Very different posters for next season vs this season. I like the one for Traviata the best I think [From Vancouver Opera Blog: New Season, New Look] I do still need to try to get my hands on a Madama Butterfly poster.
Go see Marriage of Figaro for the comedy, and the singing isn’t bad either
April 25, 2010 By Leave a Comment
Rock Me Amadeus: Marriage of Figaro Opening
April 24, 2010 By Leave a Comment
Ah Mozart. Love Mozart’s music, but I haven’t been to a Mozart Opera before … until now. The Marriage of Figaro is the second play in a trilogy, Barber of Seville comes first in the series of plays, but as an opera was second (by 30 years, so the prequel isn’t a new invention!). Regardless, [...]
Nixon has flown home, but there are two more operas yet to come this season
March 22, 2010 By Leave a Comment
There is an old Vulcan proverb “Only Nixon could go to China.” Nixon in China-Overture
March 13, 2010 By 4 Comments
It’s not often you can start off a post about opera with a quote from Star Trek. Since the opportunity was there, I just had to take it. Regardless, it’s opening night for Vancouver Opera’s production of Nixon in China, which is the Canadian première of the opera (take that Toronto and COC!). This production [...]
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