(Image Source: Emma Pennell Official Website) Urban Ink, in collaboration with The Cultch, has announced the sixth edition of its TRANSFORM Festival at the Vancouver Playhouse. Curated by Artistic Director Corey Payette, the festival will feature five nights of performances across two weekends. This article will focus on opera-related performances. First up is “Opening BASH!,” hosted by Canada’s Drag Race {…}
The Canadian Opera Company releases the details of its 2025 Free Concert Series. This article only features classical vocal events. All performances are held in the Richard Bradshaw Amphitheatre. “Meet the Ensemble Studio” opens the season. Soprano Emma Pennell, mezzo-soprano Ariana Maubach, tenor Angelo Moretti, baritone Ben Wallace, and bass-baritone Nicholas Murphy will introduce themselves by singing one of their {…}
Soprano Emma Pennell has been awarded the 2025 recipient of Canada’s RBC Emerging Artist Award. The soprano won the award during weekend celebrations for the 2025 Governor General’s Performing Arts Awards. Pennell was chosen by a committee of artistic leaders at the National Arts Centre, and Daphne Burt, senior manager of artistic planning for the NAC Orchestra, nominated Pennell, describing {…}
