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. The music of Puccini, Rossini, Verdi, and more enriches these greetings with unforgettable melodies and soaring voices. Co-presented by Il Centro and Ci ...Continue Reading

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 hello and, all too often, goodbye. /Villains say goodbye and, all too often, hello./ The music of Puccini, Rossini, Verdi, and more enriches the meaning of these greetings wi ...Continue Reading

Missing… Found At DTES Carnegie On Wednesday 1 March 2017, you are invited to attend another Carnegie premiere. Please join us for a piano-vocal presentation of our new chamber opera, /Missing/ – and stay to tell us what you think, and how you feel. In the creation of every new piece, it is essential we road test and beta-test the work. We need your critical opinion as audience, and your good judgment as friends. We invite you to hear our new work-in-progress, and to offer your comments afterwards – in writing, or in ...Continue Reading

2016 was a wonderful year for chamber opera in Vancouver... and /Fallujah/ was produced in the United States. Twice. City Opera in 2016... [*]produced our ‘premiere’ and first comedy, /The Lost Operas of Mozart/, over three nights at Christ Church Cathedral in October [*]achieved the $25,000 Mozart matching grant challenge from the Edwina and Paul Heller Memorial Fund -- thanks to our friends and supporters [*]announced production of our commission /Fallujah /at Los Angeles (Long Beach Opera) and Manhattan (New Yo ...Continue Reading

The comedy hit of the season runs this Thursday, Friday, Saturday / 27-29 October… /And you’re invited./ THE LOST OPERAS OF MOZART Christ Church Cathedral, Burrard x Georgia The trouble starts at eight… Have a peek at our rehearsal... (more pics on our Facebook page) We have re-constructed and re-imagined three lost operas of Mozart. These are wonderful works he never finished. Two are Italian comedies, and the third a German romance. The music is bright, agile, touching, and unknown. Starring Robyn Dreidger-Klassen, ...Continue Reading

[*]the Canadian premiere of three lost operas by Mozart [*]wonderful music you have never heard – until now [*]our first production at Christ Church Cathedral [*]City Opera’s first comedy [*]the first appearance by Bramwell Tovey IN an opera [*]our first Mozart THE LOST OPERAS OF MOZARTcomedy event of the season Thursday • Friday • Saturday 27, 28 and 29 October 2016 Christ Church Cathedral the trouble starts at eight General admission • All seats $48 / $24 • All fees included On sale at lostoperas.brownpaperticke ...Continue Reading

City Opera News / 20 September 2016 $25,000 challenge grant received from Heller Memorial Fund Paul and Edwina Heller “We just received our first-ever challenge grant,” City Opera President Janet Lea announced today. “This breakthrough results from The Edwina and Paul Heller Memorial Fund offering to match any new gift for our production of The Lost Operas of Mozart -- up to a total of $25,000. “New support for this project will be doubled,” Lea said. “It’s a fabulous vote of confidence in City Opera, in our friends a ...Continue Reading

City Opera News / 20 September 2016 $25,000 challenge grant received from Heller Memorial Fund Paul and Edwina Heller “We just received our first-ever challenge grant,” City Opera President Janet Lea announced today. “This breakthrough results from The Edwina and Paul Heller Memorial Fund offering to match any new gift for our production of The Lost Operas of Mozart -- up to a total of $25,000. “New support for this project will be doubled,” Lea said. “It’s a fabulous vote of confidence in City Opera, in our friends a ...Continue Reading

We have an exceptional concert for you: The Glory of Italian Opera, this Wednesday evening. From the nation and the culture that invented opera, City Opera Vancouver has drawn a superb concert of Rossini, Donizetti, Puccini, Verdi, Ponchielli, Cilea, Leoncavallo and more. It features some of our finest artists, at an event centuries in the making. It is an opportunity for you to enjoy greatness again, and to bring with you children and grandchildren and welcome them to the world of extraordinary music. Please join us ...Continue Reading

City Opera News / 17 June 2016 /Fallujah/ a triumph in Los Angeles. Moves to New York in November Juno-award winning composer /Brian Current/ to write music for /Missing Women/ City Opera and /Pacific Opera Victoria/ to co-pro /Missing Women //6 nights in Vancouver,  followed by 5 nights in Victoria/ /Cathleen Gingrich/ appointed first City Opera /General Manager/ FALLUJAH: New York premiere in November City Opera Vancouver’s first commission will be produced by New York City Opera in November 2016. With music ...Continue Reading