Name: Aportia Chryptych: A Black Opera for Portia White
Start: 2024-06-14T00:00:00.000Z
End: 2024-06-16T00:00:00.000Z
Location: Canadian Opera Company Theatre (Joey and Toby Tanenbaum Opera Centre)

Organization

Dyrygent

Sean Mayes

Assistant Stage Director

Sheree Spencer

Śpiewak

Sopran

Neema Bickersteth

Portia Body

Adrienne Danrich

Portia Spirit

Canadian Opera Company

Reżyseria

HAUI (Howard J Davis)

Dramaturgia

Scenografia

Laura Warren

Wideo

Kostiumy

Diseiye Thompson

Realizacja dźwięku

Wayne Hawthorne

Reżyseria światła

Bonnie Beecher

Koordynator kaskaderów

Siobhan Richardson

Mezzosopran

SATE

Portia Soul

Choreografia

Aria Evans

Henos Girma

Jimmie

Orchestra

Canadian Opera Company Orchestra

Stage Manager

Kat Chin

Associate Producer

Libretto

Composer/Arranger

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Aportia Chryptych: A Black Opera for Portia White

Toronto

Kanada

Canadian Opera Company Theatre (Joey and Toby Tanenbaum Opera Centre)

Public

Aportia Chryptych

Approved

Accordionist

Instrumentalista

Archlutenist

Baroque Flutist

Baroque Oboist

Baroque Trumpetist

Bassist

Bassoonist

Cellist

Clarinetist

Contrabassist

Cornettist

Flutist

Guitarist

Harper

Harpsichordist

Hornist

Lutenist

Mandoline Player

Musette de cour Player

Oboist

Organist

Percussionist

Pianist

Recorder Player

Saxophonist

Tenor Violinist

Timpani

Trombonist

Trumpeter

Tuba Player

Vibraphonist

Viola Pomposa Player

Viola da Gambist

Viola d’amore Player

Violinist

Violino Piccolo Player

Violist

Aktor

Broadcasting

Chefdirigent Musiktheater

Chorus Director

Chór

Extra

Fryzjer

Illustrator

Kompozytor / -ka

Korepetytor /- ka

Makijaż

Off-Stage Artist

On-Stage Artist

Orchestra Operations

Orkiestra

Other

Photographer

Poet

Produkcja wykonawcza

Przygotowanie chóru

Taniec

Teacher

Tłumaczenie

Vocal coach

Wig & Makeup Designer

Writer

Writing and performance

Tenor

Baryton

Kontralt

Kontratenor

Bas - baryton

Alto

Continuo

Głos dziecięcy

Silent

Spoken

Photo of Neema Bickersteth, Adrienne Danrich and SATE

The song "Think on Me" has become synonymous with Portia White, known for its lyrics supposedly penned by Mary Queen of Scots. Portia acknowledged the song's...

Aportia Chryptych: A Black Opera for Portia White: Aportia Chryptych Mayes | Davis, H. J.

Nova Scotian contralto Portia White was the first Black Canadian concert performer to achieve international fame in the mid- 20th century, touring North America and performing in Europe while being hailed as the best classical voice of her generation. Yet despite such artistic accomplishments, her story has been erased from Canadians’ collective memory.

Working against this history, Aportia Chryptych is a bold, new Black opera that sets out to reclaim Portia White’s story, evoking memories of the past as a form of political resistance. Spoken word, rap, folk songs, hip-hop, R&B, and classic opera repertoire collide in an explosive score that seeks to break down musical silos and unite artistic and cultural communities.

APORTIA CHRYPTYCH: A BLACK OPERA FOR PORTIA WHITE
HAUI x Sean Mayes
JUNE 14, 15, AND 16, 2024

Canadian Opera Company Theatre
227 Front St. E., Toronto, Ontario

WORLD PREMIERE

Sung in English, Creole, and Joual



CAST AND CREATIVE TEAMS

Composer: Sean Mayes with HAUI
Director and Librettist: HAUI
Assistant Director: Sheree Spencer
Dramaturg: Neema Bickersteth
Conductor: Sean Mayes
Set & Projection Design: Laura Warren
Lighting Design: Bonnie Beecher
Costume Design: Diseiye Thompson
Sound Design: Wayne Hawthorne
Stage Manager: Kat Chin
Assistant Stage Manager: Jessica Severin
Choreography & Intimacy Director: Aria Evans

Portia Body: Neema Bickersteth
Portia Spirit: Adrienne Danrich
Portia Soul: SATE
Jimmie: Henos Girma

Associate Producer: Sheree Spencer

Produced by the Canadian Opera Company, in association with the National Arts Centre's National Creation Fund, Canada Council for the Arts, and Ontario Arts Council

The COC Orchestra is generously sponsored, in part, by W. Bruce C. Bailey, in honour of Christie Darville, COC Deputy General Director, and Johannes Debus, COC Music Director, and, in part, by the Schulich Foundation

English

Aportia Chryptych: A Black Opera for Portia White by Mayes, od (2024/2024), W reżyserii HAUI (Howard J Davis),, Dyrygent Sean Mayes, Canadian Opera Company Theatre (Joey and Toby Tanenbaum Opera Centre), Toronto, Kanada

Udział w spektaklu (Obsada & realizacja )

Obsada

Załoga

Ensemble

Program, informacje i streszczenie

Filmy

Zdjęcia

Dalsza lektura

Daty i miejsca występów

Miejsca