Nigredo Hotel is a bizarre black comedy, an operatic thriller, and a project unlike any we have done before. It stars baritone Tyler Duncan and soprano Sarah Vardy, and is directed by Alan Corbishley. The Hotel is startling, lyric, jazz-inflected and improvisational — with a four-player combo onstage. It has become a modern Canadian masterwork. […]
Nigredo Hotel Now Open For You Just for you, an Early Bird offer: the hottest show of the fall season. You may now purchase tickets online at The Cultch website, or in person at Victoria x Venables. 604.251.1363. $60.25, $45.25, and $22.25, including service charges. In ten days they go on sale to the general public. […]
Nigredo Hotel… stars baritone Tyler Duncan and soprano Sarah Vardy (pictured), with stage direction by Alan Corbishley, lighting and sets by John Webber, costumes by Barbara Clayden – and inspiration from Carl Jung. With music by Nic Gotham, and libretto by Ann-Marie MacDonald, it is the story of an encounter between a beautiful but crazed […]
Introducing Jeremy Stewart We welcome Jeremy Stewart as our new General Manager. Jeremy’s management and fundraising experience includes work with Theatre North West, and service as General Manager of the Prince George Symphony Orchestra. In 2013 he founded Casse-Tête, an annual festival of experimental music held in Prince George, for which he received the inaugural […]
The Year that was Missing After four years’ work, in November we gave the world premiere of Missing — and then another eleven performances in Vancouver and Victoria. With libretto by Marie Clements, music by Brian Current, Gitxsan materials by Vincent Gogag, this project may have been the most difficult, necessary, and wondrous work we […]
THIS MAY BE THE MOST IMPORTANT WORK WE HAVE EVER DONE. A new chamber opera by Marie Clements and Brian Current. Directed by Peter Hinton. Conducted by Timothy Long. From The Globe and Mail, Marsha Lederman / October 28 2017 – “A Tragically Timely Opera” Missing is a story everybody knows, about a woman no […]
Missing: A World Premiere Chamber Opera Missing may be the most important work we have ever done. It is timely and true, difficult and necessary. Animated by the magical realism of librettist Marie Clements, the powerful and moving music of Brian Current, and directed by the masterful Peter Hinton, it is like nothing we have done […]
Tickets for Missing world premiere now on sale It is a story everyone knows, about a woman no one remembers. With libretto by Marie Clements, music by Brian Current, Gitxsan materials by Vincent Gogag (Gawa gami), directed by Peter Hinton, and produced by Janet Lea and Nora Kelly, this may be the most important work […]
Dear Friends: We would like to thank you for your support of City Opera by offering an Early Bird opportunity. For the next eight days, advance tickets are available only to you. MISSING will be performed at The York Theatre on Commercial Drive: Friday 3 November / 8pm Sunday 5 November / 2pm Tuesday 7 […]
In Five Months, We Present “Missing” A story everyone knows, about a woman no one remembers. With libretto by Marie Clements, music by Brian Current, Gitxsan materials by Vincent Gogag (Gawa gani), and directed by Peter Hinton, this may be the most important work we have ever done. Missing is a co-production with Pacific Opera […]
CITY OPERA VANCOUVER and Il Centro: The Italian Cultural Centre present HELLO & GOODBYE • operatically speaking • with soprano Shadan Saul • mezzo Charlotte Beglinger tenor Sunny Shams • baritone Andrew Greenwood pianist David Boothroyd • narrator Tom Durrie Lovers say hello and, all too often, goodbye. Villains say goodbye and, all too often, hello. […]
2017 Will Be A Wonderful Year For Chamber Opera In Vancouver Hello & Goodbye / Tuesday 25 April Our next event at Il Centro runs Tuesday 25 April – 6pm dinner, 7pm concert – in the Grand Ballroom. $20 for the concert only. $20 more for a grand buffet dinner. Tickets at the door, or purchase yours online. Lovers say […]
City Opera Vancouver is grateful and honoured to work, create and perform on the traditional, ancestral and unceded territories of the Xwməθkwəyə̓ m (Musqueam), Sḵwxw̱ ú7mesh (Squamish), and Səl ̓ílwətaʔ (Tsleil-Waututh) Nations.
