Angel's Bone

the 2017 Pulizer Prize
winning opera

by composer Du Yun
& Canadian librettist Royce Vavrek

Addressing human trafficking
and the exploitation of youth
in our communities.

This all Canadian production made its Canadian Premiere in Vancouver, in November 2022 to great success, and Sound the Alarm:  Music/Theatre, Loose Tea Music Theatre, Array Music and Turning Point Ensemble, some of the country’s most innovative music and opera organizations, are coming back together to present the Toronto premiere from March 22 - 24, 2024 at Harbour Front Centre.

The production follows two young angels who fall to earth, and aims to generate conversation and awareness around child and youth trafficking and sexual exploitation.

Angel’s Bone features bold multimedia design and music that blends medieval chant, electronic sound design, dance music, punk-inspired arias, and standard classical new music.

The production was developed in collaboration with a Vancouver based social context committee of youth workers, survivors, lawyers, human rights activists, sex workers, and opera artists. Each performance will include a 30-minute pre-show chat and a post-show Q&A.  

Presented by Sound the Alarm: Music/Theatre, Arraymusic, Loose Tea Music Theatre, and Turning Point Ensemble, the work brings to light the urgency of the issue in cities across Canada. 

For further project details
please see the
Project Website



ONLINE DISCUSSION EVENT:
was on March 3, 2pm PST
View the recording on YouTube



TORONTO PREMIERE
Since listed as
"Top 3 Toronto Operas of 2024"

March 22 & 23, 2024:
7:30pm Performance
Post-Performance Q&A

March 24, 2024
2:00pm Performance
Post-Performance Q&A 

The Harbourfront Centre Theatre
231 Queens Quay W, Toronto, ON M5J 2G8


The opera's Canadian debut was in Vancouver
in November 2022 through this production.