Premiering Earth, a live recording from the
collaborative COF 2020 project.
A collaboration between creative minds in the community, Earth was performed and recorded live by VCO orchestra and performers during physically-distanced sessions in August/September 2020. The audio recording is now available to enjoy!
Earth tells the tale of a planet in pain, and brings up topics surrounding climate change with a multi-dimensional lens. The opera personifies the Earth, Moon, Sun, and Stars, and uses them as means for a conversation about responsibility, adaptability, and change.
Cast
Allison Walmsley - The Sun
Bree Horton - The Moon
Camilo Rodríguez-Cuadrado - The Earth
Chorus
Alyssa Bonsi - Soprano
Lynne McIntee - Soprano
Rebecca Chapeskie - Alto
Patrick de Carmo - Tenor
Roland Kessler - Bass
Dylan Langan - Bass
Orchestra
Zach Daza - Conductor
Tawnya Convoy - Flute
Chris Todd - Clarinet
Rachel Arseneau - Clarinet
Emerson Berglund - Horn
Hayley Burgess - Horn
Ryan Minten - Trombone
Dylan Langan - Piano
Justin Leckie - Violin 1
Devon Hearn - Violin 2
Ken Kosow - Viola
Murray Dunne - Cello
Alex Gage - Bass
Creative Team
Jessica Bertrand
Rebecca Chapeskie
Zach Daza
Ken Kosow
Emily Janet
Dylan Langan
Shan Powell
Emma Verdonk
Windsor Viney
Alexander "Sandy" Wright
Karen Yeats
Community Opera Fest 2020 is a project made possible by a grant from the
Kitchener-Waterloo Community Foundation. Learn more at https://www.kwcf.ca/
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