Listen to a member of the Canadian Opera Company education and outreach team speak to the music, stories and productions of Gluck’s Iphigenia in Tauris, Saariaho’s Love from Afar and Handel’s Semele. Each dynamic chat offers an insider’s view and balances tantalizing tidbits of opera history with guided listening, images and production insights that showcase the visceral thrill of this multi-media genre.
Location: North York Central Library, Auditorium, 5120 Yonge St. Admission: FREE but advance registration is recommended: 416-395-5639
Thursday, March 22, 2012, 7 p.m. - Semele by Handel
Visual artist and director Zhang Huan blends a baroque aesthetic with the splendour of China in Handel's opera of endless pleasures. Using an actual Ming Dynasty ancestral temple as his canvas, Huan paints a breathtaking and playful picture to accompany Handel's sensuous score.
Rachel Harnisch as Clémence in the Vlaamse Opera production of Love from Afar. Photo Credit: Annemie Augustijns © 2010
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