September 29th 2014 PST
City Opera News / 30 September 2014 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 opera. We would love to have you join us... October City Opera at Holt Renfrew We've been asked by the Italian Trade Commission and Holt Renfrew to appear at Ope ...Continue Reading
June 18th 2014 PST
City Opera News / 18 June 2014 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 and electronic media — including BBC 4 and The Guardian. We are thankful to all of them, and particularly to City Opera media director Marnie Wilson. On op ...Continue Reading
May 9th 2014 PST
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 Vancouver, at the end of her life. “Pauline is a project of great national significance, worth every support and encouragement. Likely, the Canadian opera premiere of the year.” — Bramwell Tovey Its text i ...Continue Reading
May 9th 2014 PST
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 Vancouver, at the end of her life. “Pauline is a project of great national significance, worth every support and encouragement. Likely, the Canadian opera premiere of the year.” — Bramwell Tovey Its text i ...Continue Reading
May 8th 2014 PST
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 Vancouver, at the end of her life. “Pauline is a project of great national significance, worth every support and encouragement. Likely, the Canadian opera premiere of the year.” — Bramwell Tovey Its text i ...Continue Reading
March 27th 2014 PST
City Opera Vancouver update: 27 March 2014 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 final week to get them. Seats $60, $40 and $22 Opening night gala: $100 *SOLD OUT* Regular opening night tickets still available. Buy tickets online By phone: 604.251.1363 In person: The Cult ...Continue Reading
March 14th 2014 PST
City Opera News / 15 March 2014 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 time. It is a story of love and remorse, betrayal and hope. It is a Canadian story of dual identity, set at Vancouver in March 1913. The opera is in two Acts, and runs approximately t ...Continue Reading
February 17th 2014 PST
Tickets for the world premiere of Paulinego on sale today 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 out all five nights.Early sales allow us to plan for a sixth, if sales justify,” Kelly added. Early Bird prices are valid from 17 February to 1 April 2014. Regular prices take effect on 2 April. The York Theatre seats 371. Y ...Continue Reading
December 22nd 2013 PST
City Opera News / 23 December 2013 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 special E-letter next month with details about tickets. Pauline at the York Theatre [*]Friday 23 May 2014 at 8pm [*]Sunday 25 May at 2pm [*]Tuesday 27 May at 8pm [*]Thu ...Continue Reading
October 2nd 2013 PST
Celebrate Verdi’s 200th Birthday on Thursday October 10, at 7 pm at Il Centro, 3075 Slocan Street (Grandview Highway and Slocan) In collaboration with City Opera Vancouver and the Italian Cultural Institute, IL CENTRO Italian Cultural Centre presents an evening of music and stories from the life of Italy’s most beloved composer: Giuseppe Verdi. Four outstanding singers: Sarah Vardy, soprano; Rose-Ellen Nichols, mezzo soprano; Sunny Shams, tenor; and Andrew Greenwood, baritone, along with pianist David Boothroyd, will p ...Continue Reading
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