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City Opera News / 30 September 2014

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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 […]

Mozart / Le Nozze di Figaro, 2014

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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.

City Opera News / 18 June 2014

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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 […]

City Opera e-News for May 8, 2014

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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 […]

City Opera Vancouver update: 27 March 2014

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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 […]

City Opera News / 15 March 2014

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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 […]

“Pauline” tickets now on sale

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Pauline World Premiere Tickets for the world premiere of Pauline go on sale today,  Monday, February 17, at Early Bird prices. Available exclusively through The Cultch. “We want to give our long-time supporters a chance to get the best seats at the best prices,” City Opera president Nora Kelly said. “We believe that Pauline will sell […]

City Opera News / 23 December 2013

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Pauline Tickets Coming Soon “We believe the world premiere run of Pauline will sell out,” said City Opera President Nora Kelly. “There is tremendous interest already, so tickets will go on sale early in the new year. We are scheduling five performances, but if early sales justify we will add a sixth.” Watch for a […]