By Gianmarco Segato, Adult Programs Manager

 

For Episode 30, the “Renewal, Rejection, Regieoper” edition, we welcome back opera journalists Joseph So, Catherine Kustanczy and Jenna Douglas. Gianmarco Segato, the COC’s Adult Programs Manager is your host. 

• •To ring in the New Year, two North American companies – Portland Opera and Opera Lyra Ottawa – radically change the look of their seasons…is this the way of the future?

• •Recently defunct New York City Opera may be revived, prompting our panel to question the “where” rather than the “why” 

• •Opera Australia sets the twitter-verse on fire once again, this time for striking two critics off their complementary media ticket list citing dissatisfaction with recent stories about the company 

• •“Should an opera production be changed if audiences dislike it?” – DISCUSS! 

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