Operation: Opera
This weekend at the Sir James Dunn Theatre, experience the big sounds of opera classics, without all of the stereotypes Halifax Summer Opera performances aren t only for the operatic fanatic.
These days, while the rest of campus is shrouded in mid-summer silence, the theatres and subterranean corridors of the Dalhousie Arts Centre are a hive of activity.
In mid-July, 70 young musicians and directors from across Canada descended on Halifax for the Halifax Summer Opera Workshop, a four-week program that culminates in a week-and-a-half of performances ending August 12:
Carmen,
A Midsummer Night s Dream and four one-act operas. For Dr. Anthony Radford, director of the workshop s production of