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Opéras
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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
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
L'interprète chante un poème d'Aphra Behn (1640-1689) sur un amant queer androgyne.
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 monte sur la scène de l'Opéra de Paris.
Maupin défie en duel un noble grossier.
Maupin se souvient de son idylle avec la comtesse de Florensac.
L'interprète fait écho aux lignes poétiques du Prologue, réfléchissant au sens de l'histoire de Maupin.
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