Vancouver Opera’s new Così fan tutte is a travel‑poster daydream that opens in a 1930s luxury hotel lobby lounge complete with Rockies vistas and vintage postcard backdrops. We meet two sisters, Fiordiligi (Jamie Groote in her stellar company debut) and Dorabella (Alex Hetherington), and two upright Mounties, Ferrando (Owen McCausland) and Guglielmo (Clarence Frazer), in … Read more
You haven’t heard oboe till you’ve heard Albrecht Mayer, principal of the Berlin Philharmonic. Mayer will lead the VSO as both soloist and conductor in a program that features a concerto that skillfully highlights the oboe’s capabilities.
I first met award-winning director Rachel Peake when she directed the acclaimed Realwheels production of Sexy Voices last year. So I was excited to learn that she would be directing Mozart’s much-loved The Marriage of Figaro as part of Vancouver Opera’s inaugural Festival series. This production exceeded my expectations with a stellar cast of emerging … Read more
Opera di Concertisti: Mozart to Strauss The final performance of the spring season of the City of Richmond’s Minoru Chapel Opera series is Wednesday, May 7, 2014. Richard Strauss (whose 150th birthday is this year) is quoted as saying that Mozart was his greatest influence. In this concert, four opera excerpts will examine … Read more