May 13th 2009 PDT
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March 5th 2009 PDT
“The Emperor of Atlantis” - an artistic and community triumph March 5th, 2009 Dear Friends: We are pleased to report that the British Columbia premiere of “The Emperor of Atlantis”, which ran in five performances from 1 to 11 February, was an extraordinary success. Presented in partnership between the Vancouver Holocaust Education Centre and City Opera Vancouver, “Atlantis” drew stunning reviews, turn-away crowds, met its budgetary goals, and proved a triumph for its singers, orchestra, production team, and all of ...Continue Reading
February 9th 2009 PDT
THE EMPEROR OF ATLANTIS This amazing chamber opera has now sold out three times. Monday the 9th and Wednesday the 11th are your final opportunities to discover why this unique and moving work has become the hottest ticket in town. The music is a miracle, as is its survival. Tickets at 4/264.0499, or www.ticketstonight.ca 8pm, Norman Rothstein Theatre, 950 West 41st, at Oak. Written at Theresienstadt in 1944, it is an astonishing story of agony and hope, beauty and magic, unlike anything you have never heard. ...Continue Reading
January 20th 2009 PDT
Dear Friends: We would like to invite you to attend /The Emperor of Atlantis/. It is a tonal, beautiful and deeply moving chamber opera./ It is a British Columbia premiere./ Written by Viktor Ullmann and Petr Kien in 1944 at Theresienstadt, a Nazi concentration camp, it may be the most wondrous opera you’ve never heard. Death is disgusted by the Emperor’s bloody projects. He goes on strike. People are killed, but do not die. The Emperor demands Death return to work. Death agrees, but on one condition… ...Continue Reading
December 5th 2008 PDT
Canada Council grant for “Pauline” December 5th, 2008 Dear Friends: We are delighted to tell you that the Canada Council today awarded City Opera a music commissioning grant for the creation of ‘Pauline’. The grant is in the amount of $16,000 and will support the work of composer Christos Hatzis. As you know, ‘Pauline’ is a chamber opera set in Vancouver in March of 1913, in the last week in the life of Pauline Johnson. The libretto is by Margaret Atwood, and is simply brilliant. ‘Pauline’ is designed as a signatur ...Continue Reading
November 10th 2008 PDT
Tickets now on sale for “The Emperor of Atlantis” /November 10, 2008/ Dear Friends: We have good news. Today, seats went on sale online for our next production, the extraordinary chamber opera ‘Emperor of Atlantis’. It opens on 1 February 2009. Tickets are $40, from Tickets Tonight and by phone at 604.684.2787. From 1 December, tickets will also be sold at Tom Lee Music, Sikora's Classical Records, the Vancouver Holocaust Education Centre, and the Jewish Community Centre. This /British Co ...Continue Reading
August 20th 2008 PDT
CanadaHelps makes giving easy Free Pigeon Park recital on August 24 /August 20, 2008/ Dear Friends: If you’ve been to our website lately, you will have seen an important change. We now have a direct link to CanadaHelps, the non-profit that makes giving to non-profits incredibly easy. They receive your gift, and send you a federal tax receipt in the name of the Community Arts Council of Vancouver, our legal sponsor. I mention this because we are busy raising money for the extr ...Continue Reading
July 9th 2008 PDT
The remarkable “Emperor of Atlantis” comes to Vancouver /July 9, 2008/ Dear Friends: I wanted to give you a heads-up, and to ask for your support. City Opera recently joined with the Vancouver Holocaust Education Centre toward co-production of a remarkable chamber opera. Opening on 1 February 2009, the work is /The Emperor of Atlantis/. Written by Viktor Ullmann and Petr Kien at Theresienstadt in 1944, it is one of the most extraordinary pieces of music drama I know. It will star Andrew Green ...Continue Reading
May 11th 2008 PDT
“Music to Live By” - Downtown Eastside Recital Series Dear Friends: Beginning next week City Opera Vancouver opens its latest DTES recital series, ‘Music To Live By’. With our four principal partners, together with our operating partner the Community Arts Council of Vancouver, we are offering four free recitals. You’re invited. These recitals are meant to bring music to the people. Music that speaks to deeper meaning and higher beauty. Our soprano is Michelle Koebke, and pianist Miri Lee. They are sup ...Continue Reading
May 11th 2008 PDT
“Music to Live By” - Downtown Eastside Recital Series Dear Friends: Beginning next week City Opera Vancouver opens its latest DTES recital series, ‘Music To Live By’. With our four principal partners, together with our operating partner the Community Arts Council of Vancouver, we are offering four free recitals. You’re invited. These recitals are meant to bring music to the people. Music that speaks to deeper meaning and higher beauty. Our soprano is Michelle Koebke, and pianist Miri Lee. They are sup ...Continue Reading
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