Our orchestral collaborators for Giulio Cesare 2014: Kevin Mallon,Aradia Ensemble and Friends!
The Halifax Summer Opera Festival starts rehearsals next week, and among the artists performing with us this season will be members of one of the world’s most exciting period instrument groups, the Canadian Aradia Ensemble, who will accompany our production of Handel’s Giulio Cesare. This will be the first fully-staged Baroque opera performed in Halifax with […]
The Voice: Unlocked. BACH TO BASICS.
Hello again my wonderful Opera friend. I am so glad that you are back to see what is in store for you next. The HSOF would like to present to you a lovely handbook that has been concocted for you: Opera 101. The genre of Opera has been around for over 400 years so […]
Introducing The Voice: Unlocked!
Welcome dear music lover to The Voice: Unlocked. This blog has been crafted specially for you. It will tell you the inside scoop about the 2014 Halifax Summer Opera Music Festival, educate you about the world of Opera and help you explore your love for classical music. My name is Raeesa Lalani and I am here to […]
Lorna Macdonald returns to HSOF for masterclass and mini-workshop
Nova Scotian singer and vocal pedagogue Lorna MacDonald returns to the Halifax Summer Opera Festival in 2014 for two masterclasses and a special “Intensive Fix” workshop on vocal issues. Lorna is always our top-rated masterclass technician and private teacher, with a justly-famed reputation for her combination of intuitive insight, creative problem solving and tremendously technical knowledge. […]
Opera Scenes Programme
Our new two week Opera Scenes Programme gives you a chance to hear a group of talented up and coming singers in a charming selection of opera scenes and ensembles, drawn from the music of Mozart to Britten. Director: Prof. Caroline Schiller Music Director: Eric Charbonneau LEARN MORE ABOUT THE CAST AND CREATIVE TEAM FOR OPERA SCENES!
