Following comprehensive analysis, cause of death of Montreal's humpback remains undetermined...

The last breath and tragic death of a young humpback whale in freshwater in the St. Lawrence River, performed by two sopranos in symbiosis.

The deep mourning of an entire city.

Credits

• Jesse Plessis, music
• Cole Hayley, libretto
• Catherine Coulombe and Laura Wener, set design
• Emmanuel Campeau and Léa Demarez, direction
• Léa Demarez, choreography
• Ludmilla Cailla, costumes
• Léa Jourdain and Maud Lewden, vocals
• Simon Pelletier Gilbert, Piraveen Paramanathan, Lamiae Essakri, Léanne Foley and Quenton C. Baldock, extras
• Gwenaëlle Ratouit, clarinets
• Leïla Saurel, cello
• Darko Dimitrijević, accordion
• Jean-Michaël Lavoie, conductor and musical director
• Martine Jomphe and Mattia Senesi, vocal coaching