Global InformationTornrak information
| Tornrak | |
|---|---|
| Opera by John Metcalf | |
| Librettist | Michael Wilcox |
| Language | English with Inuktitut sections |
| Based on | Hidalla by Frank Wedekind |
| Premiere | 23 February 1990 Banff Centre |
Tornrak is the third opera by Welsh composer John Metcalf. It has an English-language libretto by Michael Wilcox with Inuktitut sections translated by Blendina Makkik.[1] Set between the worlds of the Canadian Arctic and Victorian Britain, it features Inuit throat singing and other extended vocal techniques that give the Arctic scenes a distinct character. The opera was composed between 1986 and 1990 when Metcalf was working in Canada. It was first staged in 1990 in a co-production by the Banff Centre, where Metcalf worked, and the Welsh National Opera who had commissioned the work.
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