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Description
Loose TEA’s Carmen is radically revisionist. It is an opera from below, from the perspective of Carmen herself, as much more than a gypsy outcast, an object of desire, or victim. It is from the viewpoint of a woman negotiating her lot within the terrain of a gendered, violent, and class society, whose positions of power are largely occupied – and abused – by men. Is Carmen really the exotic temptress who toys with Don José’s heart? Is she not simply a working woman forced, by her social position, to interact with the soldiers of the Spanish military elite, eventually leading to her undoing?
Creative Team
- Alaina Viau, Director & Librettist
- Natasha Fransblow, Music Director
- SlowPitchSound, Sound Designer
- Darren Bryant, Filmmaker
- Dahlia Katz, Photographer
Performers
- Erica Iris, Carmen
- Ryan Harper, John
- Andrey Andreychik, Riccardo
- Beth Hagerman, Michaela
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Press & Reviews
“I really hope that Alaina gets the chance to fully flesh this beast out. It should be fascinating.”
Operaramblings“Viau’s work with Loose TEA is taking a more direct tack now, and she’s decided to use the company to examine the struggle of women in today’s society. Attacking constructs and displaying these struggles in intimate venues where the issues won’t be glossed over by the grandeur of the standard performing practice. I found that this interpretation of Carmen was a perfect match for that, and I’m looking forward to it’s development”
SchmoperaFEATURE | Toronto Opera Directors Ponder "What's Next For Opera?"
Ludwig van TorontoFEATURE | A Nod To Toronto's Women Of Music
Ludwig van Toronto
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