Opera on the Avalon
78 O'Leary Avenue A1B 2C7 St. John's, Newfoundland and Labrador, NL, Canada

Don't forget! You can pre-order our The Rock Performs 2021 Charity Calendar on our website! Featuring work from award winning photographer David Howells, this calendar makes for a great gift. Check it out here: https://operaontheavalon.com//the-rock-performs-2021-cale/ Proceeds from the sales of this calendar go to supporting First Light , Thrive , the Community Food Sharing Association, Single Parent Association of Newfoundland as well as future OOTA projects!

A special congrats to Juanita M., the winner of our swag giveaway! Juanita, please send a message to our page so we can get you squared away with your prize!

OOTA has been nominated for the 2020 RBC Business Resilience Community Champion Award! The Community Champion of 2020 is a business that made outstanding contributions to the community through donations, time, effort and/or other means. We are honored to receive this nomination, and happy to contribute to the well-being of our community!

Join Juhi Bansal, Laura Karpman, Gabriela Lena Frank, and Nia Franklin in celebrating women composers at this event! https://www.eventbrite.com/e/celebrating-women-composers-re

When we spoke to Ged Blackmore, writer and composer of Ah! The Sea, we learned that Ged’s grandmother was born and raised in Tilting, Fogo. How serendipitous that we filmed Alanna Fraize’s performance of this song there! [Ah! The Sea] was never composed with any other purpose than to be a piece that might help remind us performers and listeners alike - of the remarkable heritage and terrible beauty we people of the Rock are so privileged to share. #GedBlackmore #TheRockPerforms #ExploreNL #NLArts

Want to win some cool OOTA swag? Don't forget to enter our contest by liking and sharing the original post! We'll be drawing a winner tomorrow! https://www.facebook.com/watch/?v=749090692618691

Cobblers Path looks like a scene from a fantasy movie! You can check out Andy Jones’ reading of The Wind has Borrowed the Legs off a Mad Woman here https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Zdbd7fcX4lw #ExploreNL #NL Arts... Please consider giving to OOTA: https://www.canadahelps.org//char/opera-on-the-avalon-inc/

How about a little behind the scenes sneak peek from our #TheRockPerforms shoots? You can check out the entire gallery here! http://operaontheavalon.com/the-rock-performs-launch/ #TheRockPerforms #ExploreNL #NLArts #StaycationNL

Today we’d like to shine the spotlight on the wonderful groups we’re supporting with our #TheRockPerforms Calendar! Our calendar sales will be split equally 5 ways between us and our amazing charities; First Light St. John’s Friendship Centre, Thrive, Community Food sharing Association and Single Parent’s Association of NL. *** First Light is a registered non-profit organization that serves the urban Indigenous and non-Indigenous community alike by providing programs and serv...ices rooted in the revitalization, strengthening and celebration of Indigenous cultures and languages in the spirit of trust, respect, and friendship. Learn more here: https://firstlightnl.ca/ *** Thrive provides support and services to both resilient youth and young adults who live in poverty and have limited access to mainstream programs and services and youth service providers within the St. John’s Metro region. Learn more here: https://www.thrivecyn.ca/what-do-we-do/ *** At the Community Food Sharing Association it has been our mission to meet two important goals: Our immediate goal is to feed hungry people. Our ultimate goal is to ensure that, by easing the struggles of the poorest in the province, no one goes hungry. Learn more here: https://www.cfsa.nf.net/ *** The Single Parent Association of Newfoundland was founded in 1987. Our objective is to provide support for single parents, enabling them to regain control over their lives for the empowerment of themselves and their children. We recognize the ever increasing demands and pressures on this family unit. Through a number of practical programs and services, delivered with kindness, SPAN offers single parents and their families support and connectedness. Learn more here: http://www.envision.ca/webs/span/

In sunny Fogo, Alanna Fraize performs Kate Read’s arrangement of Ah! The Sea by Ged Blackmore for another installment of The Rock Performs. Filmed by Roger Maunder and photographed by David Howells. https://youtu.be/nbrwrVAy02Q ---... Please consider donating to Opera on the Avalon https://www.canadahelps.org//char/opera-on-the-avalon-inc/

In the first video for The Rock Performs, Andy Jones walks Cobblers Path in Logy Bay, performing Agnes Walsh’s poem The Wind has Borrowed the Legs Off a Mad Woman. Filmed by Roger Maunder and photographed by David Howells. https://youtu.be/Zdbd7fcX4lw ---... Please consider donating to Opera on the Avalon https://www.canadahelps.org//char/opera-on-the-avalon-inc/

It’s finally time to unveil the secret project we’ve been working on! The Rock Performs 2021 Charity Calendar is now available for pre-order on our website! The sales of this calendar will go towards supporting First Light, Thrive, Food Sharing Association and Single Parents Association of NL. Click the link below to learn more! http://operaontheavalon.com//the-rock-performs-2021-calen/

Today’s the day! We hope you’ll enjoy our first two videos in #TheRockPerforms series, featuring Andy Jones and Alanna Fraize. You can watch them at this link: http://operaontheavalon.com/the-rock-performs-launch/ We want to take a moment to thank and acknowledge our wonderful production team, performers and sponsors, without whom this project would not have been possible. ... Please consider donating to Opera on the Avalon: https://www.canadahelps.org//char/opera-on-the-avalon-inc/

That’s a wrap! Here’s a shot of Roger Maunder cluing up our Witless Bay shoot with Rob Power the weekend before last. And that’s also a wrap for our hype up posts! Next week is the launch of The Rock Performs. We are incredibly excited to share what we’ve all been working so hard on with you! Keep your eyes peeled for the reveal of our top secret project as well : Sarah Antle #TheRockPerforms #ExploreNL #NLArts #WitlessBay

The sunset was almost as beautiful as their performance! #TBT to filming with Eastern Owl at Topsail beach. : Alice MacGregor #TheRockPerforms #ExploreNL #NLArts #TopsailBeach #EasternOwl

Check out that sky! Our team was in beautiful Trinity filming for #TheRockPerforms and the views were breathtaking! Thank you to our sponsor Genoa Design! : Kate Stenson #ExploreNL #NLArts #Trinity #StaycationNL #SupportLocal #TRPCountdown