Learn more about the exciting worlds of music and opera through recorded video productions (and the occasional live performance), all presented in a relaxed, entertaining and informative atmosphere at The Stratford Country Club, Stratford ON.  Our Mission is to excite, educate, and entertain.

Artistic Director Barbara Steed Young

6 Tuesday sessions    October 15 – November 19     1:30 – 3:30 p.m.

Cost:
Series Subscriptions: LIVE at Stratford Country Club  $60  OR ONLINE at home  $40
Individual regular sessions:   $15

​To Subscribe:  by cheque to our new address: Music & Opera Appreciation Inc, P.O. Box 25045, RPO Huron St, Stratford ON  N5A 0B4
                      or: by Interac e-transfer to:  musicandopera15@gmail.com

Study Guide
​You may receive the Series Study Guide by adding a Donation of $15 or more to MOA.
It will be available for pickup Oct 15, or to be
– delivered to local online patrons
– mailed to out of town online patrons
When making your payment please specify:
– Ticket being purchased and its cost
– Amount of your donation
– Address for delivery or mailing

October 15 (part 1) & 22 (part 2)
RUSALKA
The theme of Isolation is expressed profoundly in our first opera, Rusalka by Czech composer Antonín Dvořák. A water nymph longs to become human so she can experience love with the Prince. Her wish is fulfilled, but her transformation leaves her unable to speak to her beloved, who cannot understand why she is always silent. She becomes isolated from him, and then even from her own kind, left at last to wander in her watery prison.

October 29 (part 1) & November 5 (part 2)
RIGOLETTO
In Rigoletto by Giuseppe Verdi a court jester’s physical deformity, along with the nature of his profession, isolate him both socially and emotionally. His resulting bitterness and desire for revenge further alienate him from everyone around him.

November 12
KELLY WALKER
AND FRIENDS
Our live concert brings you opera excerpts and works by George Gershwin, whose opera Porgy and Bess will start our Winter 2025 series. Our Music Director Kelly Walker will accompany Maria Soulis, Elisabeth Dubois, Mark Dubois, Roger Honeywell, and Juan Chioran in an afternoon of first-rate live performance.
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November 19
ROMÉO et JULIETTE
BALLET and OPERA EXCERPTS
Sergei Prokofiev      Charles Gounod
In Roméo et Juliette the forbidden love between Romeo and Juliet acts as a powerful source of isolation, as it forces them to hide their relationship. That eventually leads to terrible miscommunication and ultimately to their deaths.