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Operas

The Don Valley. 1880, Toronto.

Join George Taylor and the travelling Gilbert & Sullivan theatrical troupe The Vagabonds in a twenty-fifth anniversary celebration of the birth of his papermill. Unbeknownst to him, Jeremiah - the leader of a local small-potatoes bandit group called The Rift Rafters - just discovered a long-hidden secret abo...

Composer: Benton Roark

Librettist: Julie Tepperman

She Sees Her Lover

Agnieska and Sumana share a night together after meeting in a bar. The night, however intimate, has vastly different meanings to each woman. While Sumana is brimming with the excitement of a first chance at love, Agnieska is haunted by memories of her romantic past.

The next morning, Agnieska wakes early and admires her new lover Sumana as sh...

Composer: Craig Galbraith

Librettist: Leanna Brodie

Pomegranate

On a fateful school trip to the ruins of Pompeii, the fantasies of smitten teenagers Suzie and Cass are ignited. They are transported from 1977 to 79 AD, where they discover romantic freedom in the looming shadow of Mount Vesuvius – but not for long. The timeline shifts to 1981 and the Fly by Night, a Toronto lesbian bar, in the aftermath of the...

Composer: Kye Marshall

Librettist: Amanda Hale

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Excerpts

Bandits in the Valley – Group 2, Scene 1: Love Me Lily (aria)

Henri wonders how, after all this time, it is possible that Lily doesn't reciprocate her feelings of love.

Bandits in the Valley – Group 2, Scene 2: The Dressing Room

George has a proposal for Lily. Henri has a confession. The Great Recorder Smackdown happens, and Lily is caught in the crossfire. Lily sends them all away without answering.

She Sees Her Lover – “Oh, it’s beautiful” (aria)

Excited by the possibility of a night with a new lover, Sumana anxiously expresses her anticipation.

She Sees Her Lover – “So many ways” (aria)

Agnieska questions why all of her previous relationships have failed.

She Sees Her Lover – “Cinnamon Limbs” (aria)

Waking early, Agnieska admires her new lover Sumana as she is sleeping.

She Sees Her Lover – Scene 1 (duet)

Agnieska and Sumana share an intimate night together after meeting in a bar. Memories of past lovers almost make Agnieska give up on this new love, but Sumana convinces her to hold on to hope.

She Sees Her Lover – Scene 2

Waking early, Agnieska admires her new lover Sumana as she is sleeping. When Sumana wakes, the couple share an intimate conversation and eventually descend into fits of laughter.