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Edmonton Opera presents Jubilee Auditorium Tickets: Edmonton Opera 780-429-1000 Murder, passion and tragedy: Filumena is the fascinating true story of Filumena Lassandro, the last woman to be hanged in Alberta. Set in the Crowsnest Pass region of Alberta in the early 1900s, Filumena becomes involved in a bootlegging scheme; the plan goes awry, a constable is murdered, and Filumena hangs. But what really happened that fateful night? Join Edmonton Opera in celebrating Alberta’s Centennial with this exciting new work by Juno-nominee John Estacio and acclaimed Canadian playwright John Murrell. Filumena…the opera event of the year. “Alberta’s Filumena a triumph.” – Paula Citron, The Globe & Mail
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