Opera Workshop Tours

Since 2000, Mount Allison University’s Opera Workshop has embarked on a tour of high schools in the Maritime region. Each spring, members of the Opera Workshop troupe visit high schools with an entertaining and educational presentation about opera. The troupe has visited schools throughout New Brunswick, and has also toured in Nova Scotia (Truro, New Glasgow, Sydney and Halifax) and throughout Prince Edward Island.

Dr. Helen Pridmore, the director of Opera Workshop, explains, “The purpose of our Tour is to introduce opera to high school students, to show them that it is a beautiful and accessible art form with plot lines that are relevant to today’s society.” The presentation includes information about opera, as well as performances of operatic arias and scenes. In addition, exercises in vocal and dramatic improvisation, and experiments with electronic processing of the voice, are frequently included. Participation by members of the high school audiences is encouraged!

For more information or to arrange a visit to your school, please contact Dr. Helen Pridmore, (506) 364-2381, e-mail hpridmore@mta.ca.

The pictures on this page are from the Opera Workshop's 2006 production of Thaw, a new work incorporating music, electronics, dance, and visual media created by the members of the ensemble under the guidance of Dr. Pridmore and New Brunswick composer and sound artist W.L. Altman.