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"A Blessing on the Moon" is a new opera combining Andy Teirstein's fiery, folk-infused new music with the rhythms and "white voices" of the internationally renowned and Grammy-nominated Polish musicians, The Warsaw Village Band. They will be joined onstage by an accomplished singing cast of Broadway and opera singers. The opera, an adaptation of Joseph Skibell's award-winning novel, will premiere in Vancouver a week after the show at Le Poisson Rouge.

Praise for Warsaw Village Band:

"The Warsaw Village Band has revived traditional Polish roots music bringing forth the soul of Poland." - Erika Borsos on the album, People's Spring

"Poland's Warsaw Village Band may be a folk music sextet, but that doesn't mean it employs polite strumming and quaint melodies. ...This three-woman, three-man ensemble used violins, dulcimer, cello, Polish frame drum, marching band-style baraban drum, and high-pitched vocals to showcase the unique, raw style they referred to as Polish 'roots music from the ancient to the future.'" - Washington Post

"This is the sound of globalisation!" - New York Times Praise for Andy Teirstein:

"It all works, reminding us that political heat placed beneath art can sometimes burn it to a crisp... Andy Teirstein's vivid score is first rate..." - New York Times

"Rhythmically hypnotic, richly melodic... one of the finest pieces of music for dance I've heard." - The Village Voice

www.ablessingonthemoon.com

This is a general admission event. Seating is limited and available on a first come, first seated basis. There is a two item minimum per person at all tables. Standing room is also available. We recommend arriving early.

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