Vancouver Opera continues its season with Benjamin Britten’s A Midsummer Night’s Dream, at Queen Elizabeth Theatre for two more performances February 16 and 19. One of Shakespeare’s wildest plays, as adapted by Benjamin Britten and Peter Pears in 1960 comes to the the stage in a wild opera, directed by Aria Umezawa. After Puck/Robin Goodfellow,…
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Vancouver Opera’s A Midsummer Night’s Dream wakes in 2 weeks
In just two weeks, the Vancouver Opera 2022-2023 season continues with the company premiere of A Midsummer Night’s Dream. British composer Benjamin Britten’s romantic, atmospheric opera makes its Vancouver Opera debut for three performances starting February 11th at 7:30pm, followed by Thursday, February 16th at 7:30pm and Sunday, February 19 at 2pm. Adapted from the…
3rd Annual IndieFest returns in-person November 16-27
The third annual IndieFest returns for 2022, with its first fully in-person festival bringing 14 events to venues around Vancouver, over 11 days. Taking place November 16-27, the festival showcases new and genre-defying musical performances, highlighting the stories and people that have been overshadowed by history and tradition. From modern opera, new music, and Indigenous…
Vancouver Opera opens with Bizet’s The Pearl Fishers
Vancouver Opera opened its 2022-2023 season at the Queen Elizabeth Theatre with a lush, full-scale production of Georges Bizet’s The Pearl Fishers. In spite of the fact that the French writers and composer never set foot on the island, as we are told in the opening prologue, The Pearl Fishers transports the audience to the…
Fall for an Opera Adventure with Vancouver Opera & Vancouver Public Library
Vancouver Opera, in partnership with the Vancouver Public Library, is kicking off October with Opera Adventures, a new program that invites the public to get to know opera with a taste of opera’s rich history, its stories, and colourful possibilities. Launching October 5th, each free adventure will feature short performances, and fascinating guests to give…
City Opera Vancouver presents CHINATOWN, A New Opera September 13 to 17
Next week, City Opera Vancouver presents CHINATOWN, A New Opera written by Madeleine Thien and composed by Alice Ping Yee Ho with translator Paul Yee. The company’s fifth commission in ten years, will be stages September 13 to 17 at the Vancouver Playhouse, chosen due to its proximity to Chinatown. The ground-breaking new work, like…
Vancouver Opera Returns to Queen E Theatre, Live
Vancouver Opera has announced the return of live performances at the Queen Elizabeth Theatre for its 2021–2022 season. Kicking things off, Vancouver Opera presents two days of outdoor performances at the šx???ex?n Xwtl’a7shn (formerly QET Plaza), September 18 and 19 from 1:00 p.m. to 4:00 p.m. followed by three extraordinary operas starting in December. “The entire…