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Article: C'est magnifique! - The hills are alive with the sound of music at Quebec's summer festivals.
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- The Boston Herald
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- April 11, 1999
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The rolling, pastoral hills of eastern Canada are alive with classical music: Symphony orchestras, chamber ensembles and opera singers sweeten the sounds of summer - from tiny Rock Island on the Vermont border to old Quebec City. Add the splendid natural symphony of three waterfalls in one, and you'll find that Quebec Province is a music-lover's heaven.
Some 600 performers from more than 20 countries will light up the skies over Quebec's gigantic, open-air stage at the historic walled city's 31st Summer Festival July 8 through 18. French-language song and world beat always dominate Festival events, but rock, pop, jazz, blues and ...