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Opéras
Elvet est frappé de chagrin par la mort de son nouveau-né, qui n’a pas encore de nom.
Musique : August Murphy-King
Livret : Kanika Ambrose
Content warning: child neglect, death, migration, strong language, trauma, war
When Sophia’s mother dies, Sophia confronts half-forgotten traumas from her childhood. Sophia and her sister Emma grew up in a war torn country. The two young girls cope with and escape their grim circumstances – the adult world of war, death and displacement – thr...
When Sophia’s mother dies, Sophia confronts half-forgotten traumas from her childhood. Sophia and her sister Emma grew up in a war torn country. The two young girls cope with and escape their grim circumstances – the adult world of war, death and displacement – thr...
Musique : Lembit Beecher
Livret : Hannah Moscovitch
Avertissement de contenu : maladie, décès
Charlotte works to prepare a Thanksgiving meal while her sister Margaret, who is ill, rests. When Margaret drops some china, the sisters are forced to confront the fact that Margaret's illness is likely terminal, and they will soon be separated. They sing a heartfelt duet, vowing to say hello to a new closeness...
Charlotte works to prepare a Thanksgiving meal while her sister Margaret, who is ill, rests. When Margaret drops some china, the sisters are forced to confront the fact that Margaret's illness is likely terminal, and they will soon be separated. They sing a heartfelt duet, vowing to say hello to a new closeness...
Musique : Jana Skarecky
Livret : Sharon Bajer
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
Avertissement de contenu : mort, infanticide, meurtre
A rumble of hooves. A family is fleeing, but the baby is slowing them down. The mother is forced to choose between her husband and her child. She chooses the husband and tries to get the baby to sleep before letting it go over a waterfall. At the last minute, the baby awakes, and the mother’s grief ...
A rumble of hooves. A family is fleeing, but the baby is slowing them down. The mother is forced to choose between her husband and her child. She chooses the husband and tries to get the baby to sleep before letting it go over a waterfall. At the last minute, the baby awakes, and the mother’s grief ...
Musique : Norbert Palej
Livret : Maja Ardal
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
Avertissement de contenu : décès, suicide
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...
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...
Musique : Ka Nin Chan
Livret : Marc Brownell
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
La société technologique fictive RUR, fondée par le couple Helena et Dom, domine le marché des logiciels d'IA et alimente les androïdes désormais omniprésents au service de leurs propriétaires humains.
As Dom becomes more focused on growing R.U.R’s profits, Helena’s creative research leads to an unexpected technological breakthrough that pits the couples’ visions square...
As Dom becomes more focused on growing R.U.R’s profits, Helena’s creative research leads to an unexpected technological breakthrough that pits the couples’ visions square...
Musique : Nicole Lizée
Livret : Nicolas Billon
Avertissement de contenu : descriptions d'esclavage, de violence, de violence sexuelle, de mort
A father will do anything to save his daughter. Of the Sea follows the story of Maduka, his daughter Binyelum, and fellow Africans thrown overboard during the Middle Passage who now populate mythical underwater kingdoms that span the ocean floor. Amidst the waves, ...
A father will do anything to save his daughter. Of the Sea follows the story of Maduka, his daughter Binyelum, and fellow Africans thrown overboard during the Middle Passage who now populate mythical underwater kingdoms that span the ocean floor. Amidst the waves, ...
Musique : Ian Cusson
Livret : Kanika Ambrose
Avertissement de contenu : mort, guerre
Pendant une guerre, deux femmes se parlent au téléphone. Elles paniquent en regardant l'aîné de la ville défiler dans la rue, télégramme en main. Le message porte toujours une nouvelle horrible : la mort d'un fils. Les deux femmes espèrent presque à contrecœur qu'une autre famille recevra le télégramme. N'importe qui, sauf elles.
En vérité, le télégra...
Pendant une guerre, deux femmes se parlent au téléphone. Elles paniquent en regardant l'aîné de la ville défiler dans la rue, télégramme en main. Le message porte toujours une nouvelle horrible : la mort d'un fils. Les deux femmes espèrent presque à contrecœur qu'une autre famille recevra le télégramme. N'importe qui, sauf elles.
En vérité, le télégra...
Musique : Gareth Williams
Livret : Bernard MacLaverty
Tard dans la nuit, Allie se fait hanter par sa meilleure amie décédée, Karen.
Musique : Katya Pine
Livret : Sheldon Rosen
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...
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...
Musique : Lembit Beecher
Livret : Katherine Koller
Avertissement de contenu: violence coloniale, colonialisme, mort, maladie
1828, baie Notre Dame, sur la côte nord-est de Terre-Neuve. William Cormack, explorateur et anthropologue, a récemment créé le Beothuk Institute : un organisme destiné à prévenir l'extinction des premiers habitants de l'île. Après avoir appris qu'un Béothuk...
1828, baie Notre Dame, sur la côte nord-est de Terre-Neuve. William Cormack, explorateur et anthropologue, a récemment créé le Beothuk Institute : un organisme destiné à prévenir l'extinction des premiers habitants de l'île. Après avoir appris qu'un Béothuk...
Musique : Dean Burry
Livret : Yvette Nolan
Avertissement de contenu : racisme, colonialisme, violence, mort
En Chine dans les années 1880, Lai Gwan, une jeune femme appauvrie, est à l'aube d'un énorme changement. Sa mère mourante la presse de respecter et d'honorer la mémoire de son père, Manli, dont la disparition au Nouveau Monde les hante tous les deux.
Armed with the hope that she will find her father aliv...
En Chine dans les années 1880, Lai Gwan, une jeune femme appauvrie, est à l'aube d'un énorme changement. Sa mère mourante la presse de respecter et d'honorer la mémoire de son père, Manli, dont la disparition au Nouveau Monde les hante tous les deux.
Armed with the hope that she will find her father aliv...
Musique : Ka Nin Chan
Livret : Marc Brownell
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
Charlie et Robert se tiennent au-dessus des toilettes, examinant le caca de Charlie et réfléchissant à leurs êtres chers disparus.
Musique : Rene Orth
Livret : Daniel Solon
Punk and operatic virtuosity collide in Tapestry’s third installment of the Tapestry Explorations (TAP:EX) series. Metallurgy is a collaboration between Jonah Falco and Mike Haliechuk of F*cked Up, the Polaris Prize-winning punk provocateurs, and two of Canada’s most masterful and versatile opera singers, mezzo-soprano Krisztina Szabó and tenor ...
Livret : David James Brock
Un Iranien, assis dans une chambre d’hôtel au Canada, écrit ses prières du matin.
Musique : Afarin Mansouri
Livret : Jessica Murphy Moo
Avertissement de contenu: mort, travail du sexe
After the tragic death of her first child, a baby daughter, Isabelle has run away to another town in Spain to escape the grief, leaving her husband Hector with a double loss. They are a working-class couple. The scene opens with Isabelle expecting a client in a seedy bordello. Hector has found her. He entreats...
After the tragic death of her first child, a baby daughter, Isabelle has run away to another town in Spain to escape the grief, leaving her husband Hector with a double loss. They are a working-class couple. The scene opens with Isabelle expecting a client in a seedy bordello. Hector has found her. He entreats...
Musique : James Rolfe
Livret : Camyar Chai
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Extraits
Pegasus raconte un rêve dans lequel leur mère Medusa leur demande de retrouver sa tête coupée. Ils réfléchissent aux circonstances déchirantes de leur naissance et à leur relation avec leur frère Chrysaor et leur père Poseidon.
Elvet est frappé de chagrin par la mort de son nouveau-né, qui n’a pas encore de nom.
Cormack’s study in St. John’s, now Shanawdithit’s room. “Nancy April” reveals she can speak English quite well, and tells Cormack her real name: Shanawdithit. Cormack asks her where the rest of her people are, where her home is. Shanawdithit says simply: they are no more. Shanawdithit reflects on the loss of her people and the taking of her aunt...
Janna et son grand-père vivent dans le quartier des distilleries de Toronto. Avant de partir, Janna lui demande de raconter comment lui et grand-mère se sont rencontrés.
Les esprits combinés de Qu Yuan et de Père reviennent et demandent au public de les libérer de leur servitude. Cette liberté accordée, ils montent triomphalement au ciel.
Xiao Lian effectue la cérémonie Qingming pour honorer l'esprit de son père et de sa mère décédés. L'amour et la camaraderie se combinent dans le déroulement d'une course de bateaux-dragons. Xiao Lian rejoint ses amis et se dirige vers son avenir.
Tout espoir est perdu lorsque les villageois reviennent et récupèrent les biens de Qu Yuan. Ils emmènent les rouleaux contenant sa célèbre poésie au temple taoïste, où ils seront conservés pour toujours. Xiao Lian revient au présent au chevet de son père mourant. Grâce à ses encouragements et à son amour, elle reconnaît enfin la valeur d'honorer le passé.
Years later, Qu Yuan has earned the honour and respect of the people in a little fishing village on the river Miluo. Xiao Lian and a local villager strike up a conversation with Qu Yuan, and it is soon revealed that The Kingdom of Chu has been destroyed by its enemies. After learning this news, Qu Yuan’s heart breaks, and he drowns himself in th...
Qu Yuan erre dans le désert du sud. Au cours de son voyage, il compose une complainte sur lui-même et sur sa position perdue au tribunal. Dans le présent, le père de Xiao Lian sent que sa fin est proche. Rassemblant ses forces, il se joint à l'esprit de Qu Yuan pour raconter le dernier chapitre.
Xiao Lian’s father bitterly reveals that he will die soon. Xiao Lian’s mother appears in spirit form and asks her to forgive her father. She speaks of their happiness together as a family in earlier times. As a child, Xiao Lian had a close connection with the Dragon Boat Festival, known as Duanwu and its hero, the ancient poet Qu Yuan. Her Fathe...
A young Chinese/Canadian woman (Xiao Lian) faces a difficult choice: Honour her family’s traditional past or embrace a more modern future. Her father dwells on the memory of his deceased wife and honours her by performing the Qingming funeral tradition. Meanwhile, Xiao Lian’s two friends want her to get out and be more social. Her father objects...
Robert aide Charlie, qui est malade, à vérifier ses selles et à rester calme face à la mort.
Her health fading, Shanawdithit wonders if she’ll be welcomed into the spirit world after so much time with the colonists. Cormack tells her he must leave, and Shanawdithit gives him a sketch of his house to carry with him. He leaves the room to pack. Shanawdithit hears the spirits of her people calling her name. It is time. One spirit in partic...
Maupin se souvient de son idylle avec la comtesse de Florensac.
Hector et Isabelle expriment leur ressentiment l'un envers l'autre pour les sacrifices qu'ils ont consentis chacun.
Alors que Lai Gwan sanctifie les os, elle convoque les morts et les libère. Les morts la bénissent et lui donnent la possibilité de vivre le reste de sa vie en paix.
The taking of Demasduit weighs heavy on Shanawdithit’s heart. Cormack, unsure of what to do, tries to comfort her, saying Demasduit was treated well. Shawnadithit asks if white people actually care about her people, her story, because Cormack’s words are betrayed by the actions of his fellows, and indeed, his own. Cormack insists he will ensure ...
Un couple essaie de faire face à la perte de leur fille. Ils sont en deuil et se battent entre eux.
Le couple continue de pleurer.
Deux femmes regardent et s'inquiètent tandis que l'ancien de l'église se promène dans la ville avec un télégramme annonçant la mort d'un fils de soldat.
Duo entre la femme et un violon, symbolisant sa fille.
Tard dans la nuit, Allie se fait hanter par sa meilleure amie décédée, Karen.
Shanawdithit describes the last days of her family as they were pushed from their land and then hunted. She asks Cormack not to speak of their death, but of their life. Cormack is ecstatic and gets lost in the memories Shanawdithit paints. She breaks his reverie with the cold fact that the life she speaks of will never happen again. She collapse...
Un homme essaie d'écrire une lettre à sa maison, mais il ne trouve pas les mots justes. Il brûle chaque tentative rejetée.
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