Arriving at the Fire - Opera Labs from Calgary Opera
Arriving at the Fire explores the "first day jitters" of seasoned artistic professionals creating their first opera. It is a compositional experiment pairing the inspiration of Canadian composer Kelly-Marie Murphy and librettist Paula Wing. Murphy is a well-established voice in the orchestra, choral and chamber music world. Wing is a playwright fixture of the Canadian theatre scene. Together, they are tackling the operatic format to find out for themselves if their gifts translate into compelling operatic storytelling. With the working title of Arriving at the Fire, this Calgary Opera project is an excerpt developed for consideration of a full-length opera based on the story of a charismatic new-age spiritual guru who leads his disciples down a dangerous path.