Pacific Opera Project Announces Watch Party for Star Trek-Inspired Mozart Opera

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Pacific Opera Project is ready to party. The company announced that on April 8, 2020, it will be offering up a watch party to go along with its stream of “The Abduction of the Seraglio.” The fun begins at 5 p.m. PST / 8 p.m. EDT and will feature interactive elements throughout the evening. Audiences can check out interviews with {…}

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Pacific Opera Victoria Launches Online Programming

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The Pacific Opera Victoria in Canada is launching online programming to continue to share music and knowledge during the COVID-19 quarantine. The company will launch its platform on Friday, March 27 with a Listening Party Podcast Fridays at 4 p.m. on pacificopera.ca. Rebecca Hass will be joined by local and national opera artists with each podcast set to include a {…}

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Pacific Opera Project to Stream One Opera Per Day

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Pacific Opera Project is joining a number of other opera companies in bringing opera to the public online. On March 19, 2020, the company loaded up its production of “La Traviata” on its official YouTube channel. Afterward, it put up its production of “The Barber of Seville” before loading up “Le Nozze di Figaro” on March 20. The aim is {…}

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Pacific Opera Victoria & Vancouver Opera Present ‘The Flight of the Hummingbird’

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Pacific Opera Victoria and Vancouver Opera will team up to present “The Flight of the Hummingbird” on March 18-22, 2020 at the Baumann Centre in Victoria. The opera, which was co-commissioned and co-produced by the two companies, is intended for younger audiences and tells the story of how a number of animals of the forest come together to save their {…}

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Lucia Lucas, & Jennifer Maines Lead Pacific Opera Victoria’s 2020-21 Season

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The Pacific Opera Victoria has announced its 2020-21 season featuring three productions and rising stars. The season opens with Wagner’s “Die Walküre” starring Canadian soprano Jennifer Maines as Brünnhilde and American bass-baritone Philip Horst as Wotan. Canadian director Glynis Leyshon and former Shaw Festival designer Pam Johnson reunite for the new production. Performance Dates: Oct. 15-24, 2020 Britten’s final opera “Death {…}

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Pacific Opera Project to Change ‘Così fan tutte’ Production Admist Controversy

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The Pacific Opera Project has announced that it will be changing its forthcoming production of “Così fan tutte” after much controversy. The 2012 production, which is set in the context of the 1939 film “Gone With the Wind” was lambasted by many as insensitive due the film’s own racist themes. As such, the company has seemingly taken the criticism to {…}

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Pacific Opera Project to Stage ‘Gone With The Wind’-Inspired ‘Così Fan Tutte’

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The Pacific Opera Project will continue its 10th Anniversary Season with a revival of its wildly popular 2012 “Gone with the Wind-inspired” production of Mozart’s “Così fan tutte.” The opera, which is written by Da Ponte, is set open on March 28 and runs through April 5, 2020 at the El Portal Theatre. Audiences will get a chance to see {…}

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Pacific Opera to Present Canadian Premiere of ‘Flight’

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The Pacific Opera is set to present the Canadian première of the comedic opera “Flight” starting on Feb. 20 at the Royal Theatre, 805 Broughton Street, Victoria. The opera by Jonathan Dove and April De Angelis is inspired by the true story of a refugee who lived in an airport for 18 years and a group of strangers stuck in an airport {…}

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Pacific Opera Project 2020 Review: Gianni Schicchi & L’Enfant et les sortileges

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[Credit: Martha Benedict] For the first production of their 10th anniversary season, Los Angeles’s Pacific Opera Project chose to pair two one-act operas, Puccini’s late comic opera “Gianni Schicchi” with Ravel’s magical “L’Enfant et les sortilèges.” The performance took place at Thorne Hall at Eagle Rock’s Occidental College. Pacific Opera Project (POP) claims that this is the first time these {…}

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Pacific Opera Project Announces Watch Party for Star Trek-Inspired Mozart Opera

Pacific Opera Victoria Launches Online Programming

Pacific Opera Project to Stream One Opera Per Day

Pacific Opera Victoria & Vancouver Opera Present ‘The Flight of the Hummingbird’

Lucia Lucas, & Jennifer Maines Lead Pacific Opera Victoria’s 2020-21 Season

Pacific Opera Project to Change ‘Così fan tutte’ Production Admist Controversy

Pacific Opera Project to Stage ‘Gone With The Wind’-Inspired ‘Così Fan Tutte’

Pacific Opera to Present Canadian Premiere of ‘Flight’

Pacific Opera Project 2020 Review: Gianni Schicchi & L’Enfant et les sortileges