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US writer and lecturer
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- composer, writer, university teacher
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2022-05-22 08:53:11
Blow's Venus & Adonis and Purcell's Dido & Aeneas from HGO
Purcell: Dido & Aeneas - Katey Rylands, Sonny Fielding - HGO (Photo Laurent Compagnon) Blow: Venus & Adonis, Purcell: Dido & Aeneas; Elizabeth Green, Conall O'Neill, Ralph Thomas Williams, Katey Rylands, Sonny Fielding, Julia Surette, Helen Cooke, dir: Jessica Dalton, cond: Seb Gillot; HGO at the Cockpit An imaginative updating of the two 17th century English classics with a very fine young cast. Henry Purcell was John Blow's pupil and the two were friends as well as colleagues. It has long been accepted that Purcell's opera Dido and Aeneas was influenced by Blow's Venus and Adonis. The two works being the earliest surviving English language operas, as well as some of the greatest. Recent scholarship has shown other intriguing links between them. Venus and Adonis was written for performance at the court of King Charles II, whilst the only known performance of Dido and Aeneas was at Josiah Priest's school for young ladies in Chelsea. […]
2015-10-26 21:24:00
Lights - Camera - Auction & Song: Centaur stages scintillating benefit soirée
by Naomi Gold Old Montreal's 46-year-old Centaur Theatre illuminated in spectacular fashion for its 11th annual fundraising gala. As torrential rains engulfed the city, supporters arrived with ark-loads of party cheer and posed for red carpet photos in a sheltered booth. Theatre Luminaries from left to right: Centaur board chair Howard Golberg; Artistic director Roy Surette; gala honouree Dennis Sharp; Jackie Richardson, gala star; RBC's Michael Palermo; Centaur founder Maurice Podbrey A festive dînatoire featured freshly shucked PEI oysters in a sea of savory eats, that were served with smooth SAQ spirits. Some 200 revellers also bid on lots of lavish silent auction loot, which ranged from hockey memorabilia to luxury vacation packages, including an exotic African safari. Artistic director Roy Surette entered stage right and welcomed all before introducing municipal culture councillor and ex-Segal Centre director Manon […]
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