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A pair of short operas by Barber & Bernstein from Glenn Gould School

Posted on November 8, 2026 by barczablog

For the Glenn Gould School’s annual chamber opera, they chose to present two short works, A Hand of Bridge (Samuel Barber) and Trouble in Tahiti (Leonard Bernstein) at Mazzoleni Concert Hall. Director Mario Pacheco employed a clever concept that allowed … Continue reading →

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Matched set

Posted on March 28, 2013 by barczablog

It’s the most curious symmetry. Soup Can Theatre have paired Samuel Barber’s brief opera A Hand Of Bridge with Jean Paul Sartre’s play No Exit.  The opera is ten minutes, while the play is roughly one hundred minutes. Symmetry? But … Continue reading →

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