OperOttawa will be performing Handel’s classic oratorio Messiah on Nov. 24. Get to know Handel’s piece better with this interview with trumpeter Peter Crouch and soprano Morgan Strickland.
Handel’s romantic and dramatic opera, Alcina, weaves a complex narrative where lovers’ quarrels unravel on an island. The story is filled with electrifying magic, heartache, and even spell-casting. To depict some of those lofty scenes, Ottawa opera company OperOttawa will simplify some visuals in its upcoming performance of the show this March. An urn is broken to release Alcina from her sorcery, and some surprising character changes are revealed through costuming.
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