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Manitoba Opera is an

opera Opera is a form of theatre in which music is a fundamental component and dramatic roles are taken by singers. Such a "work" (the literal translation of the Italian word "opera") is typically a collaboration between a composer and a libre ...

company in

Winnipeg Winnipeg () is the capital and largest city of the province of Manitoba in Canada. It is centred on the confluence of the Red and Assiniboine rivers, near the longitudinal centre of North America. , Winnipeg had a city population of 749 ...

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that was founded in 1969. Its first production was a concert version of Giuseppe Verdi's ''

Il Trovatore ''Il trovatore'' ('The Troubadour') is an opera in four acts by Giuseppe Verdi to an Italian libretto largely written by Salvadore Cammarano, based on the play ''El trovador'' (1836) by Antonio García Gutiérrez. It was García Gutiérrez's mo ...

'' in 1972. Manitoba Opera is one of several western Canadian opera companies that flourished under the so-called "father of opera in Western Canada,"

Irving Guttman Irving Guttman (October 27, 1928, Chatham, Ontario - December 7, 2014, Vancouver) was a Canadian stage director who had a profound impact on the field of opera within his own country. Described by ''The Canadian Encyclopedia'' as "the father of op ...

. He has been instrumental in the development of many young Canadian singers, including Winnipeg native Tracy Dahl (soprano) and

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's Phillip Ens (bass). Both have gone on to international careers. Live music for Manitoba Opera productions is provided by the

Winnipeg Symphony Orchestra The Winnipeg Symphony Orchestra (WSO) is a Canadian orchestra based in Winnipeg, Manitoba. Its primary concert venue is the Centennial Concert Hall, and the orchestra also performs throughout the province of Manitoba. The WSO presents an averag ...

. In November 2007, the company staged its first original production,

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, composed by Victor Davies, with a libretto by

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in the Canadian Theatre Encyclopedia. is a

, based on her stage play of the same name. Manitoba Opera is based at the

Centennial Concert Hall Centennial Concert Hall is a 2305-seat performing arts centre located at 555 Main Street in downtown Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada, as part of the Manitoba Centennial Centre. The concert hall opened on March 25, 1968. It is the performing home of t ...

. Larry Desrochers has been the General Director since November 2000.

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* Musical groups established in 1969 Canadian opera companies Musical groups from Winnipeg 1969 establishments in Manitoba {{Manitoba-stub