At the end of November, Les Idées heureuses welcomes a distinguished guest to Montreal: conductor and baroque music historian Hervé Niquet. In a “two-in-one” format as refined as a haute-cuisine dish, audiences will be treated to two events centred on the theme of the table—a veritable feast for the ears in the era of the Grand Siècle. The project revolves around the tercentenary of Michel-Richard de Lalande and his famous Symphonies pour les soupers du Roy, instrumental works composed to accompany royal dinners at the court of Louis XIV. First a fundraising event, then a playful and theatrical concert that…
