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Ahoy!  The Pirates of Penzance will be at the Vancouver Opera this Saturday!  Packed with typical pirate tomfoolery, scheming of all sorts and plenty of wenches, this comedic show is sure to make your first (or tenth) opera experience one to remember.
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Inside Vancouver’s Arts and Entertainment: The Vancouver Opera
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.
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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
You’ve probably seen the billboards around town: Vancouver Opera (VO) is doing something very different for their 2011/2012 season opener. Rather than open with a traditional opera, they’re bringing the full-scale, Broadway-show version of the popular musical West Side Story to Vancouver for eight performances, starting this Saturday, October 22.
West Side Story brings the thwarted romance of Romeo and Juliet to the streets of 1957 New York. In this version, the lovers separated by their opposing families are Tony, an Irish Catholic affiliated with the street gang Jets, and Maria, a Puerto Rican whose family is involved with the street gang Sharks. Tony and Maria’s secret love sets up a show-down between the rival Jets and Sharks that involves some of the most acclaimed choreography in Broadway history, choreography that the VO brings to life in its entirety.
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