Grounded in a heightened sense of time and place, both Dawn Chorus and Queen of the Night Communion express curiosity about how art can disrupt patterns of living.
Both operas in the Canadian Opera Company’s current fall repertoire, Faust and Nabucco, include stellar performances from world-class singers in productions featuring directorial and design choices that abandon historical accuracy and realistic mise-en-scène to varying degrees of success.
By Stephen Low /Oct 21, 2024
iPhoto caption: Photo courtesy of the Canadian Opera Company.
While representation is important, re-telling stories of Black Canadians comes with even greater responsibility. Our stories are not monoliths, nor should they exist within a digestible social narrative. Imbued with...