2024 WINTER seriesSACRED
Six Tuesday afternoons 1:30 - 3:30 p.m. 9 January – 13 February, 2024 recorded video productions presented by our Artistic Director Barbara Steed Young Two ways to subscribe: LIVE at Quality Inn $60 or ONLINE at home $40 (excludes Feb 13 concert) (LIVE Subscription includes access to ONLINE content as well) Individual regular sessions: $15 Live concert Feb 13: $30 ($20 for ONLINE subscribers) 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] January 9 (part 1) & 16 (part 2)
SAMSON et DELILA Camille Saint-Saëns After being rejected in Paris, Samson et Delila had its premiere in Weimar in 1877, in a German translation. Drawing on the well-known biblical story, the score dramatizes lust, seduction, betrayal, and the violent, inescapable conclusion. Saint-Saëns followed classical models and their sense of form, resisting the influence of Wagner. programs sponsored by Elizabeth Hardeman Karen Mychayluk January 23
THE RITE OF SPRING Igor Stravinsky The ballet's first performance, in 1913 in Paris, was most unconventionally choreographed by Nijinsky, and is famously said to have ignited a near-riot. Now frequently performed as a challenging and popular orchestral concert piece as well, it has taken its place in history as a work that revolutionized 20th-century musical composition. For Stravinsky, the piece represented "pagan Russia", and celebrated the creative power of spring. program sponsored by Julia Rank January 30 (part 1) & February 6 (part 2)
IL PURITANI Vincenzo Bellini Il Puritani is the last opera Bellini wrote, and regarded by many as the peak of his musical accomplishments. He died at the age of 33, only a few months after its premiere in 1835. It is filled with glorious melodic invention at Bellini's highest level of refinement and evolution of his art. programs sponsored by James MacDougall February 13
MARK FEWER & FRIENDS Live in Concert A return visit from Mark Fewer and some of his many musical colleagues, who will play music by Franz Joseph Haydn. program sponsored by Sarah Hunt & Bob Kirk Elizabeth Hardeman Larry Beare |
Series Sponsor: The Law Office of Mary Anne Shaw Wills & Estate Law Study Guide You may receive the Series Study Guide by adding a Donation of $15 or more to MOA. It will be available for pickup Jan 9, 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 
Metropolitan Opera
Joffrey Ballet, Chicago
Metropolitan Opera
Mark Fewer, violinist
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