WORLD PREMIERE Recommended for young adults (12-18 years old) While visiting a boisterous, old-fashioned carnival, best friends Léa and Ivy stumble upon a dark secret. Their ghostly discovery makes them confront an age-old dilemma: when faced with another person’s suffering, do you turn away, or try to help? This new opera, by former COC Composer-in-Residence Ian Cusson with libretto by acclaimed playwright Colleen Murphy, explores themes of death, violence, compassion and the courage to insist on being heard. Former COC Director/Dramaturg-in-Residence Julie McIsaac joins the…

WORLD PREMIERE Recommended for young adults (12-18 years old) While visiting a boisterous, old-fashioned carnival, best friends Léa and Ivy stumble upon a dark secret. Their ghostly discovery makes them confront an age-old dilemma: when faced with another person’s suffering, do you turn away, or try to help? This new opera, by former COC Composer-in-Residence Ian Cusson with libretto by acclaimed playwright Colleen Murphy, explores themes of death, violence, compassion and the courage to insist on being heard. Former COC Director/Dramaturg-in-Residence Julie McIsaac joins the…

WORLD PREMIERE Recommended for young adults (12-18 years old) While visiting a boisterous, old-fashioned carnival, best friends Léa and Ivy stumble upon a dark secret. Their ghostly discovery makes them confront an age-old dilemma: when faced with another person’s suffering, do you turn away, or try to help? This new opera, by former COC Composer-in-Residence Ian Cusson with libretto by acclaimed playwright Colleen Murphy, explores themes of death, violence, compassion and the courage to insist on being heard. Former COC Director/Dramaturg-in-Residence Julie McIsaac joins the…

WORLD PREMIERE A new co-production by Canadian Opera Company, Amplified Opera, Nightwood Theatre, and Theatre Gargantua Created and Performed by Teiya Kasahara 笠原貞野 Co-Directed by Andrea Donaldson & Aria Umezawa Conducted by Daniel Bartholomew-Poyser Set & Costume Design by Joanna Yu Lighting Design by André du Toit Projection Design by Laura Warren Stage Managed by Jane Honek Assistant Stage managed by Stephanie Marrs JUNE 2–4, 2022 7:30 PM Performed at the Canadian Opera Company Theatre 227 Front St. E., Toronto, Ontario

WORLD PREMIERE A new co-production by Canadian Opera Company, Amplified Opera, Nightwood Theatre, and Theatre Gargantua Created and Performed by Teiya Kasahara 笠原貞野 Co-Directed by Andrea Donaldson & Aria Umezawa Conducted by Daniel Bartholomew-Poyser Set & Costume Design by Joanna Yu Lighting Design by André du Toit Projection Design by Laura Warren Stage Managed by Jane Honek Assistant Stage managed by Stephanie Marrs JUNE 2–4, 2022 7:30 PM Performed at the Canadian Opera Company Theatre 227 Front St. E., Toronto, Ontario