Raquelle

Dorothea Lange Exhibit
As part of the initiatives around Of Mice
and Men, Manitoba Opera secured the
rights from the Oakland Museum of
California to display select works of one
of America’s most revered documentary
photographers, Dorothea Lange.
The exhibit has been featured on the
Piano Nobile since April 10 and will remain
until May 15.
Dorothea Lange is best known for her
Depression-era work for the Farm Security
Administration. She documented everyday
life in California during this difficult period
of American history. Her photographs
recorded the plight of Dust Bowl migrants
with intimacy and deep personal empathy.
The works on display
range from the familiar
and heartbreaking
Migrant Mother,
Migrant Mother,
Nipomo, CA, 1936
Nipomo, California,
1936, to less familiar, but equally haunting
images that were instrumental in galvanizing
public support for programs to aid those
affected by the Great Depression.
The framed images in the exhibit are
available for sale. If you are interested
in making a purchase, contact Sophie
Waldman at 204-942-7470 or by email,
swaldman@manitobaopera.mb.ca
Funding for this exhibit provided by the
U.S. Consulate – Winnipeg.
Titles Cuer Retires
For the past 19 seasons, Kim Lavilla has
sat in the booth at the back of the
second balcony during performances
and ensured that the English translation
slides were projected above the stage.
Now after 42 productions, Kim has signed off
as Manitoba Opera’s titles cuer so that she
can focus on her full-time position as a
program coordinator with DASCH, a local
non-profit organization that addresses
residential, day program, respite, and foster
care needs of youth and adults.
Kim became a part of the Manitoba Opera
team in November 1996 after graduating
from the University of Manitoba with a
degree in music. Her final show as cuer was
The Marriage of Figaro last November.
“The projected titles have become such
an important part of the opera-going
experience, and the role of the titles cuer
cannot be underestimated,” explains Sheldon
Johnson, Director of Production. “Kim was
a valuable member of the production team
and she remains a great friend to Manitoba
Opera. We will miss her presence backstage.”
“My time with the
company has been
thrilling, gratifying,
and of course, at times,
stressful,” comments Kim.
“I will miss being a part
of a live performance
and will always look
Kim Lavilla
back at my 20 years with
great fondness.”
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