April 4, 2010 – Unsettled Scores

Day: April 4, 2010

Eye-catching Toronto live theatre for the week of April 4, 2010

By unsettledscores / On April 4, 2010 / In Music, News, Opera

Mooney on Theatre, article by Leanne Milech:

http://www.mooneyontheatre.com/2010/04/04/shows-that-caught-our-eye-this-week/

“GIIWEDIN by Spy Dénommé-Welch and Catherine Magowan(Native Earth Performing Arts/An Inde(n) Rights Reserve). This opera blends baroque and indigenous music and languages to look at Canadian history and cultural identity. “

This Week in Toronto (April 5 – 11)

By unsettledscores / On April 4, 2010 / In Music, News, Opera

La Scena Musicale, article by Joseph So:

http://www.scena.org/blog/2010/04/this-week-in-toronto-april-5-11.html

“My first choice this week is the premiere of Giiwedin, a First Nations opera by Spy Dénommé-Welch and Catherine Magowan. It tells the story of Noodin-Kwe, a 150 year old native woman fighting for her land.”