The night before her birthday, an aging Queen Elizabeth I catches an intruder in her boudoir. It turns out to be none other than her arch-nemesis Grace O’Malley, Irish pirate and chieftain, come to reclaim her seized ship and her trampled rights. A comedic opera about power and politics, destiny and desire, and how hard it is to be a woman at th...
Dragon’s Tale is the story of a young Chinese-Canadian woman (Xiao Lian) and her ailing father, both living in Toronto. Xiao Lian wakes up in the ancient past and witnesses the last days of one of China’s greatest poets, Qu Yuan. In doing so, she begins to understand her father and herself as she returns to a c...
"Drawn from an Irish saga of the Red Branch Knights of Ulster in the druidic era, the story tells of the doom of the ruthless Conochar, King of Ullah (Ulster), and the tragic death of Naisi and his brothers, the Princes of Ullah, as a result of the rivalry between Conochar and Naisi for the love of the foundling Deirdre."
La chef pirate irlandaise Grace O'Malley se faufile dans la chambre de la reine Elizabeth I d'Angleterre et convainc la reine de lui rendre son navire et de libérer son amant. En retour, Grace assistera à la célébration de l'anniversaire de la reine et fera sensation, ce qui ravira Liz.
Xiao Lian est ramenée à l'ancienne cour royale, où elle assiste à l'entrée majestueuse du roi Huai de Chu. Qu Yuan est au sommet de son pouvoir mais est bientôt déjoué par le ministre rival Zhang Yi. Qu Yuan est abattu et banni par son roi bien-aimé.