Thursdays, 10am - 12pm

September 28 - November 16

While operas offer a rich feast of soaring music, grand themes and exotic settings, they are also stories - about people, strong emotions and the human condition.In this series, four or five specific operas will be selected for study. One week will be a musical and dramatic presentation of an opera. The next week will be an exploration of other music " symphonic, piano or art songs" written at the same time in history as the opera just presented. In all weeks, you will be immersed in the sound and meaning of what makes each work - opera or instrumental - "tick".Operas may include those by Mozart, Rossini, Verdi, Bizet, Puccini and Strauss. The glorious music of these operas will entice you to sit down and immerse yourself in the operatic listening experience!

This series is suitable for opera neophytes and aficionados alike. Some sessions will include live performances from students of the Glenn Gould School.

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