Focus on Canadian Opera Creation
On March 9 and 10, 2011, Tapestry New Opera presents the first public workshops of Act I of their new opera The Enslavement and Liberation of Oksana G. (composer Aaron Gervais and librettist Colleen Murphy). Oksana G. is a multilingual work centred on a dangerous ménage à trois in the world of sex trafficking. Tom Diamond directs a cast of sixteen and Tapestry Managing Artistic Director Wayne Strongman conducts. See Tapestry’s website for more information and tickets.
The Enslavement and Liberation of Oksana G. received a development award from the Canadian Opera Creation Fund and was also a part of the Creative Connections program.
OPERA America 2011 Opera Conference May 7-11
Co-hosted by Boston Lyric Opera and Opera Boston
Registration is open and the early bird deadline is March 7, 2011.
Opera.ca will again host a Canadian conversation and luncheon on Monday, May 9 for Opera.ca members only. Stay tuned for more details.
New This Year
- Off-Site General Sessions in Cambridge at MIT and American Repertory Theater's second stage, OBERON
- Mentors for first-time conference attendees
- Artist Weekend, with feedback auditions, portfolio reviews and career tools for artists
- New Community Website
Be part of an interactive conference experience. Set up private meetings, sign up for SmART Bar sessions, submit a proposal for a company presentation, join a conversation, plan ahead for the Co-Production Marketplace, or just peruse the conference offerings at your leisure.
This year's sessions are designed to challenge your thinking, and propel your company and professional skills forward:
- Opening Keynote on May 9 with speaker Nicholas Negroponte, founder of the MIT Media Lab and the One Laptop per Child nonprofit association
- Opera at MIT with composer Tod Machover
- Putting the Alternative Venue on Center Stage with American Repertory Theater's Diane Paulus
- The Audience Knows Best: Answers to Engagement with Dr. Thomas Wolf, principal at Wolf Brown
Broad Selection of Performances
• Boston Lyric Opera presents Britten's A Midsummer Night's Dream
• Opera Boston presents Donizetti's Maria Padilla
• Boston Baroque presents Rameau's Les Indes Galantes
• Guerilla Opera presents Nicholas Vines's Loose, Wet, Perforated
• New Works Sampler performed by Local Boston Companies
For a full selection of this year’s offerings, see the conference website. Sign-up by March 7 for early-bird team prices that include savings on add-on seminars, network dinners and off-site visits.
Provincial News
Register for the Ontario Nonprofit Network Unconference 2011: Strengthening our Connections, with sessions on cross-sector collaboration and community building.
Member News
Congratulations to Chants Libres for winning 2 Prix Opus for its opera L'eau qui danse, la pomme qui chante et l'oiseau qui dit la vérité (Tremblay/Morency). The opera picked up the awards in the categories of Musical event of the year and Best new work of the year.
Opera Atelier has announced its 2011/12 season which includes a co-production of Lully’s Armide with The Glimmerglass Festival. See the release for more info.
Vancouver Opera has also announced its 2011/12 season which includes Leonard Bernstein’s West Side Story in its first staging by an opera company in Canada. See the release for the details. Vancouver Opera has also announced the extension of the contract of its Music Director, Jonathan Darlington. See here for more.
The Banff Centre for the Arts has issued a call for applications for its 2011-2012 Fall and Winter Music Creative Residencies. The programs are self-directed in nature, and provide emerging and established artists with a period of focused time to concentrate on personal artistic development and work towards a specific project. See the website for more information.
Technology in the Arts
Register for Technology in the Arts' Google Analytics: Boot Camp for BeginnersWebinar, March 8, 2011 at 2pm.
Led by David Dombrosky (Executive Director of the Center for Arts Management and Technology), the webinar will explore the various types of data captured by the Google Analytics, review methods for charting traffic to your site driven by your social media accounts, discuss what the numbers actually mean, and articulate strategies for utilizing Google Analytics to make decisions regarding website design and content.
Deadlines
Accessibility Directorate of Ontario – Ministry of Community and Social Services – EnAbling Change Partnership Program: March 1, 2011