An opera for all ages. Sydney, an Asian elephant poached at a young age from the jungles of Indonesia, recalls her remarkable life in captivity, far from home, as her keeper of 22 years leads her on a journey towards sanctuary in the hills of Tennessee. A dynamic weaving of opera and dance unearths friendships lost and found and restores a stole...

Avertissement de contenu : feu, mort

Janna and her grandpa are in Toronto’s distillery district. Before she has to leave, Janna asks him to tell the story of how he and Grandma met. Both were fighting a fire, and met as part of the bucket brigade. Janna proudly reminds him he saved everyone that night, but this isn’t true. Grandpa confesses that a wo...

Avertissement de contenu : harcèlement sexuel, violence, incendie

Une terre du nord, la fin de l'hiver. Une avant-aube froide et sombre au bord d’une montagne ; à travers la vallée rugit une puissante cascade. Dans cette vallée, il y a deux fermes, une pauvre - appartenant à Runa, une femme célibataire - et une riche, appartenant à Olaf, qui souhaite que Runa soit son épouse.

Olaf proposes to Runa...

Content warning: abuse, death, fire, violence

Fanny and Alexander is a grand opera in two acts, adapted from the film by Ingmar Bergman by Mikael Karlsson and Royce Vavrek, with support from the Bergman Estate and artistic consultation from Cinematograph AB (Ingmar Bergman Jr. and Claes du Rietz).

ACT 1

Christmas at the Ekdahls.  Helena...