February 16th, 2004

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Quick Plug: Elixir of Love

My good friend Matthew Bissett directed Elixir of Love, a Donizetti opera playing at the very groovy Shadbolt Centre in Burnaby. Opera isn’t my bag (nor my purse, my valise or my sac a main), but I watched a preview and was, relatively speaking, entertained. Matthew’s a creative and gifted director, and has set the opera on a cactus farm in Texas. This makes for some gun-toting western humour and plenty of chaps (both the singing lads and the leggings).

I also notice that my former classmate TJ Dawe performed at the Shadbolt Centre in late January.

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bree
February 17th, 2004
9:14 pm

I’ve seen the traditional version of the opera, and it is one of the most accessible (in terms of story and melody) that I’ve seen yet. From what I hear, the artistic directors for the Shadbolt production have taken quite a few liberties in the staging of it (it now takes place in New Mexico!), but I can’t decide if that would improve the experience for an opera novice.

Anyway, it’s probably worth seeing. I think the tickets are fairly cheap too, at least compared to the $80 seats for the Vancouver Opera.

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