Well it’s been a while since my last adventure, but next week I’m off on my next one. This time I’m heading to the opera! Now I know opera is not everyone’s cup of tea, but I think it gets a bit of a bad rap. Or maybe it’s just people don’t often have the… Read More Laura’s Adventures in Montreal: The Opera
Many people regard opera as elitist, boring, and on the wane. A relic of past grandiosity that is out of touch with present aesthetics and popular culture. Something that soon will go the way of the dodo or Hostess snack cake As the saying goes, however, the future of opera is not so easily prophesized.… Read More Until the Fat Lady Sings
I don’t want a summer job. All year, I was supported by my Teaching Assistantship, my scholarship, grants, and bursaries, and my *ahem* parents. I am in the mood to make music, to be a poor artist, to declare my passion and refuse to do anything else. What to do, what to do? I have… Read More Summer Job
This post is reproduced with permission from Mark Ellis Gough, opera singer with Opera Lyra in Ottawa. I feel he conveys a very important and convincing message, which is important for everyone curious about opera to read. Thank-you, Mark! Why Opera is important By Mark Ellis Gough When Ty Paterson asked me to write something… Read More Guest Post: Why Opera is Important
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