2016 Winter series'Sacrifice'
Tuesday afternoons 1:30 - 3:30 p.m. 12 January to 16 February 2016 FESTIVAL INN, 1144 Ontario St. Stratford, Ontario A series of films, live performances, and lectures  Intimate Opera of Pasadena
12 January 2016
AMAHL AND THE NIGHT VISITORS Gian Carlo Menotti program sponsored by Peter Fischer Dorothy Knight Joanne McArthur 
19 & 26 January 2016
TURANDOT Giacomo Puccini 
2 & 9 February 2016
LOUIS RIEL Harry Somers program funded in part by Sandra Graff Guy Chadsey 
16 February 2016
MÉTIS FIDDLING AND MUSIC PERFORMANCE program sponsored by John Lederman Barbara Steed Young |
Music and Opera Appreciation's new Artistic Leader Barbara Steed Young will launch our 2016 winter series with the famous opera in one act by Gian Carlo Menotti telling the story of the visit of the three Kings to a small village near Bethlehem. The sacrifice of a young boy presents the Christmas story in a unique way. Canadian Teresa Stratas sings the Mother in this production.
Turandot is an Italian opera set in China, an epic fairy tale filled with drama, comedy, tragedy and the glorious music of G. Puccini. Our DVD is from the 1999 Beijing production, the first performance of Turandot in China after being banned for 75 years. The sacrifice made by a slave girl leads to a happy ending.
The Canadian opera Louis Riel was written for Canada’s centennial in 1967 with music by Harry Somers. It focuses on the 19th century Métis leader from Manitoba and how his rebellions and sacrifice shaped Canada. Perhaps the power of this opera finds resonance in the questions Canadians continue to ask about the nature of our country, our historical conflicts and the challenges we face as we construct our Canada of the 21st century.
To conclude the Series we welcome guest artist Anne Lederman, Canada’s leading expert on Métis music and fiddling in particular. Anne will perform songs written by Louis Riel as well as other works from our Canadian folk song tradition.
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