Jayne Hammond and Zoë Gotziaman joined Simeon Rusnak in the Diamond Lane to chat about the upcoming production! Missed it? Find it here! 

 Colonel Fairfax, a gentleman, soldier and scientist, has been sentenced to death on a false charge of sorcery. To avoid leaving his estate to his accuser (a cousin), and with the help of the Lieutenant of the Tower, Fairfax secretly marries Elsie Maynard, a strolling singer. The bride agrees to be blindfolded during the ceremony and expects to be a well-paid widow within the hour. With the help of the Meryll family, Fairfax escapes, throwing the Tower into confusion and the astonished Elsie (and her companion, the jester Jack Point, who is in love with her) into despair. But Fairfax, disguised as Leonard Meryll, woos Elsie, and after a number of plot complications are worked out, she falls in love with Fairfax and leaves Jack Point broken-hearted.

Directed by Reid Harrison with Music Director Michelle Mourre, the cast features Jayne Hammond performing the role of Elsie Maynard and Zoë Gotziaman as Phoebe Meryll. The cast also features Jonathan Stitt as Colonel Fairfax, Sam Plett sings the role of the historical character, Sir Richard Cholmondeley - Lieutenant of the Tower of London and Jean Van Der Merwe as the jester Jack Point. 

Tickets online at tickets.manitobaopera.mb.ca, in person at the Manitoba Opera Box Office, Centennial Concert Hall, or by phone at 204-957-7842.
Adults: $39.00---Students: $15.00 (Plus Fees)