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Opéras

Avertissement de contenu : racisme, colonialisme, violence, mort

En Chine dans les années 1880, Lai Gwan, une jeune femme appauvrie, est à l'aube d'un énorme changement. Sa mère mourante la presse de respecter et d'honorer la mémoire de son père, Manli, dont la disparition au Nouveau Monde les hante tous les deux.

Armed with the hope that she will find her father aliv...

Musique : Ka Nin Chan

Livret : Marc Brownell

Silence

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

Louis Riel

Consisting of 18 scenes, the opera covers 16 years in the life of Manitoba school teacher and Métis hero Louis Riel, from the Red River Rebellion (1869–70) to the North-West Rebellion (1884–85), and his trial and hanging in Regina in 1885. It also dramatizes the political scheming in Ottawa that resulted from Riel’s actions, as well as several ...

Musique : Harry Somers

Librettistes : Mavor Moore, Jacques Languirand

Filumena

Act One, Scene One
Autumn, 1915

In the park of a small town in the Crowsnest Pass, family and friends celebrate the wedding of Filumena Costanzo to Charlie Lassandro. As festivities proceed, Filumena seems withdrawn, stunned by her new husband’s brusqueness. Charlie has given her a new “Canadian” name, Florence, which she clearly rejects. ...

Musique : John Estacio

Livret : John Murrell

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Extraits

Iron Road – Acte 1, scène 5 : Le camp

Les travailleurs chinois décident de faire grève, menés par Lai Gwan, après un nouveau décès sans funérailles dignes de ce nom. La grève est réprimée et Nichol empêche Lai Gwan d'être pendu par Manli. Elle découvre que Manli est son père.