Aportia Chryptych A Black Opera for Portia White

Presented by Canadian Opera Company at Canadian Opera Company Theatre, Toronto ON

Jun 14 - 16 2024

2023/2024 season creative: BT/A

The Canadian Opera Company is proud to present the world premiere of Aportia Chryptych: A Black Opera for Portia White, a new opera by director and librettist HAUI and composer and conductor Sean Mayes.

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The Canadian Opera Company is proud to present the world premiere of Aportia Chryptych: A Black Opera for Portia White, a new opera by director and librettist HAUI and composer and conductor Sean Mayes. Through a tapestry of musical genres fusing opera with spoken word, rap, folk songs and R&B, Nova Scotia contralto Portia White’s legacy as the first Black Canadian concert performer to achieve international fame is unearthed and reclaimed. The opera’s featured cast portray the three aspects ... view more »

ADMISSION INFO

All performances take place at the Canadian Opera Company Theatre (227 Front St. E., at Berkeley St.). Single tickets for Aportia Chryptych are $75 and can be purchased online at coc.ca or by calling the Canadian Opera Company Box Office at 416-363-8231. For more information, please visit coc.ca.

Website: https://www.coc.ca/productions/24407