COC: Katherine Semcesen

COC Dept: Need a March Break getaway? Try these 6 hot spots, according to Globe and Mail. The program is designed to encourage young and old to let their inner opera star shine, Ms. Semcesen says. We think there a large contingent of families out there who aren t heading south or hitting the ski slopes who want to immerse themselves in Toronto culture. We want to lead people through a journey into the life of an opera singer and highlight how operatic singing is different from other musical styles. Ms. Semcesen hopes some brave souls at the COC will get out of their seats and come up on stage. It all about giving the audience a moment of letting go. To participate in something that might be a little bit different from their everyday life and in Pictures: 7 fun facts about Peeps, a 60-year-old success story Hawaii Big Island Four Seasons Resort Hualalai on the sunny Kona-Kohala coast. gallery The program is billed as an hour-long, interactive opera, and Katherine Semcesen, the COC associate director of education and outreach, describes it as an opera boot camp. It includes programming, led by soprano and COC artist educator Kyra Millan, that teaches the audience vocal warm-ups, breathing exercises, and finally an aria the famous Papageno/Papagena duet from Mozart The Magic Flute . Ms. Millan will also be giving a few vocal performances of The Girl in 14G , made famous by Broadway star Kristin Chenoweth. (www.immigrantscanada.com). As reported in the news.