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Don PasqualeVancouver OperaNo. of reviews: 1 |
Vancouver Opera's Don Pasquale takes an entertaining trip to stylized retro Rome |
13 Feb 24 / Stir |
Die ZauberflöteVancouver OperaNo. of reviews: 1 |
A playful, visually dazzling production finds the "magic" in Mozart's The Magic Flute |
24 Oct 23 / Stir |
Der Fliegende HolländerVancouver OperaNo. of reviews: 2 |
Vancouver Opera closes out season with 'verve and vigour' with The Flying Dutchman |
2 May 23 / Vancouver Sun |
The Flying Dutchman layers imagery and lush music for striking production at Vancouver Opera |
2 May 23 / Stir |
A Midsummer Night's DreamVancouver OperaNo. of reviews: 1 |
Vancouver Opera's A Midsummer Night's Dream conjures heady music and big laughs |
14 Feb 23 / Stir |
HMS PinaforeVancouver OperaNo. of reviews: 1 |
Gilbert and Sullivan in the opera house? Where does this leave Verdi, Puccini and Wagner? |
4 Jun 22 / The Toronto Star |
Orfeo ed EuridiceVancouver OperaNo. of reviews: 1 |
Vancouver Opera's Orfeo ed Euridice conjures a dreamlike world of serene dancing and music |
7 Dec 21 / create a stir |
La TraviataVancouver OperaNo. of reviews: 2 |
La Traviata takes strong singing to 1920s Paris setting at Vancouver Opera |
19 Oct 19 / straight.com |
Traditional La Traviata delves into characters |
19 Oct 19 / Vancouver Sun |
FaustVancouver OperaNo. of reviews: 3 |
V.O.'s "Faust" gives Devil his due |
5 May 19 / Vancouver Observer |
Faust and La Cenerentola at Third Vancouver Opera Festival |
2 May 19 / Daily Herald Tribune |
Faust builds a devilishly dark and intense world at the Vancouver Opera Festival |
30 Apr 19 / straight.com |
La CenerentolaVancouver OperaNo. of reviews: 3 |
Van Opera Fest leads with Rossini's witty fairy tale: bite and bel canto, minus the magic |
5 May 19 / Vancouver Observer |
Faust and La Cenerentola at Third Vancouver Opera Festival |
2 May 19 / Daily Herald Tribune |
Clowning around meets killer coloratura at Vancouver Opera Festival's farce-happy La Cenerentola |
30 Apr 19 / straight.com |
La bohèmeVancouver OperaNo. of reviews: 2 |
Vancouver Opera's La Boheme finds intimacy and solid singing amid the flea markets of old Paris |
16 Feb 19 / straight.com |
La Bohème goes big |
16 Feb 19 / Vancouver Sun |
Die Lustige WitweVancouver OperaNo. of reviews: 3 |
2018-19 season leads with bubbly production of Lehàr’s "Merry Widow" |
22 Oct 18 / Vancouver Observer |
Lucia Cesaroni gamely stole the show every chance she got |
22 Oct 18 / The Whig Standard |
The Merry Widow is a lavish and light escape into Art Nouveau high society |
22 Oct 18 / straight.com |
The Overcoat: a musical tailoringVancouver OperaNo. of reviews: 2 |
Vancouver Opera Festival opens with two hits |
2 May 18 / Vancouver Sun |
A musical tailoring stitches old story into a blackly comic, cleverly crafted new vision |
30 Apr 18 / straight.com |
Eugene OneginVancouver OperaNo. of reviews: 2 |
Vancouver Opera Festival opens with two hits |
2 May 18 / Vancouver Sun |
Cast finds the emotional heart of Eugene Onegin at the Vancouver Opera Festival |
1 May 18 / straight.com |
L'elisir d'amoreVancouver OperaNo. of reviews: 2 |
Vancouver Opera's enchanting elixir |
24 Jan 18 / Vancouver Sun |
A beautifully sung concoction to cure what ails you |
23 Jan 18 / straight.com |
TurandotVancouver OperaNo. of reviews: 3 |
Turandot senza timori |
31 Oct 17 / L'Ape musicale |
Vancouver Opera's Turandot is triumphant |
16 Oct 17 / Vancouver Sun |
Vancouver Opera's Turandot dazzles with bold sets, fresh insights, and powerful music |
15 Oct 17 / straight.com |
OtelloVancouver OperaNo. of reviews: 3 |
An intense Otello a must-see highlight of first Vancouver Opera Festival |
4 May 17 / Vancouver Sun |
Otello gets the Vancouver Opera Festival off to a spectacular start |
1 May 17 / Vancouver Sun |
Otello's strong performances and striking set make for serious start to Vancouver Opera Festival |
30 Apr 17 / straight.com |
Le nozze di FigaroVancouver OperaNo. of reviews: 1 |
The Marriage of Figaro finds its joy, while its fashion foray has mixed results |
2 May 17 / The Georgia Straight |
Dead Man WalkingVancouver OperaNo. of reviews: 2 |
Dead Man Walking succeeds on all fronts |
1 May 17 / Vancouver Sun |
Powerful, deeply moving Dead Man Walking poses hard questions |
1 May 17 / straight.com |
MacbethVancouver OperaNo. of reviews: 3 |
Macbeth paints a boldly political and brutal image of central Africa |
19 Jan 17 / straight.com |
"Macbeth" meets "Heart of Darkness" |
19 Jan 17 / Vancouver Observer |
Thoroughly modern Macbeth: Third World Bunfight's Macbeth in Vancouver |
19 Jan 17 / Bachtrack |
Hansel und GretelVancouver OperaNo. of reviews: 3 |
Into the Woods: Vancouver Opera's new Hansel and Gretel |
2 Dec 16 / Bachtrack |
Hansel and Gretel opera conjures an enchanting forest of visual and aural delights |
26 Nov 16 / straight.com |
Puppets, reimagined score lift fairy tale classic to realm of extraordinary |
26 Nov 16 / Vancouver Sun |
EvitaVancouver OperaNo. of reviews: 2 |
Vancouver Opera's multimedia Evita shows the many faces of its complex title character |
3 May 16 / straight.com |
Vancouver Opera's Evita entertaining, perhaps not educational |
2 May 16 / Vancouver Sun |
Madama ButterflyVancouver OperaNo. of reviews: 3 |
Mihoko Kinoshita's effortless singing made her performance exceptional |
15 Mar 16 / Capilano Courier |
Mihoko Kinoshita soars in Puccini's Madama Butterfly |
8 Mar 16 / VancityBuzz |
Vancouver Opera’s Madama Butterfly has it all |
7 Mar 16 / Vancouver Sun |
Dark SistersVancouver OperaNo. of reviews: 4 |
Dark Sisters sheds light on Muhly’s high opera profile |
12 Dec 15 / Classical Voice North America |
Polygamy at the opera: Muhly's Dark Sisters comes to Vancouver |
2 Dec 15 / Bachtrack |
Vancouver Opera’s semi-memorable Dark Sisters is saved by Nico Muhly’s score |
28 Nov 15 / Vancouver Sun |
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Polygamist opera Dark Sisters is a brave undertaking |
28 Nov 15 / straight.com |
RigolettoVancouver OperaNo. of reviews: 4 |
The singers overcame a visually boring performance |
8 Oct 15 / Opera World (English) |
Vancouver Opera’s Rigoletto redeemed by its cast |
6 Oct 15 / Bachtrack |
Vancouver Opera’s latest Rigoletto shines |
28 Sep 15 / Vancouver Sun |
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Rigoletto's leads bring Vancouver Opera audiences to their feet |
28 Sep 15 / straight.com |
Sweeney ToddVancouver OperaNo. of reviews: 6 |
Vancouver Opera goes big and bloody with Sweeney Todd |
2 May 15 / Business in Vancouver |
Vancouver Opera goes big and bloody with Sweeney Todd |
29 Apr 15 / Vancourier Courier |
A close shave for Sweeney Todd |
29 Apr 15 / Vancouver Sun |
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Sweeney Todd cuts a dash in Vancouver |
29 Apr 15 / Bachtrack |
Real life takes a bite out of opening night |
29 Apr 15 / VancityBuzz |
Vancouver Opera's Sweeney Todd has a lot to bite into |
28 Apr 15 / straight.com |
Die FledermausVancouver OperaNo. of reviews: 3 |
Die Fledermaus is a positively effervescent production |
6 Mar 15 / straight.com |
Frothy, fun and fabulous! |
5 Mar 15 / VancityBuzz |
Die Fledermaus evokes mystique of old Vienna |
2 Mar 15 / Vancouver Sun |
StickboyVancouver OperaNo. of reviews: 2 |
Savouring the bold with Vancouver Opera’s Stickboy |
25 Oct 14 / Vancouver Sun |
Vancouver Opera’s Stickboy packs an emotional wallop |
25 Oct 14 / straight.com |
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Stickboy a bold gambit for Vancouver Opera
Shane Koyczan, composer Neil Weisensel break the mould with a tech-savvy production on adolescent bullying.
Shane Koyczan, composer Neil Weisensel break the mould with a tech-savvy production on adolescent bullying.
CarmenVancouver OperaNo. of reviews: 3 |
Vancouver Opera's Carmen is powerful, riveting stuff |
30 Sep 14 / straight.com |
Vancouver Opera's Carmen aims, fires, misses...then hits a bull’s eye |
29 Sep 14 / Vancouver Observer |
Vancouver Opera’s Carmen a visceral treat |
29 Sep 14 / Vancouver Sun |
Don CarloVancouver OperaNo. of reviews: 3 |
Vancouver Opera's production of Verdi's Don Carlo showcases brilliant music |
11 May 14 / Vancouver Observer |
Vancouver Opera's Don Carlo offers both intimacy and spectacle |
6 May 14 / straight.com |
Vancouver Opera’s opulent Don Carlo |
5 May 14 / Vancouver Sun |
Don GiovanniVancouver OperaNo. of reviews: 2 |
Don Giovanni's spurned women run away with the show |
4 Mar 14 / straight.com |
Strong singing in Vancouver Opera’s Don Giovanni |
3 Mar 14 / Vancouver Sun |
Albert HerringVancouver OperaNo. of reviews: 2 |
Albert Herring is a charmer |
3 Dec 13 / straight.com |
Vancouver Opera celebrates Britten with Albert Herring |
2 Dec 13 / Vancouver Sun |
ToscaVancouver OperaNo. of reviews: 3 |
Puccini’s classic heroine has arrived in Vancouver |
4 Nov 13 / Vancouver Weekly |
Tosca’s magnificent melodrama |
31 Oct 13 / Vancouver Sun |
Vancouver Opera's Tosca boasts a top-notch lead trio and a terrifying villain |
31 Oct 13 / straight.com |
Tea: A Mirror of SoulVancouver OperaNo. of reviews: 2 |
Savouring Tea, the opera, is easy |
7 May 13 / The Globe and Mail |
Tan Dun's Tea offers up a strong cuppa |
6 May 13 / Vancouver Sun |
Die ZauberflöteVancouver OperaNo. of reviews: 1 |
Great visuals, poor translation |
12 Mar 13 / The Globe and Mail |
The Pirates of PenzanceVancouver OperaNo. of reviews: 3 |
Satire and pathos—opera company extends its stylistic range |
15 Dec 12 / Seen and Heard |
Fine score and comic wit underpin Gilbert and Sullivan classic |
4 Dec 12 / Vancouver Sun |
Vancouver Opera's The Pirates of Penzance plays it traditional, with moments of slapstick fun |
3 Dec 12 / straight.com |
La bohèmeVancouver OperaNo. of reviews: 3 |
If you wear mascara, make it waterproof |
24 Oct 12 / Where |
Young cast finds inner truth in Vancouver Opera’s latest 'La Bohème' |
22 Oct 12 / Vancouver Sun |
Vancouver Opera's La Bohème breathes believable life into Giacomo Puccini's characters |
22 Oct 12 / straight.com |
AidaVancouver OperaNo. of reviews: 3 |
The grandeur in Vancouver Opera's Aida is in its voices |
24 Apr 12 / straight.com |
A few hiccups take shine off three hours of grandeur |
24 Apr 12 / The Globe and Mail |
Musically splendid Aida Ends Vancouver Opera season |
23 Apr 12 / Vancouver Sun |
Il barbiere di SivigliaVancouver OperaNo. of reviews: 4 |
Vancouver’s Barber survives transplantation |
23 Mar 12 / Seen and Heard |
Vancouver Opera's The Barber of Seville is a frothy bit of fun |
20 Mar 12 / straight.com |
Opera for laffs - Vancouver Opera’s latest Barber |
19 Mar 12 / Vancouver Sun |
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The Barber of Seville still earning its laughs |
19 Mar 12 / The Globe and Mail |
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Performance schedule
Bizet
27 Apr to 5 May 2024
Strauss, J
26 Oct to 3 Nov 2024
Dove
8 to 16 Feb 2025
Puccini
26 Apr to 4 May 2025
News & Articles
Vancouver Opera announces its 2024/25 season |
Vancouver Opera celebrates 65 years of extraordinary opera with the announcement of its 2024–2025 season. |
10 Feb 2024 / La Scena Musicale (English) |
Jacques Lacombe becomes Vancouver Opera's new music director |
Canadian maestro conducted last season’s A Midsummer Night’s Dream and has conducted at symphonies and opera houses around the globe. |
11 Oct 2023 / Stir |
Vancouver Opera announces 2023-24 season |
Vancouver Opera announces 2023-2024 season with The Magic Flute, Don Pasquale and Carmen. |
22 Apr 2023 / La Scena Musicale (French) |
Vancouver Opera announces 2022-2023 season |
Vancouver Opera's 2022-2023 season will include three full-scale productions, all centred on the theme of love. |
13 May 2022 / Broadway World |
Vancouver Opera postpones 2020-21 season |
The Candian company stated, "Our much-anticipated 60th anniversary season that includes ‘Carmen,’ ‘Così fan Tutte,’ and ‘Falstaff ‘will be postponed to the 2021–2022 season.” |
6 Jul 2020 / OperaWire |