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SEASON OF EVENTS
Footsteps in Campbell House
An Original Operatic Entertainment
Coproduced with Campbell House Museum
Concept and libretto: Michael Patrick Albano
Composers:
Joshua Denenberg, Yu-Ting Lin, Roydon Tse, Tyler Versluis
January 30 to February 1, 2015
Campbell House Museum
160 Queen Street West, Toronto
The Faculty of Music gratefully acknowledges the generous support of our presenting sponsors
FOOTSTEPS IN CAMPBELL HOUSE
Musical Director - Sandra Horst
Stage Director - Michael Patrick Albano
Assistant Director & Choreographer - Anna Theodosakis
Costume Designer - Lisa Magill
Stage Manager - Isolde Pleasants-Faulkner*
Cast
Jan 29/Jan 30 mat/Jan 31 Jan 30/ Jan 31 mat/Feb 1
The Tour Guide Danika Loren Andrea Lett
William Campbell Nicolas Borg Max van Wyck
Chief Justice of Upper Canada
Hannah Gwenna Fairchild-Taylor Kristina Agur
his wife
Sarah McConnell Alessia Naccarato Victoria Marshall
a parlour maid
Harry Martyn Charles Sy William Ford
a groom from the stables
Mrs. Baggett Christina Bell Megan Quick
the housekeeper
Edwina Lyndsay Promane Lyndsay Promane
a parlour maid
Prudence Caitlin McCaughey Caitlin McCaughey
a parlour maid
The Vicar of St. James Church Bradley Christensen Bradley Christensen
John Elmsley Marcel D’Entremont Marcel D’Entremont
Mrs. Mary Elmsley Caitlin McCaughey Caitlin McCaughey
Lady Sarah Maitland Karine White Karine White
Miss Lucy Bridgeland Lyndsay Promane Lyndsay Promane
Thomas G Rideout, Daniel Denino Daniel Denino
Cashier of the Bank of Upper Canada
* by permission of Canadian Actors Equity Association
The production is made possible through a generous gift from Dianne W. Henderson
Scene 1 The Hall
Scene 2 The Kitchen Composed by Yu-Ting Lin
Scene 3 The Dining Room Composed by Tyler Versluis
Scene 4 The Ballroom Composed by Roydon Tse
Scene 5 The Withdrawing room
Scene 6 The Hall Composed by Joshua Denenberg
The action happens in Toronto: present day and the early 1830s
Keyboard: Andrea Grant, Hyejin Kwon
Instrumentalists: Monique Aubé, flute, Sarah Koval, bassoon, Bijan Sepanji, violin,
Evan Lamberton, cello, Michael Murphy, percussion
ABOUT THE STUDENT COMPOSER PROJECT
by Michael Patrick Albano
In 1997, U of T Opera inaugurated a workshop at the Faculty of Music to allow
student composers to gain experience writing operatic scenes, following a process of
composition, dramaturgy, orchestration and staged public performance. The concept
proved so successful that the workshop was ultimately introduced as a formal course in
composition at the Master of Music level.
Since then, we have explored a wide spectrum of text choices; classic texts adapted
from Euripides and Sophocles as well as established Canadian playwrights marked our
earliest efforts. The visit of Fyodor Dostoyevsky’s grandson to the University of Toronto
inspired us to tackle three scenes from Anna Karenina. With The Essential Hamlet, we
gave a contemporary operatic spin to the six pivotal scenes of Shakespeare’s towering
masterpiece. Gradually, we have moved towards original scenarios, both in concept and
story line. Three Scenes from Urban Life, presented light hearted as well as serious
aspects of life in our increasingly diverse city. We have also experimented with site-
specific opera; three ten minute operas set in the innately theatrical environment of
a courtroom, were actually performed in the Moot Court at the University of Toronto’s
Faculty of Law. Rob Ford, the opera, tugged opera into the no-holds-barred ring of the
ridiculous and since then we have alternated between serious (Antigone, 2013) and
comedic (Encounters, 2014) subjects.
This season, in coproduction with Campbell House Museum, the 19th century home
of Sir William Campbell, Chief Justice of Upper Canada, we present five performances
of Footsteps in Campbell House; a unique onsite operatic experience as audiences
walk through the rooms and encounter the lives of those who lived in this extraordinary
landmark home.
ABOUT CAMPBELL HOUSE MUSEUM
Campbell House Museum is a vibrant public space where members of Toronto’s diverse
communities gather to discuss, to create, to perform and to socialize, giving life to the
words “freedom of expression.” The museum maintains its link to the administration
of justice by serving as an important meeting and debating place for lawyers and the
judiciary. The museum acquires and preserves artifacts related to Chief Justice William
Campbell’s life and times, and to Campbell House’s ongoing history. The museum
informs and inspires visitors through its history, collections, and unique context in the
heart of downtown Toronto.
For Campbell House Museum
Liz Driver, Director/Curator
Shannon Todd, Assistant Curator
For U of T Opera
Sandra Horst, Director of Music Studies
Michael Patrick Albano, Resident Stage Director
Catherine Tait, Administrator
Special thanks to Dean Burry for his musical dramaturgy and organizational assistance.
