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On 20 February 2009, City Opera participated in the first Homeground Festival at Oppenheimer Park in the DTES. Pianist Michael Onwood and soprano Jamie Onwood presented music from well-known opera and operetta to a wonderfully receptive audience of DTES residents. “It is an ongoing honour for our company to take part so often in the […]
Another recital series for residents of the Downtown Eastside, Strathcona and Chinatown featuring soprano Melanie Krueger and pianist Michael Onwood. On August 24 2008, City Opera gave another DTES recital, this time in our second year as participants in the Fearless Festival. This Festival is organized annually by the Community Arts Network of the Community […]
Our first recital ever was held in May of 2008 – read all about it here.
City Opera is creating a Production Fund. We are running an Art Auction in order to finance it. Such a Fund is essential to ongoing success, and to good business management. This Fund will help make possible Pauline – the Margaret Atwood / Christos Hatzis / Judith Forst opera – among other projects.
Especially if you live in Richmond, South Van, or Delta you are invited. On Wednesday 3 November, beginning at 7:30pm, we’re offering Music at the Chapel. Featuring soprano Mariana Valdés, tenor Nicolas Rhind, pianist Dr Greg Caisley, and narrator Tom Durrie, we will be giving opera in recital at the historic Minoru Chapel. This beautiful […]
It is fundamental to City Opera’s identity to share the marquee. Below, what three of our friends are up to these days. They include a quest by our own “Mad Man”, Adam Abrams; an autumn serenade at The Cellar with Rena Sharon; and an eclectic conversation at The Playhouse, hosted by Sam Sullivan.
Curlew River/Sumidagawa May 2010 Japanese dance. Western opera. One extraordinary story. Together. From the immortal Noh drama Sumidagawa, two modern tellings—Natsu Nakajima’s butoh dance, Sumida River and Benjamin Britten’s chamber opera, Curlew River. The story crosses five centuries and two cultures, and tells the agonizing and beautiful story of a woman driven mad by the […]
Sumidagawa & Curlew River & Accent Inns City Opera Vancouver partners with Accent Inns to provide accommodation for our artists, and our out-of-town audience. They have a Richmond / YVR location that is 17 minutes by car from the Frederic Wood Theatre at UBC, and that offers free shuttle service to and from YVR, and […]
All best wishes for 2010! In order to create Sumidagawa & Curlew River in May 2010, we have made a co-production agreement with UBC Theatre and Film, and Blackbird Theatre. We would like to tell you about Blackbird’s new production of the American classic, Who’s Afraid of Virginia Woolf? by Edward Albee. It runs from […]
SUMIDAGAWA & CURLEW RIVER Two Great Traditions. One Great Story. May 26, 27, 28 at 7:30 – May 30 at 2:30 Frederic Wood Theatre at UBC – $40.00 general – $26.00 student ID TICKETS ON SALE AT Sikora’s Classical Records ticketstonight.ca A double bill in May. From the immortal Noh drama Sumidagawa, two modern tellings. […]
Thank you to our patrons! Since its inception in 2006, City Opera Vancouver has been the grateful beneficiary of support from numerous individuals and institutions. Their support makes possible our mainstage productions, recitals and concerts, Endowment, special projects, and commissions. We thank them all. 2010 Legacies Now / Innovations Programme ABC Recycling A&B Partytime Rentals […]
Stephen Aberle, Der Lautsprecher. Andrew Greenwood, Emperor Robyn Driedger-Klassen, Bubikopf. Photo: Tim Matheson The Emperor of Atlantis closed on 11 February 2009, after 5 consecutive nights of sold out performances. Read the Georgia Straight review Read the Vancouver Sun article by Jaap Hamburger Co-presented with the Vancouver Holocaust Education Centre at the Norman Rothstein Theatre, […]
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