View more photos below - click here OVERVIEW Title: Airline IcarusComposer: Brian CurrentLibrettist: Anton PiatigorskyCommissioned By: Opera Breve VancouverLanguage: EnglishProducer: Soundstreams and Maniac StarRun Time: 45Roles: Role Voice Type Range ? Character Description Workermiddle-lowAn airline workerBusiness ManlowA plane passengerAd ExechighA plane passengerScholarmiddleA plane passengerFlight Attendantmiddle-highA flight attendant, dissatisfied with her jobVoiceshighSSAATBChorus
A businessman is waiting for a streetcar, with his back to an unhoused woman. The two silently judge each other. The man is annoyed at seeing someone who wants something for nothing, and the woman is feeling judged for a situation she has no control over. The two finally acknowledge
OVERVIEW Title: Where You LiveComposer: Iman HabibiLibrettist: Michael PollardCommissioned By: Tapestry Opera's Composer-Librettist LaboratoryLanguage: EnglishProducer: Tapestry OperaRoles: Role Voice Type Range ? Character Description The Street PersonhighC4-Ab5A street personThe Business PersonmiddleF3-C5A business person Please Note: The table above has content that is scrollable left to right.Orchestration: Piano SYNOPSIS A businessman is
OVERVIEW Title: UnfamiliarComposer: Darren FungLibrettist: Dave DeveauCommissioned By: Tapestry Opera's Composer-Librettist LaboratoryLanguage: EnglishRoles: Role Voice Type Range ? Character Description Laurenmiddle-highC4-D5A girl Jamie is interested inJamiemiddleF#3-A4A boyStevemiddle-lowC3-F#4His friend Please Note: The table above has content that is scrollable left to right.Orchestration: Piano SYNOPSIS Content warning: black-out drinking A night out celebrating
On the first warm spring day in the mountains, Olaf, a rich farmer, proposes to Runa, a poor farmer, only to discover that she is in love with the bandit Davith. Angered by this, Olaf burns down Runa’s farm, and Runa escapes up the mountain searching for Davith.
OVERVIEW Title: The WaterfallComposer: Norbert PalejLibrettist: Maja ArdalCommissioned By: Tapestry Opera's Composer-Librettist LaboratoryLanguage: EnglishProducer: Tapestry OperaRun Time: 8Roles: Role Voice Type Range ? Character Description The WaterfallhighB3-A5SATB ChorusThe Waterfallmiddle-highB3-E5SATB ChorusThe WaterfallmiddleB2-A4SATB ChorusThe WaterfallhighG2-E4SATB Chorus Please Note: The table above has content that is scrollable left to right.Orchestration: Piano SYNOPSIS Content warning:
At a restaurant, a man flirts with a woman he thinks he recognizes. She is emotionally frank with him, but it turns out she isn’t who he thinks she is.
OVERVIEW Title: The Theory of EverythingComposer: Elisabeth Mehl GreeneLibrettist: Sheldon RosenCommissioned By: Tapestry Opera's Composer-Librettist LaboratoryLanguage: EnglishProducer: Tapestry OperaRun Time: 6Roles: Role Voice Type Range ? Character Description Shemiddle-highD4-Bb5A woman in a restaurantHemiddleE3-G4A man in a restaurantWaitersilent-spokenspokenA waiter Please Note: The table above has content that is scrollable left to right.Orchestration:
OVERVIEW Title: The Perfect MatchComposer: Anthony YoungLibrettist: Krista DalbyCommissioned By: Tapestry OperaLanguage: EnglishProducer: Tapestry OperaRoles: Role Voice Type Range ? Character Description TammiddleB2-F#4Sock puppetPalmiddle-lowB2-E4Sock puppet Please Note: The table above has content that is scrollable left to right.Orchestration: Flute, Oboe, Trumpet, Percussion, Glockenspiel, Vibraphone, Piano, Violin 1, Violin 2, Viola, Cello,
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.
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.
OVERVIEW Title: She Sees Her LoverComposer: Craig GalbraithLibrettist: Leanna BrodieCommissioned By: Tapestry Opera's Composer-Librettist LaboratoryLanguage: EnglishProducer: Tapestry OperaRun Time: 17Roles: Role Voice Type Range ? Character Description Sumanamiddle-highC4-G#5A young womanAgnieskahighC4-Bb5A young woman Please Note: The table above has content that is scrollable left to right.Orchestration: Bass Clarinet, Percussion, Vibraphone, Piano, Violin,
Her health fading, Shanawdithit wonders if she’ll be welcomed into the spirit world after so much time with the colonists. Cormack tells her he must leave, and Shanawdithit gives him a sketch of his house to carry with him. He leaves the room to pack. Shanawdithit hears the spirits of
The taking of Demasduit weighs heavy on Shanawdithit’s heart. Cormack, unsure of what to do, tries to comfort her, saying Demasduit was treated well. Shawnadithit asks if white people actually care about her people, her story, because Cormack’s words are betrayed by the actions of his fellows, and indeed, his
Cormack’s study in St. John’s, now Shanawdithit’s room. “Nancy April” reveals she can speak English quite well, and tells Cormack her real name: Shanawdithit. Cormack asks her where the rest of her people are, where her home is. Shanawdithit says simply: they are no more. Shanawdithit reflects on the loss
OVERVIEW Title: ShanawdithitComposer: Dean BurryLibrettist: Yvette NolanCommissioned By: Tapestry Opera and Opera on the AvalonLanguage: EnglishProducer: Tapestry Opera and Opera on the AvalonRun Time: 80Roles: Role Voice Type Range ? Character Description Shanawdithitmiddle-highA3-G5Beothuk woman, believed by the colonizers to be the last of her peopleWilliam Cormack middle-lowA2-F4An explorer and anthropologistKwe/Spirit Chorus
OVERVIEW Title: See SawComposer: Andrew StanilandLibrettist: Anna ChattertonCommissioned By: Tapestry Opera's Composer-Librettist LaboratoryLanguage: EnglishProducer: Tapestry OperaRun Time: 30Roles: Role Voice Type Range ? Character Description TrishhighBb3-Db6A young girl, heartbrokenGinamiddle-highF#3-A5Trish's friendRalphmiddleE3-Bb4Trish's ex-boyfriend, rides a bicycle Please Note: The table above has content that is scrollable left to right.Orchestration: Clarinet in Bb, Percussion,
OVERVIEW Title: Sanctuary SongComposer: Abigail RichardsonLibrettist: Marjorie ChanCommissioned By: Theatre Direct Canada and Tapestry OperaLanguage: EnglishProducer: Theatre Direct Canada and Tapestry OperaRun Time: 45Roles: Role Voice Type Range ? Character Description Jamesmiddle-lowA2-F4Sydney's keeper of 22 yearsSydneyhighDb4-Bb5An Asian elephant poached at a young ageActor/Moversilent-spokenspokenVarious rolesActor/Moversilent-spokenspokenVarious roles Please Note: The table above has
Jackie tells us how she can blur the lines between fantasy and reality at will. She can escape the confines of her chair by dreaming of bathing in the sea. She wonders where Daniel is, and who he’s seeing.
CAST: Marnie Breckenridge and Matt Haimovitz | PHOTO CREDIT: Dahlia KatzCAST: Marnie Breckenridge and Matt Haimovitz | PHOTO CREDIT: Dahlia Katz View more photos below - click here OVERVIEW Title: JacquelineComposer: Luna Pearl WoolfLibrettist: Royce VavrekCommissioned By: Tapestry OperaProducer: Tapestry OperaRun Time: 107Roles: Role Voice Type Range ? Character Description JacquelinehighC4-C6A
OVERVIEW Title: Elijah’s KiteComposer: James RolfeLibrettist: Camyar ChaiCommissioned By: Manhattan School of Music and Tapestry OperaLanguage: EnglishProducer: Tapestry OperaRun Time: 33Roles: Role Voice Type Range ? Character Description ElijahmiddleD3-Bb4A boy with a kite, age 9KeishahighD4-Bb5A girl, age 10MiriamhighD4-A5The "new girl," age 10Billy Brettmiddle-lowBb2-F4A bully, age 11Nikki Lerouxmiddle-highC#4-A5Billy's sidekick, age 11Billy's crew