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Extra Concerts

Opera Backwards: a very queer show
Thursday July 23, 7:30 pm
The Bus Stop Theatre

In the tradition of “Broadway Backwards”, the annual show where musical theatre numbers are given an LGBT twist, HSOF presents its salute to Halifax Pride: “Opera Backwards”.  Come and experience gay and lesbian stories told through the great arias and duets of opera and operetta, sung by participants in the eleventh annual Halifax Summer Opera Festival. Hosts Kristi Davidson and Bunni Lapin.

Tickets $15

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Musical Theatre Concert
Saturday August 1, 7:30 pm
Lillian Piercey Concert Hall

Young singers from the Halifax Summer Opera Festival under the direction of Eric Charbonneau. An entertaining evening with stage director Stacy Chadwell. Tickets $20/$15/$5

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In the Beginning was the Word: An Evening with Emily Dickinson
Thursday August 6, 6:30 pm
Paul O’Regan Hall, Halifax Central Library

Writer/director: David Mosey
Music director: Tara Scott
Emily Dickinson: Lise Renault
Singers: Zoe-Elizabeth McCray and Sarah Pistorius

One of the most enigmatic figures on the literary landscape, Emily Dickinson wrote over 1700 poems of which only seven were published during her lifetime. In seclusion, and writing with fierce energy (even fury at times) she analysed the nature of human alienation in an uncertain and inferential universe, compressing her observations into tightly-written finely wrought poetry. An extraordinary number of her poems  have been set to music. Through poetry, music and narrative, In the beginning was the word introduces the world of Emily Dickinson.

Admission FREE

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