E. Noël Spinelli: Sharing the Magic of Music

20195 min 27 secFilm: Documentary

Direction: Bobbi Jo Hart

Production: René Chénier

Script: Bobbi Jo Hart

Produced by the National Film Board of Canada in co-operation with the National Arts Centre and the Governor General's Performing Arts Awards Foundation.

The son of a humble Italian immigrant, E. Noël Spinelli has dedicated most of his life to making music accessible to his blue-collar community of Lachine, Quebec. This short film offers a poignant emotional journey into his deep love of opera and Puccini, quietly revealing what music has given to Mr. Spinelli, and why he is so passionately committed to sharing its magical gifts.

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Subject categories


  • Social Issues > Canadian CommunitiesCommunity Projects and Assistance
  • Music > Classical MusicOpera and Operetta

Credits


recipient
E. Noël Spinelli
producer
René Chénier
writer
Bobbi Jo Hart
director
Bobbi Jo Hart
interview
Bobbi Jo Hart
director of photography
Joël Bertomeu
editor
Andrea Henriquez
sound recordist
France Poliseno
production manager
Véronique Tessier
makeup artist
Andie Wisdom-Dawson
still photographer
Joël Bertomeu
production assistant
Gabriel Trahan
Nicolas Boulay
technical team
Pierre Dupont
Isabelle Painchaud
Patrick Trahan
titles
Jacques Bertrand Simard
online editing
Serge Verreault
sound editing
Benoît Dame
re-recording
Jean Paul Vialard
translation
Sette Postproduction
subtitling
Sette Postproduction
release of musical rights
Sébastien Lépine
Opale Lavigne
musical direction
Robert Marcel Lepage
arrangements
Robert Marcel Lepage
musician
François Pilon
Jennifer Bourdages
recording
Studio 270
Robert Langlois
mixing
Studio 270
Robert Langlois
director, Business Development, Institutional Program
Julie Huguet
coordinator, Institutional Program
Marcia Seebaran
administrator
Isabelle Limoges
production coordinator
Véronique Tessier
technical coordinator
Daniel Claveau
Daniel Lord
executive producer
René Chénier