A Fantasy on Gould's Wall
A Fantasy on Gould’s Wall
From the opera Gould’s Wall by Brian Current and Liza Balkan
Inspired by the old wall of the Royal Conservatory of Music in Toronto
Screenplay by Michael Hidetoshi Mori
Composed by Brian Current
Libretto by Liza Balkan
World Premiere Directed by Philip Akin
Music Video Directed by Michael Hidetoshi Mori
Based on the original live staging of Gould’s Wall, directed by Philip Akin
Music Video Music Conducted by Jennifer Tung
Videography and Editing by Taylor Long
Sound Engineering by Dennis Patterson, Big Smoke Audio
Film Produced by Tapestry Opera
We acknowledge the support of the Canada Council for the Arts.
Starring
Lauren Pearl as Louise
Roger Honeywell as Glenn
Alice Malakhov as The Girl presented in partnership with the Canadian Children’s Opera Company
Andrea Ludwig as The Mother
Justin Welsh as The Teacher
Gould’s Wall
World Premiere of Gould’s Wall in 2022 for the 21C Music Festival at The Royal Conservatory of Music.
A Tapestry Opera and Maniac Star production presented by The Royal Conservatory of Music in collaboration with Toronto Summer Music and The Glenn Gould School. Gould’s Wall is supported by the Canada Council New Chapter Fund, the Ontario Arts Council, the Toronto Arts Council, BMO, the Lloyd Carr-Harris Foundation, the Michael and Sonja Koerner Foundation and the Barlow Foundation at Brigham Young University.
CREATIVE TEAM
Librettist - Liza Balkan
Composer/Music Director - Brian Current
Director - Philip Akin
Associate Music Director - Jennifer Tung
Choreographer - Allison Grant
Set & Costume Designer - Rachel Forbes
Lighting Designer - Noah Feaver
Design Assistant - Sim Suzer
Costume Coordinator - Alessia Urbani
Assistant Director - Sheree Spencer
CAST
Louise - Lauren Pearl
Glenn - Roger Honeywell
The Housewife - Caitlin Wood
The Mother - Andrea Ludwig
The Celebrity - Keith Klassen
The Teacher - Justin Welsh
The Girl - Alice Malakhov presented in partnership with the Canadian Children’s Opera Company
ORCHESTRA
Flute - Sophie Lanthier
Clarinet - Zack Goldstein
Bass Clarinet - Anjali Covill
Bassoon - Miles Mateus
Horn - Sarah Bell
Trumpet - Declan Scott
Trombone - Thomas Lagrange
Percussion / Vibraphone - Brayden Krueger
Orchestra Piano - Martin Kesuma
Distant Piano - Kenneth Chen
Stage Piano 1 - Natalie Yu
Stage Piano 2 - Huy Dang
Stage Piano 3 - Colin Chang
Violin 1 - Arlan Viens
Violin 2 - Tiffany Tsai
Viola - Tilman Sandvoss
Cello - Emma Schmiedeke
Bass - Jesse Dietschi
PRODUCTION TEAM
Producer - Caroline Hollway
Stage Manager - Lesley Abarquez Bradley
Assistant Stage Manager - Anna Spencer
Rigger - Mark Neilsen
Production Manager RCM - Paul Zivontsis
Repetiteur - Maria Fuller
PRODUCING COMPANY - Tapestry Opera
General & Artistic Director - Michael Mori
Executive Director - Jaime Martino
Interim Executive Director - Stephanie Applin
PRODUCING COMPANY - Maniac Star
PRESENTING COMPANY - Royal Conservatory of Music
Executive Director, Performing Arts - Mervon Mehta
Programming Manager - Max Rubino
Special Projects Manager - Alice Sellwood
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