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    Bandits in the Valley
    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

    Bandits in the Valley
    Betty Box Office
    A box office worker longs to be on the stage. When the lead of the production is injured, she begs for her chance in the spotlight.
    Composer: Jack Perla
    Librettist: Ken Gass

    Betty Box Office
    Betty Box Office
    Insomnia Composition
    At 4 a.m., a composer stands looking out the window, his tools nearby. Across town, a librettist is doing the same. Both are just slightly panicking about their latest work: an opera about a dog named Harley. This work is a meditation on the personal doubt, collegial suspicion, and sudden inspiration that can keep artists awake until the wee hours.
    Composer: Iman Habibi
    Librettist: Maja Ardal

    Insomnia Composition
    Insomnia Composition
    Of the Sea
    Content warning: descriptions of enslavement, violence, sexual violence, death

    A father will do anything to save his daughter. Of the Sea follows the story of Maduka, his daughter Binyelum, and fellow Africans thrown overboard during the Middle Passage who now populate mythical underwater kingdoms that span the ocean floor. Amidst the waves, ...
    Composer: Ian Cusson
    Librettist: Kanika Ambrose

    Of the Sea
    La Maupin
    Content warning: contains depictions of gun violence, mentions of homophobia, transphobia, self-harm, attempted suicide, memory loss, illness, death, and violence

    Julie d'Aubigny (1673-1707), more often known by her stage name "Mademoiselle Maupin," was a queer and gender non-conforming opera singer. She was a mezzo-soprano, and sang some of ...
    Composer: Colin McMahon
    Librettist: Camille Rogers

    La Maupin
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    Excerpts
    Bandits in the Valley – Finale

    The Vagabond Theatrical Troupe presents!  Jeremiah gives George an ultimatum but has to prove himself first in more ways than one, and all is wrapped up in the finest paper package.

    Betty Box Office – “Box office, may I help you?” (aria)

    A box office worker longs to be on the opera stage.

    Betty Box Office – Betty Box Office

    A box office worker longs to be on the stage. When the lead of the production is injured, she begs for her chance in the spotlight.

    Insomnia Composition – Insomnia Composition

    At 4 a.m., a composer stands looking out the window, his tools nearby. Across town, a librettist is doing the same. Both are just slightly panicking about their latest work: an opera about a dog named Harley.

    TAP:EX Tables Turned – La Callas Fantasie – voice, percussion, and track

    Using quintessential recordings of Maria Callas arias, an aspiring soprano engages with the full and intense presence of her idol. What begins as suffocation and frustration ends as confidence as the soprano gains a deeper understanding of her idol: she’s human. They both are.

    La Maupin – II. Introduction

    La Maupin introduces herself to the audience, sharing some of the gossip that has been spread about her.

    La Maupin – III. The First Affair

    Maupin tells the story of a scandalous love affair from her youth, culminating in a daring escape from a convent.

    La Maupin – IV. The Artist

    Maupin takes to the stage of the Paris Opéra.

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