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MIREILLE ASSELIN: ZERLINA IN OPERA ATELIER’S DON GIOVANNI (OCTOBER 31 – NOVEMBER 9) EXPLAINS : “ZERLINA CAN BE FLIRTATIOUS, SHE CAN BE DEFIANT, SHE CAN BE SEXY, SHE CAN BE GENUINE AND SWEET… SHE HAS STRONG FEELINGS, SHE HATES BEING TOLD WHAT TO DO, SHE FEELS LIKE SHE DESERVES A GOOD LIFE AND IS WILLING TO BEND CERTAIN SCRUPLES TO GET THERE.”…. WHAT’S HAPPENING IN MY CREATIVE LIFE?

JAMES STRECKER: This fall you are singing the character of Zerlina in Mozart’s Don Giovanni for Opera Atelier after doing the role in Paris not long before. You have said that Zerlina is one of your favourite roles, so first … Continue reading

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JOHN HOLLAND: BARITONE-MUSICOLOGIST IN DON GIOVANNI MARCH 2 AT BURLINGTON PERFORMING ARTS CENTRE EXPLAINS, “SOMETIMES OUR LARGEST GROWTH AS ARTISTS COMES FROM WHAT OTHERS WOULD PERCEIVE AS FAILURE. MUSICIANS TAKE CHANCES, AND WHILE THEY DON’T ALWAYS TURN OUT THE WAY WE WANT, INVARIABLY THEY INFORM US MORE ABOUT OURSELVES AS MUSICIANS, AND HELP US REFINE OUR CRAFT” …. A REVIEWER INTERVIEWS PEOPLE IN THE ARTS

JAMES STRECKER: Please tell us about one or more projects that you have been working on or have recently completed. Why exactly do they matter to you and why should they matter to us? JOHN HOLLAND: This year has been … Continue reading

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