news | Thursday October 7, 2010
Who Is Lillian Alling?
John Murrell‘s latest work is a libretto based upon a real historical character, Lillian Alling, who journeys from New York to a Norwegian farming community in North Dakota, across the Canadian prairie and into the wilds of northwestern British Columbia. Along the way, Lillian spends time in Vancouver, is jailed in Oakalla Prison Farm, in Burnaby, and walks the famous “Telegraph Trail” to the banks of the Skeena River.
The opera Lillian Alling will have its world premiere with Vancouver Opera from October 16 to 23. Not to be missed!
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