Gould’s Wall

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World premiere! A young, talented musician is striving for perfection in her art. Bursting with the compulsion to reach the top, she invokes Canadian icon, classical pianist Glenn Gould to guide her towards dizzying heights. Adventurous singers perform suspended from The Royal Conservatory’s atrium in this daring new opera. Award-winning theatre artist and librettist Liza Balkan evokes the young artist’s rigorous journey, weaving many of Gould’s own words into the libretto, and acclaimed Canadian composer Brian Current delivers a thrilling, kinetic score. Directed by multiple Dora Award-winning Philip Akin and featuring The Glenn Gould School’s New Music Ensemble and students of The Phil and Eli Taylor Performance Academy for Young Artists.

Event Artists

Brian Current: composer & conductor; Liza Balkan: libretto; Lauren Pearl: Climber; Ryan Allen: Glenn Gould; Caitlin Wood: Housewife; Andrea Ludwig: Mother; Keith Klassen: Bernstein/The Man; Justin Welsh: Guerrero; Alice Malakhov: Girl; Philip Akin: director; Rachel Forbes: set & costume designer; Michelle Ramsay: lighting designer; Jennifer Tung: assistant conductor; Juliane Gallant: assistant conductor

Gould’s Wall

Date/Time
Wednesday, January 12, 2022
8:00 pm - 9:30 pm

Location
Royal Conservatory of Music Atrium
273 Bloor St W
Toronto, Ontario
Canada,

Price
$21 - $85

Phone
416-408-0208

Website
https://www.rcmusic.com/events-and-performances/goulds-wall

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