For the third edition of its annual Festival presented by BMO, Vancouver Opera has curated nine days of voice, music, theatre and visual arts for the curious of all ages.
Vancouver Opera presents Opera Off Site on May 1st ; pop-up performances at the Main Street Brewing Company and a screening of the 1926 black and white film adaptation of Faust at the Fox Cabaret featuring live accompaniment and special presentation of Fenlon & Fenlon featuring soprano Rachel Fenlon.
Pop-up Performances
May 1 at 5:00 p.m.
Main Street Brewing Company
Faust
May 1 at 6:30 p.m.
Fox Cabaret
Screening of Faust, a 1926 black and white film with improvised piano accompaniment by Chris Gestrin and performance by Rachel Fenlon.
OPERA SPEAKS
Exploring opera’s music, stories and productions through informative discussions and conversation.
Opera Speaks with Paolo Pietropaulo
April 28 at 1:00 p.m. and 2:00 p.m.
Queen Elizabeth Theatre Salon
Opera Speaks with Brian Current
April 30 at 6:00 p.m.
Queen Elizabeth Theatre Salon
Opera Speaks on Relaxed Performances: Where to Begin?
May 2 at 4:00 p.m.
Queen Elizabeth Theatre Salon
Opera Speaks with Rebecca Hass
May 4 at 11:00 a.m.
The Orpheum Annex
BEHIND THE CURTAIN
Masterclass featuring Jonathan Darlington
May 1 and May 3 at 1:00 p.m.
Queen Elizabeth Theatre Salon
Maestro Jonathan Darlington coaches singers and provides constructive feedback in front of a live audience.
The Flight of the Hummingbird Presentation
May 4 at 2:00 p.m.
The Orpheum Annex
Composer Maxime Goulet and co-designers Michael Nicoll Yahgulanaas and Barry Gilson present excepts from the weeklong music workshop. This is a chance to pull back the curtain and learn more about how opera is created.
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