Pacific Opera Victoria

Start the 'one week until OPEN AIR: a summer festival of music countdown’ with this month’s episode of the #ListeningPartyPodcast as Rebecca Hass chats with artists performing in the Community Events and Music in the Meadows!

Rebecca Hass chats with Gwenna Fairchild-Taylor and the Civic Engagement Quartet, giving emerging artists insight into working in community, the changes in the opera field for singers, and what it is like to have an artistic practice. For the non singer, it's a peek into the mind of the opera singer!

Nature Walk is an audio scape of songs created by the members of the Pacific Opera Civic Engagement Quartet program from the 2020/2021 season.

Look back on the Civic Engagement Quartet's transformation from singer to creator during Music Alive and towards their project, Land Based Music as they join Rebecca Hass for episode 18 of the Listening Party Podcast!

Learn about Poet Michelle Poirier Brown & Jeffrey Ryan Composer's new song-cycle for tenor and piano, The Length of a Day, commissioned by Pacific Opera Victoria for Colin Ainsworth, as they chat about the work with Rebecca Hass. The piece premieres April 16th as a part of Colin's Solatium!

Celebrate International Women’s Day with Pacific Opera and Rebecca Hass as she chats with Rosemary Tomson, conductor, Music Director of the Okanagan Symphony Orchestra, and mentor for the Women in Musical Leadership Initiative, and Jaime Martino, the Executive Director of Tapestry Opera about the Women in Musical Leadership Initiative.

Join Rebecca Hass as she chats with Civic Engagement Quartet members Simran Claire, Charlotte Siegel, and local teacher Jenn Treble about the experience of having Simran and Charlotte virtually join Jenn’s music class to speak to and mentor students.

Fall into the world of The Garden of Alice with Rebecca Hass as she chats with four members of the cast: Justin Welsh who plays the White Rabbit and the Doctor, Sara Schabas who plays the Doormouse, a Lady in Waiting, and the Young Nurse, Peter Monaghan who plays the Cheshire Cat and the Caterpillar, and Asitha Tennekoon who plays the Nave of Hearts and the Janitor.

Get into the festive spirit with host Rebecca Hass, Tracy Dahl, Benjamin Butterfield, and Anne Grimm as they chat about their most memorable stories from holiday concerts and share their favourite carols with you.

Miriam Khalil is known for her non-traditional repertoire and her nuanced and moving performances, including her recently released music video recital Songs my Parents taught me, featuring traditional Arabic songs.