1. The Opera Nuova Vocal Arts Festival runs from May 10 – June 29.
2. A fantastic six weeks of operatic tragedy, drama, satire, and fairy tale will include Voltaire’s optimistic Candide set to Bernstein’s classic score, Bizet’s seductive Carmen, and the classic tale of Cinderella’s glass slipper in n Massenet’s Cendrillon.
3. If you have young ones in tow, try out the new family opera series! Children from the ages of 5-14 will delight in The Brothers Grimm, believed to be the most performed opera in Canada, and the 35 minute The Lives of Lesser Things.
4. Are you a high school or university student? Show your school ID, and you can take advantage of the “$5 incentive” tickets that will give you an opportunity to experience opera inexpensively, and the chance to win a $250 door prize!
