Opera

DalOpera presents a workshop scenes concert: Weill and Mozart
Directed by Dr. Betty Allison

Joseph Strug Concert Hall | 1385 Seymour St. Halifax NS

March 16 | 7:30pm
$15/10 tickets, box office fees will apply

On March 16th, the voice students at the Fountain School of Performing Arts will premiere the results of DalOpera’s brand new Opera Scenes Program in Joseph Strug Concert Hall! Drawing from works of composers Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart and Kurt Weill, this show flows through well-known operas like Mozart’s La Nozze di Figaro and Don Giovanni, to twentieth century musicals like Weill’s Lady in the Dark and Street Scene, in duets, trios, sextets, and ensemble numbers!

This program allows students to focus on character studies, essential repertoire, and develop technical performance skills while exploring different styles of singing. In the spirit of a skills-based workshop, the scenes are staged and semi-costumed. This brings the same vivacity as a fully stage opera performance while giving each student their own staring moment!

The inception of this program is spearheaded by Dr. Betty Allison, head of the Voice Area and DalOpera’s musical director. She works in partnership with Tara Scott and Michael Rose, who bring each piece to life at the piano, and with voice teacher Cindy Townsend who lends a special hand throughout the process.

DalOpera offers a rare undergraduate experience in opera education. Uniquely to the Fountain School, in each year of their degree voice students participate in a fully staged production with costumes, sets, lighting and with live music. Under the guidance of faculty, they work with their fellow students and future contemporaries from the Costume Studies and Stage Design programs for a fully immersive experience.