It’s the 35th ECMAs!!! Grej is nominated for Classical Composer of the Year for Lighthouse again this year and we’re pumped! On Saturday, May 6, at the Halifax Public Library an excerpts of our Lighthouse: Live at the Playhouse concert film will be shown. The classical showcase is produced by the Canadian Music…
AUNT HELEN a one-act opera about Dr. Helen Creighton by Monica Pearce Simon Docking and I recorded this gem in September and it is available now for your listening pleasure!Take a trip through Helen Creighton’s memories in this one-act opera by Monica Pearce. LISTEN HERE Head to www.maureenbatt.com/aunt-helen for more information!
2020 has been a year where most of us have had to stay close to home. For me this has turned into a blessing and has meant I’ve been immersed in Canadian music. What a serious treat. AND?! I’ve been making music (recordings and films) with people I love. Of course there have been a…
Essential Opera is TEN YEARS OLD. Yes, you read that correctly. Erin Bardua and I have been producing opera for a decade. To celebrate, this weekend we are putting the finishing touches on our latest production, a mini-opera by Anna Pidgorna based on the story of Snow White. And we’d love for you to be online…
Essential Opera has announced a new collaboration with composer Monica Pearce. “December” will be a poignantly funny one-act opera for women’s voices. The plot focuses on a couple facing a relationship crossroads, culminating with an unexpected proposal in a most unromantic location: the airport security line. Here’s how you can be involved: Donations are appreciated via…
TIME OF TROUBLE Time of Trouble, A new opera by Canadian composer Elizabeth Raum and librettist Rex Deverell will be given its first fully staged production with orchestral ensemble Thursday, December 15, 8:00 p.m., and Friday, December 16, at 2:00 p.m , in the Sir James Dunn Theatre, Dalhousie Arts Centre. This opera is one…
It’s been a great start to 2016! My grant writing is paying off, and two Canadian operas that I was in got great Opera Canada reviews! After a successful tour with Crossing Borders, it’s time for more contemporary music– and, this time, OPERA :)! Read more about my upcoming show in Toronto with Essential Opera…
This Friday, April 8, 7:30 PM at the beautiful Heliconian Hall, nestled in Yorkville: She’s the One – a collage of contemporary opera She’s the One is celebrating and exploring women’s lives through Canadian and American contemporary opera.We’re (Essential Opera) very proud of our mandate to showcase Canadian artists and works–great opera with great singers, at…
ALL INFO IN ONE CLICK! TIME OF TROUBLE – première info
CALL FOR WORKS – OPEN TO ALL COMPOSERS Update (Sept. 14): I have been pleasantly inundated with submissions from composers all over! I may not have the time to respond to each one of you individually for follow-up, but THANK YOU for introducing me to your work! Composers whose works are being considered for this…
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