These presentations are conducted in a dramatic and anecdotal manner.
For young people, it is best if students are grouped by age (6-8, 9-12, 13 and up). Vocabulary can then be geared to the audience. Discussions are lively and age appropriate. All presentations are suitable for adults.
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Opera |
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Puccini:
Madama Butterfly, Tosca, Girl of the Golden West, Il Tabarro, Turandot,
La Bohème |
"...
so good, I couldn't blink!"
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Verdi:
La Traviata, Aida, Otello, Il Trovatore |
"I
loved every minute of it."
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Mascagni:
Cavalleria Rusticana |
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Rossini:
The Barber of Seville |
"...an
incredible experience."
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Donizetti:
L'elisir d'amore, Lucia di Lammermoor |
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Purcell:
Dido and Aeneas |
"...you
are a great artist."
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Mozart:
The Magic Flute, Don Giovanni, Cosė fan tutte |
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Berlioz:
Béatrice et Bénédict |
"...storyteller
extraordinaire."
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Strauss:
Der Zigeuner Baron (The Gypsy Baron) |
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Bizet: Carmen |
"...a
huge success...."
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Ballet |
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Tchaikovsky:
Swan Lake (Kudelka/National Ballet of Canada) Swan Lake (Bolshoi Ballet) Swan Lake (Bruhn/National Ballet of Canada) Sleeping Beauty (Nureyev/National Ballet of Canada) Onegin (Cranko/National Ballet of Canada) |
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Prokofiev:
Romeo and Juliet (Cranko/National Ballet of Canada) |
"...I
was moved to tears..."
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Minkus:
Don Quixote (National Ballet of Canada) |
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Delibes:
Coppélia (Bruhn/National Ballet of Canada) |
"...makes
the music come to life."
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Adam: Giselle (National Ballet of Canada) |
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