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Operas
A summer evening. A writer is experiencing a bit of writer’s block as she is sitting in an outdoor cafe in an historic area of town. She looks around for inspiration and happens to see a man looking at the stars with binoculars. Clouds block his view, and when he looks around he catches her glance and smiles. Is he really there? Or is he just in...
Composer: Ivan Barbotin
Librettist: Liza Balkan
Across eight brief vignettes, couples experience small moments of frustration, miscommunication, and attraction.
Composer: Iman Habibi
Librettist: Phoebe Tsang
Content warning: stalking
A young barista seems to know a surprising amount about one of the customers at her cafe.
A young barista seems to know a surprising amount about one of the customers at her cafe.
Composer: Iman Habibi
Librettist: Jessica Murphy Moo
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Excerpts
A man and woman meet for the first time on a summer's evening.
A francophile from Toronto walks into a café in downtown Montréal. His coffee order and small talk with the barista turns into a political rift that eventually leaves him lost in translation.
Erica and Keith have an awkward meeting in a cafe.
A female barista is infatuated with a male customer and stalks him. He thinks he recognizes her from his neighbourhood.
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