{"id":529,"date":"2023-02-17T16:22:34","date_gmt":"2023-02-17T21:22:34","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.nicoellis.com\/lorchestre-de-lagora-remporte-le-prix-opus-pour-levenement-musical-de-lannee\/"},"modified":"2025-09-22T15:00:43","modified_gmt":"2025-09-22T19:00:43","slug":"the-orchestra-wins-an-opus-prize-for-the-musical-event-of-the-year","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.nicoellis.com\/en\/the-orchestra-wins-an-opus-prize-for-the-musical-event-of-the-year\/","title":{"rendered":"The Orchestra wins an OPUS prize for The Musical Event of the Year"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>On Sunday, February 5th, the Orchestra won its first Opus Prize for the \u201cMusical Event of the Year\u201d for Gala de la Terre pour les enfants: Mahler\u2019s 3rd Symphony!<br \/>\n<span id=\"more-5790\"><\/span><\/p>\n<p>Congratulations to our Conductor\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/orchestreagora.com\/nicolas-ellis\/\"><strong>Nicolas Ellis<\/strong><\/a>\u00a0for his inspired direction, to soloist\u00a0<strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.marienicolelemieux.com\/en\/biography\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Marie-Nicole Lemieux<\/a><\/strong>\u00a0and to the 200 artists gathered on stage for their memorable performance. Thank you to Bita Cattelan and Nicolas Ellis for co-hosting this successful Gala together and to our Honorary President\u00a0<strong>Dax Dasilva<\/strong>.<\/p>\n<p>This event was presented by\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.groupecanimex.com\/en\/canimex-group\/our-company\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Canimex<\/a>\u00a0in partnership with\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/ageofunion.netlify.app\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Age of Union<\/a>, and was in support of\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.unicef.ca\/en\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">UNICEF Canada<\/a>,\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.natureconservancy.ca\/en\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Nature Canada<\/a>, and the\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.sierraclub.ca\/en\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Sierra Club Canada Foundation.<\/a><\/p>\n<p>Source: <u><a href=\"https:\/\/orchestreagora.com\/en\/lorchestre-de-lagora-wins-opus-prize-for-the-musical-event-of-the-year\/\">orchestreagora.com\/en\/lorchestre-de-lagora-wins-opus-prize-for-the-musical-event-of-the-year<\/a><\/u><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>On Sunday, February 5th, the Orchestra won its first Opus Prize for the \u201cMusical Event of the Year\u201d for Gala de la Terre pour les enfants: Mahler\u2019s 3rd Symphony! 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