M3F an ensemble fostering the next generation of Canadian female opera creators.
Led by Kristin Hoff and Luna Pearl Woolf, it seeks to bring the creative voices and artistic leadership of women to the forefront of opera. Until 2022, M3F facilitated a biennial $50,000 award, the Mécénat Musica “Prix 3 Femmes”, which supported the creation of new contemporary operas by emerging female identifying Canadian composers and librettists through seed funding, mentorship, and work development opportunities. Different creation activities such as the Opera Creation Forum will be replacing the MMP3F in the future. Past productions include TRIPTYQUE at Salle Bourgie (in co-production with Société de musique contemporaine du Québec), a digital production of Ana Sokolovic’s Love Songs (in partnership with Earth World Collaborative), performances of Next Wave Workshop in Toronto at the Canadian Opera Company Free Concert Series and Ernest Balmer Studio, a production of Keiko Devaux’s first opera L’écoute du perdu in co-production with Paramirabo and Le Vivier, and 3 digital adaptations of new creations Justine et les machines, The Chair, and Vanishing Point. The Vanishing Point film was presented at Montreal’s Festival International du Film sur l’art in March 2024.

Among several productions in 2024 included the premiere of 3 new operas by winners of the Mécénat Musica Prix 3 Femmes 2022. Presented by Montreal’s Salle Bourgie in collaboration with Le Vivier, the production Fables et légendes - Opéra d’aujourd’hui presents excerpts from Je suis fille de la fille by Analia Llugdar and Emné Nasereddine, Nanatasis by Alejandra Odgers and Nicole O’Bomsawin, and Raccoon Opera by Rebecca Gray and Rachel Gray.

Alongside their work in fostering the next generation of composers and librettists, M3F engages in creation workshops which focus on the training of young artists and performers in universities across Canada. Made possible by the generous support of the Azrieli Foundation, M3F’s workshops serve a dynamic collaborative space between young artists and established professionals in the field of creation. To date, their workshops have been presented at 11 universities/schools across Canada in Saskatchewan, Ontario, Quebec, Alberta, New Brunswick, and Newfoundland.



                                                                                   
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