La Boheme - Against the Grain Opera, Toronto
Against the Grain Theatre, one of Toronto’s most exciting opera companies, has announced that the premiere of their new opera BOUND has been postponed indefinitely. In honour of that, they have submitted this video of their past production of La Boheme (it was the first live streamed opera in Canada, no big deal).
Some info about BOUND (which I hope to see soon!):
In Spring 2020, composer Kevin Lau and librettist Joel Ivany present the world premiere of BOUND. A fully realized three-year concept to realization project that infuses new sounds and ideas into the backbone of Handel’s existing works. In the wake of the world’s refugee crisis, this operatic premiere explores the current state of those displaced, dehumanized and mistreated, with texts and stories drawn from real-life news articles and world events. Additional text by Amanda Hadi.