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Pacific Opera Victoria Announces 2026-27 Season

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Canada’s Pacific Opera Victoria has announced its 2026-27 season. Verdi’s “Il trovatore” opens the season. The opera will be presented in a co-production with Vancouver Opera. Performance Dates: Oct. 16-24, 2026 Humperdinck’s “Hansel & Gretel” will be showcased in production by The Old Trout Puppet Workshop and Pacific Opera Victoria Artistic Director Brenna Corner. Performance Dates: Feb. 19-27, 2027 Mozart’s “The Magic {…}
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Kristen MacKinnon, Meghan Lindsay & Christian Sanders Lead Pacific Opera Victoria’s 2025-26 Season

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The Pacific Opera Victoria has announced its 2025-26 season featuring three operas. Britten’s “The Turn of the Screw” is set to star Kirsten MacKinnon, Isaiah Bell, Mars Young, Jake Apricity Hetherington, Catherine Daniel, and Jonelle Sills. Giuseppe Pietraroia conducts the production by Michael Shamata. Performance Dates: Oct. 22-28, 2025 Meghan Lindsay, Yongzhao Yu, and Brett Polegato star in Puccini’s “Tosca.” Giuseppe Pietraroia conducts the production by Brenna Corner. Performance Dates: Feb. {…}
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Pacific Opera Victoria & Vancouver Opera in Schools to Present ‘The Flight of the Hummingbird’

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Pacific Opera Victoria and Vancouver Opera in Schools are set to present “The Flight of the Hummingbird.” The production is set to be shown in April to students across British Columbia. The opera is an environmental fable about moral courage with a libretto and creative design by Michael Nicoll Yahgulanaas and the late Barry Gilson with music composed by Maxime Goulet. “The Flight of {…}
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Pacific Opera Project Unveils 2024-25 Season

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Pacific Opera Project has just announced its 2024-25 season. “I’m incredibly proud of the range and diversity of the 2024-2025 Season,” said POP’s Artistic Director, Josh Shaw, in an official press release regarding the announcement. “When other companies are relying on the old standbys to fill seats, we’re leaning into unknown, but interesting repertoire with three LA premieres, including one {…}
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Pacific Opera Victoria Announces 2024-25 Season

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Canada’s Pacific Opera Victoria has announced its 2024-25 season. The season opens with Mozart’s “La Clemenza di Tito” which will star Canadian Andrew Haji, and Jennifer Tarver. Performance Dates: Oct. 16-22, 2024 Rachel Portman’s “The Little Prince” will showcase Emma Parkinson, Ben Butterfield, and Melody Courage. The show will feature a partnership, with Principal Conductor and Chorus Master, Giuseppe Pietraoria {…}
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Pacific Opera Victoria Names New Artistic Director

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(Pic: Works Photography) The Pacific Opera Victoria has appointed Canadian opera stage director, Brenna Corner, as its next Artistic Director. In a statement, Corner said, “I am deeply honored to have been selected to serve as the Artistic Director of Pacific Opera Victoria. Over the past four decades, Pacific Opera has established itself through its commitment both to the art {…}
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Pacific Opera Victoria Announces Principal Conductor

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The Pacific Opera Victoria has promoted Victoria BC conductor, Giuseppe (Joey) Pietraroia, to the position of Principal Conductor. In a statement, Pietraroia said, “I am excited to serve as Principal Conductor with Pacific Opera Victoria. Having made my home in Victoria for the past two decades, I am eager to continue my working relationship with the musicians of the Victoria {…}
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Pacific Opera Project to Showcase Händel’s Messiah

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The Pacific Opera Project (POP) is set to celebrate the holiday season with Handel’s Mess-Cider Sing-A-Long on Dec. 11, 2023 at Benny Boy Brewing. The evening will be a special pour-atourio with music by Handel and beer. The soloists will be Janet Todd (soprano), Erin Alford (mezzo-soprano), Jon Lee Keenan (tenor), and Ben Lowe (baritone) accompanied by pianist Zach Nuefeld. {…}
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Pacific Opera Project Launches Inaugural Artist Recital Series

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Pacific Opera Project is set to launch its inaugural Artist Recital Series on Oct. 14, 2023. The series will launch at the POP HQ in Highland Park. It will begin with the Cabaret Confidential: Two Untold Tales of Classical Cabaret featuring soprano Julia Maria Johnson and pianist John-Micah Braswell. The concert will include cabaret-style songs by classical composers including Samuel {…}

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