Outreach and Audience Development
Pre-show Chats
Informative 15-minute talks occur a half-hour before curtain and will enhance your enjoyment of the opera. Free of charge.
PAST EVENTS
From Delilah to Carmen and Beyond:
Femme Fatales in Opera, Literature and Film
Sunday, April 11, 2pm
Canadian Mennonite University Auditorium,
500 Shaftesbury Blvd.
Free Admission
A panel discussion on and historic look at the role of the femme fatale in opera, literature and film.
Panellists:
Gene Walz, Film Chair, Dept. of English, Film & Theatre, University of Manitoba
Dr. Kathryn Ready, Assistant Prof of English at University of Winnipeg
Rory Runnells, Columnist for MB Opera, Artistic Director of the Manitoba Association of Playwrights, Drama Editor for Prairie Fire magazine, book reviewer for the Winnipeg Free Press
Coffee reception to follow. Free admission, Advance registration is preferred. Call Livia at
944-8929 or email ldymond@manitobaopera.mb.ca
Carmen Open House
Sunday, April 18, 2010 12 noon to 4 pm
Centennial Concert Hall
Free Admission
Take a guided tour behind the scenes at Manitoba Opera and discover how opera is brought to life. For more information or to make a tour reservation, please contact Livia at 944-8929 or email ldymond@manitobaopera.mb.ca
French Opera Course
C'est Magnifique: French Opera from Rameau to Ravel
Melody, elegance, passion – it could only be French opera! Designed to enhance your enjoyment of Carmen, this course, presented by Don Anderson, surveys the magnificent 300-year history of opera in France.
Two Options:
Mondays, January 25 to March 8, 7 to 9 pm Tuesdays, January 26 to March 9, 10 am to 12 noon. (No classes February 15 or 16)
Cost: $80/$70 Creative Retirement members and Manitoba Conservatory of Music & Arts (MCMA) students.
To enrol or for more information, call MCMA at 943-6090 or email info@mcma.ca Presented by Manitoba Opera, MCMA, and Creative Retirement
MANITOBA OPERA PRESENTS “TUNES FOR ‘TOONS”
SATURDAY, OCTOBER 24, 12 NOON, IMAX THEATRE
Tunes for 'Toons- Classical Music, Opera, and Hollywood Cartoons
Whether it is Bugs playing the Barber of Seville, Elmer singing Wagner, or Tom & Jerry performing Liszt, classical music and opera have been an essential part of the musical makeup of Hollywood cartoons, back to the very earliest days of sound in film. Nowadays, many people's first exposure to what concert halls and opera stages are like come not from actually going to concerts or operas, but rather from what they see in movies, television shows, and especially cartoons.
In this presentation, Daniel Goldmark, a historian of American popular music, film and cartoon music, and historian of the music industry explores some of the most famous and memorable collisions between the classics and cartoons, from the austere to the purely madcap.
