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Opéras
Une célèbre chanteuse de blues se réchauffe dans sa loge avant le spectacle. Son partenaire, Jack, entre et la chicane prend.
Musique : Chris Thornborrow
Livret : Morris Panych
Avertissement de contenu : maladie, décès, VIH/SIDA
Dark Star Requiem is a poetic chronicle of the 25 years (as of 2010) of HIV-AIDS, reflecting the many faces of the disease and those affected by the pandemic.
Dark Star Requiem is a poetic chronicle of the 25 years (as of 2010) of HIV-AIDS, reflecting the many faces of the disease and those affected by the pandemic.
Musique : Andrew Staniland
Livret : Jill Battson
Avertissement de contenu : violence sexuelle, incarcération, abus religieux, homophobie, thérapie de conversion
Through several vignettes, Forbidden examines the idea of rules and taboos. Do they protect people, or do they control them? Are they of any value, or do they simply exploit the powerless?
A young girl, punished with repetition of religious tex...
Through several vignettes, Forbidden examines the idea of rules and taboos. Do they protect people, or do they control them? Are they of any value, or do they simply exploit the powerless?
A young girl, punished with repetition of religious tex...
Musique : Afarin Mansouri
Livret : Donna-Michelle St. Bernard
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
Avertissement de contenu : erreur de genre, mentions d'agression sexuelle et de violence implicite
Chrysaor and Pegasus, children of the gorgon Medusa, have been living with their aunts Euryale and Stheno. They receive a message from their dead mother telling the story of her assault and murder by their father Poseidon. Rejecting his mother’s family, Chrysaor g...
Chrysaor and Pegasus, children of the gorgon Medusa, have been living with their aunts Euryale and Stheno. They receive a message from their dead mother telling the story of her assault and murder by their father Poseidon. Rejecting his mother’s family, Chrysaor g...
Musique : Colin McMahon
Livret : Charlie Petch
On a fateful school trip to the ruins of Pompeii, the fantasies of smitten teenagers Suzie and Cass are ignited. They are transported from 1977 to 79 AD, where they discover romantic freedom in the looming shadow of Mount Vesuvius – but not for long. The timeline shifts to 1981 and the Fly by Night, a Toronto lesbian bar, in the aftermath of the...
Musique : Kye Marshall
Livret : Amanda Hale
Glimmer attempts to address the urgent matters and seemingly irreconcilable coexisting realities at the core of queer existence through multiple frames and lenses. Taking full advantage of an all-queer cast of performers, with whom the piece was developed organically through a series of discussions and workshops, this work intertwines the autobi...
Musique : Thierry Tidrow
Livret : Thierry Tidrow
The opera is a poetic love story following resistance against a fictional state that oppresses lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender, and queer people. It centres on the rebellious Solana and her beloved Lilah, who is now a wife and mother; together, they fight for a new future, even as their secret romance is threatened by Lilah’s unpredictable h...
Musique : Leslie Uyeda
Livret : Rachel Rose
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Extraits
Une célèbre chanteuse de blues se réchauffe dans sa loge avant le spectacle. Son partenaire, Jack, entre et la chicane prend.
Un solo de la mezzo-soprano sur la honte sexuelle des religieuses dans les hôpitaux, tandis que le chœur chante à plusieurs reprises "sanctus".
Un ecclésiastique se prépare au confessionnal. Quelqu'un entre dans la cabine. Le clerc réalise que c'est un homme avec lequel il partageait une attraction mutuelle. L'homme vient de terminer une thérapie de conversion homosexuelle et souhaite reprendre une sorte de relation.
La Maupin se présente au public et partage quelques-unes des rumeurs qui circulent à son sujet.
Maupin raconte l'histoire d'une histoire d'amour scandaleuse de sa jeunesse, culminant par une évasion audacieuse d'un couvent.
Maupin se souvient de son idylle avec la comtesse de Florensac.
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