Vancouver Opera is set to conclude its 2025-26 season with Puccini’s “La Bohème” at the Queen Elizabeth Theatre. In a statement, Tom Wright, Vancouver Opera General Director said, “This season has been an extraordinary journey for Vancouver Opera, and there could be no more fitting a finale than ‘La Bohème.’ Puccini’s music captures youthful love and loss with breathtaking immediacy {…}
Vancouver Opera is set to close its 2023-2024 season with Georges Bizet’s “Carmen.” The opera has not been performed at the company in 10 years and will be performed five times this season. In a statement, Tom Wright, General Director of Vancouver Opera said, “Bizet’s masterful score, multi-level sets that straddle the spectacular and the seedy, and the promise of captivating {…}
(Production picture from the Canadian Opera Company) The winners of the 2019 Dora Awards were announced earlier this week. Among the opera categories, the Canadian Opera Company won a number of major accolades, including Outstanding Production for its staging of “Eugene Onegin.” In sum, the company managed seven wins for three different operas. “Eugene Onegin” was the big winner, taking {…}
