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2014 2015 . 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.