Orpheus in the Underworld by Jacques Offenbach
This hilarious satire on Greek myths is the most popular operetta Offenbach ever wrote. Orpheus and his wife Eurydice are at each other’s throats, she is abducted by a disguised Pluto, Public Opinion drags Orpheus to Mount Olympus and the gods take a vacation in Hades. Full of sparkling music and dialogue, this operetta features the […]
Rusalka by Antonin Dvořák
Rusalka (1901) is based on the original Slavic fairy tale of Undine, the water nymph, who is doomed by her love for a human prince. The story was famously adapted by Hans Christian Andersen as The Little Mermaid.
Giulio Cesare in Egitto by G.F. Handel
Giulio Cesare in Egitto (Julius Caesar in Egypt) by G.F. Handel (1724) With Baroque orchestra. Handel’s most popular opera—both in his own lifetime and today—depicts the meeting of Julius Caesar, fresh from his triumphs over Pompey the Great with the embattled Queen of Egypt, Cleopatra. Handel’s Giulio Cesare is one of the most well-known works […]
Halifax Opera Festival marks ten years of opera education in the HRM
For Immediate Release June 11, 2014 HALIFAX, N.S. – Halifax Summer Opera Festival (HSOF) is celebrating its tenth year of accessible and contemporary approach to opera education that provides young singers with an affordable space to grow and perform. Over 80 singers from all over Canada and the U.S. are coming together to perform three […]
Tenor Ermanno Mauro to give masterclass at HSOF 2014
First of all, a little story. I had the pleasure of meeting legendary tenor Ermanno Mauro last fall, when I was in Toronto doing auditions for HSOF. His dear friend, Lorraine Stewart, had arranged our meeting so we could talk about our mutual interest in helping young singers learn to perform opera, and I made […]
