Alma seeks personal fulfillment at a crossroads in her life, and begins a relationship with an artistic soul 16 years her junior. When a shadow looms over their happy ending, Alma guides her lover Luc to his destiny. Based on a true story by Aryana Rose.
Composed by Avner Dorman
Libretto by Stephanie Fleischmann
With
Cecilia Duarte as Alma
Mark Thomas as Luc
Alexandra Smither as Sophie
and
Paige Thongsavat as The Child, voiced by Sonya Azencott and Elana Bell
Joshua Hopkins’s life changed forever when his sister Nathalie, along with two other women, was murdered by her ex-boyfriend in a spree that is now considered one of the worst cases of domestic violence in Canadian history. In his grief, Hopkins conceived of this song cycle. Co-commissioned by HG...
