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Essential Opera
@essentialopera.bsky.social
Indie opera run by maureenbattsoprano@bsky.social & erinsopran@bsky.social

Making new opera, old opera

A bit about us: 2024 round-up: http://eepurl.com/i6Isew

Stay tuned for 15th anniversary updates including a debut album and a new, Canadian opera!
Rehearsal pics for recording Canadian-American PEI-born composer Monica Pearce's "April" over the last several days! Gorgeous multilayered short opera.
July 3, 2025 at 7:10 PM
Stickers? STICKERS!

Making these was a very silly process and helped alleviate various types of horrors for a while. We'll have them with us at the East Coast Music Awards in St. John's NL this week!
May 7, 2025 at 1:55 AM
We're heading to the Rock this week for the East Coast Music Awards & conference. Hit us up for stickers.

Showcase 3pm Saturday May 10 at Memorial!
May 7, 2025 at 1:49 AM

Save-the-date!
In Her Hands: The Tragedy of Lady Macbeth
A brand-new opera
By Fiona M. Ryan
Workshop production
Sunday, September 22, 7:30pm
Motyer-Fancy Theatre in Sackville, NB

Cast and creative team announcements and ticket link coming soon!!
August 24, 2024 at 12:42 PM
#AUDITIONCALL

Essential Opera is casting for a workshop performance of a new opera by Fiona Ryan, “In Her Hands: The Tragedy of Lady Macbeth”.

Submit by/before: July 15

Essentialopera.com for details: roles, submission suggestions, company & accessibility info

#NewMusic #CanadianOpera #Auditions
June 27, 2024 at 2:00 AM
We're on at the JUNOfest classical showcase tomorrow!
Halifax, St Matthew's United on Barrington. 1pm, $10 cash at the door.

We're singing an opera live along with the movie we made of it?!

#junos #opera #newmusic
March 23, 2024 at 2:07 AM
A few selections from the etsy shop for our fundraiser essentialopera.etsy.com
So far songs have been sent to:
-lovers
-friends
-siblings
-pets
-political enemies
Who will you send a song to?
February 7, 2024 at 8:57 PM
Fundraiser we've got going on right now to workshop a super cool semi-improvisatory all-upper-voices feminist genderqueer Shakespeare opera by Fiona Ryan. Portion of proceeds also goes to The Youth Project for 2SLGBTQIA+ youth in Nova Scotia. Send a song to a loved one or enemy or just share!
February 7, 2024 at 8:53 PM
We’re re-releasing your favourite queer holiday opera, December!

Stream on demand til Dec 31, 2023.

This is a fundraiser for an upcoming workshop of a new* opera by Fiona Ryan.

*also queer, also seasonal (just not this one)

Tix $15-35 or PWYC

BUY ONLINE: www.tickethalifax.com/events/14728...
December 29, 2023 at 11:51 PM
Work with us! We have multiple positions through Venture for Canada for upcoming projects this fall.

Head to ventureforcanada.ca and select menu, then students, then intrapraneurship for more info.

Apply now! Start date for the next cohort is November 6.
October 9, 2023 at 4:51 PM