Toronto – The Canadian Opera Company is thrilled to announce the commission of a new full-length opera by celebrated Canadian composer James Rolfe and librettist Anna Chatterton.

The working title is Donna and this English-language opera is intended to be performed during the 2011/12 mainstage season. Originally commissioned by the late Richard Bradshaw, the opera will be written, composed and workshopped over the next four years.

Donna is a contemporary Don Giovanni, set in a 21st-century metropolis. It is the dark tale of a passionate and charismatic heroine whose voracious appetite for both men and women culminates in a tragic finale.

Collaborating most recently on last season’s critically acclaimed, world premiere COC Ensemble Studio production of Swoon, Mr. Rolfe and Ms Chatterton return to create this full-length opera.