World Premiere
Dark star Requiem
JUNE 11-12
Composed by Andrew Staniland | Libretto by Jill Battson Produced In Association With:
A haunting new oratorio explores the complex issues of HIV-AIDS in Africa and around the world. A devastating global pandemic. A full-scale dramatic oratorio. In this unusual marriage of content and form, poet Jill Battson and composer Andrew Staniland trace the 25-year history of AIDS from its origins to the present day. This evocative, poetic concert work interlaces such topics as ecology, myth, politics, and family. While this text includes fragments from the Latin Mass for the Dead, the overall perspective is humanistic rather than religious. Focusing on the intimate and personal face of AIDS, the piece will resonate with audiences across a wide spectrum of age, class, culture, and experience. Commissioned by Luminato, co-produced with Tapestry new opera works, and featuring four outstanding soloists together with two of Canada’s most lauded ensembles, the Elmer Iseler Singers and the Gryphon Trio, this inspiring fusion of word and music illuminates the darkness of its subject with the redemptive power of hope.
“(Tapestry is) where the future of Canadian opera is being made today.”
Gryphon Trio
Photo: Peter Hobbs
- Toronto Star
Elmer Iseler Singers
Commissioned by Luminato with support from the Ontario Arts Council. Meet the artists at a panel discussion. See Illuminations (page 48-49).
With Support From:
JUNE location tickets $30, $40, $50 Fr 11 Sa 12 Su 13 Mo 14 Tu 15 We 16 Th 17 Fr 18 Sa 19 Su 20 The Royal Conservatory, 8:00 PM
8:00 PM
TELUS Centre for Performance and Learning, Koerner Hall
Duration: 70 minutes, no intermission.
273 Bloor St. W.
For tickets, call Ticketmaster at 416 872 1111 or visit luminato.com.
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