At 80, Robert Charlebois has lost none of his passion. And the living legend of Quebec song is offered a gift as big as his work: two symphonic concerts presented on May 2 and 3 at the Grand Théâtre de Québec, in the company of the Quebec Symphony Orchestra (OSQ).
“There are more people on stage with me that I had in the room at the start of my career,” he said, laughing. And yet, this ambitious project is far from a simple retrospective.
Mr. Charlebois wanted to offer an entirely symphonic musical experience, without electric guitar, without low, without battery, to highlight the richness of his compositions.
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“As soon as the classic musicians see an amp, they make the baboune!” he jokes.
Result: a powerful spectacle, but also all in nuances, with 66 musicians and choristers.
Rare pearls … and tears
The repertoire was carefully chosen.
Essentials like Ordinary et I will come back to Montrealof course, but also pieces rarely played on stage.
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“There are songs that I may never do again, but which had incredible symphonic potential,” emphasizes the singer-songwriter. I tell you: you will cry. It happened in Montreal, and it will happen here too. ”
A still alive work
After Quebec, the project could travel elsewhere, as in France. But for the moment, it is in the capital that it happens.
