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1952 Canadian film

Opera School
Directed by	Gudrun Parker
Written by	Lister Sinclair
Produced by	Guy Glover
Starring	Marguerite Gignac
Cinematography	Denis Gillson
Music by	Louis Applebaum
Production company	National Film Board of Canada
Distributed by	National Film Board of Canada
Release date	1952 (1952)
Running time	35 minutes
Country	Canada
Language	English

Opera School (La Classe d'opéra) is a 1952 dramatized short documentary film, directed by Gudrun Parker for the National Film Board of Canada.

The film traces the education of opera singer Marie Burton (Marguerite Gignac), who is studying at Toronto's The Royal Conservatory of Music. The climax is her debut singing the role of Susanna in The Marriage of Figaro.

Together with other films of the period that focus on music and theatre, including Music Professor by Gil LaRoche, and two other Parker films–A Musician in the Family and Children's Concert, it reflects Canadians' growing concern for Canadian art and culture.

The film won the Canadian Film Award for Best Theatrical Short Film at the 4th Canadian Film Awards in 1952 and third place in the Cultural category at the Yorkton Film Festival.

References

Wyndham Wise, "Gudrun Bjerring Parker". The Canadian Encyclopedia, October 8, 2009.
Ezra Schabas, There's Music In These Walls: A History of the Royal Conservatory of Music. Dundurn Press, 2005. ISBN 9781459712508. p. 113.
"Music Professor". onf-nfb.gc.ca. National Film Board of Canada. Retrieved 17 April 2023.
"A Musician in the Family". onf-nfb.gc.ca. National Film Board of Canada. Retrieved 17 April 2023.
Morris, Peter. "Opera School". cfe.tiff.net. Canadian Film Encyclopedia. Retrieved 17 April 2023.
Maria Topalovich, And the Genie Goes To...: Celebrating 50 Years of the Canadian Film Awards. Stoddart Publishing, 2000. ISBN 0-7737-3238-1. pp. 17-19.
"Opera School". onf-nfb.gc.ca. National Film Board of Canada. Retrieved 17 April 2023.

External links

Opera School at IMDb

Opera School in the NFB collection catalog

Opera School in the new NFB collection catalog

v t e Academy of Canadian Cinema & Television for Best Animated Short, Best Live Action Short and Best Theatrical Short
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These two films were given honorable mentions rather than officially winning the award, but are included here as no other winner was named above them.

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