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In Conversation: Dean Burry and Yvette Nolan: Shanawdithit

In Conversation: Dean Burry and Yvette Nolan: Shanawdithit

In some circles, opera is perceived as a notoriously ‘colonial artform.’ But the creators of Tapestry Opera and Opera on the Avalon's Shanawdithit don’t believe in the label. After all, examples of opera—any piece of theatre that combines singing, acting, and elements...

La Bohème: How accurate is the ‘starving artist’ trope?

La Bohème: How accurate is the ‘starving artist’ trope?

Giacomo Puccini’s warhorse La Bohème is a tale about young artists’ whirlwind lives in the centre of the artistic world of 19th-century Paris. Audiences experience a window into their passion, ambition, and their poverty. Veiled behind Canadian Opera Company’s (COC)...

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