Amahl and the Night Visitors, the one-act opera by Gian Carlo Menotti, will be performed on Nov. 30 at 3pm at St. John’s Church here.
It was specifically composed for television in 1951 and has been performed numerous times by the Elora Festival Singers over the years.
Back by popular demand, this holiday favourite is an opera that “tries to recapture my own childhood” according to Menotti.
With an original English libretto by the composer, this work for soloists, organ and piano is the story of how a young shepherd boy’s life changes forever.
Tickets are $35 for adults, $5 for children and $20 for University/College Students.
Other EFS presentations
Handel’s Messiah is one of the most frequently performed choral works in Western music.
Conductor Noel Edison brings this 1741 oratorio to life with the Festival Chamber Players and soloists from the Elora Festival Singers on Dec. 8 at 3pm at St. Joseph’s Church in Fergus. For tickets Call 519-846-0331.
Festival of Carols will be held on Dec. 8 and 5 and 7:30pm, and Dec. 20 at 7:30pm, at St. John’s Church in Elora.
A communal event filled with wit and good cheer, Festival of Carols is a lighter look at the sacred and secular aspects of the holiday season.
Canon Robert Hulse narrates humorous anecdotes which are “not so much for your spiritual edification as your amusement” while the Elora Festival Singers and organist Michael Bloss perform traditional works and engage the audience with participatory caroling.
Officials call Festival of Carols “An aural version of mulled cider: warm, soothing and impossible to dislike.”
For tickets call 519-846-0331.
