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    Canadian Opera Resource
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    One Lump or Two?
    Content warning: mention of murder, violence, poison

    Four Victorian women sit down for a most unusual tea time. The women have two things in common: their dislike of the other women and of their husbands. Each woman refuses to drink tea for one reason or another while brainstorming ideas such as poison, prison, bee-stings or drowning. But who...
    Composer: Glenn James
    Librettist: Sandy Pool

    Jacqueline
    Content warning: terminal illness

    This is not a biographical opera, it is an exploration of an emotional journey. At age 5, Jacqueline has instant chemistry and sparks fly when she meets her cello. Their relationship grows stronger and closer, and Jacqueline matures into a charismatic and likeable teen, powerful on major stages. Soon she is a...
    Composer: Luna Pearl Woolf
    Librettist: Royce Vavrek

    Jacqueline
    M’dea Undone
    Content warning: death, murder, suicide, xenophobia

    Jason, an army captain and now war-hero, is returning home after years of war and an uncertain future. His interpreter and lover M’dea and their son Chase accompany him to a new life in the West. Jason begins a political career, working alongside the President and Dahlia, the President’s bea...
    Composer: John Harris
    Librettist: Marjorie Chan

    M’dea Undone
    Where is Ava
    Chloe and Eddie are in the throes of love when they’re interrupted by Matt, Chloe’s athlete ex-husband. Matt asks where their daughter Ava is, and criticizes Chloe for abandoning Ava for some man.
    Composer: Ivan Barbotin
    Librettist: Katherine Koller

    Where is Ava
    Where is Ava
    Two Sisters
    Content warning: death, murder, drowning

    Two sisters are outside by the river talking. One sister describes the boy she hopes to be with, and the other sister admits that she is pregnant with his baby. Jealousy is a deadly emotion.
    Composer: Benton Roark
    Librettist: Lila Palmer

    Two Sisters
    Two Sisters
    The Overcoat: A Musical Tailoring
    Content warning: mental illness, alcohol use, incarceration due to mental illness

    Is it the clothes that make a man, or is it something other than?

    Based on the satirical Nikolai Gogol story of the same name, The Overcoat centres on Akakiy Akakiyevich, a diligent man no one likes, who works the numbers best he can. But he can barely pay th...
    Composer: James Rolfe
    Librettist: Morris Panych

    The Overcoat: A Musical Tailoring
    Sleep, Sleep
    A woman and her grown son are leaving their home. It’s time for bed, but the boy insists they play his favourite game one last time. Begrudgingly, the mother agrees. They make up ways of killing an unnamed woman.

    When the game is over, the boy asks what would happen if they killed the woman “for real,” if it would make his father love them ag...
    Composer: John Harris
    Librettist: Marjorie Chan

    Sleep, Sleep
    Sleep, Sleep
    Hook Up
    Content warning: explicit language, sexual violence, sexual content, alcohol, blackout drinking

    Hook Up tells the story of three friends who have made it to university, each with their own unique desires and inner conflicts. Mindy is just excited to keep her high school friend circle together and finally get some privacy with her boyfriend. T...
    Composer: Chris Thornborrow
    Librettist: Julie Tepperman

    Hook Up
    Man in Avalanche
    Content warning: death

    Trapped and encased by an avalanche, a man thinks only of his wife and finding a way out. Meanwhile, his wife is filled with suspicion. She thinks he’s having an affair, and his silence is the proof. Between the two, Death sings of the ways it brings about disaster.
    Composer: Norbert Palej
    Librettist: David James Brock

    Man in Avalanche
    Man in Avalanche
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    Excerpts
    M’dea Undone – Act 2, Scene 6: The Game (duet)

    On the eve of their departure, M'dea and Chase play a gruesome game imagining ways to kill Dahlia the demoness.

    Sleep, Sleep – Sleep, Sleep

    A boy and his mother make up ways of killing an unnamed woman.  When the game is over, the boy asks what would happen if they killed the woman “for real,” if it would make his father love them again.

    One Lump or Two? – One Lump or Two?

    Four Victorian women sit down for a most unusual tea time. The women have two things in common: their dislike of the other women and of their husbands. Each woman refuses to drink tea for one reason or another while brainstorming ideas such as poison, prison, bee-stings or drowning. But who are they plotting against– their partners, or each o...

    Where is Ava – Where is Ava

    Chloe and Eddie are in the throes of love when they’re interrupted by Matt, Chloe’s athlete ex-husband. Matt asks where their daughter Ava is, and criticizes Chloe for abandoning Ava for a man.

    Two Sisters – Two Sisters

    Two sisters are outside by the river talking. One sister describes the boy she hopes to be with, and the other sister admits that she is pregnant with his baby. Jealousy is a deadly emotion.

    The Overcoat: A Musical Tailoring – Act 1, scene 2

    After rushing to work, Akakiy is bullied by his coworkers. He’s too good at his job, and it’s making the rest of them look bad.

    Man in Avalanche – Man in Avalanche

    On a solitary walk a Man gets buried by an avalanche; a Woman thinks his absence means he is cheating on her.

    M’dea Undone – Act 2, Scene 4: Dahlia’s Bedroom

    Dahlia convinces Jason to send M'dea away.

    M’dea Undone – Act 2, Scene 3: Fountain

    M'dea has a breakdown and brings Chase to the fountain at Jason and Dahlia's, where she sees the ghost of her mother. She is discovered by Jason and Dahlia, and a fight ensues.

    M’dea Undone – Act 2, Scene 2: The President’s Office

    The President threatens M'dea with prison or the loss of her son if she doesn't do as he wants. He warns her not to cause trouble for Jason.

    M’dea Undone – Act 2, Scene 1

    Jason and Dahlia are getting married. The citizens gossip.

    M’dea Undone – Act 1, Scene 11: The Ballroom

    The party is about to announce Jason's candidacy. Jason and Dahlia dance together, oblivious to all the others. Enraged, M'dea smashes a glass wall, showering fragments over the party guests.

    M’dea Undone – Act 1, Scene 8 – A Dinner Party

    The President invites Jason to be his running mate, and begins to remake him. This process sidelines M'dea and Chase. Dahlia and Jason are attracted to one other.

    M’dea Undone – Act 2, Scene 6 (duet)

    On the eve of their departure, M'dea and Chase play a gruesome game imagining ways to kill Dahlia the demoness.

    Hook Up – Section 3, Scene 3: “The Party”

    Cindy and Mindy eye potential hook-ups for Mindy. Tyler arrives with Heather. Mindy’s livid, and Cindy reminds her not to do anything crazy. Mindy’s response is to commit to the idea of hooking up with someone at the party.

    Hook Up – Section 2, Scene 5: “Time Out” (duet)

    Mindy confronts Tyler about his “study partner” and accuses him of lying to her, which Tyler denies. Mindy makes a sudden decision: she wants a time-out, and thinks they should see other people. Tyler leaves, confused and devastated.

    Hook Up – Section 2, Scene 4: “Texting Blitz”

    A barrage of texts combined with singing let us know what Cindy, Mindy, and Tyler have been up to. Relationships grow more and more intense, culminating in Cindy telling Mindy she’s seen Tyler studying with a second year girl named Heather.

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