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Photo courtesy Vancouver Bach Choir/Karen T
Vancouver Bach Choir celebrates the 200th birthday of of composers Verdi and Vagner – with birthday cake!
The free concert takes place at Tom Lee Music 929 Granville Street at noon March 20.
Mlada Khudoley as Aida, in the Vancouver Opera's Aida. Photo: Vancouver Opera
The Vancouver Opera (VO) closes its 2011/2012 season with its current production of Verdi’s Aida, the “grandest of grand operas,” running now through May 3, 2012.
The VO has demonstrated its diversity this season, with acclaimed productions of West Side Story, Romeo and Juliet, and The Barber of Seville. To end its season with a bang, the VO chose one of opera’s biggest blockbusters in Aida, an opera classic that showcases their incredible musical artistry. The VO’s Aida has already been hailed as “one of the most musically impressive Vancouver productions of Verdi in recent memory” by The Vancouver Sun and for its “lavish voices” by The Georgia Straight.
Photo Credit: LA Opera
Fresh on the heels of the West Side Story, the Vancouver Opera is set to present another classic about ill-fated lovers this week: Romeo et Juliette.
Based on the 1867 opera of the Shakespeare play by French composer Charles Gounod, the performance features lush period costumes, grand set pieces and the backing of the 60-piece Vancouver Opera Orchestra, not to mention some outstanding singers. Continue reading:
Vancouver Opera Presents Romeo et Juliette, Nov 26-Dec 3
Photo Credit: Tim Matheson
Last Saturday night, as the Canucks were trying to finish off the Predators at Rogers Arena, another drama was unfolding in Vancouver. Inside the Queen Elizabeth Theatre on Hamilton Street, Alfredo was desperately trying to win the hand of Violetta, the heroine of Giuseppi Verdi’s classic 1853 opera, La Traviata.
I should probably admit that I’m not an avid opera-goer. In fact, this would be my first time seeing a performance by the Vancouver Opera. With the Canucks and Predators all tied up in the second period, I reluctantly switched off the TV and headed downtown for the show. Little did I know that the action on stage would be as exciting (well . . . almost) as the action on the ice.
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Last Chance for Vancouver Opera’s La Traviata: May 10 and 12
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