2023 FALL series

PROFANE
Six Tuesday afternoons   1:30 - 3:30 p.m.
10 October – 14 November, 2023
recorded video productions presented by our
Artistic Director Barbara Steed Young

Two ways to subscribe:

​LIVE at Quality Inn   $60  $15 single session, except $20 Oct 24
or ONLINE at home  $40   
(LIVE Subscription includes access to ONLINE content as well)

Subscription payments by cheque to:     new address
​MOA, P.O. Box 25045, RPO Huron St, Stratford ON  N5A 0B4
or  by Interac e-transfer to:    [email protected]

October 10 (part 1) & 17 (part 2)
DIE FLEDERMAUS
Johann Strauss II
Premiered in 1874 Vienna and popular ever since, this lively operetta derives its story line from a French vaudeville play staged two years earlier, in turn loosely based on an 1851 German farce by Benedix. It is set in Vienna. Everyone comes to the Prince's glorious ball in Act 2; the mood in Act 3, at the prison, is only slightly less scandalous.
​program sponsored by     Julia Rank
                                     Joanne McArthur

October 24
CARMINA BURANA
with David Stones and Kelly Walker
Carl Orff
Composer and educator Carl Orff first encountered the 13th-century Carmina Burana (or Songs of Beuren) in 1934, in their English translations.  The originals (in Latin, German, and mediaeval French)  were probably connected with an Austrian Abbey. From over 1,000 songs, Orff chose 24 for his 1937 'scenic cantata'. Poet David Stones and singer-songwriter Kelly Walker will provide a contemporary response to Carl Orff’s exploration of love, lust, longing and loss.
program sponsored by     Jim MacDougall
                    and also by    Maggie Woodley in memory of Connie
                    MacDougall, a passionate lover of music and opera and a
                    great friend and admirer of Kelly Walker

October 31
SACRIFICIUM:  CASTRATI ARIAS
Recorded performances by Cecilia Bartoli
Cecilia Bartoli has committed considerable time and energy in recent years to reviving and performing the lost repertoire of the early 18th century Italian castrati, wonderfully virtuosic music to which she brings the entire range of her own vocal artistry.
program sponsored by     Mark Beckett

November 7 (part 1) & 14 (part 2)
L'INCORONAZIONE DI POPPEA
Claudio Monteverdi
This was Monteverdi's last opera – first performed in 1643 in Venice, revived in 1651 in Naples, then lost for over 200 years. Poppea was the mistress of the Roman Emperor Nero; the opera relates the story of how she achieved her grand ambition to be crowned empress.
program sponsored by     David Beattie & Maxine Houghton
                                     Peter Lunney
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​Series Sponsor:
The Law Office of Mary Anne Shaw
                   Wills & Estate Law
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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 Oct 10, or to 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

Toronto Operetta Theatre

Bury Choral Society

Cecilia Bartoli

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