a multimedia chamber opera in 2 acts
Tim Brady - music
John Sobol - libretto
Commissioned and produced by NUMUS Concerts, in collaboration
with
Bradyworks and the Open Ears Festival of Music and Sound.
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Premiere: April 27
+ 28, 2005, King Street Theatre, Kitchener, Ontario
Tamara Hummel (The
Dancer)
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The opera is a mythic
tale of prime-time murder, madness and stardom - the conflict
of public celebrity and
personal creativity as seen through the
morbid lens of contemporary media culture. This original tale
is
inspired by events in the life of Maud Allan (1873 - 1956), with additional information coming from
"The Salome Dancer:
The Life and Times of Maud Allan", by Felix Cherniavsky
(McClelland & Stewart, 1991).
The Cast
Terence Mierau - The Preacher
Tamara Hummel - The Dancer
Michael Donovan - The Reporter
Ian Funk - The Inspector
Bradyworks ensemble
Tim Brady - electric
guitar
Pamela Reimer - piano / sampler
Philip Hornsey - percussion
André Leroux - soprano saxophone
Lori Freedman - bass clarinet
Jody Davenport - viola
Paul Pulford - conductor
Anne-Marie Donvovan
- director
John Price and Michael LeBlanc - film and video
Renée Brode - lighting
Lea Carlson - set and costume design
Marie-Josée Chartier - original choreography
ACT ONE
Overture
Scene 1 - The Sermon
Scene 2 - The Crime
Scene 3 - The Drug
Scene 4 - The Lie
Scene 5 - The Demons
Scene 6 - The Silent Treatment
Scene 7 - The Interview
Intermission
ACT TWO
Scene 8 - Temptation
Scene 9 - Interrogation
Scene 10 - Consummation
Scene 11 - Sacrifice
Scene 12 - Transcendence
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