Songbook XII

Kasahara and Eliakis headline rising star concert and the launch of COR!

Songbook XII: Soprano Teiya Kasahara 笠原貞野 and longtime collaborator and pianist David Eliakis lead an all-Canadian program that includes some of Canada’s most exciting up-and-coming singers and pianists in a celebratory mixed program.

Expect a vibrant selection of funny, provocative, and heart-warming music that runs the gamut of Canadian opera.

Following Songbook XII, stick around to celebrate the launch of the Canadian Opera Resource. Enjoy a hands-on demonstration of how artists can find, for example, Canadian arias by women composers, producers can discover previously only locally celebrated Canadian artists, and creators can promote their work to create new and lasting opportunities. COR is a next-generation online score, mixed media, and wiki-encyclopedia for all Canadian operas, arias, and scenes. 

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Repertoire

The Death of Artists from The Living Spectacle Song Cycle
Composed by Erik Ross to words by Baudelaire, translated by Roy Campbell
Performed by Leandra Dahm, Soprano, David Eliakis, Piano 

Golden Boy
Composed by Darren Russo
Libretto by Anusree Roy
Performed by Leandra Dahm, Soprano, Karen Gray, Mezzo-Soprano, Ethan Rotenberg, Piano

I’m Overwhelmed (Allegra’s Aria) from The Shadow
Composed by Omar Daniel
Libretto by Alex Poch-Goldin
Performed by Jardena Gertler-Jaffe, Soprano

Who Have We Here from The Shadow
Composed by Omar Daniel
Libretto by Alex Poch–Goldin
Performed by Jardena Gertler-Jaffe, Soprano, Rain Saran Senavinin, Countertenor, George Theodorakopoulos, Baritone, Jingyi Zhou, Piano

(What Rhymes with) Azimuth
Composed by Ivan Barbotin
Libretto by Liza Balkan
Performed by Alyssa Nicole Samson, Mezzo-Soprano, Jacob Feldman, Baritone, Ethan Rotenberg, Piano

Merk’s Dream
Composed by Elisabeth Mehl Greene
Libretto by Nick Carpenter
Performed by Karen Gray, Mezzo-Soprano, Ethan Rotenberg, Piano

My Eyes Are Bright And Sparkly
Composed by Rene Orth
Libretto by Colleen Murphy
Performed by Máiri Demings, Mezzo-Soprano, Ethan Rotenberg, Piano

You and Meme
Composed by Dean Burry
Libretto by Nicolas Billon
Performed by Máiri Demings, Mezzo-Soprano, Ian Cleary, Tenor, Ethan Rotenberg, Piano
Content warning: Profanity, goats

Bartender’s Song from Pomegranate
Composed by Kye Marshall 
Libretto by Amanda Hale
Performed by Teiya Kasahara, Soprano, David Eliakis, Piano

Scene 6, Rocking Horse Winner
Composed by Gareth Williams
Libretto by Anna Chatterton
Performed by Ian Cleary, Tenor, George Theodorakopoulos, Baritone, Ethan Rotenberg, Piano

“Now I’m All Nerves” from Rocking Horse Winner
Composed by Gareth Williams
Libretto by Anna Chatterton
Performed by Noelle Slaney, Soprano, Ethan Rotenberg, Piano

Oubliette
Composed by Ivan Barbotin
Libretto by Donna-Michelle St. Bernard
Performed by Anika Venkatesh, Soprano
Content Warning: Context, recent abuse/abduction

A Little Rain Must Fall
Composed by Chris Thornborrow
Libretto by David Yee
Performed by Noelle Slaney, Soprano, Jacob Feldman, Baritone, Jingyi Zhou, Piamo
Content Warning: Comic depiction of murder by poisoning

Solana’s Song from When the Sun Comes Out 
Composed by Leslie Uyeda
Libretto by Rachel Rose
Performed by Teiya Kasahara, Soprano, David Eliakis, Piano

Maduka’s Aria from Of the Sea*
Composed by Ian Cusson
Libretto by Kanika Ambrose
Performed by Jorell Williams, Baritone, Jennifer Tung, Piano

Step Right Up from The Perfect Screw*
Composed by Abigail Richardson
Libretto by Alexis Diamond
Performed by Jorell Williams, Baritone, Jennifer Tung, Piano

*Afterparty guest performances