Canada's only repertory opera company is once again travelling from Vancouver to provide Squamish audiences with quality entertainment.
On Saturday, May 15, Opera Pro Cantanti performs a double-bill for Brackendale Art Gallery audiences with performances of The Telephone and The Old Maid and the Thief.
These charming works by the American 20th century composer, Gian Carlo Menotti, are one-act operas and mark the company's first foray into the realm of comedy.
The Telephone is a love story set emphatically in the modern era. Ben has to leave on an important business trip, and hopes to propose to Lucy before he goes.
There is only one problem: Lucy simply will not get off the telephone.
Even Ben's desperate attempt to cut the telephone cord can't sever the relationship between Lucy and her true love. If Ben means to win Lucy's hand, he needs to think of another approach -and quickly.
The Old Maid and the Thief tells the story of Miss Todd, a respectable but lonely woman who spends her days gossiping over tea with her neighbour about the men who "wrecked" both women's lives -40 years ago.
Miss Todd's maid, Laetitia, is young and beautiful, but fears she will end up a lonely old maid like her employer. When Bob,a handsome young wanderer with a dubious past, appears on the doorstep, both Miss Todd and Laetitia prove they are willing to do almost anything to avoid the terrible fate of dying as "old maids."
The performances begin at 8 p.m. sharp. Tickets are $20, and available in advance at the BAG and The Bookshelf, or at the door.
