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Article: A LIE OUT OF LOVE/ Challenging opera gives young voices chance to soar
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- The Gazette
- Article date:
- March 7, 2003
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What's the aural equivalent of love at first sight?
Thomas Wilson doesn't know what it's called, but he experienced it
the first time he heard Gian Carlo Menotti's "Martin's Lie."
"I tripped over it about three years ago," says the conductor of
the Chamber Orchestra of the Springs. "I love the harmonies and I
love the story - and it struck me as the perfect collaboration
between the Colorado Springs Conservatory and the Chamber Orchestra."
That's because Menotti's tale, set in an orphanage, features major
roles for children and a juicy but difficult part for a children's
choir.
On Sunday, Wilson's dream will take shape at First Christian
Church. Linda Weise, general director of the ...