I started off in music lessons as a kid, loved classical music instantly. Loved theatre and musical theatre shortly after. Opera is just the logical conclusion. How can I be doing the MOST at all times? 😅 ~E

Ok I've been thinking for 8 minutes and the best I can say is for me it's like that "this is what peak performance looks like, you may not like it" etc. meme but 100% unironic and true. Peak voices, peak instrumentation options, peak evocation of emotion, peak everything. ~E

Behind the scenes video? Behind the scenes video! The making of Monica Pearce's "Etiquette" opera film: youtu.be/ZBOUe7yCXak?...

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

Cravenly reposting this - for folks new to the idea of grassroots indie opera, here's one way we make it happen. Still ongoing for the moment - call it a bluesky exclusive :D

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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!

Brb just explaining to @maureenbattsoprano.bsky.social why there are gonna be notifications with the word murder in them all over her phone

We love that about them!

You are the second person to make this extremely specific pledge over the years 😅

We almost entirely subsist on gov funding but that seems to be shifting sands rn which is extremely frustrating after years of successful proposals. Austerity vibes at some levels for sure. So y'know, any port with an open wallet?

Nudging them for permission to take their name in vain!