9th Musique@5pm: OpéraM3F - Mère-Noël

9e Musique@17h: OpéraM3F - Mère-Noël Let yourself be moved by the beauty, intimacy and power of vocal music in Montreal's incredible Art Deco heritage venue, the 9e Grande Salle!

operaM3F's professional singers and mothers perform beloved Christmas songs that echo the joy of the season in a dazzling musical adventure, where audience interaction creates a lively, immersive experience.

9e Musique@17h, on the first and third Tuesday of each month at 5 p.m. for one hour, invites the public to enjoy a drink during the concerts, meet the artists and make reservations at the 9e Île-de-France restaurant for the post-concert dinner.

Highlights
🏛 Be moved! Join in this dazzling musical adventure in Montreal's impressive Art Deco heritage venue, the 9th Grande Salle!
🏆 OpéraM3F presents winning designers from the OPUS and JUNO PRIZES
🏆 OpéraM3F artistic director Kristin Hoff is winner of the Mécénat Musica PRIX GOYER
🌎 OpéraM3F is carrying out a project unique in the world - the creation of new Canadian operas that give voice to new, unique and diverse stories
🥂 Stay after the concert to meet the musicians and chat over a drink

General Info
📅 Date and time: Tuesday, December 16, 2025 at 5 p.m
📍 Location: Le 9e Grande Salle - 1500 blvd Robert-Bourassa
⏳ Duration: 60 minutes (approx.). Doors open 60 minutes before the concert and latecomers will not be admitted.
👤 Age requirement: 6+. Children under 16 must be accompanied by an adult.
♿ Accessibility: this venue is wheelchair accessible.
❓ Read the FAQ for this event here
🪑 Places are allocated on a first-come, first-served basis

Artists

• Kristin Hoff, mezzo-soprano and Artistic Director of OpéraM3F at the 9th Great Hall, possesses  "appealing clarity and emotional weight." - New York Times
• Jacqueline Woodley, soprano, "Urgent and compelling... an emotional journey." - The Washington Post
• Annabelle Renzo, principal harp, Grands ballets canadiens

Description
9e Musique@17h presents OpéraM3F - MÈRE-NOËL, a dazzling musical adventure where audience interaction creates a lively, immersive experience, with the Christmas tunes that ring out the joy of the season.

Press releases
💬 Montreal Theatre Hub ⭐⭐⭐⭐ "... exactly what opera needs... bold, contemporary, poetic... theatrical..."
💬 Revue l'Opéra ⭐⭐⭐⭐ "Impressively unified, the hour-long work is a constant bewitchment, a parenthesis of bliss."
💬 BarczaBlog ⭐⭐⭐⭐ "A deeply moving play that had a profound effect on me."
💬 Ludwig van Montréal ⭐⭐⭐⭐ "A fine opportunity to hear Canadian women composers and librettists whose notes and words echo our troubled times."

In addition to your concert, you can also book dinner at the Ile-de-France restaurant, with a meal prepared by renowned chefs Derek Dammann and Liam Hopkins. Book here. Floor plan