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Pacific Opera Victoria’s Artistic Director to Step Down

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Pacific Opera Victoria’s conductor Timothy Vernon will step down next year from his position as Artistic Director. The Canadian company announced that a search would begin shortly to hire a replacement. Vernon was a co-founder of the company and will remain involved with Pacific Opera until his current five-year contract ends in June. He will assist the company on a {…}
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Pacific Opera Project to Open Season with ‘The Elixir of Love’

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Pacific Opera Project (POP) is set to revive its 1950s inspired production of “The Elixir of Love (L’Elisir D’Amore).” The production will be performed for six performances at El Portal Theater from Sept. 9, 2022 to Sept. 18, 2022. The updated staging, which debuted in 2017, is set to star tenor Arnold Livingston Geis as Nemorino, soprano Oriana Falla as {…}
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Pacific Opera Project to Present ‘Into the Woods’

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The Pacific Opera Project is set to end its 2021-22 “Fairytale Season” with a site-specific production of Stephen Sondheim’s “Into the Woods” at Descanso Gardens. The work will be performed six times between July 8 and 17 will be directed by Josh Shaw and conducted by Desiree LaVertu. The choreography will be by Amy Lawrence and costumed by Maggie Green. The {…}
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Pacific Opera Project Announces 2022-23 Season

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The Pacific Opera Project has announced its 2022-2023 Season. The season opens with Donizetti’s “L’elisir d’amore” at the El Portal Theatre. The production from the 2017 smash hit production, is set in the 1950s. Performance Dates: Sept. 9-18, 2022 POP presents the U.S. premiere production of Vivaldi’s “Ercole su’l Termodonte” at the Highland Park Ebell Club. Performance Dates: Jan. 6-21, 2023 {…}
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Pacific Opera Returns to Live Performance With Comic Double Bill

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Pacific Opera Victoria is set to return to live performances with a opera double-bill that includes “The Italian Lesson” and “Bon Appétit!” “The Italian Lesson” tells the story of a formidable but hopelessly distracted Park Avenue society matron who struggles to translate Dante’s epic masterpiece during a furiously busy morning in 1920’s Manhattan. Meanwhile “Bon Appétit!” is a Julia Child {…}
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Cristina Jones to Headline Pacific Opera Project’s ‘Iolanta’

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Pacific Opera Project is set to present the Los Angeles staged premiere of Tchaikovsky’s “Iolanta” starting on March 20, 2022. The opera will star blind soprano Cristina Jones in the opera, which tells the story of a princess who is unaware that she is blind. Jones has performed throughout the United States, England, and Scotland. Other cast members include Ben {…}
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Pacific Opera Postpones ‘Carmen’ Production

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Pacific Opera in Victoria, British Columbia has announced the postponement of its February production of “Carmen.” The company will announce new dates at a later time. “The February performances of ‘Carmen’ were sold out with subscriptions and pre-sales, and a waiting list taken should capacity limits be eased. Instead, B.C. Provincial Health has urged vigilance and caution for the next few weeks, {…}
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Lucia Lucas, Aviva Fortunata, Aude Extrémo, Andrew Love Headline Pacific Opera Victoria’s 2022 Season

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Canada’s Pacific Opera Victoria has announced its 2022 season. The season kicks off with Bizet’s “Carmen” starring Aude Extrémo, Adam Luther, and Lauren Margison. Brenna Corner directs the production. Timothy Vernon conducts. “This will be the company’s 5th Carmen,” Timothy Vernon, the company’s artistic directors said in a press statement. “It is always exciting, and this production will be vital, {…}

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