User:Asdielman/sandbox/Another Brick in the Wall: the Opera

Another Brick in the Wall: The Opera is an opera composed by Julien Bilodeau and libretto by Roger Waters, based on the hit concept album The Wall by Pink Floyd. It premiered at Opéra de Montréal in 2017, and is scheduled to Cincinnati Opera in 2018.

Synopsis

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Following his father's death during World War II, and continuous abuse from his mother and teachers, Pink isolates himself from the rest of the world. The breakup of his marriage represents the last brick in the metaphorical wall he has been building for himself. As he fights to survive, Pink attempts to demolish his own inner wall.

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Role Voice type Premiere cast, March 11, 2017
(Conductor: Alain Trudel)
Pink baritone Etienne Dupuis
The Mother soprano France Bellemare
The Father tenor Jean-Michel Richer
The Wife soprano Caroline Bleau
Vera Lynn mezzo-soprano Stéphanie Pothier
The Teacher tenor Dominic Lorange
The Crown Prosecutor baritone Geoffroy Salvas
The Judge/The Doctor [bass] Marcel Beaulieu

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