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Tapestry, in co-production with Edmonton Opera, present the Toronto premiere of SHELTER by Julie Salverson and Juliet Palmer, June 12-15 at the Berkeley Street Theatre.
Flirting with the dangerous beauty of science, SHELTER, a darkly comic chamber opera, maps the journey of a family struggling to be ordinary in the atomic age. Under the enlightened guidance of physicist Lise Meitner, Thomas and Claire fall madly in marriage, and birth a glowing daughter called Hope. Hidden away for 21 years, Hope finally emerges to find a mysterious man at her door with a destiny to fulfill.
Hailed as an “intriguing, darkly comic fable” by the Wall Street journal and a “…remarkably provocative production” by the Calgary Herald, SHELTER received its world premiere in Edmonton in 2012, ten years after Julie and Juliet met at Tapestry’s composer/librettist laboratory. In 2003 they presented the first atom of SHELTER, “Over the Japanese Sea” at the official opening of the new Tapestry studio in the Distillery Historic District and have been collaborating ever since.
Composer, Juliet Palmer weaves together influences of Brahms, big band, funk and the post-apocalyptic sounds of 1990s Japanese punk, shedding light on the very human qualities of love, sacrifice, and the unintended consequences of the choices people make. “We need new operatic works that take risks and tackle more contentious subjects. Shelter does both,” said Mark Morris from the Edmonton Journal.
Tapestry presents
A Tapestry and Edmonton Opera co-production
SHELTER
Libretto by Julie Salverson • Music by Juliet Palmer
Directed by Keith Turnbull
Christine Duncan, mezzo-soprano (Claire), Teiya Kasahara, soprano (Hope),
Keith Klassen, tenor (Pilot), Andrea Ludwig, mezzo-soprano (Lise Meitner),
Peter McGillivray, baritone (Thomas)
Leslie Dala, Music Director • Jo Leslie, Movement Director • Sue LePage, Stage and Costume Design
Robert Thomson, Lighting Design • Ben Chaisson, Video Design
June 12-14 7:30pm, June 15 2pm
Berkeley Street Theatre Downstairs, 26 Berkeley Street
Ticket prices range from $55-$75 + HST and can be purchased in person at the Canadian Stage Box Office at 26 Berkeley Street,
by calling 416.368.3110 or online at CanadianStage
For more information visit TapestryOpera or check out @TapNewOp
About Tapestry: Tapestry’s mission is to champion opera as the greatest form of live performance art, and to do so through contemporary music and texts, actively relating to the world and time we live in through vital content and innovative performance practice. “The future of opera lies in relevant and current artistic content and those who are passionate about championing it.” Michael Mori, Artistic Director. Tapestryopera.com
2014-04-28
Toronto: Tapestry New Opera presents "Shelter" about the nuclear family June 12-15