This season’s main stage production from Tapestry Opera will be Ten Days in a Madhouse; music by Rene Orth, music by Hannah Moscovitch.  It’s based on the true story of 19th century journalist Nellie Bly who pretended to be insane in order to expose the conditions women patients were being kept under at New York’s Women’s Lunatic Asylum.  It’s the Canadian premiere of a Tapestry/Opera Philadelphia commission co-presented with the COC and Luminato.  This follows a critically acclaimed run last year at Opera Philadelphia.

The production will be directed by Joanna Settle and conducted by Sandra Horst.  The cast is led by Mireille Asselin as Nellie and also features Jorell Williams, Taylor-Alexis DuPont and Lauren Pearl.  It will run at the Bluma Appel Theatre with four performances on June 16th, 18th, 20th and 21st next year.

Tckets for 10 Days in a Madhouse are on sale now at www.tolive.com or through TOLive’s other channels.

Photos are by Dominic M. Mercier from the Opera Philadelphia production.