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Opéras
A not-so-pure Maiden is sent to marry a not-so-manly Lord, who is advised by a not-so-celibate Priest, and protected by a not-so-insensitive Thug in an England ruled by a King who won’t get out of bed. Based on the award winning play by Moira Buffini.
Musique : Leslie Uyeda
Content warning: PTSD, violence, war
I Have No Stories to Tell You mines the aftereffects of war through the story of a soldier’s return home from an extended assignment on the battlefield. Written as a companion piece to Monteverdi’s Il Combattimento di Tancredi e Clorinda, the opera explores war as a catalyst for changed identity through th...
I Have No Stories to Tell You mines the aftereffects of war through the story of a soldier’s return home from an extended assignment on the battlefield. Written as a companion piece to Monteverdi’s Il Combattimento di Tancredi e Clorinda, the opera explores war as a catalyst for changed identity through th...
Musique : Lembit Beecher
Livret : Hannah Moscovitch
Svadba explores a "wedding theme, especially the night before the ceremony, when we are privy to private and ancient rituals between the bride and her girlfriends. The text is taken from original Serbian poetry but given a new context for our contemporary culture... A wedding is an important turning point in every woman’s life, usually steeped i...
Musique : Ana Sokolović
Livret : Ana Sokolović
La société technologique fictive RUR, fondée par le couple Helena et Dom, domine le marché des logiciels d'IA et alimente les androïdes désormais omniprésents au service de leurs propriétaires humains.
As Dom becomes more focused on growing R.U.R’s profits, Helena’s creative research leads to an unexpected technological breakthrough that pits the couples’ visions square...
As Dom becomes more focused on growing R.U.R’s profits, Helena’s creative research leads to an unexpected technological breakthrough that pits the couples’ visions square...
Musique : Nicole Lizée
Livret : Nicolas Billon
Avertissement de contenu : descriptions d'esclavage, de violence, de violence sexuelle, de mort
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, ...
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, ...
Musique : Ian Cusson
Livret : Kanika Ambrose
Barcelona, 1900. Against the backdrop of Gaudi’s surrealist Parc Guell, Raoul, a humble postman, falls for the beautiful Allegra, whose father is a wealthy aristocrat on his mail route. To impress Allegra, Raoul disguises himself as Hernando, a “wealthy suitor,” and borrows money from the local mafia to impress the girl. Raoul goes deeply into d...
Musique : Omar Daniel
Livret : Alex Poch-Goldin
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Extraits
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 that the life she speaks of will never happen again. She collapse...
Après s'être précipité au travail, Akakiy est intimidé par ses collègues. Il travaille trop fort, cela fait mal paraître les autres.
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 her people calling her name. It is time. One spirit in partic...
La Vagabond Theatrical Troupe se produit ! Jeremiah lance un ultimatum à George, mais il doit d'abord faire ses preuves de plusieurs façons, et tout est emballé dans le plus beau papier.
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 own. Cormack insists he will ensure ...
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 of her people and the taking of her aunt...
Les réfugiés essayent des vêtements lorsque Dima et Konstantin entrent à la recherche d'Oksana. Konstantin offre de l'argent au père Alexandre pour Oksana et Clara appelle la police ; Konstantin et Dima partent avant l'arrivée de la police.
En Grèce, dans un bar, trois femmes sont retenues captives : Konstantin envoie Lyubia avec un homme d'affaires, Natalyia avec l'agent d'immigration qui la coupe, et Oksana est achetée par Konstantin aux enchères. Konstantin propose alors à la foule un viol collectif au moment où la police arrive pour faire une descente dans le bar. Au lieu de cela, il s'échappe avec Oksana et Natalyia.
La cérémonie de mariage. Noor hésite, puis épouse Rafique.
Lors d'une fête, le caporal se moque de Jason pour avoir eu besoin de M'dea pour l'aider à gagner et pour l'avoir ramenée à la maison.
Alors que Manli et Lai Gwan se disputent sur leur situation, Lai Gwan raconte la mort d'Ama, qui écrase Manli. Il décide de poser lui-même la prochaine charge explosive. Nichol et Lai Gwan reconnaissent leur amour et suivent Manli dans le tunnel.
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