A wise woman once told me that our ancestors want to be included.💙✨
What an honour to witness the beautiful, meaningful music of @inuksoprano which celebrates her hybrid musical identity, ancestry, respect for the land, and love for the waters of home. It’s not every day that I have the chance to sing with my childhood mentor about the dreamy Wolastoq river, the river that once joined our paths. Singing together felt like travelling through time, travelling home.💙💫
A very heartfelt thank you to Lori-Anne Dolloff for always reminding me to listen to the voices of home.
A special thank you to everyone who made this evening possible! And to the @operabytheglass ‘Songs of Home’ team for pouring their hearts and souls into this programme!
A special wave to my Nannie Faye, on what would have been her birthday. She would faithfully wave to us from the lane as we drove away, until we were out of sight 👋✨💙
🎼: @inuksoprano
🍷: @nabilahrawji
🎹: @jovanovic84
🎻: @kevinhezixiao
🎤: @waterfromstone
🎥: @ryanharper111
📍: @cmcnational
#newfounlandandlabrador #newbrunswickcanada #eastcoast #winepairings #ancestros
@tenorburakyaman is Canada's next great Wagnerian tenor. Absolutely gorgeous, and entirely heart felt vocalism. @thefakejogreenaway thank you for your beautiful direction!
Having @jaclyngrossman and @spenceropera in the same space is always a laugh fest!! And then the music happens, and the tear ducts activate. Brilliant!!
One of my favourite duos, @karinabray.mezzo and @narmina.afandiyev . Am I surprised that I have goose bumps, and my eyes are a little teary, no, not one bit?
This is my pork sandwich from @sanwichto . This is the very moment just before the final breath that i took.... before inhaling the entire thing with great joy, and zero aplomb! If you want a fantastic sandwich, with ingredients that perfectly blend into a magical waltz for the tastebuds, visit @sanwichto
"Strangers are just friends that we've yet to meet."
Whether it was Yeats, or Will Rogers that first quoted this for posterity, it is a foundational human tenet. May you find self-love, and happiness within this glorious sunshine, and perhaps, make a new friend along the way!
A.
Knew that I was searching for something that she didn't want found.
She told me so. She said
"I don't know you, don't speak to me."
But I did.
I did know her,
and I did speak to her,
and my hand found the arch of her back,
and we breathlessly stumbled,
In search of Peloponnesian fishing boats.
Instead, we swung on that swing set,
like ancient children,
hands fastened,
embracing eternity,
Laughing maniacally in the face of death.
It was then,
and only then,
that we knew she was spending her final days
mapping a path
to that rarest of love.
A love that danced
beyond the limitations
of our skin.
Friend
You
are
mist.
