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Montreal West Operatic Society, Inc. The Montreal West Operatic Society - MWOS: 80+ yrs of musical theatre; specialty: Gilbert & Sullivan We are The Montreal West Operatic Society.
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Membership in the Society is open to anyone with an interest in Gilbert and Sullivan, or musical theatre in general. Cast members are all unpaid volunteers, and range from serious amateurs who perform for the sheer fun of it to music students seeking to hone their vocal and dramatic skills to bona fide professionals looking to broaden their repertoires. The singers are supported by a cadre of non-

singing volunteers who work on all aspects of the production, from set construction to ticket sales to front-of-house operations to publicity. Feel free to contact [email protected] for further information. A Brief History
The Montreal West Operatic Society (recently also known as The Montreal Westend Operatic Society) formed in 1939 by Montreal West townsfolk led by Harry and Doris Norris, previously of the D'Oyly Carte Company in London. The Montreal West Operatic Society has, for many years, been a proud supporter of the Montreal Children's Hospital. Each year Society members precede their Christmas party by going door-to-door in Montreal West singing carols and collecting donations, contributing all the funds raised to the hospital. All profits generated by the distribution of show programs are also donated to the Children's. In 2014, we celebrated our 75th anniversary of producing operetta by staging the hilarious 'Patience'. Although we specialize in Gilbert and Sullivan operettas, we also produce bilingual comic pieces by other composers. In 2012, we staged Offenbach's 'Orpheus in the Underworld/Orphée aux Enfers' - dialogue in English and songs in French. In 2015, we repeated the experience by producing 'La Chauve-Souris/The Revenge of the Bat' (Die Fledermaus) by Johann Strauss. The English dialogue was revised by MWOS's own Rod MacLeod. The premier of Montreal's first bilingual production of 'La Chauve Souris' in the Montreal area was a great success. In recent years, MWOS has showcased local talent in a series of Musical Theatre concerts - the MWOS Musical R***e 2016 with selections from opera to Broadway, including comical pieces from our 'Gilbert and Sullivan' operatic repertoire. Email: [email protected] for more information.

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MWOS:Community Theatre since 1939

In large part due to the support and interest shown by you, other Life Members, and the wider theatre community, MWOS, as it is affectionately known, has now re-opened, after closing for a month. Thank you for your continued support!

To share an MWOS story, make a comment/ suggestion, please either post here, or write to: [email protected]. Thank you for helping to create wonderful experiences! We, The Montreal West-end Operatic Society (formally, The Montreal West Operatic Society) have been entertaining audiences in the greater Montreal area for 80 years!

Membership in the Society is open to anyone with an interest in singing a variety of songs from musical theatre in general (Gilbert and Sullivan), and selections from Opera and Operetta to Broadway hits. Cast members are all unpaid volunteers, and range from serious amateurs who perform for the sheer fun of it to music students seeking to hone their vocal and dramatic skills to bona fide professionals looking to broaden their repertoires. The singers are supported by a cadre of non-singing volunteers who work on all aspects of the production, from set construction to ticket sales to front-of-house operations to publicity. The Montreal West-end Operatic Society has, for many years, been a proud supporter of the Montreal Children's Hospital. In fact, the Society celebrated its 50th anniversary in 1989 with a gala performance of 'The Gondoliers', for the benefit of the Children's. In addition, each year Society members precede their Christmas party by going door-to-door in Montreal West singing carols and collecting donations, contributing all the funds raised to the hospital. All profits generated by the distribution of show programmes were also donated to the Children's. In 2014, we celebrated our 75th anniversary of producing operetta. Although we specialize in Gilbert and Sullivan operettas, we also produce bilingual comic pieces by other composers. In 2012, we staged Offenbach's 'Orpheus in the Underworld/Orphée aux Enfers' - dialogue in English and songs in French. In 2015, we repeated the experience by producing 'La Chauve-Souris/The Bat' (Die Fledermaus) by Johann Strauss. The English dialogue was revised by MWOS's own Rod MacLeod. The premiere of Montreal's first bilingual production of 'La Chauve Souris' in the Montreal area was a great success.

MWOS's final theatrical production was 'The Gondoliers', staged in May 2016, at the Harold Greenspon Theatre, courtesy of the City of Cote Saint Luc. Due to severe budget constrictions, it was decided that MWOS would stage fundraising concerts to fill the coffers for its next production. In 2016-2018, MWOS showcased local talent in a series of Musical Theatre concerts - the MWOS musical r***es with selections from opera to Broadway, including comical pieces from our 'Gilbert and Sullivan' operatic repertoire. The first r***e titled: 'Around the World in 80 Minutes' was staged in November/December of 2016 and the second, 'For the Love of MWOS' was staged in 2017 and 2018.