January 13, 2008

The Dybbuk Project Opens in Montreal

January 24 and 26. workshops. Montreal
JANUARY 24TH AND 26TH 2008 AT 7:30 P.M.
SEGAL CENTRE FOR PERFORMING ARTS
5170 CeTE-STE-CATHERINE
MONTREAL, QUEBEC, H3W 1M7
TEL. 514-739-2301 FAX 514-739-9340
The Dybbuk Project, opera by Ofer Ben Amots. Sheri Wills, scenery.

Based on the classic Jewish play by S. Ansky, this new 3-Act opera features renowned international artists, and combines music, drama, dance, realtime video projections, and more. The world premiere of this production will be held in Montreal at the Segal Centre for Performing Arts. The Dybbuk has been often described as Romeo & Juliet meets The Exorcist. Indeed, the play?s subtitle, Between Two Worlds, indicates the duality, which is both the center and source of the haunting drama of life vs. death, demonic vs. angelic, the natural vs. the unnatural, the ancient customs vs. modernity. Channan and Leah are betrothed to each other by their fathers even before their birth. But the two are denied their fate when Leah?s father breaks the marriage contract and offers his daughter to a richer man. Chanan attempts through mysticism and magic to regain Leah, but weakened from prolonged prayer and fasting, he dies and enters the spirit world. In this chamber opera, Ofer Ben-Amots characterizes the separate realms of the two central characters by having Leah carry the vocal role - singing, reciting, and acting - while the role of the other main character, Channan, is performed wordlessly entirely on the carinet. In Hebrew and English.

THE DYBBUK PROJECT - BETWEEN TWO WORLDS
A CHAMBER OPERA BY OFER BEN-AMOTS
DIRECTOR - THOMAS LINDBLADE
VIDEO ART & DESIGN - SHERI WILLS
COSTUME DESIGNER - GYPSY AMES

LEAH - YAHLI TOREN, SOPRANO
CHANNAN - XAVIER BROSSARD-MeNARD, CLARINET
RABBI - JEREMY WILHELM, BARITONE
MUSIC - ENSEMBLE QAT
XAVIER BROSSARD-M?NARD, CLARINET
CHANTAL BERGERON, VIOLIN
SHEILA HANNIGAN, CELLO
SONIA WHEATON DUDLEY, PIANO

JANUARY 24TH AND 26TH 2008 AT 7:30 P.M.
SEGAL CENTRE FOR PERFORMING ARTS
5170 CeTE-STE-CATHERINE
MONTREAL, QUEBEC, H3W 1M7
TEL. 514-739-2301 FAX 514-739-9340

IN COLLABORATION WITH THE MAISON DE LA CULTURE C?TE-DES-NEIGES
15$
Posted by jmwc at January 13, 2008 10:34 PM