2021–2022 VANCOUVER OPERA SEASON

Co-Production with Ne. Sans Opera and the Dance Centre
Orfeo Ed Euridice by Christoph Willibald Gluck

When & Where Saturday, December 4, 7:30pm & Sunday, December 5, 2pm, 2021 | Queen Elizabeth Theatre

Director & Choreographer Idan Cohen Conductor Leslie Dala Assistant Conductor Jennifer Tung Set Design Amir Ofek Lighting Design Itai Erdal Costume Design Evan Clayton Stage Manager Theresa Tsang

Euridice Krisztina Szabó, soprano Orfeo Mireille Lebel, mezzo-soprano Amore Mireille Asselin, soprano Dancers Aiden Cas,s Alexis Fletcher, Kate Franklin, Ted Littlemore, Rachel Meyer and Hana Rutka

Sung in Italian with English surtitles

Reviewer John Jane

Orfeo Ed Euridice (Orpheus and Eurydice) is an opera by Christoph Willibald Gluck, based on the myth of Orpheus. Gluck composed two versions of his Baroque masterpiece: the Vienna original, in Italian and a French language adaptation a decade later to suit Parisian tastes. The more focused of the two is undoubtedly the Vienna original. The version presented by Vancouver Opera is closer to the original. Full review

 

Cavalleria Rusticana in Concert by Pietro Mascagni
When & Where Saturday, February 12, 7:30pm & Sunday, February 13, 2pm | Queen Elizabeth Theatre
This beloved masterpiece, Cavalleria Rusticana in Concert delivers intense passion, memorable music and incredible arias. This one-act opera, performed live and in concert, welcomes back Music Director Emeritus Jonathan Darlington to conduct the Vancouver Opera Orchestra and Chorus.


HMS Pinafore by W.S. Gilbert and Arthur Sullivan

When & Where Saturday, April 30, 7:30pm, Thursday, May 5, 7:30pm, Saturday, May 7, 7:30pm & Sunday, May 8, 2pm | Queen Elizabeth Theatre

Gilbert and Sullivan’s comedic tale is a delightful combination of forbidden love across class divides and the shenanigans that take place along the way. Poking fun at social hierarchies and packed with absurd characters, this wildly popular operetta delivers plenty of laughs and memorable music.

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