CALGARY With a dearth of in-person activities and excursions still open under new public health restrictions aimed at reducing COVID-19 cases, most holiday events in Calgary have gone virtual. Timed visits for the 24th annual Zoolights spectacle is booking up fast most nights through to New Year’s Eve are already sold out. The Coles family decided to visit during the daytime after they were told of Zoolight’s popularity. “We did have a friend who said that it was really really busy when she came to Zoolights, understandably so, a lot of people are trying to get out, but we just want to decrease our risk if we can so we will come during the day and just pass on that for this year.”
The Yuletide Sessions: A Holiday Concert from Home.
The 30-minute production features classical masterworks and holiday favourites. It’s performed by aspiring singers in
Calgary Opera’s Emerging Artist Development Program.
The show streams digitally on demand starting Friday until January 3rd. Lisa Wilton recently spoke with interim musical director,
Mark Morash about why presenting the Christmas show was important to the company:
The Yuletide Sessions: A Holiday Concert From Home goes online Friday at 7 pm. Tickets are $10 per household. For more information, visit CalgaryOpera.com
Author of the article: Eric Volmers
Publishing date: Dec 16, 2020 • December 16, 2020 • 4 minute read • Eden Tremayne, soprano and 2020-21 Calgary Opera Emerging Artist, with The Yuletide Sessions musical director, Mark Morash. Photo courtesy, Harder Lee Photo jpg
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When Mark Morash was asked to join Calgary Opera in mid-October by CEO Heather Kitchen he wasn’t given much time to ponder the most obvious question: What on earth could an opera company be doing when stages around the world have gone dark due to COVID-19?