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Dare to climb the wall?
A young, extraordinarily talented musician is striving for perfection in her art. Her path to greatness? A magnificent wall.
Bursting with the compulsion to reach the top, she invokes Canadian icon, classical pianist Glenn Gould to guide her towards dizzying heights – but the path isn’t easy. Each brick represents her art, her rigour, and her challenge. Does she have the strength, or will she slip and fall into the abyss?
Artists climb and perform suspended from The Royal Conservatory’s atrium in this daring new opera, which connects the wall’s historic past to the present in a thrilling staging that transcends gravity.
Award-winning theatre artist and librettist Liza Balkan evokes the young artist’s rigorous journey, weaving many of Gould’s own words into the libretto, and acclaimed Canadian composer Brian Current delivers a thrilling, kinetic score. Gould’s Wall is directed by multiple Dora Award-winning Philip Akin .
Note that Regular seats for Gould’s Wall will be positioned on the floor and angled to allow viewing up the Atrium wall. Regular seats have a partially obstructed view.
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Gould’s Wall COVID-19 Safety Procedures
Proof of vaccination and masks will be required at the performance venue for Gould’s Wall. The seating capacity is just under 150. The Royal Conservatory of Music has more information about COVID safety available on their website .
New dates confirmed
We’re delighted to confirm new summer dates, presented by The Royal Conservatory of Music and in collaboration with Toronto Summer Music! If you already have tickets, The Royal Conservatory box office will be in touch with you. Your tickets will automatically be adjusted to the new corresponding dates, for example if you had a ticket to the second night in January, your ticket is valid for the equivalent second night in August.
August 4, 2022, 8.30pm