Planning for the Ismaili Centre program began almost exactly two years ago following a performance of a shortened version of Constantinople at the University of Toronto convocation at Trinity College that conferred an honorary degree on the Aga Khan, the force behind the building of the Ismaili Centre, Toronto and the nearby Aga Khan Museum.
By Peter Goddard for Toronto Star – November 26 2015: Some classical works catch up to history. Beethoven’s planned dedication of the Third Symphony (Eroica) to Napoleon was discarded by the composer, concerned the honorific might offend potential patrons outraged by Bonaparte’s increasingly brutal excesses.
And some pieces have history catch up to them. Constantinople, the multimedia chamber piece reimaging the interplay of Islam and Christianity in the medieval city of Constantinople, the Paris of its day (now Istanbul, Turkey), is to be performed by the Gryphon Trio Nov. 26 to 28 at the Ismaili Centre.
Source: Toronto Star
Earlier related: Ismaili Centre, Toronto hosts Constantinople, a multi media theatrical performance for 3 nights only – Nov. 26, 27, and 28
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