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Tapestry Opera @tapestryopera.bsky.social · 29/01/2026

Two friends start their first year of university, each with their own unique desires and inner conflicts. Mindy is excited to keep her high school friend circle together and finally get some privacy with her boyfriend, Tyler.

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Tapestry Opera @tapestryopera.bsky.social · 27/01/2026

Today we're highlighting some of the operatic works of composer Juliet Palmer!

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Tapestry Opera @tapestryopera.bsky.social · 01/12/2025

We have a New Arrival to COR! Please welcome Glimmer, a 2025 multi-disciplinary new music piece created by Thierry Tidrow in collaboration with musicians Danika Lorèn, Ryan McDonald, Anika Venkatesh, Hee-Soo Yoon, Brad Cherwin, and Terry Lim.

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Tapestry Opera @tapestryopera.bsky.social · 27/11/2025

JUST ANNOUNCED: 10 DAYS IN A MADHOUSE By Rene Orth & Hannah Moscovitch Is she insane — or just pretending?

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Tapestry Opera @tapestryopera.bsky.social · 07/11/2025

What inspires you to grow? 🌱 Find the answer with Silver Thread's profound choral concert, Seeds In Flight.

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Tapestry Opera @tapestryopera.bsky.social · 06/11/2025

Get ready for an evening of bold fusion! 🔥 Join us for a special Free Underground Concert featuring the visionary Danika Lorèn and GentleFreak on Monday, November 24, 2025.

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Tapestry Opera @tapestryopera.bsky.social · 06/11/2025

📣 BIG NEWS! Tapestry Opera is bringing world-class music right to the heart of the city—for FREE! 🎶

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Tapestry Opera @tapestryopera.bsky.social · 01/10/2025

URGENT TELEGRAM! 🚨 Just two short weeks until we get to witness the secrets of Tapestry Briefs: Under Where?

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Tapestry Opera @tapestryopera.bsky.social · 30/09/2025

❓ Your Opera-Detective, N, has secured the program for the unmissable Tapestry Briefs: Under Where? Forget the old scores—this is 10 hot-off-the-press opera shorts (immersive, tragic, absurd!) from eighty dynamic Canadian creators.

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Tapestry Opera @tapestryopera.bsky.social · 29/09/2025

In honour of the Day for Truth and Reconciliation, we're highlighting the opera Shanawdithit (Dean Burry and Yvette Nolan).

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Tapestry Opera @tapestryopera.bsky.social · 23/09/2025

Be the first in the know! 🤫 Want early access to tickets and exclusive discounts? Join our mailing list for the latest news and offers before anyone else. Link in bio to sign up! Tap:Ex Augment Opera photo by @dahliakatz #MailingList #FirstToKnow #TheInsideScoop #AdvancedAccess #TicketDiscounts

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Tapestry Opera @tapestryopera.bsky.social · 22/09/2025

Need a contemporary aria for audition season? Look no further than our collection of great Canadian repertoire on Canadian Opera Resource! Purchase all of these scores and more for immediate download at canadianoperaresource.com.

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Tapestry Opera @tapestryopera.bsky.social · 16/09/2025

The Journey Through Lost Love What happens when you can't let go of a lost love? You embark on a hauntingly beautiful journey, experiencing the love stories of others in a desperate search for your own.

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Tapestry Opera @tapestryopera.bsky.social · 15/09/2025

Ready for an opera that gets to the heart of our digital lives? 📱 LOL - Laughing Out Lonely is a new solo opera that gives a voice to the internet's faceless existence.

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Tapestry Opera @tapestryopera.bsky.social · 15/09/2025

More duets to sing with your bestie! Try out these options we bet you've never heard before. COR main page: canadianoperaresource.com

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Tapestry Opera @tapestryopera.bsky.social · 08/09/2025

Travelling back to school and need an opera that truly expresses your pain? We've got you covered with "A More Intimate Screening," a mini-opera by Benton Roark and Daniel Solon that sets text verbatim from actual airport security screenings.

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Tapestry Opera @tapestryopera.bsky.social · 05/09/2025

SEASON SNEAK PEEK How do I get my love back??!!? What happens when one woman desperately defies loss, invoking wild magic to recover her love?

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Tapestry Opera @tapestryopera.bsky.social · 01/09/2025

Toi toi toi to our friends at Ammolite Opera on their opening of Rocking Horse Winner by Gareth Williams and Anna Chatterton! This marks the sixth production of Rocking Horse Winner since its premiere in 2016. We absolutely love to see Canadian operas becoming mainstays in the repertoire!

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Tapestry Opera @tapestryopera.bsky.social · 26/08/2025

📣 Audition alert! Professional classical singer-actors are invited to apply to audition for Tapestry Opera’s upcoming seasons.

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Tapestry Opera @tapestryopera.bsky.social · 25/08/2025

Looking for a dramatic duet to sing with your bestie? Look no further than these unique options! COR main page: canadianoperaresource.com

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Tapestry Opera @tapestryopera.bsky.social · 18/08/2025

Which opera on COR has been produced the most times?

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Tapestry Opera @tapestryopera.bsky.social · 15/08/2025

As our incredible 2024–2025 season comes to a close, we’re reflecting on a year of big changes, outstanding performances, and new beginnings.

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Tapestry Opera @tapestryopera.bsky.social · 11/08/2025

Two clans of little violinists, one that plays only in pizzicato and the other one only with the bow, each claim to make the most beautiful music. So they argue, and try separately to summon the Goddess of Music - but she appears only when they play together.

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Tapestry Opera @tapestryopera.bsky.social · 05/08/2025

We've been hard at work planning our next season (stay tuned for details!), but we couldn't let another moment go by without celebrating the incredible work from our 2025 LIBLAB!

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Tapestry Opera @tapestryopera.bsky.social · 05/08/2025

Are you a tenor looking for your next audition aria? Show off your acting chops with these unique and dramatic options! "In my journeys far and wide": canadianoperaresource.com/content/the-...

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Tapestry Opera @tapestryopera.bsky.social · 28/07/2025

Did you know you can search the Canadian Opera Resource database by specific voice type? Find exactly what you're looking for among the incredible diversity that Canadian opera has to offer! COR main page: canadianoperaresource.com

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Tapestry Opera @tapestryopera.bsky.social · 21/07/2025

A young, extraordinarily talented musician is striving for perfection in her art. Her path to greatness? A magnificent wall. Bursting with the compulsion to reach the top, she invokes Canadian icon, classical pianist Glenn Gould to guide her towards dizzying heights – but the path isn’t easy.

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Tapestry Opera @tapestryopera.bsky.social · 17/07/2025

🚨 KICKOFF ALERT! 🚨 The 2025 LIBLAB is ON. Where speed dating meets opera creation. 💥✍️🎼 4 composers + 4 librettists over 10 intense days = 16 brand-new micro-operas, dreamed up, written, scored, and performed in just 48 HOURS. 😱

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Tapestry Opera @tapestryopera.bsky.social · 14/07/2025

“Hate your stupid earrings, hate your ugly shoes!” In "My Eyes are Bright and Sparkly" (Rene Orth and Colleen Murphy), Stephanie is getting ready to go out on a date, but she begins to unravel when she checks herself in the mirror.

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Tapestry Opera @tapestryopera.bsky.social · 09/07/2025

When we had to leave the Distillery District in 2022, after 20 years of creating art in the Ernest Balmer Studio, we never thought we would find a venue more centrally located and with so much more space.

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Tapestry Opera @tapestryopera.bsky.social · 08/07/2025

Tapestry at 45: The Nancy & Ed Jackman Performance Centre This new venue is a dream come true, and the start of a new chapter for Toronto artists - a vital home for creators, performers, audiences, and neighbours.

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Tapestry Opera @tapestryopera.bsky.social · 07/07/2025

Opera can get pretty wacky... which out of context line from one of our operas on Canadian Opera Resource is your favourite? Explore these and other exciting pieces on COR! COR main page: canadianoperaresource.com

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Tapestry Opera @tapestryopera.bsky.social · 03/07/2025

As we enter this new phase with our brand-new venue, the Nancy & Ed Jackman Performance Centre, we remain committed to innovation, excellence, and inclusivity. We’re delighted to have you with us.

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Tapestry Opera @tapestryopera.bsky.social · 02/07/2025

Tapestry at 45: Why We Do What We Do At Tapestry, we believe the arts are transformative — not just for individuals, but for the health, happiness, and future of our country.

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Tapestry Opera @tapestryopera.bsky.social · 30/06/2025

45 Years and a new chapter! ✨It’s the end of our 45th anniversary season! Tapestry Opera continues to grow and begins an exciting new chapter at the Nancy & Ed Jackman Performance Centre at 877 Yonge Street.

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Tapestry Opera @tapestryopera.bsky.social · 30/06/2025

Are you a soprano looking for your next audition aria? Show off your acting chops with these dramatic options, found on the Canadian Opera Resource! COR main page: canadianoperaresource.com

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Tapestry Opera @tapestryopera.bsky.social · 24/06/2025

Nightwood Theatre, Tapestry Opera and St. Clare’s Multifaith Housing Society gave a panel presentation today at the Arts Reach conference. (Photo: Back row L to R: Michael Hidetoshi Mori, Naz Afsahi Front row L to R: Andrea Donaldson, Andrea Adams, Jaime Martino)

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Tapestry Opera @tapestryopera.bsky.social · 23/06/2025

On a fateful school trip to the ruins of Pompeii, the fantasies of smitten teenagers Suzie and Cass are ignited. They are transported from 1977 to 79 AD, where they discover romantic freedom in the looming shadow of Mount Vesuvius – but not for long.

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Tapestry Opera @tapestryopera.bsky.social · 16/06/2025

Two years ago this week Tapestry Opera premiered Dragon's Tale (Ka Nin Chan and Mark Brownell) at the Harbourfront Centre!

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Tapestry Opera @tapestryopera.bsky.social · 06/06/2025

When darkness falls, the Metropolitan United Church transforms. 🤫 Queen of the Night Communion isn't just a performance; it's a profound journey where powerful voices lay bare personal grievances and declare inner truths through song.

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Tapestry Opera @tapestryopera.bsky.social · 05/06/2025

How do secret societies inspire Queen of the Night Communion? Queen of the Night Communion is more than an immersive concert—it's a secret society gathering, an operatic deep dive into the world of the Illuminati and their pursuit of justice against inequality.

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Tapestry Opera @tapestryopera.bsky.social · 04/06/2025

A HUGE congratulations to 2022 LIBLAB participant Maria Reva on both her new book Endling and being interviewed on @latenightseth.bsky.social (where she talks a bit about composer/librettist "speed dating"). www.youtube.com/watch?v=6UCZ...

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Maria Reva on Incorporating Fake Brides, Snail Sex and the Invasion of Ukraine in Her Book Endlings

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Tapestry Opera @tapestryopera.bsky.social · 03/06/2025

Following the groundbreaking success of Of the Sea, Obsidian Theatre and Tapestry Opera reunite for a new artistic collaboration celebrating Black excellence in classical music and opera.

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Tapestry Opera @tapestryopera.bsky.social · 02/06/2025

In honour of Pride month, we're celebrating five of our favourite LGBTQIA+ focused works on Canadian Opera Resource!

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Tapestry Opera @tapestryopera.bsky.social · 26/05/2025

A young girl, punished with repetition of a religious text, is trying to understand why she’s been disciplined. A visit from the devil Lucifer blurs her absolutist mindset, as he conjures various scenes demonstrating the totalitarian nature of taboos.

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Tapestry Opera @tapestryopera.bsky.social · 19/05/2025

Born in Tkaronto (Toronto) to Hong Kong immigrants, Marjorie Chan 陳以珏 has written for opera, theatre, radio drama and various intersections of performance and media, including collective forms.

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Tapestry Opera @tapestryopera.bsky.social · 13/05/2025

First Reviews Are in and They're Glowing! This past weekend, we celebrated an incredible milestone: Our first-ever opening night at the brand-new Nancy and Ed Jackman Performance Centre!

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Tapestry Opera @tapestryopera.bsky.social · 12/05/2025

Composer Abigail Richardson-Schulte was born in Oxford, England, and moved to Canada as a child. She won the UNESCO International Rostrum of Composers with broadcasts in 35 countries, Karen Kieser Award, and a Dora Award for Best New Opera, among others.

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Tapestry Opera @tapestryopera.bsky.social · 10/05/2025

Opera? Elephants? Popcorn? Magic tricks? Sanctuary Song truly has something for everybody. Thank you to everyone who joined us for opening night! Which was also the first, of many, opening nights to come at the brand new Nancy & Ed Jackman Performance Centre.

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Tapestry Opera @tapestryopera.bsky.social · 09/05/2025

Sanctuary Song Opens Tonight! The set is dressed, the popcorn is popping, and we couldn’t be more excited to open Sanctuary Song tonight! Check out Midori Marsh, Alvin Crawford, Elvina Raharja, and Courtenay Stevens as they share the story of an elephant journeying towards sanctuary.

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