoire de musique de Montréal, McGill University’s Schulich School of Music, and the Atelier lyrique of the Opéra de Montréal — deepen their mastery of the various aspects of the careers of opera singers and collaborative pianists.

LOCATION / TIME

L’Entrepôt (2901, boul. Saint-Joseph, Lachine)
Arrival: 10:30 a.m. | Concert start: 11:00 a.m.

COST

Cost: Free, no ticket required
Recital, coffee, juice, brioche included.

PRESENTED IN COLLABORATION WITH THE LACHINE BOROUGH

Biographies

Justine Ledoux, mezzo-soprano

Renowned for her ‘captivating, velvety tone’ and her “mastery of low and high notes that enhance her artistry with captivating intensity ” (Opera Canada), Quebec mezzo-soprano Justine Ledoux was named one of the CBC’s 30 Hot Classical Musicians Under 30 in 2025 and is the winner of the 2025 Choquette-Symcox Prize. This season, she sings Serena Joy in The Handmaid’s Tale at the Banff Centre, Pastuchyna in Jenůfa (Opéra de Montréal), Mrs. Grose in The Turn of the Screw (Opéra de Montréal / NACO), and is the understudy for Carmen (Opéra de Montréal). Recent projects include Rosina in Il barbiere di Siviglia (Brott Opera), Wellgunde in Das Rheingold (Calgary Opera), Marcellina in Le nozze di Figaro (Calgary Opera), and Mercédès in Carmen (Calgary Opera). A graduate of the Conservatoire de musique de Montréal and the McPhee Program at Calgary Opera, she will participate in the Lachine International Vocal Academy in 2022 and 2023. Justine is studying with Lena Hellström-Färnlöf.

Tony Stauffer, piano

Tony Stauffer is a French-born rehearsal pianist and opera accompanist. Born in Bayonne, he began studying piano at the age of seven at the Bayonne Regional Conservatory, where he obtained his Diploma in Musical Studies (DEM) with honours. He holds a doctorate from the University of Montreal, where he studied with Francis Perron and Liz Upchurch. Tony participated in the Lachine International Vocal Academy in 2022. In 2023, Tony joined the UdeM-McGill residency programme in piano/vocal arts. In 2024 and 2025, he participated in the Lehrer Vocal Institute at the Music Academy of the West in Santa Barbara, California, as a pianist, working on productions of Carmen, L’Enfant et les sortilèges and Don Giovanni. He also trained in German lied interpretation at the Franz Schubert Institute in Austria. This season, Tony is, among other things, assistant pianist for Jenůfa and Carmen at the Opéra de Montréal.

Programme

L’italiana in Algeri : Cruda sorte	Gioachino Rossini (1792–1868)
Samson et Dalila : Mon cœur s’ouvre à ta voix	Camille Saint-Saëns (1835–1921)
Cabaret Songs : Amor	William Bolcom (1938–)
Trois chansons de Bilitis La Flûte de Pan La Chevelure Le Tombeau des naïades	Claude Debussy (1862–1918)
Quai Ouest : La mort de Cécile	Régis Campo (1968–)
La Pucelle d’Orléans : Da, Chas Nastal!	P. I. Tchaikovski (1840–1893)
Carmen : Habanera	Georges Bizet (1838–1875)
Stille Nacht, Heilige Nacht	Trad.
Have Yourself a Merry Little Christmas	Ralph Blane / Hugh Martin
La Périchole : Je suis grise	Jacques Offenbach (1819–1880)