
There was no movie, but there was an opera: Airline Icarus, by composer Brian Current (who also conducted) and librettist Anton Piatigorsky. Presented by Soundstreams Canada at Toronto’s Ada Slaight Hall, the production featured a small cast who were well chosen and ready for take-off. Director Tim Albery’s staging was nicely paced, and engaging enough to overcome the modesty of Teresa Przybylski’s sets and costumes. (This was no big-budget show.)