FLEXIBLE DIGITAL SEASON INCLUDES FIVE CANADIAN OPERAS IN DEVELOPMENT AND A FREE IN-PERSON WORLD PREMIERE IN SUMMER 2021

TORONTO – Facing the ongoing crisis of COVID-19 with a spirit of innovation and flexibility, Tapestry Opera announces a 2020/2021 season of innovative opera and music “immune to cancellation”, designed to withstand the uncertainty of the times ahead. The season will premiere new digital commissions, feature monthly livestreamed performances, invest in development with five commissions by leading theatre and musical creators, and culminate in a FREE, in-person world premiere in June 2021. 

Innovative Digital Programming

• A broadcast premiere of the recently digitally-rehearsed Rocking Horse Winner, originally slated for live performance in April 2020

• Monthly livestreamed concerts from Tapestry’s Ernest Balmer Studio in partnership with Yamaha Music Canada

• Newly commissioned works for online video channels

• Recording and broadcasting of Tapestry’s contemporary repertoire

“Considering the uncertain future of live audiences in a pre-vaccine Canada, we made the difficult but ultimately exciting decision to create a season that is immune to cancellation,” says Michael Mori, Tapestry’s General and Artistic Director. “It is very important to us to safely employ artists, no matter the restriction level. If it becomes safe again for audiences to gather before June 2021, we have the flexibility to add live audiences to our concert series – and even to add a full production to our season!”

Source: https://tapestryopera.com/