Quebec City's International Summer Festival wraps up on Sunday, July 19 with a series of blowout concerts.
Placido Domingo plays on Friday, Sting takes the stage Saturday night, and on Sunday Karkwa, Malajube, Jonathon Roy and friends will entertain the fans.
But fans who miss Domingo this time around will get plenty more chances.
Starting in 2011, visitors to the capital will be able to enjoy an International Opera Festival. Domingo has developed a relationship with the city, courtesy of his son Alvaro's wife.
"My wife had been here many, many years before I set foot in Quebec," said Alvaro Domingo. "When we came here ourselves, my father included, my mom included when she was part of the jury last year, we fell in love with your city. This is a very beautiful city."
Placido Domingo will be the President of Honour for the first edition of the International Opera Festival. In effect he will lend them his name and his expertise.
"Giving advice, giving ideas as to what can be presented, how it can be presented, what singers might come from outside, what singers even locally you know, he might be able to listen to and suggest for one role or another," said Alvaro.
If he can find time in a schedule that is booked years in advance he might perform too.
The details of the festival are still sketchy, however organizers like Gregoire Legendre know what they won't do.
"What we're not aiming at is borrowing productions to show in Quebec City," said Legendre. "We would like to create something very special from here that people from outside would like to come and witness here in Quebec City."
Three levels of government are going to provide part of the funding. Everyone has two goals: bring a whole new group of international tourists to the city, and introduce Quebecers to an art form that many of them do not know or think they wouldn't like.
