The Canadian Opera Company is closing its 2015/16 season with Rossini’s Maometto II, a hidden gem hailed by the New York times as the composer’s “most ambitious and radical work.” Written in Naples in 1820, the work was performed for only a few years before it was heavily altered by Rossini, reappearing in 1826 the guise of French opera Le siège de Corinthe. The original score, after nearly two centuries, was restored to its 1820 version and premiered by the Santa Fe Opera in 2012. It is this historic Santa Fe production that goes onstage at the COC next month.
To win a pair of tickets to the Wednesday, May 11 performance of this show, fill out your information below and answer the following:
Maometto II is based on the story of real-life Ottoman sultan Mehmed II, who reigned in the 15th century. This sultan was known by many names, one of the most common being “Mehmed the Conqueror”. Which city did he famously conquer at the age of 21?
Contest deadline: 5pm on Wednesday April 20. For more info on the show, visit www.coc.ca.