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SUMMARY: The Bicycle Opera Project
LOCATION:Rustic Owl Cafe
URL:http://www.blogto.com/events/57326
DESCRIPTION;ENCODING=QUOTED-PRINTABLE:The Bicycle Opera Project Toronto show June 30th  at 8 pm at Rustic Owl Gal=
lery 993 Bloor St. W

On tour: July 2 - 10 Peterborough, Port Hope, Belleville, Prince Edward Cou=
nty, Kingston, Gananoque

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Conceived by two bicycle-commuting opera singers merging their love for the=
 operatic repertoire with their passion for contemporary social issues, The=
 Bicycle Opera Project is dedicated to bringing fantastic, new, timely Cana=
dian music to communities across Ontario=E2=80=A6by bicycle! The Bicycle Op=
era Project strives to:

            =E2=80=A2           bring music by Canadians to Canadians who m=
ight otherwise have little opportunity to hear it.

            =E2=80=A2           close the distance between audiences and op=
era singers through performance in intimate spaces such as converted barns =
and galleries.

            =E2=80=A2           bring opera outside and into the everyday w=
orld through busking and guerilla art.

            =E2=80=A2           demythologize the idea of =E2=80=9Cthe oper=
a singer=E2=80=9D (we get dirty too!)=20

            =E2=80=A2           provide a car-free alternative to touring.

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All six operatic scenes are by living Canadian composers and librettists, a=
nd have been adapted for guitar, violin and accordion. Alternately poignant=
 and whimsical, heart-wrenching and apt, they address mental health issues,=
 broken families, love in the nuclear age. They tell of a homeless seagull,=
 a hilariously awkward meeting, a boy whose father might never come back, t=
wo girls who must rescue their teddy bear from zombie pirates.

Featuring musicians Nadia Chana, Larissa Koniuk, Rebecca Bruton, Gabi Charr=
on-Merritt and Alex Samaras, and works by Adam Scime, Christopher Thornborr=
ow, Brian Harman, David Brock, Anna H=C3=B6stman, Michael Albano, Juliet Pa=
lmer, Julie Salverson, Darren Russo, and Anusree Roy. this hour-and-a-half =
program is all in English and is an ideal first-time opera experience.

Tickets are $20 and available online at www.bicycleopera.ca or by calling 6=
47 785 4935, or e-mailing bicycleopera@gmail.com

www.bicycleopera.ca
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