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Fata Morgana (5:02)
Director: Alexandre Franchi (Soma Productions); Der Hölle Rache from Die Zauberflöte by Mozart; Libretto: Emmanuel Schikaneder, (1791); Performer/Vocalist: Natalie Choquette; (Quebec) Fata Morgana is a musical epic adventure about love and the power of the imagination. To contact Nathalie Choquette: MCM Entertainment Management Inc., Maurice Velenosi, (450) 669-4088, velenosi@mcmartists.com CD: Diva et Le Maestro, available from ISBA Musique at www.hmv.com. To contact Alexandre Franchi: (514) 842-4726, somaproductions@videotron.ca
Va! Laisser Couler mes Larmes (3:03)
Director: Britt Randle; (Producer: Kate Bate); Va! Laisser Couler mes Larmes from Werther by Jules Massenet; Libretto: Edouard Blau, Paul Milliet and Georges Hartmann, (1892); Performer: Pamela MacDonald. (Ontario) Fallen angels and unrequited love. To contact Pamela MacDonald: (416) 201-4208 To contact Britt Randle: (416) 703-0149
Nessun Dorma (3:28)
Director: James Dunnison; (Producer: Helen Du Toit); Nessun Dorman from Turandot by Giacomo Puccini; Librettist: Guiseppe Giacosa and Luigi Illica, (1926); Peformer: Richard Margison. (Ontario) From the clean white moon to a beautiful office secretary, a coal miner fantasizes about things beyond his grasp. Sweet voiced Richard Margison sings one of the most stirring arias of all time. To contact Richard Margison: Moira Johnson (613) 565-0486 www.moirajohnson.com To contact James Dunnison: (604) 633-2166
Toothpaste (5:29)
Director: Larry Weinstein (Producer: Matt Hornburg; Rhombus Media/Marble Media) Composer: Alexina Louie; Librettist; Dan Redican, (1996); Performers: Barbara Hannigan, Mark McKinney, Doug MacNaughton; Performed by Alex Pauk and the Esprit Orchestra. (Ontario) It's a comedy, it's a tragedy, it's an epic, it's a five minute opera. To contact Larry Weinstein: (416) 971-7856 (Rhombus Media)
From An Opera About Divorce (3:22)
Director/Writer: Julie Trimingham (Producer: Ric Kokotovitch; Lola Films Inc.); Composer: Bruce Leitl, (2000); Vocalist/Performer: Fides Krucker; Performer: Richard Armstrong. (Alberta) With lyrics lifted drectly from the Biblical "Song of Songs" this piece evokes a singer's lived experience of an aria about loss and longing -- "If you find my beloved, tell him I am sick of love." To contact Julie Trimingham: (416) 886-7223
Rage (3:01)
Director: Ray Dumas; (Sundog Films); Der Hölle Rache from Die Zauberflöte by Mozart; (1791); Performer/Vocalist: Patrizia. (Ontario) A cautionary rant against candy coated-capitalism and the "wallpaper" Generation in a powerful new voice... alternative opera. CD single available through Brassneck Music. http://www.kennymaclean.com/brassneck.html. To contact Ray Dumas: (416) 703-0312