2022 WINTER seriesFinished, thanks for your support!
BEGINNINGS Six Tuesday afternoons 1:30 - 3:30 p.m. 4 January – 8 February, 2022 Two ways to subscribe: LIVE at Quality Inn $60 (includes access to ONLINE content) *** Please Note: LIVE option unavailable through Jan 26 or ONLINE at home $40 (content similar to LIVE sessions) Subscription payments by cheque to: MOA, P.O. Box 21060, Stratford ON N5A 7V4 OR by Interac e-Transfer to: [email protected] January 4
THE CREATION Franz Joseph Haydn The Creation is one of Haydn's masterpieces, a large-scale oratorio describing the divine creation of the world. The text is based on Genesis, The Book of Psalms, and Milton's Paradise Lost. Haydn drew inspiration from the oratorios of Handel that he heard in England in the 1790s. program sponsored by David Beattie and Maxine Houghton January 11
AN ALPINE SYMPHONY Richard Strauss A symphonic tour de force for large orchestra, An Alpine Symphony is a multi-section tone poem depicting a day climbing in the Alps, all the hours from dawn to nightfall. program sponsored by Joanne McArthur January 18 & 25
GLORIANA Benjamin Britten Composed in 1953 to celebrate the coronation of Queen Elizabeth II, Gloriana has a libretto based on Lytton Strachey's book about the relationship between Elizabeth I and the Earl of Essex, called Elizabeth and Essex: A Tragic History [1928]. program sponsored by Ann Reynolds February 1 & 8
TURANDOT Giacomo Puccini Puccini’s final opera (unfinished at his death in 1924) is far and away his most musically adventurous. Its fairy-tale-like story can be traced back to a twelfth-century story by the Persian poet Nazami. |
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The Law Office of Mary Anne Shaw Wills & Estate Law Study Guide You may receive the Series Study Guide by adding a Donation of $10 or more to MOA. It will be available for pickup Jan 4, or can be - delivered to local online patrons - mailed to out of town online patrons When making your payment please specify: - Ticket being purchased and its cost - Amount of your donation - Address for delivery or mailing |