Together with Amica Senior Lifestyles, Vancouver Opera shares the power of live music to inspire connection, joy, and reflection in senior living. Amica Senior Lifestyles is one of Vancouver Opera's wonderful sponsors, and today Tabitha Brasso-Ernst is joined by Ashley Sumler, the Director of Quality of Life at Amica Senior Lifestyles.

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CREDITS:

Ashley Sumler - Director of Quality of Life at Amica Senior Lifestyles

Tabitha Brasso-Ernst - Host, Engagement Strategist at Vancouver Opera

Mack McGillivray - Producer

In this special International Women's Day episode, host Tabitha Brasso-Ernst is joined by two powerhouses in classical music – pianist Perri Lo, and mezzo-soprano Emma Parkinson.

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Credits:

Perri Lo - Pianist

Emma Parkinson - Mezzo-Soprano

Tabitha Brasso-Ernst - Host

Mack McGillivray - Producer

Cover Illustration by @barryekko

Music Credits:

A Certain Peace from Tobin Stokes' Rattenbury, performed by Emma Parkinson and Perri Lo

Quintet from Georges Bizet’s Carmen, performed by OperaBox Company with:

Today we’re thrilled to spotlight Flight, once again, Jonathan Dove’s groundbreaking opera. Leading today’s conversation is Flight’s conductor, and Vancouver Opera’s Head of Music/Associate Conductor, Les Dala. Joining him is Flight’s acclaimed Director, Morris Panych, whose vision is bringing this unique production to life. Together they dive into the themes, artistry, and creative process behind this stunning work.

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Credits

Morris Panych - Director of Flight

Leslie Dala - Guest Host and Conductor of Flight

Ashley Daniel Foot - Host of Inside Vancouver Opera

Mack McGillivray - Audio Producer and Editor

Illustration by @barryekko

Today’s special video-edition of Inside Vancouver Opera features two of Canada's most celebrated creative minds, Director Morris Panych and Set Designer Ken MacDonald. Partners in both life and art, their extraordinary collaboration has shaped some of the most memorable moments in Canadian theatre and opera. Leading today's conversation is Vancouver Opera's own General Director Tom Wright.

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Credits:

Ken MacDonald - Set Designer, Flight

Morris Panych - Director, Flight

Tom Wright - Guest Host and General Director of Vancouver Opera

Ashley Daniel Foot - Host of Inside Vancouver Opera

Mack McGillivray - Editor

Today we'll explore how composer Jonathan Dove turned an airport terminal into a mythic space of drama, humor, and humanity - transforming the ordinary into the extraordinary. As Vancouver Opera prepares to take Flight from February 8th to 16th at the Queen Elizabeth Theatre, today we're thrilled to talk with the composer himself.

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Credits:

Jonathan Dove - Composer of Flight

Ashley Daniel Foot - Host of Inside Vancouver Opera

Mack McGillivray - Audio Producer and Editor

Jonathan Dove Illustration by @barryekko

Sxwíxwtn (Wilson Williams) on discovering his parent's untold pain and the legacy of resilience it left behind.

Sxwíxwtn (Wilson Williams) is a Vancouver Opera board member, elected Councillor and spokesperson for Sḵwx̱wú7mesh Úxwumixw (the Squamish Nation). Today we explore Wilson's journey, from his childhood influences and the legacy of his family, to his reflections on truth, reconciliation, and cultural healing in today's world.

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Credits:

Sxwíxwtn Wilson Williams - Spokesperson & General Councillor for Sḵwx̱wú7mesh Úxwumixw (Squamish Nation) and Member of Vancouver Opera’s Board of Directors

Ashley Daniel Foot - Host of Inside Vancouver Opera

Mack McGillivray - Audio Producer and Editor

On today's episode, we're proud to welcome the Canadian mezzo-soprano, Mireille Lebel, who's known for her captivating performances across the globe in operas such as Carmen, The Marriage of Figaro, and The Barber of Seville. And currently, she's starring as Count Orlofsky in our production of Die Fledermaus on stage October 26 to November 3rd. I hope you enjoy the conversation.

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Credits:

Ashley Daniel Foot - Host

Mireille Lebel - Guest

Mack McGillivray - Audio Producer

We are celebrating Vancouver Opera’s 65th anniversary with a truly fabulous season. The season opens with Johann Strauss II’s beloved operetta Die Fledermaus. This charming comedy relies almost entirely on a series of pranks, trickery and disguise as plot devices to illuminate the themes of revenge, love, friendship, and forgiveness and reconciliation. Die Fledermaus runs from October 26th to November 3rd, with a masquerade party performance on Halloween.

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Credits:

Ashley Daniel Foot - Host

A candid conversation about identity, queerness, and joy with UBC voice professor and baritone J. Patrick Raftery and his former student and tenor Spencer Britten. Patrick is about to launch his all-queer reimagining of Maurice Ravel's L'heure espagnole as A Spanish Hour? with two performances on July 27th in the Telus Theatre at the Chan Centre for the Performing Arts. Tickets will be available soon.

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Credits:

J. Patrick Raftery - Guest

Spencer Britten - Guest

Ashley Daniel Foot - Host

Mack McGillivray - Producer

In honour of Asian Heritage Month, we are in conversation with curator, writer, public art consultant and the newly appointed executive director of the Dr. Sun Yat-Sen Classical Chinese Garden, Henry Heng Lu. Henry shares insight on art, heritage, and the power of cultural collaboration to confront racism.

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Credits:

Henry Heng Lu - Guest

Ashley Daniel Foot - Host

Mack McGillivray - Producer