1. ýï! l/199 Soprano makes return* ppearan^ce On Sunday, Oct. 28,8 p.m., the Oshawa Symphony Orchestra Association will present the first concert of the 1990/91 season at Eastdale Collegiate Threatre, Harmony Rd. N. at Adelaide in Oshawa. Soordby Canadian Tire: - Mdtown Mail, the concert will feature the Oshawa Symphoniy Orchestra, conducted by Winston ebrand. soprano Darila Salemka. *DARJA SALEmxA Salenika, a native of Oshawa, will be performing several arias from Haydnand- Mozart. Also on the progr are Mendelssobns Overture to, the Fair Melusine * and Beetboven's Symphony No. 3 (Eroica). Salemka is deligbted te make this return appearance with her h ometown symphony orchestra. Hen formai voice lessons began in ber early teens and continued tbrougb her bigh school years. Her post-secondary education was obtained at Wilfrid Laurier University in Waterloo and she graduated with a bachelor of music in voice performance in 1984 and bier diploma in opera in, 1986. Some of hier, accomplisbments include the 'winning of the Edward %Johnson IM;usic compétition (Guelph) as' weIl as the Provincial Music Festival. She was also a fihalist in the National Compétitive Music Festival. Over the last four years, she bas been kept busy with chorus work in Canaclian Opera Company productions of Aidé, Boris Godunov, Macbeth, Don Carlos, Carmen, and Otello at the O'Keefe Center in Toronto. Other, engagements have included chorus work with Opera Hamilton (Faust), dinner theatre at Toronto's Teller's Cage, several performnances in opera and concert works at Wilfrid Laurier University and a guest soloist appearance with the Canadian Chamber Ensemble. lier future schedule- includes more chorus wokwitb upcomngCanadian Opera Company poutings. ickets for this concert are $12 each for adults, $11 eacb for seniors, and $6 for students. -MTckets are available at SaywellIs in Oshawa, Discs & Data in Wvhitby, and Rickaby's in Bom;anville 6r by calling. the OSO Office at 579-6711. Some subscriptions are still available for the Six Concert - Series wbich will feature such artiste as' Arthur Ozolins, piano, Joseph Peleg, violin, and Mark DuBos, tenor. Cali 579-6711 for further information. Autunrecital The Whitby Public Library will hold an 'Autumn Recital' of works by' Handel, Wolf, Faune, Chausson, Poulenc, Diack and Delius, on Friday, Nov. 2, at 7 p.m. in the libnary auditorium. Guests will be Julia Goss, soprano, Dona Jean Clary, piano, and Marlowe Bonk, trumpet. MATT CHAMP--ION (right). goes over a string Performers production. of scene with director David Mi11ar as 'Betrayal.' they prepare for the Durham Shoe- Chrieý Bovie photo Pinter-s 'Betrayal'" Champion's.,ch.allenge By Trudie Zavadovios Just for fun MattChampyion Of Whitby thougkthle would audi- tion for the Durham Shoestring Performers production o0 'Betrayal.' - No one was more surprised tban Champion when lie actually landed a part. About 15 years ago, bie dabbled in acting in high school and university, but bas since bad no involvement in theatre acting.' Today, a school teacher,, hle speng hisoff-time learning the Unes of Robert, the scorned bus- band in Harold Pinter's 'Betrayal.' "The audition was fun, but I neyer thought I'd get the part,» says Champion. «I keep going througb perxods of thinking it's a bi mistake, M'Il-never. make it. Theen I get through that hump and start feeling positive." Familiar with Pinter's work, Champion is happy to have the op portunity to act in one of his p Iays. «r've always read Pinter. I like the darkness and the confusion, the bumar. dilemma.» His character Robert definitely has a dark side, and Cham-pion finds it insightful and challeng- ing te achieve a balance in bis character. "Robert is hard-edged. He bas a real 'mask, keeps himself buried. The challenge is main- taining that bard edge. I'm really drawing on those parts of mysel . Theres part of me I keep quite buried.» Robert is married te Emma, wbo bas just ended a long-termn affair with ber husband's best friend Jerry. 'Betrayal' examines the triangle in terms of relation- sbips and life. «Robert's problem -is With rela-. tîonsbips," says Champion of bis character. «There 'are,,.-subtle nuances of my own character, but I bring them out stronger so the audience cati see them.' ýPlaying Robert, Champion bas wavered back and forth in bis 1empatby for the character. "HMs 'caracter 'is quite dif- ferent tban what I thougbt. He's a very dark person. You have leas sympatby for him. He's not particularly likeable. Pve grown te really like him. "It's verjy clear in the play that there's no villain. There's a vil- lin and victim in aIl of them. I see these people who get caught up in a confused mess. By depending on other people, tbey don't clear up their own issues.» Champion loves the process of rehearsals and is enjoying the professional and social evolution of working with his co-actors. Patty Gilhooly plays the part Of Emma, Robert's wife, and fel- low newcomer Pat Rosa plays Jerry, Robert's best friend. uIt's a personal growtb thing to be involved in acting. I can feel a difference in how I 1l:ook .at things.» As he drives te work memoriz- ing bis Unes, Champion is stilI ainazed be, has a Part. He says it is bard work but be's tbrilled te do it. 'Tve learned te uush myseif, I EAT ONLY .95113o0 Sunday Lunch Special ' PLUS 7 Courses - ONLY 59 TAX think because theei'snolurning back. My big est fear, is flot knowinghowl'mYon n to be oPeninani'hYprovided h - , pion with ' personal'- and* profes- sional growth and. insights. One, for sure, is that heàs ooked on conunity theatre. >'Betrayal' wilI -be prosented Nov. 2, 3, 9 and 10 at the arts resource centre, Oshawa city hall complex, curtain 8 p)rm. Tickets, for $5, are available at Information Oshawa, city hall and Merle Norman Cosmetica, Oshawa Centre. For more information caîl the company's producer, Carolyn Wilson, at 725-9256. Feel the magie of Christmas and enter the Wonderland of Ye Olde Fashioned 'Christmas Store of Pearsons Lanes. Forever Friends of Pringle Creek hosted" a Christmas Preview on Sunday,- Oct.' 14. Peggy and Greg Hunt- opened their home,'or' a spectacular cisplay ofChristmas. Ida and Tony of Anitony's have done it again with the, opening of thé Sugo Restaurant,, downstairs. The casual, romantic atmosphere is a must on your dining list. Upcoming events: Tuesday, >Oct. .30 - Wine Tasting,'Greek Tycoon, Whitby. Limited tickets. Friday, Oct. 26 Midnight Madness Sale, Downtown Whitby. Saturday, Oct. 27 - Halloween' Costume Party, Lion & the Saturday, Oct. 27 - Halloween Bash, Casey's. Nov. 2 & 3 - The Royal Hotel presents pop/rock "n' rol <Trouble With Jan,' making thýir -homnetown debut; ---