One of the great joys of bringing Grétry’s Émilie back to life has been researching the social, cultural, and political context it was created in, including how Grétry’s work impacted the musical landscape of his…
Approaching any historical opera that treats race and non-Western settings is a tightrope act. On side is the trap of presenting or perpetuating stereotypes. On the other side is the trap of erasure, often manifesting…
As if the opera isn’t dramatic enough itself, there is an infinite amount of fascinating intrigue surrounding Émilie. Tickets sold fairly well for opening night – much better than the opening night of Mozart’s Cosi…
Why is Really Spicy Opera is performing a Grétry opera in 2020? And how did the 2020 tour come together? From Artistic Director, Basil Considine: The short answer is to highlight an important but forgotten work…
We’re cooking up some new operas! The first of three operas currently under development, Heather Meyer’s The Succession Crisis, will receive a full-day development workshop on August 21.
In one month, Really Spicy Opera returns to the Montreal Fringe Festival with its award-winning production of Kate Robards’ PolySHAMory. This follow-up to 2017’s Ain’t That Rich mixes hilarious comedy with down-to-earth explorations of deep…