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When the Sun Comes Out, at the Queer Arts Festival
Queer Arts Festival 2012 is very excited to present a workshop performance of Canada's very first lesbian opera!
QAF commissioned this piece from composer Leslie Uyeda and librettist Rachel Rose, with the generous assistance of the Canada Council and the BC Arts Council.
Directed by Robert McQueen and starring soprano Teiya Kasahara, recent winner of the Metropolitan Opera regional auditions, mezzo-soprano Shirin Eskandani, and QAF's favourite baritone, Joel Klein, the opera tells a tale of bravery and betrayal, truth and lies. When the Sun Comes Out is ground-breaking in its scope and ambition.
A brief synopsis of the storyline: Solana Louise, a young, tomboyish woman from Montreal, is teaching overseas in the imaginary country of Fundamentalia, where gender roles are rigidly enforced, women are veiled and kept inside, men are held to harsh codes of manhood, and violators of either sex are punished by death. Lilah, one of Solana's students, is a bored, beautiful and lonely housewife, married to a wealthy older man, Javan, who is absent much of the time. Over time Solana and Lilah become close friends, and ultimately more, even though the truth of their relationship threatens Lilah's marriage, family and the strict societal codes of their country.
Pride in Art is registered as a not for profit society in BC. We now have charitable status, and will issue tax receipts for all donations of $20 or more. To donate online, please visit our donation page.
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LocationRoundhouse Community Arts & Recreation Centre (View)
181 Roundhouse Mews (at Davie/Pacific)
Vancouver, BC V6Z 2W3
Canada
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