Tenor Ryan Nauta, current member of Calgary Opera’s McPhee Artist Development Program, takes the stage with pianist and Calgary Opera Head Coach Emily Hamper to present Leoš Janáček’s quasi-operatic song cycle, The Diary of One Who Disappeared. Nauta and Hamper are featured with supporting artists Stephania Romaniuk, Cristina Lanz, Maria Drost, and Allie Pompu.  Tickets are $20, and available for purchase here.

Synopsis:

Janáček’s The Diary of One Who Disappeared (completed in 1919) is a song cycle for tenor, mezzo-soprano, female ensemble, and piano. The cycle is operatic in nature, examining love, obsession, and the consequences of stepping outside of social boundaries. The 35-minute song cycle will be followed by a talk-back session featuring McPhee Artist and tenor Ryan Nauta, and collaborative pianist and Head Coach at Calgary Opera Emily Hamper.