CAST: Danielle Buonaiuto and Adanya Dunn | PHOTO CREDIT: Michael CooperCAST: Teiya Kasahara and members of the COC Chorus | PHOTO CREDIT: Michael CooperCAST: Teiya Kasahara (from the 2019 production) | PHOTO CREDIT: Dahlia Katz View more photos below - click here OVERVIEW Title: PomegranateComposer: Kye MarshallLibrettist: Amanda HaleCommissioned By:
A sister and brother go through the belongings of their recently departed mother and find an old snow globe from their youth. They both really want to keep it. A bitter fight ensues and the sister inadvertently blurts out a very painful secret.
Paul is being interviewed about his missing parents. Is Paul a suspect? Is the interrogator a police officer or a psychiatrist? Who were the people who were in his parents’ house when Paul returned from his trip? All is not as it seems.
Medusa sings from beyond the grave, reaching out to her children and her two sisters. She tells the story of her rape by the god Poseidon and murder by the hero Perseus.
The Celebrity is hosting a party. He calls out to Glenn and persuades him to play the piano with him for his guests. The guests gossip about the past performances and bad reviews while simultaneously applauding the artist.
The Mother appears at the window. She shares memories, loving praise and admonishments. The development of her child’s talent and success has been her life’s focus.
Xiao Lian performs the Qingming ceremony to honour the spirit of her departed father and mother. Love and fellowship combine in the running of a dragon boat race. Xiao Lian joins her friends and crosses into her future.
The combined spirits of Qu Yuan and Father return and ask the audience to release them from their servitude. That freedom granted, they ascend into the heavens triumphantly.
Qu Yuan wanders into the southern wilderness. As he travels, he composes a lament for himself and his lost position in court. In the present, Xiao Lian’s Father senses his end is near. Summoning up his strength, he joins with the spirit of Qu Yuan to tell the final chapter.
Years later, Qu Yuan has earned the honour and respect of the people in a little fishing village on the river Miluo. Xiao Lian and a local villager strike up a conversation with Qu Yuan, and it is soon revealed that The Kingdom of Chu has been destroyed by its
All hope is lost as the villagers return and collect Qu Yuan’s possessions. They take the scrolls containing his famous poetry to the Daoist temple, where they will be preserved forever. Xiao Lian returns to the present at the bedside of her dying father. With his encouragement and love, she
A young Chinese/Canadian woman (Xiao Lian) faces a difficult choice: Honour her family’s traditional past or embrace a more modern future. Her father dwells on the memory of his deceased wife and honours her by performing the Qingming funeral tradition. Meanwhile, Xiao Lian’s two friends want her to get out
Xiao Lian’s father bitterly reveals that he will die soon. Xiao Lian’s mother appears in spirit form and asks her to forgive her father. She speaks of their happiness together as a family in earlier times. As a child, Xiao Lian had a close connection with the Dragon Boat Festival,
CAST: Rebecca Cuddy | PHOTO CREDIT: Stephen BellCAST: Rebecca Gray and Hillary Jean Young | PHOTO CREDIT: Stephen BellCAST: Hillary Jean Young | PHOTO CREDIT: Stephen Bell View more photos below - click here OVERVIEW Title: Medusa’s ChildrenComposer: Colin McMahonLibrettist: Charlie PetchCommissioned By: OperaQLanguage: EnglishProducer: OperaQRun Time: 50Roles: Role Voice
CAST: Camille Rogers | PHOTO CREDIT: Lauren HalaszCAST: Trevor Chartrand and Camille Rogers View more photos below - click here OVERVIEW Title: La MaupinComposer: Colin McMahonLibrettist: Camille RogersCommissioned By: Camille RogersLanguage: EnglishProducer: Camille RogersRun Time: 35Roles: Role Voice Type Range ? Character Description Maupinmiddle-highA3-A5A queer, gender-non-conforming opera singer, living in France
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.
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
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 is AvaComposer: Ivan BarbotinLibrettist: Katherine KollerCommissioned By: Tapestry Opera's Composer-Librettist LaboratoryLanguage: EnglishProducer: Tapestry OperaRoles: Role Voice Type Range ? Character Description EddiemiddleE3-G4A man, in love with ChloeMattmiddle-lowF2-D4Chloe's athlete ex-husbandChloemiddle-highB3-G5A woman, in love with Eddie Please Note: The table above has content that is scrollable left to right.Orchestration: Piano
OVERVIEW Title: The Handless Maiden: Scene 8 (Wash the Loss)Composer: Benton RoarkLibrettist: Katherine KollerCommissioned By: Tapestry Opera's Composer-Librettist LaboratoryLanguage: EnglishProducer: Tapestry OperaRun Time: 8Roles: Role Voice Type Range ? Character Description MadonnahighE4-B5A girlGardenermiddleD3-G#4A gardenerChorusmiddle-highA3-F#5ChorusChorusmiddleE3-C5ChorusChoruslowA2-D4Chorus Please Note: The table above has content that is scrollable left to right.Orchestration: Piano SYNOPSIS Based on
2003: After leaking torture photos to the internet, American army translator Alessandra Jenson refuses to be hushed up, and live streams her suicide in protest.
OVERVIEW Title: The TranslatorComposer: David OgbornLibrettist: Leanna BrodieCommissioned By: Tapestry OperaLanguage: English, PashtoProducer: Tapestry OperaRoles: Role Voice Type Range ? Character Description Alessandra Jensenmiddle-highAb3-A5A young military interpreter who suffers from post-traumatic stress after witnessing the brutal torture of detainees, age 26Colonel CranelowEb2-E4In his 50s, a career military intelligence officer whose philosophy
In a wooded park at night, it seems like Laurel is running for her life- but it turns out she is running from the memory of the murder she committed that night.
Laurel stabs the Stranger, killing him. As his body slides to the ground to rest at her feet, she begins to feel a new sense of freedom, not realising that it is at the cost of her conscience and her humanity. The aria should be performed with an improvisational blues
OVERVIEW Title: The LaurelsComposer: Jeffrey RyanLibrettist: Michael Lewis MacLennanCommissioned By: Tapestry OperaLanguage: EnglishProducer: Tapestry OperaRun Time: 13Roles: Role Voice Type Range ? Character Description LaurelhighG#3-Db6A womanStrangermiddle-lowA3-C5A stranger Please Note: The table above has content that is scrollable left to right.Orchestration: Clarinet in Bb/Bass Clarinet, Percussion, Harp, Violin, Viola, Cello, Double Bass
OVERVIEW Title: The Last LifeComposer: Katya PineLibrettist: Sharon BajerCommissioned By: Tapestry Opera's Composer-Librettist LaboratoryLanguage: EnglishProducer: Tapestry OperaRun Time: 6Roles: Role Voice Type Range ? Character Description FarmermiddleC3-B4FarmerCowmiddle-lowG2-Ab4A brown cow Please Note: The table above has content that is scrollable left to right.Orchestration: Piano SYNOPSIS A farmer lovingly takes care of his
OVERVIEW Title: The Golden BoyComposer: Darren JLibrettist: Anusree RoyCommissioned By: Tapestry Opera's Composer-Librettist LaboratoryLanguage: EnglishProducer: Tapestry OperaRun Time: 5Roles: Role Voice Type Range ? Character Description Mamamiddle-highC4-G5MotherSonhighE4-G#5Son Please Note: The table above has content that is scrollable left to right.Orchestration: Piano SYNOPSIS The scene is divided into two sections: a tense
OVERVIEW Title: The Cellar DoorComposer: Melissa HuiLibrettist: Jovanni SyCommissioned By: Tapestry Opera's Composer-Librettist LaboratoryLanguage: EnglishProducer: Tapestry OperaRoles: Role Voice Type Range ? Character Description DanielmiddleC3-B4Judith's brotherJudithhighA3-D6Daniel's sister Please Note: The table above has content that is scrollable left to right.Orchestration: Clarinet in Bb, Percussion, Harp, Violin, Viola, Cello, Double Bass SYNOPSIS
OVERVIEW Title: Tea at ThreeComposer: Katya PineLibrettist: Sheldon RosenCommissioned By: Tapestry Opera's Composer-Librettist LaboratoryLanguage: EnglishProducer: Tapestry OperaRun Time: 7Roles: Role Voice Type Range ? Character Description AlliehighF4-B5A womanKarenmiddle-highA3-F5Allie's deceased best friend Please Note: The table above has content that is scrollable left to right.Orchestration: Piano SYNOPSIS Late at night, Allie receives
OVERVIEW Title: Still the NightComposer: John AlcornLibrettist: Theresa TovaLanguage: EnglishRoles: Role Voice Type Range ? Character Description Bryna/TybelehighA young Jewish Polish girl, escaped from the NazisLittle BrynahighBryna's younger cousin Please Note: The table above has content that is scrollable left to right.Orchestration: Percussion, Violin, Piano SYNOPSIS Content warning: antisemitism, genocide, Holocaust,
OVERVIEW Title: Snow GlobeComposer: Ian CussonLibrettist: Colleen MurphyCommissioned By: Tapestry Opera's Composer-Librettist LaboratoryLanguage: EnglishProducer: Tapestry OperaRun Time: 6Roles: Role Voice Type Range ? Character Description SharonhighBb3-Bb5SisterMattmiddle-lowEb3-Gb4Brother Please Note: The table above has content that is scrollable left to right.Orchestration: Piano Video Recording View more videos below - click here SYNOPSIS A
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,
OVERVIEW Title: She is MeComposer: Lembit BeecherLibrettist: Katherine KollerCommissioned By: Tapestry Opera's Composer-Librettist LaboratoryLanguage: EnglishProducer: Tapestry OperaRoles: Role Voice Type Range ? Character Description JannahighBb3-G5A womanGrandpamiddle-lowG2-A4Her grandpa Please Note: The table above has content that is scrollable left to right.Orchestration: Piano SYNOPSIS Content warning: fire, death Janna and her grandpa are
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
Shanawdithit describes the last days of her family as they were pushed from their land and then hunted. She asks Cormack not to speak of their death, but of their life. Cormack is ecstatic and gets lost in the memories Shanawdithit paints. She breaks his reverie with the cold fact
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
James and Sydney start their journey. Sydney remembers being young and playing in the forest with her friend Penny. One day, they are both captured, and the family herd is shot.
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
OVERVIEW Title: RosaComposer: James RolfeLibrettist: Camyar ChaiCommissioned By: Tapestry Opera's Composer-Librettist LaboratoryLanguage: EnglishProducer: Tapestry OperaRun Time: 12Roles: Role Voice Type Range ? Character Description IsabellehighE4-C6A grieving mother, Hector's partnerHectormiddleE3-A4Isabelle's partner Please Note: The table above has content that is scrollable left to right.Orchestration: Clarinet in Bb, Piano, Marimba, Violin, Cello SYNOPSIS
Two men break into their old haunt, bringing their recently deceased friend along for the ride. They pour three pints and pull up a country song on the jukebox. In turn, they reflect on what they’d tell him if he were still alive.
A bar manager recounts the night she heard Frederick Chopin play piano, and the effect it had on her relationship with the bar’s resident piano player.
OVERVIEW Title: Pub Operas (The Sloans Project)Composer: Gareth WilliamsLibrettist: David James BrockCommissioned By: Tapestry Opera and NOISE OperaLanguage: EnglishProducer: Tapestry OperaRoles: Role Voice Type Range ? Character Description SopranohighC4-G5Juke box singer / Future brideMezzo-sopranomiddle-highC#4-G5Bartender / Wife of old manTenormiddleG#3-G#4Stranger in bar / Old manBaritonemiddle-lowD#3-F#4Serial killer / Future groom Please Note: The
OVERVIEW Title: OublietteComposer: Ivan BarbotinLibrettist: Donna-Michelle St. BernardCommissioned By: Tapestry Opera's Composer-Librettist LaboratoryLanguage: EnglishProducer: Tapestry OperaRun Time: 4Roles: Role Voice Type Range ? Character Description Lauramiddle-highC4-Ab5A newly escaped captive Please Note: The table above has content that is scrollable left to right.Orchestration: Piano Video Recording View more videos below - click
OVERVIEW Title: Nigredo HotelComposer: Nic GothamLibrettist: Ann-Marie MacDonaldCommissioned By: Tapestry OperaLanguage: EnglishProducer: Tapestry Opera and Tarragon TheatreRun Time: 58Roles: Role Voice Type Range ? Character Description SophiehighA3-C6A monstrous concierge who runs the hotelRaymondmiddle-lowA2-A4A neurosurgeon, a man of science who has lost his soul Please Note: The table above has content that
OVERVIEW Title: My Mother’s RingComposer: Stephen Andrew TaylorLibrettist: Marcia JohnsonCommissioned By: Tapestry Opera's Composer-Librettist LaboratoryLanguage: EnglishProducer: Tapestry OperaRun Time: 12Roles: Role Voice Type Range ? Character Description JuliahighD4-B5Paul's momHaroldmiddle-lowB2-F#4Paul's dadDoctormiddle-highAb3-E5The doctorPaulmiddleE3-Bb4A young man Please Note: The table above has content that is scrollable left to right.Orchestration: Clarinet in Bb, Percussion, Piano,
OVERVIEW Title: TAP:EX MetallurgyComposers: Ivan Barbotin, Jonah Falco, Mike HaliechukLibrettist: David James BrockCommissioned By: Tapestry OperaLanguage: EnglishProducer: Tapestry OperaRoles: Role Voice Type Range ? Character Description ManmiddleRomantically involved with womanWomanmiddle-highRomantically involved with man Please Note: The table above has content that is scrollable left to right.Orchestration: Percussion, Synthesizer, Lead Guitar, Rhythm
M’dea tries once more to get Jason to stay with her, but he believes he will never forget his war crimes if she is in his life. M’dea eventually agrees to go back to her country.
CAST: Peter Barrett, James McLean, Jacqueline Woodley | PHOTO CREDIT: Dahlia Katz View more photos below - click here OVERVIEW Title: M’dea UndoneComposer: John HarrisLibrettist: Marjorie ChanCommissioned By: Tapestry OperaLanguage: EnglishProducer: Tapestry OperaRun Time: 64Roles: Role Voice Type Range ? Character Description M'deamiddle-highC4-F#5A woman from a land far awayJasonmiddle-lowD3-F#4M'dea's husband, holds
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.
Delirious, Jackie envisions running to the ocean again through the fields, this time with her sister, Hilary. She asks that Hilary not tell Daniel about the disease.
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
Manli and Lai Gwan decided to make a life together in Canada. As they collect and bury the bones of Chinese workers they remember all the dead, including Ama and Nichol.
OVERVIEW Title: Iron RoadComposer: Ka Nin ChanLibrettist: Mark BrownellCommissioned By: Tapestry Opera and CBC Radio-CanadaLanguage: Cantonese, EnglishProducer: Tapestry OperaRun Time: 150Roles: Role Voice Type Range ? Character Description Lai GwanhighA3-Eb6A young Chinese womanAmamiddle-highB3-E5Lai Gwan's motherJames NicholmiddleB2-Bb4A white railway manManlimiddle-lowG2-F#4A broker of Chinese workers and Lai Gwan's fatherSir John A. MacDonaldmiddle-lowB2-E4Canadian Prime