City Opera at Lost Lagoon

We went down to see an excerpt of City Opera's work in progress of "Pauline" an opera based on Pauline Johnson's life with the libretto being written by Margaret Atwood.  A fascinating idea and perfect location since Pauline Johnson named "Lost Lagoon".  The music was rather atonal and not really to our taste.  Also strange that they felt the need for amplification when there was only about 20 ft to project to.

We did enjoy the person on stilts and had a laugh at the MC who made a comment about the multicultural mix of the audience when this particular audience was 95 % white...probably the first time we experienced such a homogenous audience!

Interesting biographical note that the IODE (Imperial Order of Daughters of the Empire)  actually supported Johnson when she was dying of cancer but with some racial prejudice even though they recognized her talent.  The opera apparently has wit,  irony, and satire...not surprising since Atwood is writing it.