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Early bird tickets now available for NIGREDO HOTEL / Free concert: Sunny Shams as Mario Lanza

July 11th 2018 PDT

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. 20, 21, and 22 September, 8pm, The Cultch. *What is Nigredo Hotel?* It is a brilliant Canadian chamber opera, in one act. With music by Nic Gotham, and libretto by Ann-Marie MacDon ...Continue Reading

City Opera news for June 15, 2018

June 14th 2018 PDT

*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 woman who runs a shoddy hotel, and a brain surgeon who takes refuge there after he crashes his car. It is also brilliant combat between two of the most unusu ...Continue Reading

City Opera news for March 20, 2018: The Year that is Coming

March 20th 2018 PDT

City Opera Vancouver News 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 Barbara Pentland Award for Distinguished Contribution to Canadian Music from the Canadian Music Centre. ...Continue Reading

City Opera news for December 15, 2017: The Year that was Missing

December 14th 2017 PDT

*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 have ever undertaken. It was offered in partnership with Pacific Opera Victoria, and Vancouver Moving Theatre / DTES Heart of the City Festival. "Missing is an ex ...Continue Reading

What the Globe and Mail, CBC and Vancouver Sun are saying about MISSING. Opens tomorrow.

November 2nd 2017 PDT

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 one remembers. ‘This opera is a look at what decolonization might look like… I find it very hopeful, because it’s about the spirit finding home…’ – Peter Hinton, director ‘It’s such a different form fo ...Continue Reading

City Opera News for October 12, 2017: "Missing" is like nothing we've done before.

October 11th 2017 PDT

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 before. We hope you will join us. We hope that Missing will change the terms of engagement toward reconciliation in Canada. We hope you will bring someone you love. Charles Barber, Artist ...Continue Reading

City Opera News for September 7, 2017: Tickets now on sale for MISSING

September 7th 2017 PDT

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 we have ever done. It is a co-production with Pacific Opera Victoria, in partnership with Vancouver Moving Theatre. Missing is set in Vancouver, and along the Highway of Tears. It is a story of two you ...Continue Reading

MISSING: Exclusive early-bird ticket offer

August 30th 2017 PDT

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 November / 8pm Thursday 9 November / 8pm Saturday 11 November / 8pm If you would like to acquire your tickets /in advance of public sale/, here’s how: [*]go to the ticket page for Missing at TheCultch.com [*]enter th ...Continue Reading

City Opera News for June 16, 2017

June 16th 2017 PDT

*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 Victoria. It has been created by an extraordinary award of $127,000 from The Vancouver Foundation. /Missing/ is set in Vancouver, and along the Highway of Tears. It is a story of two y ...Continue Reading

City Opera Vancouver News

June 16th 2017 PDT

*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 Victoria. It has been created by an extraordinary award of $127,000 from The Vancouver Foundation. /Missing/ is set in Vancouver, and along the Highway of Tears. It is a story of two y ...Continue Reading
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