“Angel’s Bone” is set to make its Canadian premiere on Nov. 25-27, 2022, at The Annex Theatre in Vancouver as part of IndieFest. The work by Du Yun and Royce Vavrek will be presented by re:Naissance Opera, Sound the Alarm: Music/Theatre, Turning Point Ensemble, Arraymusic, and Loose Tea Music Theatre. The work follows two youths who are lured into relationships with {…}
Loose Tea Music Theatre will “Zuleyja” at the Toronto Summer Music Festival on July 13, 2022. The opera, which was composed by Afarin Mansouri, will be presented at Walter Hall in the University of Toronto Faculty of Music. The cast of the opera will be headlined by Anne-Marie Ramos, who will star in the title role, as well as Tahirih {…}
Everyone says opera has no audience or that it simply cannot sustain itself in a culture that quickly rejects classical music for quicker hits. However, in Toronto, the indie opera scene continues to thrive today with 11 companies having formed part of Indie Opera Toronto. After having much success in 2011 with “La Bohème” on Tranzac Club on Brunswick Ave, the {…}