Eight Operas in Eight Weeks (Kings County)
Participants will enjoy a full opera each week, most from the NY Met, in the comfort of Dewar's Montague B&B living room. Brief discussion followed by viewing the opera via streaming, video or DVD.
Course Locations and Times
| Offering Period & Time | Location | Status |
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| Fall | 10/01/2026 - 11/19/2026
Thursday
1:00 PM - 4:00 PM | Dewars Montague Bed and Breakfast
43 Queens Road
MONTAGUE | Open |
| Winter | 01/07/2027 - 02/25/2027
Thursday
1:00 PM - 4:00 PM | Dewars Montague Bed and Breakfast
43 Queens Road
MONTAGUE | Open |
| Spring | | | |
| Requirements | A curiosity about , interest in or love of Opera.
Newcomers to opera are especially WELCOME! |
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| Objectives | Enjoy and experience the best of opera with friends, old and new. |
| Teaching Process | Brief introduction and viewing of one full opera each week.
Students choose most of the operas we watch! Printed notes for all. |
| UPEI Parking Pass Required? | No |
| Additional Costs? | No |
| Additional Costs or Information | Students take turns providing snacks for intermission. |
Course FacilitatorBrenda DewarBrenda Dewar has enjoyed decades of involvement in choral music in church and community choirs and is an on-going supporter of the PEI Kiwanis Music Festival.
Both Brenda and Edgar Dewar have been opera lovers for more than 20 years. They have conducted many opera viewings for Seniors College. Their introduction to opera was with similar evenings with friends when they retired home to PEI in 1995 and now plan vacations with opera outings and regularly attend the NY Met’s Live-in-HD performances in Charlottetown. They both love classical musicals and enjoy sharing with others from their home.
Brenda and Edgar have successfully run this course since 2013. |