OVERVIEW
Title: Ice Time
Composer: Ka Nin Chan
Librettist: Mark Brownell
Commissioned By: Tapestry Opera
Language: English
Producer: Tapestry Opera
Run Time: 18
Roles:
Role | Voice Type | Range ? | Character Description |
---|---|---|---|
Skater | high | C#4-A5 | An ice skater |
Coach | middle-high | A3-G5 | Her coach |
SYNOPSIS
The orchestra prelude details a sweeping skate dance routine that ends badly for the skater (she falls, tries to regain momentum, but falls again). The skater limps onto the stage (in her guard-covered figure skates and costume) and while they await the judges’ decision, bouquets and stuffed animals are tossed on stage. The coach gives harsh critique of the skater’s performance, full of sarcasm and verbal abuse. After a disastrous score, they review together the steps of the routine, set like a child’s nursery rhyme, the skater miming the choreography.
In a nostalgic autobiographical aria, “Queen of the Ice”, we learn the coach is a former figure-skating star. The skater rebels, showing wisdom beyond her years, asking for permission to walk away from the sport. After the coach leaves for the parking lot, the skater indulges at her own harsh words for the “has-been” coach. She announces with excitement that next week, she’s going away to study civil engineering at university – no more skating!
The twist at the end of the scene is the revelation that the coach is also the skater’s mother.
MUSIC DESCRIPTION
SCORES FOR PURCHASE
Piano Vocal Scores:
Libretto:
Arias & Excerpts:
A figure skater and coach review a disappointing routine together.
Character | Voice Type | Range ? |
---|---|---|
Skater | high | D4-A5 |
Coach | middle-high | A3-G5 |
A figure skating coach reminisces about her own time in the competition spotlight.
Character | Voice Type | Range ? |
---|---|---|
Coach | middle-high | A3-Fb5 |
A figure skater reflects on her experience in competition and decides to switch to a new career path.
Character | Voice Type | Range ? |
---|---|---|
Skater | high | Db4-A6 |
After a disappointing performance a coach chastises the skater, then dreams of her glory days; the skater decides this has been her last performance.
Character | Voice Type | Range ? |
---|---|---|
Skater | high | C#4-A5 |
Coach | middle-high | A3-G5 |
PREMIERE PRODUCTION INFORMATION
Premiere Production: Opera to Go 2004 at Fermenting Cellar, Distillery District, Toronto ON
Producers: Tapestry Opera
Cast:
Role | Name |
---|---|
Skater | Xin Wang |
Coach | Krisztina Szabo |
Role | Name |
---|---|
Music Director | Wayne Strongman |
Director | Tom Diamond |
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