by Bodhi Anders | Jul 10, 2018 | General
Emily Steers Emily began her musical career very early in her youth by participating in her children’s choir. Although her family is a musical one, opera was a fairly new experience for them to explore, and they were more than happy to learn about it alongside...
by Bodhi Anders | Jul 9, 2018 | 2018 Festival, Featured performers, General
Thera Barclay Originating from Ottawa, Thera’s journey through the theatrical arts began at a very young age. She began singing, as well as taking dancing and acting classes all throughout her elementary school years. Her family was very supportive of her, and...
by Bodhi Anders | Jul 5, 2018 | 2018 Festival, Featured performers, General
Nina Scott-Stoddart Growing up in Toronto, Nina Scott-Stoddart was introduced to the world of opera through two powerful women in her life. Her grandmother provided her with the very first tastes of listening to opera, while her mother, who was a talented singer,...
by Bodhi Anders | Jun 25, 2018 | 2018 Festival, General, Media Releases
For Immediate Release June 25th, 2018 (Halifax, NS) – For the fourteenth summer over 90 people will descend on Halifax to rehearse and perform 12 live performances of fully-staged opera. This year the Halifax Summer Opera Festival includes four performances each of...
by Nina | Aug 11, 2017 | General
Kaela Bosch, soprano Belezza, Fedra, Ore 2 in Cavalli’s L’Egisto “I still regularly rock out to a couple of Veggie Tales songs and I feel no shame about it.” Kaela Bosch Where are you from? How did you first get interested in opera or musical...
by Nina | Jul 26, 2017 | 2017 Festival, Featured performers, General
Susan Moore, contralto Mrs Herring in Britten’s Albert Herring “New opera, which is currently mostly written for young people in the U.K. to attend as part of their education or to perform, must move to the main stage alongside classic works. This is the...
