2014 was a wonderful year. Thanks to you we gave the world premiere of PAULINE, the new opera by Margaret Atwood and Tobin Stokes. It sold out all five nights at the York Theatre, and drew international attention. We gave THE MOZART MIRACLE at the Carnegie Centre — our 25th event in the Downtown Eastside […]
In the best possible way Bach is inescapable, and so we turn to him again and again and again. Recently, the violinist Joshua Bell and the pianist Igor Levit have done so on separate Sony releases, and it is a joy to hear these great – but very different – artists give their voices within his.
CITY OPERA VANCOUVER and Il Centro Italian Cultural Centre present P U C C I N I a P I A C E R E • as you like it • with soprano Chloé Hurst • soprano Sarah Vardy tenor Sunny Shams • baritone Willy Miles-Grenzberg pianist Richard Epp • narrator Tom Durrie […]
This is, perhaps, a recording that will be of special interest many years after the close of a great tenor’s career, and invariably accompanied by the question, “What was that all about?”
Welcome to our Fall Season After the extraordinary success of PAULINE — all five performances sold out — we are now in pre-production for our next mainstage, THE LOST OPERAS OF MOZART. Meantime we offer concerts, recitals, and special events. They widen our audience, build our brand, and welcome more people to the world of […]
It seems the good people of Perm (population 1,000,000 and located on the Kama River in the European Urals) have decided to invest in opera, in culture, and in identity. Judging by this first recording, they’re serious.
End of the PAULINE opening night performance. View more photos here. (courtesy Michelle Doherty, Sharon Kravitz) All five houses were sold out at the York Theatre, and every night saw a standing ovation. The media rollout included full-page stories in the Vancouver Sun, the Globe & Mail, the Georgia Straight, and many more in print […]
Pauline Johnson: Two Worlds A warrior spirit. A secret heart. Margaret Atwood, libretto • Tobin Stokes, music Norman Armour, stage director The world premiere of PAULINE is in two weeks. “Pauline will be the runaway hit of the spring.” – Max Wyman PAULINE is the story of poet and performer Pauline Johnson, set in 1913 […]
Exciting News About Pauline Our Early Bird ticket sale has been a great success. We have sold hundreds of tickets, and expect to sell out the entire run. Early Bird prices end this Tuesday, 2 April. If you’d like the best seats in the house, at the best price we can offer, this is the […]
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Pauline: A New Opera By Margaret Atwood & Tobin Stokes This is the opera you don’t want to miss. A powerful and poignant story, lyric and memorable, bold and vivid. A world premiere. PAULINE is the tale of a remarkable woman, a proto-Canadian who 150 years ago led a life that was unimaginable in its […]
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