2015 · Soprano Samantha Pickett heads to The Banff Centre this summer to work with Against the Grain Theatre, to sing Anna in their workshop of Crush, a new opera by James Rolfe (composer) and Anna Chatterton (librettist). Schmopera is a blog about opera and theatre, by the people who work to make it happen. This is our YouTube channel, and for the real deal, head over to http:.