Banff Interplay Opera Workshop

The 2025 Interplay program at the Banff Centre for Arts and Creativity showcases young singers and instrumentalists in both opera and chamber music performance. Their July 27th show, “An Evening with Karim Al-Zand” followed two weeks of rehearsals and workshops on new scenes, songs and other vocal music. The concert included workshop performances of The Strangers’ Case, A Joint Interest and two scenes from the forthcoming opera project The Book of Tales, plus select solo songs. [Preview from Winnipeg’s Classic 107.] The artists were guided in the workshops by a range of faculty including director Joel Ivany, conductor Sandra Horst and pianist Spencer Kryzanowski.