{"id":32462,"date":"2015-12-14T16:39:52","date_gmt":"2015-12-14T21:39:52","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.ludwig-van.com\/?p=32462"},"modified":"2015-12-14T16:39:52","modified_gmt":"2015-12-14T21:39:52","slug":"the-scoop-banff-launches-open-space-opera-in-the-21st-century-season-3","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.ludwig-van.com\/toronto\/2015\/12\/14\/the-scoop-banff-launches-open-space-opera-in-the-21st-century-season-3\/","title":{"rendered":"THE SCOOP | Banff Centre Launches Open Space Season 3"},"content":{"rendered":"
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Against the Grain’s workshop production of A Little Too Cozy. 2015. The Banff Centre. (Photo: Don Lee)<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n

The Banff Centre has released details on the third season of the popular summer Opera training program Open Space: Opera in the 21st-Century<\/a>.<\/p>\n

The immersive performance-based program provides 15 young professionals the chance to collaborate on the creation of a new opera with Against the Grain Theatre <\/a>artists and internationally recognized faculty. These include Canadian Opera Company General Director Alexander Neef, who will lead career development sessions, and vocal instruction by lyric baritone Russell Braun,\u00a0soprano Adrianne Pieczonka, and music training by conductor\u00a0Milo\u0161 Repick\u00fd.<\/p>\n

Participants will balance rehearsals, performance opportunities, and collaborative skill exchange between faculty and artists amidst the scenic town of Banff, Alberta.<\/p>\n

This year the program will develop a new project conceived by Against the Grain Theatre’s artistic director Joel Ivany called “Mozart Murder Mystery:\u00a0Three Weddings and a Funeral<\/em>!\u201d The work is described as a mashup of Mozart’s\u00a0Don Giovanni, Le\u00a0nozze di Figaro<\/em>\u00a0and\u00a0Cos\u00ec fan\u00a0tutte<\/em>. This workshop production follows up on AtG\u2019s previous \u201ctransladaptation which included Figaro\u2019s Wedding, #UncleJohn\u00a0<\/em>and\u00a0A Little Too Cozy<\/a>.<\/em><\/p>\n

The five-week residency will also include a new workshop production of Benjamin Britten’s\u00a0The Rape of Lucretia<\/em>\u00a0directed by Paul Curran. It will employ a cast of eight and an orchestra of 13 players.<\/p>\n

The program offers space for only 13 singers, one assistant r\u00e9p\u00e9titeur, and one assistant director.<\/p>\n

According to the website, applicants should have completed their post-secondary education.<\/p>\n

An audition tour will take place between\u00a0February 1-5, 2016 in Montreal, Toronto, and Vancouver.<\/p>\n

Singers and r\u00e9p\u00e9titeurs from the US may record a live audition in New York City, Boston, and Cleveland during The Banff Centre\u2019s Chamber Music Residency auditions. \u00a0Assistant directors will be interviewed via Skype.<\/p>\n

The application deadline is January 13, 2016.<\/p>\n

See here<\/a> for all the details.<\/p>\n

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