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Opera group presents romantic tale ifteenth-century FVerunu comet, to Southern Ontario Oct, 28 and 30 when Charles Gourtod's Romeo cl Juliette takes to the stage at Centre In The Square in Kitchener. The Sunday performance is the first in a new matinee series in Kitchener Waterloo, offering an alternative opportunity to attend the opera. particularly to fami, lies, seniors and students. Special packages are avail- able for this inaugural mati- nee series. Opera Ontario is thrilled to welcome acclaimed tenor John Bellemer. as Romeo. in his debut performance with the company. Arts among the topics of week-long series Top local area Grade 10 students are setting their sights on "vision" this week in a Waterloo Unlimited program exploring that theme in a series of ull-cam- pus workshops at the Uni- versity of Waterloo. Nominated by "teacher champions" in Waterloo Region, the 35 students are taking part in the second season of the UW program billed as “trans-disciplinary. residential enrichment for high school students of exceptional potential." He will tk partnered with The program features a celebrated Canadian supra no Laura Whalen ax Juliette. Hailing mun Brooklyn. NAC., Bellemer has earned strong praise on both sides of the Atlantic for his strong portrayals of the lyric tenor repertoire. Whalen made her open mic debut with Opera Hamilton as the Countess in Le Nozze di Figaro and has since performed for the company in a variety of rules. includingAurure in Le Portrait de Manon and Nori- na in Don Pasquale. Members of the cast include Canadian mezzo- soprano Murine Burgess. whose compelling stage presence and beauty of (ones have earned her inter public talk by fine arts Prof. Art Green, a workshop on critical thinking with Philos- ophy Prof. Chris Eliasmith and an organic chemistry lab synthesizing dyes with chemistry Lecturer Steve Forsey. Optometry Prof. Sue Leat will offer a more literal take on the theme, with a session on the anatomy of the eye. the visual systems of the brain. things that go wrong with vision, "and some cool stuff about how babies see." Since the program was launched last year, most national arclaiul and star billing in many of Europe's leading opera house. Alexander Dobson returns to Opera Ontario as Merctr tio following his success as Frederic in Lakme in 2003. Baritone Bruce Kelly, whose career has taken him to many important opera houses throughout Europe and his native Canada, will sing the role of Le Comte (Iapulet. A veteran of the Stratford Festival, opera and theatre companies throughout North America Kelly Robin- son makes his stage direc- tor/choreographer debut with the Opera Ontario. Joining" Robinson from Stratford is fight choreogra- participants have hailed from Waierloo Region. Now Waterloo Unlimited is going national, says Linda Carson. spokesperson for the program. A session exploring the many facets of design - "from research design in the sciences to spatial design in architec- ture" - will welcome Grade il students from across the country to the UW campus from Nov. 13to18. "It's about challenging the borders of scholarship and developing higher- order skills: communica- Speers graduated from the University of Alberta with both Bachelor and Master's of Music degrees. He then followed with con- ducting studies at the Jul- liard School of Music. Tan- glewood, Aspen Music Festi- val and the Banff Centre. While serving as general director of Calgary Opera, Arizona Opera and now Opera Ontario. Speers has conducted more than 50 opera productions. pher, John Stead, Roméo et Juliette will he conducted by general direr- tor David Spears. The Oct. 28 show is at fl pm. The Oct. 30 show is at 2 pm. For more information, call 578-1570. tion, analysis. synthesis. ini- native. curiosity, responsi- bility, leadership, teamwork and creativity." said Carson. Nov " . Ttsth N Nov " . 2 dk Ttmt TICKETS Smut 6 $29 “lELéjnm 27 Gaukel Street . Downtown Kitchener . 743-4151 -ieciC)jlCkntre 539215.29, -brNqrt-tPhrho"F lyrlnbylpmlhu-n Muwmuumm 'stfaTtS2',t.G'f.tGt "" w, iiisifits?i 'v w...uv~~ - -_-" -- 5Sti9 trd -lT if: HQL'HRE L t,,t3,2.M.ttU. Immmm-mmAnzmm-w Nov " 0 Tma Groups of 20+ Save ISW, HoME0FUrtNlsHtNGs lm-PEDIC' F PRESSURE RELIEVING SWEDISH MATTRESSES AND PILLOWS I Ston