Opera Theatre students and the University Orchestra at the Marcel A. Desautels Faculty of Music are collaborating for the first time ever in a condensed 90-minute version of Mozart’s Marriage of Figaro, which will take place November 30th and December 1st at St. Andrew’ s United Church in River Heights.
“Both the Opera Theatre and the […]

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University of Manitoba president and vice-chancellor David Barnard and His Excellency the Right Honourable David Johnston, Governor General of Canada, celebrated inner city success stories today.
The Celebrating Inner-City Community Connections event showcased highlights of the University of Manitoba Connecting to Kids report. This report demonstrated that world-class scholars, researchers and staff are joining with community […]

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Strong community support combined with the vision and creativity of Steve Kirby, the director of Jazz Studies at the University of Manitoba, has enabled the Marcel A. Desautels Faculty of Music to dramatically extend the reach and power of a program Kirby has been dedicated to for eight years.
The Bridge: Music Learning for Life is […]

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Many fans will be glued to their TV sets tomorrow for the season premiere of the hit series Glee. The show about high school students and staff singing and dancing their way into the hearts of millions has garnered a large following over the past few years, but did you know that the University of […]

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Jazz on Wheels, the vision of Steve Kirby, director of jazz studies at the University of Manitoba, begins its sixth season on August 31.
The Street Corner Symphony, a group of great local jazz musicians, performs free concerts at community events and on August 31 they will play at Rossbrook House.
Kirby partnered with Jazz Winnipeg in […]

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The Contemporary Opera Lab, an annual three-week training course in new opera at the Marcel A. Desautels Faculty of Music, celebrates its 10th anniversary this summer. Students from all across Canada and the United States have gathered together at the U of M to study acting, movement, yoga, singing, and staging under the guidance of […]

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In researching a story on U of M’s historic Taché  Hall residence, archival student and intern Andrea Martin came across this 1970s photo of, presumably, a shaving cream fight in the residence. The characters in the photo have an uncanny resemblance to members of the rock ‘n’ roll band KISS.
Gene Simmons, if you’re reading this, please note […]

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