Taylor Graham, librettist for The Virgin Charlie (part of Opera to Go 2009), has blogged about her experience working with Tapestry and the effect of her Dora Award Nomination on her life and career.
Click here to read her candid thoughts on the Tapestry creative process, the awards ceremony, and her career in the theatre/opera community.
Artists Featured: Scott Belluz & Krisztina Szabo in “The Virgin Charlie” (Opera to Go 2009)
Photo © Michael Cooper, 2009
Great news yesterday: Tapestry productions have received 6 Dora Award Nominations. Winners will be named at an awards ceremony June 29, 2009 at the Wintergarden Theatre in Toronto. Congratulations to all the nominees!
In the Best New Opera/Musical Category:
Sanctuary Song
Abigail Richardson, composer / Marjorie Chan, librettist
Opera to Go: The Perfect Screw
Alexis Diamond, librettist / Abigail Richardson, composer
Opera to Go: The Virgin Charlie
Taylor Graham, librettist / William Rowson, composer
Opera to Go: My Mother’s Ring
Marcia Johnson, librettist / Stephen Andrew Taylor, composer
In the Best Direction for an Opera/Musical Category:
Wayne Strongman (for Opera to Go)
In the Best Opera Production Category:
Sanctuary Song
Presented by Tapestry & Theatre Direct in partnership with Luminato
Each opera nominated is eligible for the Dora’s Audience Choice Award. You can vote for your favourite at www.nowtoronto.com
Artists Featured: Xin Wang & Alvin Crawford in Sanctuary Song
Photo © John Lauener, 2008
Soprano Carla Huhtanen and writer Dave Carley have been named among the 10 Top Theatre Artists of 2008 by NOW Magazine!
Dave Carley wrote Peace of My Heart (with composer David Ogborn) for Tapestry’s Opera to Go 2008.
Carla Huhtanen is a member of the Tapestry New Work Studio Company and has appeared in Opera Briefs 6, 7 and 8, Opera to Go 2006 & 2008 and will next appear in the world premiere of The Shadow in May 2009.
Keith Klassen in Dave Carley's "Peace of My Heart", Photo (c) Bruce Zinger
Carla Huhtanen in "See Saw", Opera to Go 2008, Photo (c) Bruce Zinger
