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author = ["authors/jenna.md"]
categories = "Interview"
date = "2015-07-23T11:34:00-04:00"
lastmod = "2015-08-31T08:38:00-04:00"
preamble = "[Essential Opera](/scene/companies/essential-opera/) is a Toronto-based company which presents, well, opera's bare essentials: great artists, great music, and great storytelling. Sopranos, Co-Founders and Co-Artistic Directors [Maureen Batt](/scene/people/maureen-batt/) and [Erin Bardua](/scene/people/erin-bardua/) chat about how their lean and portable approach to opera makes it a closer, even cheaper, experience for audiences.\n\nEssential Opera's new seasons starts October 8th in Halifax, with a presentation of Elisha Denburg's *Regina* at the Gilsig Series in Jewish Arts & Culture at Dalhousie University. *Regina* reprises along with Monica Pearce's *Etiquette* in Ottawa on October 16-18, in conjunction with [Opera Lyra Ottawa](/scene/companies/opera-lyra-ottawa/). For details and ticket information, follow the box office links below."
primary_image = "https://res.cloudinary.com/schmopera/image/upload/v1545409169/media/webhook-uploads/1437665586560/EO.jpg.jpg"
publishDate = "2015-08-31T08:19:00-04:00"
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related_companies = ["scene/companies/essential-opera.md","scene/companies/indie-opera-to.md","scene/companies/opera-lyra-ottawa.md"]
related_people = ["scene/people/maureen-batt.md","scene/people/erin-bardua.md"]
short_description = "Essential Opera&#039;s new seasons starts October 8th in Halifax, with a presentation of Elisha Denburg&#039;s Regina at the Gilsig Series in Jewish Arts &amp; Culture at Dalhousie University. Regina reprises along with Monica Pearce&#039;s Etiquette in Ottawa on October 16-18, in conjunction with Opera Lyra Ottawa."
slug = "check-out-essential-opera"
title = "Check out: Essential Opera"

youtube_url ="https://youtu.be/OJSCTSHJ6uc"
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