Have you ever been to the opera? If not, why not?

A new Calgary company, Ammolite Opera, sings only in English, uses contemporary scripts, and purposefully keeps the audience close to the action.

The company is opening its second season this week with Rocking Horse Winner, running Sept. 3–7 at the Evan Hazell Theatre inside the Seton YMCA.

Ammolite’s mandate sets it apart from traditional companies. It produces operas composed by living artists, sung in English, and performed only by Canadian talent. It’s all about bringing the art form to more accessible levels.

“People don’t really know opera in general in Alberta,” says artistic director Tayte Mitchell. “People have compared us to feeling like they see film, like they forget that we’re singing the whole time. We pride ourselves in s

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