Understanding the Music: the Elixir of Love

Understanding the Music: The Elixir of Love Saturday, October 5, 1:00 pm (doors open at 12:30 pm) Location: Canadian Museum for Human Rights, Classroom 85 Israel Asper Way Presenter: Dr. Colette Simonot-Maiello, Associate Professor of Musicology, Desautels Faculty of Music, University of Manitoba In this presentation, Dr. Simonot-Maiello will discuss the music of Donizetti's famous comedy as exemplary of the new bel canto style of singing that grew to popularity in Italy in the 1830s.

Registration for this event is free.