Autumn Leaf Performance

Opera for Today's World

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P R O D U C T I O N S

#1

WORK-IN-PROGRESS

"The Death of Virgil"

an immersive operatic experience

(inspired by Hermann Broch's book and the music of Jean Barraqué's "Chant aprés chant")

conceived by the Duchamp Brothers (conception & design - Thom Sokoloski / music & sound - Michael White)

graphic renderings by Dimitri Levanoff

featuring soprano Linda Karry

The Theatre Centre, 1034 Queen Street West (One block west of Ossington)

November 25 -28, 1999

Information: 416-535-9998

Tickets: 416-538-0988

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#2

WORK-IN-PROGRESS

"14 Remembered"

a requiem for the fourteen women murdered at L'École polytechnique on December 6th, 1989

composed by Ahmed Hassan

in collaboration with Celina Carrol (voice), Beverley Johnston (percussion), Kathleen Kajioka (viola), Luis Simao (percussion/voice), Debashis Sinha (tabla), Yared Tesfaye (voice), Ernie Tollar (saxophone), Maryem Tollar (voice)

collaborative choreography by Peggy Baker, Sarah Chase, Roula Said & Marie-Josée Paradis

The Music Gallery, 179 Richmond Street West

December 6, 1999

Information: 416-535-9998

Tickets: 416-204-1080

"14 Remembered" is a co-commission by Autumn Leaf Performance & Music Canada 2000

#3

FULL PRODUCTION

"Pierrot Lunaire" by Arnold Schoenberg and "The White Lodge" by Gavin Bryars

conceived and directed by Thom Sokoloski

featuring Fides Krucker with the Crystal Pill Ensemble

conducted by Gary Kulesha

#4

FULL PRODUCTION

Canadian premeire of

"Electric Flesh"

an electroacoustic chambre opera for 2 voices and 2 dancers

inspired by

the tragic hallucinations of Gilles de Rais and Joan of Arc

composed by Wende Bartley

libretto and direction by Thom Sokoloski

World premiere March 17-20, 2000 at the Opéra de Lyon as part of the Musique-en-scène Festival produced by Grame

Both #3 ("Pierrot Lunaire" & "The White Lodge")and #4 ("Electric Flesh")

will run in repertory during the month of April at Toronto's newest 150 seat theatre

during the du Maurier World Stage Festival

The Artword Theatre and Gallery, 75 Portland Street (just south of King Street West)

Information: 416-535-9998

In addition to #3 and #4, Autumn Leaf Performance will also be presenting a symposia "Making New Opera", special cabaret events and opera films during April at Artword, as well Autumn Leaf will be coordinating "Human Voice/Voix Humaine" at the Royal Ontrario Museum, a mini-festival of world vocal arts and their influence on new opera creation featuring artists from Toronto.

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