Vernon and District Performing Arts Centre B-Sides presents online performances from local talent - Vernon News
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What s an out-of-work opera singer to do during a pandemic? For Vernon s Melina Schein, the answer is cook - Vernon News
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The pandemic hit Melina Schein, an opera singer, vocal coach, director, and producer based in Western Canada, hard. Shows were cancelled she was due to go on a national Andrew Lloyd Webber tour and was producing a local performance of
Cabaret and days stretched out before her. Schein allowed herself a month to wallow on the couch, then decided to take action. She’d dreamt of becoming a writer, chef, or performer since childhood, and since performing wasn’t an option, she merged writer and chef in a multifaceted culinary project.
The kitchen had always been a place of refuge and creativity for Schein, as well as a connection to Judaism. Her father was a keen cook who had introduced her to Israeli, Turkish, and Moroccan dishes; her mother had an Ashkenazi background and repertoire. Now with unforeseen spare time, Schein sought to learn more about the breadth and depth of global Jewish cuisine.
Performing Arts Centre presents new set of artists in FOCUS online series - Vernon News
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