From Thursday 26th June through Sunday 29th June, University of British Columbia Opera will present 4 performances of Janacek's delightful The Cunning Little Vixen sung in Czech with English surtitles. Usually seen as a fairy tale, this piece also provides us with a revealing insight into nature’s struggle to survive the devastation of the footprint of humanity. You may well be wondering why I am bringing this Vancouver event to your attention. There are actually a few Wexford connections with this event and UBC opera school !
The University of British Columbia Opera Ensemble was founded in 1995, with the appointment of Canadian lyric coloratura Nancy Hermiston as Head of the Voice and Opera Divisions. Beginning with a core of seven performers, Ms. Hermiston has built the program to a 90-member company. The Ensemble's mission is to educate and promote gifted, young opera singers, preparing them for international careers. Some of you may recall that Nancy appeared in two Wexford productions back in 1984, The Kiss by Smetana, and Le Astuzie Femminili by Cimarosa. Nancy is directing this production.
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The four performances are being conducted by David Agler, our Artistic Director. David has stepped in at short notice because the original conductor has become unavailable. With the necessary preparations for the WFO in October hotting up, it all means that David is going to be a very busy man over the coming weeks.
And there is yet another Wexford connection with UBC Opera school this month !
The UBC Summer Opera workshop which is running from June 2nd until June 21st, is being given by director Roberto Recchia, who is a Wexford regular. In this workshop students will work on scenes from Italian opera. All stage directions of the opera excerpts will be given in Italian to give the students experience of the stage language and total immersion in the target language. The chosen operas for this workshop are Le Nozze di Figaro by Mozart and La Traviata by Verdi. Roberto will be back in Wexford in October where he will direct Rossini's La Cenerentola in the ShortWorks.
The UBC Summer Opera workshop which is running from June 2nd until June 21st, is being given by director Roberto Recchia, who is a Wexford regular. In this workshop students will work on scenes from Italian opera. All stage directions of the opera excerpts will be given in Italian to give the students experience of the stage language and total immersion in the target language. The chosen operas for this workshop are Le Nozze di Figaro by Mozart and La Traviata by Verdi. Roberto will be back in Wexford in October where he will direct Rossini's La Cenerentola in the ShortWorks.
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