Unequal Temperament Episode 2: Tim Welcomes Marion Newman

For the second installment of Unequal Temperament, Tim welcomes Kwagiulth and Stó:lo First Nations, English, Irish and Scottish mezzo-soprano Marion Newman.  

Tim and Marion come together to chat about their work together on the opera Missing as well as taking a deeper look into residential schools, Cheetos vs. Hawkins, Truth and Reconciliation, and racial casting in opera and Tim and Marion let us in on the secret to her killer Gimlet! Plus, we take questions from the audience, and hear Marion’s answers to Tim’s 20 questions.

For more information on Marion Newman, you can go to http://marionnewman.com (http://marionnewman.com/)

or http://domoneyartists.com/marion-newman-mezzo-soprano.html (http://domoneyartists.com/marion-newman-mezzo-soprano.html)

 

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Marion mentioned the mask behind her that her father, Victor Newman, carved. She sent us this image of it and this description. “Victor Newman, my dad, carved the mask, yes. This online article provides some more information, via and art piece my brother created called the Witness Blanket, about my dad’s experience of residential school and life since.” www.artopenings.ca/witness-blanket.html

 

Also, Marion mentioned the painting next to her during the episode for which her hand was the model.  She sent us this image of it:

 

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“Patrick Hunter, Ojibway Woodland artist, did the painting I have. It was done for Shanawdithit and Tapestry used the image for various posters and such and then Patrick let me buy the painting.” www.patrickhunter.ca

 

More information on Shanawdithit by Dean Burry and Yvette Nolan: http://tapestryopera.com/performances/shanawdithit/ (http://tapestryopera.com/performances/shanawdithit/)

And speaking of Yvette Nolan, when we asked Marion about her gig dramaturging at Calgary Opera, she mentioned that the project is still in its preliminary stages, and so there is not link yet at Calgaryopera.com, but she shared that “The artists I’ve included in the process are Yvette Nolan- librettist: http://www.canadiantheatre.com/dict.pl?term=Nolan%2C%20Yvette Ian Cusson - composer: www.iancusson.com and Parmela Attariwala composer: parmela.com/home “