Theatre without audiences, music without concerts, fine arts without galleries — these paradoxes represent the troubling reality for arts students of the early 2020s.
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“(‘The Old Maid and the Thief’) is about small town gossip and scandal. It’s quite funny, and the music is very accessible even though it’s contemporary.”—Artistic director of the two operas, Sandra Graham.
The opera also pecks away at the social hierarchy of the time period, with the servants getting the upper hand over the count.
The U of O Opera Company’s production, which was presented by the school of music, tackles the theme of achieving true love in the midst of trials and tribulations, with elements of the sublime and supernatural.
Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart’s Die Zauberflöte, or The Magic Flute, first opened in 1791. On March 3, the University Ottawa’s Opera Company will be bringing the over 200-year-old opera to Tabaret Hall, so opera lovers can check it out without using a time machine, or even leaving campus.
One opera singer’s journey from Ottawa to the MET shows dedication and hard work pays off.
The School of Music’s opera production of Opera Confections brings it’s audience into modern times.
The latest U of O operatic production offers something unique to most shows, audience participation.
A drunken love triangle during the time of prohibition takes stage at U of O.
A new group at U of O allows students to watch opera by demand.
