November 2018
Canadian Opera Company | WOW Factor: A Cinderella Story
OPERA FOR YOUNG AUDIENCES A fresh take on the Cinderella story, for the young and young at heart. November 28 to December 2, 2018 New English Libretto by Joel Ivany Musical Adaptation by Stéphane Mayer Commissioned by the Canadian Opera Company Performances take place at the Imperial Oil Opera Theatre in the Joey and Toby Tanenbaum Opera Centre, 227 Front St. E., Toronto, ON When the hit singing show WOW Factor arrives at Cindy’s school, students jump at the chance to compete…
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Tapestry Opera/Opera on the Avalon | Shanawdithit
Shanawdithit is a landmark Canadian-Indigenous world premiere, opening in Toronto, May 16-25, 2019. Following three seasons of award-winning world premieres, Tapestry is proud to collaborate and raise an artistic platform for Indigenous artists to tell this vital Beothuk story to a contemporary public. Music by Dean Burry | Libretto by Yvette Nolan CAST: Shanawdithit – Marion Newman (Kwagiulth and Stó:lō) Cormack – Clarence Frazer Peyton, Man 1, Spirit Chorus – Asitha Tennekoon Kwe/Spirit chorus – Rebecca Cuddy (Métis) Spirit chorus/Mother – Deantha Edmunds (Inuk) Simms/Man…
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