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GHOST OPERA

Music by Veronika Krausas

Libretto by Pete Balkwill, Pityu Kenderes, Veronika Krausas and Judd Palmer

based on a story by André Alexis

Originally produced by the Old Trout Puppet Workshop in co-production with Calgary Opera and Banff Centre for the Arts & Creativity in 2019.

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The dead tell their side of the story in this wildly dramatic re-imagining of an ancient Greek tale brought to you by Canada's masters of puppetry for adults. Combining a haunting score by celebrated composer Veronika Krausas, and the fantastical visual universe of the internationally renowned Old Trout Puppet Workshop, Ghost Opera is a musical spectacle unlike anything you've seen before. 

 

"...visually opulent, theatrically mesmerizing... a major triumph." The Calgary Herald

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"The most beautiful opera I've seen in the past decade... I had to weep." Opera Canada

 

 

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Credit: Jason Stang

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Credit: Anna Springate-Floch

Credit: Jason Stang

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Credit: Jason Stang

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Credit: Jessica Wittman

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The Old Trout Puppet Workshop operates on the territory of the Niitsitapi (Blackfoot) and the people of the Treaty 7 region including the Siksika, Piikuni, Kainai, Tsuut’ina and Stoney Nakoda First Nations of Chiniki, Bearpaw, and Wesley. It is also home to Métis Nation of Alberta, Region III.

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