Canadian overtures: how well do companies across the country sound a national note in opera and music theatre?

From: Opera Canada | Date: December 22, 2002| Author: Domville, Eric | Copyright information

There is a growing hunger for opera in Canada, an appetite manifested increasingly by the younger generation. The standard image of opera as the preserve of an elitist older audience is gradually beginning to erode. Greater accessibility helps to demystify opera's supposed remoteness from everyday life. Think of the widespread use of surtitles, the reduction of ticket prices in some cases to attract younger people, not to mention mid- and budget-priced CDs, DVDs and videos, and you...

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