Opera Canada

La voix humaine/The Telephone

Manitoba Opera turned to the humble telephone to mark its auspicious return to live performance this fall, with its double bill and notable company premieres of two one-act operas ringing as true now as when first penned mid 20th century.

In its first production in two unprecedented years without a live audience, on Nov. 5, MO featured the debut of

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