Other Companies
This service of City Opera Vancouver will help you navigate to the many opera companies in the Pacific Southwest (Pacific Northwest, to our American friends…) and we hope you find it useful.
If you would like your company added to this list, please contact our webmaster, Adam Abrams, at info@cityoperavancouver.com. Listings are free, of course. Thanks!
Astrolabe Musik Theatre
www.astrolabemusiktheatre.com
Heather Pawsey, Artistic Director
UPCOMING: NEWmatica. New Music Percussion & Modern Tap. Brittania Mine Museum, Brittania Beach, Highway 99. 25 May
Burnaby Lyric Opera
www.burnabylyricopera.org
Linda Marie James, President
UPCOMING: TBA. Shadbolt Centre, 6450 Deer Lake Avenue, Burnaby
Chilliwack Opera Troupe
http://www.facebook.com/Chilliwack.Opera.Troupe
founded by Paula DeWit and Bevin van Liempt
UPCOMING: Super Spring Concert, Vivaldi’s Gloria. Various locations. Auditions TBA.
DragonDiva / New Westminster
www.dragondiva.org
Jeanine Fynn, Artistic Director
UPCOMING: Bernstein, Candide. 18 August – Gabriola Theatre Festival. 23, 24 August at 7:30pm, 25 August at 2pm, Evergreen Cultural Centre, Coquitlam
Fugue Theatre
http://fugue.biz/
Laura Di Cicco, Artistic and Managing Director
UPCOMING: Cool Cat Looking for a Kitty: Summer in the City Fundraising Event. Friday 14 June. Bentall Five, Floor Five, 550 Burrard
Nelson Opera / Amy Ferguson Institute / Nelson, BC
http://www.khaosopera.com/
CONCLUDED: Khaos, a new opera by Nicola Harwood and Don Macdonald. Opened in Nelson 8, 9 and 10 March 2012. Toured to Cranbrook on 17 March, Grand Forks on 11 May, Trail on May 12, and Creston May 13. Audio/video excerpts now online.
North Shore Light Opera / North Vancouver
www.nslos.com
Roger Nelson, Producer
UPCOMING: Gilbert & Sullivan, Pirates of Penzance. 16, 17, 18, 19, 23, 24, 25, 26, 29, 30, 31 May and 1 June 2013. Presentation House, North Vancouver, 333 Chesterfield Avenue
Opera di Concertisti e Meraviglie
http://www.opera-di-concertisti.com/
Elizabeth Lewis, Artistic Director
UPCOMING: TBA
Opera Kelowna
http://www.operakelowna.com
Alexandra Kosachukova Babbel, Artistic Director
UPCOMING: TBA. The Atrium (RCA), Kelowna
Opera Mariposa
http://operamariposa.com/
Jacqueline Ko, Artistic Director
UPCOMING: Pergolesi, La Serva Padrona. 28, 29, and 30 June 2013. Marpole United Church, 1296 West 67th
Opera Pro Cantanti / Vancouver
http://www.procantanti.com
Richard Williams, Artistic Director
UPCOMING: Verdi, Rigoletto. 16 June. Bellini, I Capuleti e i Montecchi, 9 June. Bellini, Norma, 19 May. Verdi, Nabucco, 2 June. All perfs at 7pm, Cambrian Hall, 215 East 17th, at Main Street
The Opera Project / Vancouver
www.theoperaproject.org
Heidi Klassen, Artistic Director
UPCOMING: Master Class, with Heidi Klassen. 21 May. Verdi, La Traviata. 12, 13, 14, 15 September. Bethlehem Lutheran Church, 320 East 15th, one block E of Main Street
Pacific Opera Victoria
www.pov.bc.ca
Timothy Vernon, Artistic Director
Patrick Corrigan, Executive Director
UPCOMING: Verdi, Falstaff. 17, 19, 23, 25 and 27 October. Strauss, Ariadne auf Naxos. 13, 15, 21 and 23 February 2014. Mozart, Marriage of Figaro. 24, 26, 30 April and 2, 4 May 2014. Royal Theatre, Victoria
Pacific Operaworks / Seattle
http://www.pacificmusicworks.org/
Stephen Stubbs, Artistic Director
UPCOMING: Accademia d’Amore. August 2014. 17th C vocal repertoire. Cornish College of The Arts, Seattle
Seattle Opera / Seattle
www.seattleopera.org
Speight Jenkins, General Director
UPCOMING: Poulenc, La Voix humaine and Puccini, Suor Angelica. 4, 8, 11, 12, 15 and 18 May 2013. Wagner, The Ring, opens August 2013. McCaw Hall, Seattle Centre, 321 Mercer Street, Seattle
Skagit Opera / Mt Vernon, Washington
www.skagitopera.org
Ron Wohl, General Director
UPCOMING: 11, 13, 18 and 20 October. 28 February, 2, 7, and 9 March 2014. Dates confirmed. Operas TBA. McIntyre Hall, 2501 East College Way, Mt Vernon, Washington
UBC Opera / Vancouver
www.ubcopera.com
Nancy Hermiston, Director
UPCOMING: Bizet, Carmen. 22, 23, 27, 28, 29 and 30 June, 2013. Old Aud
Vancouver Academy of Music
www.vam.bc.ca
David Meek, Music Director, Academy Opera Studio Program
UPCOMING: TBA
Vancouver Cantonese Opera
http://vancanopera.com/
Rosa Cheng, Artistic Director
UPCOMING: Legend of the Purple Hairpin. 7pm, 24 August. Michael J Fox Theatre, 7373 MacPherson Ave, Burnaby
Vancouver Concert Opera Society
Website and Facebook page
Natalie Burdeny, General Manager
UPCOMING: TBA
Vancouver International Song Institute
www.songinstitute.ca
Rena Sharon, Artistic Director
UPCOMING: 2 – 26 June 2013, various locations, primarily at UBC
Vancouver Island Opera / Parksville – Qualicum Beach
www.vancouverislandopera.com/
Tatiana Vasilieva, Artistic Director
UPCOMING: Humperdinck, Hansel and Gretel. 5, 6 October. Knox United Church, 345 Pym Street, Parksville
Vancouver Opera
www.vancouveropera.ca
James W Wright, General Director
UPCOMING: Puccini, Tosca. 26, 31 October, and 1, 2, 3 November. Britten, Albert Herring. 30 November and 5, 7, 8 December. Mozart, Don Giovanni. 1, 6, 7, 8, and 9 March 2014. Verdi, Don Carlo. 3, 8, 10 and 11 May 2014. , Tea: A Mirror of the Soul. 4, 7, 9 and 11 May 2013. Queen Elizabeth Theatre
Vancouver Summer Opera Studio
www.vansos.com
Natalie Burdeny, Artistic Director
UPCOMING: Mozart, Le Nozze di Figaro. 30 July to 18 August 2013. Vancouver Academy of Music, Vanier Park
Victoria Operatic Society
www.vos.bc.ca
Mary-Lynne Britt, President
UPCOMING: TBA. McPherson Playhouse
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