TASTING NOTES

Minoru Chapel Opera Series

When: May 4, 2011 @ 7:30pm
Where: Minoru Chapel (6540 Gilbert Road, Richmond, beside the Gateway Theatre)
Cost: $20 (adults); $18 (students/seniors)
call 604-276-4300 (press 2)
Limited seating
Tickets also available at the door. Doors open 2:00 and 7:00 pm.

Imbibe an effervescent program devoted to the pleasures of the glass!

TASTING NOTES:  “Full-bodied and harmonious.  Well-structured and stylish, featuring rich colours with sparkling accents.  Astonishing artistry with a beguiling beginning and a flavourful finish.”

Gabriel Charpentier’s chamber opera A Tea Symphony, or, The Perils of Clara – a Kitsch Opera in 9 Drinks tells the saga of a Scotch-soaked soprano who longed to play the cello, but whose evil mother forced her into flute lessons.  Performing salon music in a grand hotel, Clara recounts her musical misadventures and colourful love life — while consuming 9 glasses of brandy!

”Heather Pawsey … kicked up her heels and launched herself full-tilt into A Tea Symphony.  With impressive skill, and effortless technique, she brought the whole thing off in a tour-de-force of song and send-up.”  (Halifax Chronicle Herald).

Also on tap:  Merry music and scintillating surprises to delight your palate!

Heather Pawsey, soprano; Rachel Kiyo Iwaasa, piano; Kathryn Cernauskas, flute

Matinee:  2:30 p.m.; Evening show:  7:30 p.m.

A co-production with the City of Richmond Minoru Chapel Opera Series