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Jordanna Rose talks about her role preparation as the Foreign Princess in Rusalka
JORDANNA ROSE — There is something extremely exciting about playing an evil villain in an opera, but before I could truly have fun with my character, the Foreign Princess, there was a lot of hard work to be done. Rusalka has been … Continue reading
FollowUBC Opera performs with VSO – Julia Kot recaps her experience
JULIA KOT —From December 8-17, I was fortunate to be among a group of sixteen singers from UBC Opera who participated in thirteen concerts with the Vancouver Symphony Orchestra as part of “A Traditional Christmas” concert series. With heartwarming and … Continue reading
It’s beginning to sound a lot like Christmas
DAVID GORDON DUKE —Each December the players of the Vancouver Symphony Orchestra do yeoman service with a concert calendar that’s crammed with gigs. By far their biggest project is the annual A Traditional Christmas show, this year hosted by Bard … Continue reading
Shadow Catch at the Firehall Arts Centre
Shadow Catch (December 2nd-4th) is a brand new chamber opera developed by a team of Vancouver-based artists that explores the rich cultural history of Vancouver’s Downtown Eastside. The music is a collaborative work that brings together a creative team of composers … Continue reading
Cameron McPhail and Rachel Fenlon at the COC Competition
NOVEMBER 28, 2011 —The 10 finalists from across Canada, selected from over 160 singers in preliminary auditions in Toronto, Vancouver, Montreal and New York, each performed two arias with piano accompaniment in front of the audience and a panel of … Continue reading
Simone Osborne soars at Vancouver Opera
In an article in the Vancouver Sun, David Gordon Duke reviews Vancouver Opera’s production of Gounod’s Romeo et Juliette (production continuing until December 3rd, 2011) staring UBC Opera alumni Simone Osborne. Below are excerpts from the article. Beyond willingness to explore an … Continue reading
Megan Brown UBC Opera alumni speaks about her first professional role
MEGAN BROWN -The last two months of my life have been a whirlwind as I rehearsed and performed the role of Rosalia in West Side Story with Vancouver Opera. It was an experience unlike any, mainly due to the fact that … Continue reading
Congratulations to Met Competition Winners!
Congratulations to UBC Opera singers Teiya Kasahara (BMus 07), Leah Giselle Field (DMA pursuing), and Sylvia Szadovszki (MMus 2010), who move on to the Region Finals of the Metropolitan Opera National Council Auditions (or the Met Competition for short). We are all very proud! The Metropolitan … Continue reading
Lloyd Dykk (Georgia Straight) reviews The Crucible
LLOYD DYKK —Fear, paranoia, and prejudice have kindred dynamics and they define what happens in Arthur Miller’s witch-hunt play The Crucible, virtually laying a blueprint for a 1950s political witch hunt. The time of the play’s creation was ripe for allegories … Continue reading
The Crucible | Performances 10-13th at the Old Auditorium
The opening night of Robert Ward’s gripping thriller The Crucible is November 10 at 7:30pm! In an article in The Ubyssey, Jenica Chuahiock speak to UBC Opera singers Ember Lanuti (Abigail) and Alan Macdonald (Thomas Putman) about their experiences play lead roles in this production. Tickets are still available to … Continue reading