Presented by Opera West Society. We start the season with an audience favourite: The Singer Behind the Song series. This year we bring Jessica Muirhead to Vancouver. Jessica is a British-Canadian soprano who has appeared at many leading opera houses in Europe, North America and Asia. She is multi-talented taking on title roles from Alice […]
Join us for our first Opera Tea of the season in the beautiful Old Auditorium as we welcome the UBC Opera Ensemble’s Class of 2026 and celebrate the return of our continuing singers. This intimate afternoon concert offers a unique opportunity to experience opera up close while enjoying a delightful selection of arias and audience favourites performed by our […]
FINAL ROUND GALA PERFORMANCE UBC Chamber Orchestra | Jonathan Girard conductor UBC Music piano students Brian Sun, Ivy Lin, and Linda Ruan will perform full piano concerti by Beethoven and Mozart with the UBC Chamber Orchestra at the Old Auditorium. Join us for an evening of brilliant performances by these exceptional pianists.
In this talk, Pulitzer Prize winner and bestselling author Ed Yong shares how he became a birder. After becoming burnt out from years of pandemic reporting, Yong turned to birdwatching to help improve his mental health and return to his nature writing beat. Along the way, Yong found a much deeper connection to the natural […]
Simone Osborne soprano Gordon Bintner bass-baritone Gordon Gerrard conductor Members of the Vancouver Opera Orchestra Opera West and UBC Opera present two internationally acclaimed Canadian singers in concert. UBC Alumna, Soprano, Simone Osborne and bass-baritone, Gordon Bintner. Canadian conductor, Gordon Gerrard and members of the Vancouver Opera Orchestra join them in an evening of opera, operetta and musical theatre. Your […]
Giulio Cesare Opera Seria in Three Acts Sung in Italian with English Surtitles Music by George Frideric Handel Libretto by Nicola Francesco Haym Leslie Dala conductor Tayte Mitchell director Members of the Vancouver Opera Orchestra Experience the grandeur of baroque opera in Giulio Cesare, Handel’s masterpiece intertwining political intrigue with deep human emotion. Set against the backdrop of ancient Egypt, the opera […]
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