Opera, As You Like It
CCOM 9524 
Go behind the scenes to discover some of the hidden stories, anecdotes, intrigues, and social context of the operas featured in the 2011/2012 Metropolitan Opera Performances.
The opera plots and characters will be brought to life during the course so the opera buff can more fully enjoy the performances on the big screen in high-definition at Empire Theatres. Classic sound recording performances will be used to highlight the evening’s discussion.
Classes will correspond to the operas featured in the Metropolitan Opera HD Live Fall Schedule including Anna Bolena (Donizetti), Don Giovanni (Mozart), Siegfried (Wagner), Satyagraha (Glass), Rodelinda (Handel), and Faust (Gounod).
Instructor: Dr. Willis Noble
About the Instructor: Dr Willis Noble is the Director of Music at Christ Church Cathedral, Fredericton, New Brunswick. He is also Adjunct Professor in Church Music at Saint Thomas University, Fredericton, New Brunswick.
From 1997-2005, Dr Noble was Director of Music at the Church of St. Mary Magdalene in Toronto and Director of Music for Trinity College, University of Toronto. He was also an Associate Professor of Divinity at Trinity College.
Until 1997, Dr. Noble was head of the Department of Music at Mount Allison University, where he taught church music, organ, and choral music. He also conducted the Chamber Choir. He was also the Organist and Choir Director of St. Paul's Anglican Church in Sackville, a position he held from 1984 to 1997.
Dr. Noble has extensive teaching experience, including history of choral music, church music (especially Canadian repertoire), and Baroque music. He was also a member of the board of the New Brunswick Choral Federation, and Director of the Diocesan School of Church Music. He is an active recitalist specializing in Canadian Organ Repertoire.
Willis has a Master's Degree in Music from the University of Toronto, and has earned a doctorate from Indiana University in 1982. He is the author of ‘Sacred Choral Music in Canada’.
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