Pacific Opera Victoria - Victoria
29 March 2024

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Ainadamar

Pacific Opera Victoria


No. of reviews: 1

Ainadamar glitters with surreal, other-worldly beauty
24 Feb 24 / Victoria Times Colonist
Die Walküre

Pacific Opera Victoria


No. of reviews: 2

‘Walküre,’ shrunk to fit compact opera house, still an exhilarating ride
21 Oct 23 / Classical Voice North America
Pacific Opera Victoria's Die Walküre nothing short of spectacular
15 Oct 23 / Victoria Times Colonist
Così fan tutte

Pacific Opera Victoria


No. of reviews: 1

Pacific Opera Victoria gives Mozart's Cosi fan tutte an update
16 Apr 23 / Victoria Times Colonist
Don Giovanni

Pacific Opera Victoria


No. of reviews: 1

Pacific Opera Victoria offers sassy, updated interpretation of Mozart classic Don Giovanni
24 Apr 22 / Victoria Times Colonist
Rinaldo

Pacific Opera Victoria


No. of reviews: 1

Rinaldo is kooky, but it works
22 Apr 18 / Victoria Times Colonist
La bohème

Pacific Opera Victoria


No. of reviews: 1

La bohème brings sparky fun to Victoria's Royal Theatre
18 Feb 18 / Victoria Times Colonist
Rattenbury

Pacific Opera Victoria


No. of reviews: 1

Opera deconstructs life and violent death of Victoria architect
4 Nov 17 / Victoria Times Colonist
Jenufa

Pacific Opera Victoria


No. of reviews: 1

Atom Egoyan directs riveting opera
15 Oct 17 / Victoria Times Colonist
Les Feluettes

Pacific Opera Victoria


No. of reviews: 1

Les Feluettes a powerful tale well sung
22 Apr 17 / Victoria Times Colonist
Die Zauberflöte

Pacific Opera Victoria


No. of reviews: 1

Sopranos stand out in Pacific Opera Victoria's Magic Flute
18 Feb 17 / Victoria Times Colonist
Simon Boccanegra

Pacific Opera Victoria


No. of reviews: 1

With gifted cast, seldom-staged Simon Boccanegra is surprisingly moving
15 Oct 16 / Victoria Times Colonist
A Midsummer Night's Dream

Pacific Opera Victoria


No. of reviews: 1

Patience rewarded in Britten’s Midsummer Night’s Dream
17 Apr 16 / Victoria Times Colonist
Otello

Pacific Opera Victoria


No. of reviews: 1

Pacific Opera Victoria’s Otello impresses from the start
18 Oct 15 / Victoria Times Colonist
Madama Butterfly

Pacific Opera Victoria


No. of reviews: 1

Soprano Jee Hye Han thrilling in Madama Butterfly performance
12 Apr 15 / Victoria Times Colonist
Das Rheingold

Pacific Opera Victoria


No. of reviews: 1

Pacific Opera Victoria has golden touch with Wagner
19 Oct 14 / Victoria Times Colonist
Le nozze di Figaro

Pacific Opera Victoria


No. of reviews: 1

POV's Figaro an energetic, sparkling, meticulous production
27 Apr 14 / Victoria Times Colonist
Ariadne auf Naxos

Pacific Opera Victoria


No. of reviews: 2

Vancouver island does Naxos island proud
1 Mar 14 / Seen and Heard
Pacific Opera Victoria's Ariadne auf Naxos a credit to Strauss
16 Feb 14 / Victoria Times Colonist
Albert Herring

Pacific Opera Victoria


No. of reviews: 1

Britten fest gets off to vivacious, witty start
9 Feb 13 / Victoria Times Colonist
Macbeth

Pacific Opera Victoria


No. of reviews: 1

Lady Macbeth musically mightier than her man
7 Oct 12 / Victoria Times Colonist
Maria Stuarda

Pacific Opera Victoria


No. of reviews: 2

Dramatically this was a very mixed bag, but the music, and the musicians, ensured a triumph
18 Apr 12 / Seen and Heard
Queens' conflict makes for a production full of melodrama
15 Apr 12 / Victoria Times Colonist
Carmen

Pacific Opera Victoria


No. of reviews: 1

Fiery Carmen quick to ignite
22 Feb 12 / Victoria Times Colonist
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3 to 9 Apr 2024

News & Articles

Pacific Opera Victoria not afraid of musical adventure
Timothy Vernon, one of Canada’s finest opera conductors, has built up a most enterprising company on the West Coast.
8 Mar 2014 / The Toronto Star
Pacific Opera Victoria loses director to Calgary
David Shefsiek to become head of Alberta Theatre Projects.
30 Jun 2010 / Victoria Times Colonist