Vancouver Opera opened its 2023-2024 season with Mozart’s The Magic Flute. Originally staged in the 18th Century, Die Zauberflöte, is a singspiel, a form of opera that includes singing as well as spoken dialogue to tell its story. In this case a fantasy fable that intertwines, love, revenge, perseverance, ancient wisdoms, with elements of Freemasonry…
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As The Flying Dutchman closes out this season, Vancouver Opera reveals it coming 2023–2024 season.
As Vancouver Opera closes out its 2022-2023 season it has announced the performances coming in the 2023–2024 season. With Wagner’s The Flying Dutchman wrapping the current season with performances April 29, May 4 and May 7, audiences won’t have to wait long in anticipation of the new season. The Vancouver Opera 2023-2024 season begins in…
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…
Ricky Gervais Announces SuperNature Tour
Fresh off of another much-talked-about turn hosting the Golden Globe Awards, Ricky Gervais has announced a 2020 North America tour of his new live show SuperNature. SuperNature brings Gervais to the Queen Elizabeth Theatre in Vancouver August 26, 2020. His acclaimed 2017 ‘Humanity’ tour, sold out top venues, and produced a Netflix special. Often controversial but considered one…
Give a Gift of Les Ballet Trockadero de Monte Carlo
Still looking for a Christmas present? The perfect gift for an entertainment lover could be tickets to the world famous, all-male ballet company Les Ballets Trockadero de Monte Carlo (Trocks). Returning to Vancouver, February 1, 2020 at 8pm at the Queen Elizabeth Theatre, this performance will showcase the Trocks’ wickedly absurd antics and serious dancing chops — featuring…
Vancouver Opera’s La Traviata takes us to Paris
Vancouver Opera has kicked off its new season with a lavish production of Giuseppe Verdi’s La Traviata. Director Alan Gauthier has transformed the Queen Elizabeth Theatre into 1920’s Paris for the production’s four shows. Opening on a grand Parisian music hall party hosted by famed courtesan Violetta Valéry, who is recovering from illness and weary of…
The Postal Service delivers…finally
The Postal Service – Queen Elizabeth Theatre – July 16, 2013 A decade after their critically acclaimed album “Give Up” was released, The Postal Service has reunited, re-released the album and headed out on tour. Their first ever visit to Vancouver brought them to the stage at the Queen Elizabeth Theatre for an electrifying set….