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2018 FALL series

Elements of Nature:
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WATER


​Tuesday afternoons 1:30 - 3:30 p.m.
October 16 -  November 20, 2018
FESTIVAL INN  (in the Guthrie Room)
1144 Ontario St., Stratford, Ontario
A series of films, live performances, and lectures
October 16 & 23
MOBY DICK
​
Jake Heggie

​We begin with a DVD presentation from the San Francisco Opera. This is a new opera created in 2010 based on the Herman Melville novel. Water represents survival and symbolizes revenge. The musical style is easy to access with beautiful orchestrations.
​programs sponsored by
Peter Fischer and Dorothy Knight
October 30
THE ART OF  THE TENOR
The Re-Creation Concert


Gerald Isaac
Charlene Nafziger and Berthold Carrière piano

also Kelly Walker with special guests


Renowned tenor, actor, and director Gerald Isaac has generously agreed to perform in place of Mark DuBois, who is unable to appear because of illness.

​program sponsored by
TD Wealth    Financial Planning
  Peter Thomas - Senior Financial Planner
Chocolate Barr's Candies (Stratford)
Olive Your Favourites (Stratford)

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November 6
BBC EARTH:
OCEANIA
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Ji Won Baxter violin

Ji Won Baxter, award-winning 16-year-old Stratford violinist, will improvise a musical score to the BBC Earth video presentation (with Barbara Steed Young, keyboard).
program sponsored by
Joanne McArthur

 November 13 & 20
BILLY BUDD
​​Benjamin Britten

​A DVD presentation from Glyndebourne Festival Opera. The opera is taken from a short story by Melville and was composed by Benjamin Britten in 1951. We focus on the human relationship to the sea, the human condition for jealousy and betrayal, and the price we pay for war. The action takes place in 1797 when England and France were at war.
programs sponsored by
Sandra Graff
​Dona Atkinson
Series Sponsors:
Kevin Larson and Rebecca Reeve

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Ticket Prices

​Single sessions: $10 each
(except $20 for October 30)
All tickets include light refreshments

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San Francisco Opera, photo Cory Weaver
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Gerald Isaac
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BBC Earth
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Glyndebourne Festival Opera, photo Alastair Muir
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