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Opéras
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...
Musique : Abigail Richardson
Livret : Marjorie Chan
Avertissement de contenu : violence armée, mort, fusillade de masse
Dans la Salle bleue de l'Assemblée nationale du Québec, Denis Lortie tue et blesse des personnes avec une mitraillette pour protester contre la souveraineté du Québec.
Dans la Salle bleue de l'Assemblée nationale du Québec, Denis Lortie tue et blesse des personnes avec une mitraillette pour protester contre la souveraineté du Québec.
Musique : Iman Habibi
Livret : Bobby Theodore
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 ...
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 ...
Musique : Colin McMahon
Livret : Camille Rogers
Content warning: gun violence, strong language, terminal illness, attempted assisted suicide
A father and son argue in a dark alley. The father, sick with a tumour "the size of a fig" in his brain, begs his son to end his life. When the gun they're using fails and the son panics, the father offers comfort and encouragement in the form of a ...
A father and son argue in a dark alley. The father, sick with a tumour "the size of a fig" in his brain, begs his son to end his life. When the gun they're using fails and the son panics, the father offers comfort and encouragement in the form of a ...
Musique : Cecilia Livingston
Livret : David Yee
Content warning: war, death, gun violence
A young mother with her infant daughter is threatened by an armed military officer escorting prisoners. She wants to wait for her husband, but the officer tells her he is probably already dead. The woman sings a lament to her baby, then pleads with the officer to take her baby and raise her as his own.
A young mother with her infant daughter is threatened by an armed military officer escorting prisoners. She wants to wait for her husband, but the officer tells her he is probably already dead. The woman sings a lament to her baby, then pleads with the officer to take her baby and raise her as his own.
Musique : Jana Skarecky
Livret : Anusree Roy
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Extraits
Malcolm décrit son sentiment de suspension dans le temps et l'espace alors que nous entendons des coups de feu à l'extérieur.
Beth et Andrew demandent à Antoine qu'ils soient autorisés à partir. Il les gardera là pour toujours car il veut les voir tous devenir des héros et racheter son bannissement initial avec Eugène. Antoine attrape le singe mort et se met à danser avec lui. Une balle explose à travers la fenêtre, touchant Antoine et il tombe au sol.
A l'étage, Malcolm lit un autre mémo d'Antoine. Beth se précipite pour lui dire qu'il est temps de partir. Andrew et Beth quittent la maison, mais Malcolm reste dans la maison, toujours entouré de violence.
James et Sydney commencent leur voyage. Sydney se souvient avoir été jeune et jouer dans la forêt avec son amie Penny. Un jour, ils sont tous deux capturés et le troupeau familial est abattu.
Dans la Salle bleue de l'Assemblée nationale du Québec, Denis Lortie tue et blesse des personnes avec une mitraillette pour protester contre la souveraineté du Québec.
Maupin défie en duel un noble grossier.
A father comforts his son as he encourages him to end his life, rather than waiting for him to die of a terminal illness.
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