Three world premieres…six visionary artists…one inventive night of Canadian opera!

Composers: Sonny-Ray Day Rider, Sarah Slean, and Danika Lorèn

Librettists: Royce Vavrek, Emma Pennell, Vern Thiessen

Canuck Cantatas presents a triptych of bold new mini-operas from some of Canada’s most exciting creative talents: composers Sonny-Ray Day Rider, Sarah Slean and Danika Lorèn join forces with librettists Emma Pennell, AtG Artistic Director Royce Vavrek, and Vern Thiessen to bring to life vivid snapshots of fictional Canadian characters, each one a carefully crafted stone in the ever-evolving mosaic of Canadian identity.