March 2019
Tapestry Opera | Songbook IX
Canada’s brightest emerging artists perform alongside Soprano Jacqueline Woodley (M’Dea Undone, Oksana G., Tapestry Briefs: Winter Shorts) and pianist Andrea Grant (Wexford Musical Festival). A 3-day Masterclass, New Opera 101, culminates in three performances where the opera professionals of tomorrow stretch their voices alongside their mentors. Hear highlights from Tapestry’s 39-year collection of absurd, tragic, and beautiful Canadian repertoire in the intimate Ernest Balmer Studio. Tickets, here.
Find out more »June 2019
Tapestry Opera | Book of My Shames
In the premiere of his new solo show – part confessional comedy, part opera séance, part love letter to lost innocence – Canadian tenor, writer, and composer Isaiah Bell (Antinous in the world premiere of Rufus Wainwright and Daniel MacIvor’s Hadrian) traces the roots and ramifications of the war inside. The Book of My Shames takes a unique perspective on the conflict between our naked primal longing and that basic modern need to make everything seem OK. It manages to find the…
Find out more »March 2021
Tapestry Opera | Where Do I Go?
Morgan-Paige Melbourne creates a lush, dramatic world from her unique fusion of contemporary classical, pop, and electronic, told through original music and lyrics and brought to life on Tapestry’s Bösenorfer Imperial Grand Piano. Contemporary dancer and Dora Award nominee Natasha Poon Woo weaves her beautiful rhythmic talent with Melbourne’s evocative music, sharing a story of two parallel journeys as the musician and a dancer search for freedom in their authentic voices. Rock Bottom Movement’s Artistic Director and Choreographer Alyssa Martin brings her absurdist, interdisciplinary dance-theatre…
Find out more »March 2022
Tapestry Opera | Songbook XI
The fantastic baritone Jorell Williams ( called “magnificent” by the New York Times) headlines this concert, alongside pianist and Women in Musical Leadership Conductor Jennifer Tung. The pair are joined by up-and-coming opera stars of tomorrow, who perform selected pieces from Tapestry’s beautiful back catalogue.
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