Vancouver Opera has commissioned internationally-recognized Canadian spoken word poet and performer Shane Koyczan to create the libretto for a new opera whose theme – bullying – is a central issue » Read More
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July 30, 2013
Vancouver Opera will celebrate diversity in our community with an inaugural parade float at this year’s Vancouver Pride Parade on August 4. Horned helmets, fabulous prima donnas, glamour queens and » Read More
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April 10, 2013
Vancouverites will be the first in Canada to experience Tan Dun’s extraordinary fusion of Western opera and Eastern myth in Vancouver Opera’s national premiere of Tea: A Mirror of Soul. » Read More
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March 11, 2013
Enter the forest world of The Magic Flute. Vancouver Opera’s current production is decidedly First Nations-themed. As the show opens, beautiful backdrops of Vancouver are superimposed together with softly crashing » Read More
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December 27, 2012
Celebrate the new year Viennese style with Vancouver Concert Opera Society’s saucy operetta Die Fledermaus (“The Bat”). Past performances of the Johann Strauss II operetta have been described as “riveting, » Read More
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December 3, 2012
Settle in for a two and a half hour (including intermission) ride on the high seas. The Vancouver Opera and its Orchestra bring The Pirates of Penzance to the Queen » Read More
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January 17, 2012
Tickets are currently on sale for The Vancouver Concert Opera Society’s Rigoletto, Verdi’s gripping tragedy of revenge. Featuring such familiar tunes as “La donna è mobile (Woman is Fickle)” and » Read More
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November 25, 2011
Shakespeare’s love story is brought to achingly exquisite life in Vancouver Opera’s Roméo et Juliette, performing at the Queen Elizabeth Theatre. Lush period costumes, grand set pieces, and the 60 » Read More
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August 8, 2011
Something new for the Vancouver International Fringe Festival: an opera! Trouble in Tahiti, a suburban opera for the 21st century, is scored by Leonard Bernstein (known famously for West Side » Read More
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July 13, 2011
Come experience a piano accompanied modern version of “Cosi fan tutte – The School for Lovers” in Kitsilano, for two performances only. This is the classic tale of two engaged » Read More