fɹʌm nˈaɪntiːnhˈʌndɹɪd fˈoːɹɾi tˈuː ʌntˈɪl nˈaɪntiːnhˈʌndɹɪd fˈɪfti ðɪ ˈɑːpɚɹə ɡˈɪld ʌv mˌɑːntɹɪˈɔːl ɡˈeɪv tˈuː pɚfˈoːɹmənsᵻz ʌv ˈiːtʃ əv tˈuː pɹədˈʌkʃənz pɜː jˈɪɹ, ænd ðˈɛn ʌntˈɪl nˈaɪntiːnhˈʌndɹɪd fˈɪfti nˈaɪn mˈaʊntᵻd ˈoʊnli wˈʌn ˈænjuːəl pɹədˈʌkʃən; ðɪ ɑːɹtˈɪstɪk dᵻɹˈɛktɚ wʌz pˈɔːlɪn dˈɑːnældə.
From 1942 until 1950 the Opera Guild of Montreal gave two performances of each of two productions per year, and then until 1959 mounted only one annual production; the artistic director was Pauline Donalda.