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Aaron Copland: The Tender Land
A New Concept to the Story: (Français à la suite)
Life in a rural community can be lonely for a teenage girl and her younger sister, who creates an imaginary friend as a playmate. The doll the younger sister usually carries around, we have brought to life as an on-stage character, responding and guiding with her flute.
Laurie, the teenage girl about to graduate, can sometimes hear those themes of innocence and whimsical fantasy, but the music becomes fainter as she is becoming a woman. When the strict and fearful mother and grandfather appear, the imaginary friend/flutist disappears.
She reappears in the love duet when drifting migrant worker, Martin (who is now from Mexico), opens his soul to Laurie and is instrumental (literally) in bringing them together in a later duet as the twitter of a bird. They confirm their love and make plans for their new life on the road.
However, the older drifter travelling with Martin, convinces him that the grandfather would be quick to have them arrested if Laurie comes along. Martin reluctantly leaves with him. Laurie discovers they have left without her, but is determined to see the world beyond that road. As the mother tries her best to make her stay, the two finally have it out, expressed so brilliantly in text and music with conflicting rhythms and tempos.
The sister Beth is shocked as Laurie departs. The final aria sung by the mother is about how endings are beginnings. She hugs Beth close to her. No longer needed, the flutist exits down the road echoing the final theme of the opera as Beth waves goodbye.
Note: Beth is the only role that speaks while the others sing. To make this production bilingual, Beth will speak in French, as she sets up the opera and often repeats what other characters have just sung. Quebec is bilingual, so we want everyone to enjoy this opera.
Bref commentaire sur le nouveau concept de lhistoire: Sur une ferme du monde rural du Mid-West américain, une adolescente, Laurie, et sa jeune cadette, Beth, font face à des réalités de solitude. Laurie sur le point d'être diplômée, rêve d'une vie plus excitante loin de la ferme tandis que la cadette se crée une amie imaginaire, Danielle. Laurie planifie poursuivre son rêve avec son ami Martin, mais ce dernier l'abandonne à la ferme et quitte sans elle. Des déchirements s'en suivent entre la mère et Laurie, cette dernière finira par fuguer aux désarrois de sa mère et de sa soeur cadette.
Distribution/ Cast:
Danielle/Flute Marie-Noelle Choquette
Beth Izabella Marengo
Ma Moss Johanne Patry
Mr. Splinters Paul LaFontaine
Laurie Sandra DAngelo
Martin Pedro Diaz
Top Buck Delaney
Grandpa Moss Lars Lih
Mr. Jenks Rodrigo Monardes
Mrs. Jenks Lisa-Marie Thomas
Choeur du Relais Mont-Royal Johanne Patry, Directrice/Director
Metteur en scène/Director Buck Delaney
Directeur-exécutif musique Graeme Wilkinson, piano
Executive Musical Director
Directeur musique et voix Giancarlo Scalia, piano
Musical Director/Vocal Coach
Guitare/Guitar Raynald Plante, Pedro Diaz
Violon/Violin Simon Alexandre
Photo Marcel Jean
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LocationLe Relais Mont-Royal (Sanctuaire du Saint-Sacrement) (View)
500, avenue du Mont-Royal Est (Métro Mont-Royal)
Montréal, QC H2J 1W5
Canada
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