Music by Abigail Richardson-Schulte | Libretto by Marjorie Chan
A short opera for Opera To Go, set on the summit of Mount Everest. Jackie, an ambitious American woman finds that conquering this mountain comes with consequences.
PREMIERE: May 4th 2005, Opera to Go, Fermenting Room, Distillery District, Toronto – Tapestry New Opera
Jackie: Lynne McMurtry, mezzo-soprano
Pasang: Ian Funk, baritone
Music direction by Wayne Strongman
Stage direction by Banuta Rubess
Set Design by Teresa Przybylski
Commissioned by the Ontario Arts Council for Tapestry New Opera, Toronto.
Photos of Ian Funk & Lynne McMurtry by Michael Cooper, courtesy of Tapestry New Opera