Inside Vancouver Opera
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Inside Vancouver Opera is a unique backstage glimpse into the world of Vancouver Opera. Join us as we chat with opera experts, artists, Vancouver Opera staff and others to explore the world of opera on and off the stage.
This podcast offers an insider’s glimpse into the artistry, experiences, and perspectives of the talent involved in taking breathtaking opera productions from the page to the stage.
Find out more at VancouverOpera.ca
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Jonelle Sills & Her Mother Desiree | A Mother's Day Conversation
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May 09, 2026 |
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The Man Who's Sung Opera 168 Times
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Apr 30, 2026 |
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The Woman Puccini Erased So You'd Cry Harder
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Apr 25, 2026 |
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Jonathan Darlington: What Happens Before the Downbeat
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Apr 20, 2026 |
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The Instrument That Never Stops Ringing
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Mar 30, 2026 |
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Rachel Fenlon: The Soprano Who Accompanies Herself
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Mar 29, 2026 |
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Nicole Lamb and the Invisible Art of Making Opera
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Mar 06, 2026 |
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Paul Wells on Journalism, Politics, and Why the Arts Matter
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Mar 04, 2026 |
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Brandon Thornhill on Ebony Roots and Black History in Vancouver
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Feb 17, 2026 |
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How Dean Burry Makes Opera Belong to Children
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Feb 14, 2026 |
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Surviving Misogyny: Despina and the Women of Cosi fan tutte
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Feb 05, 2026 |
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Behind the Costumes of Così fan tutte: A Conversation with Designer Donnie Tejani
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Feb 01, 2026 |
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Tracy Dahl on How to Sing Mozart
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Jan 28, 2026 |
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'Così' in the Age of Consent: A Deep Dive
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Jan 19, 2026 |
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People Are Like That: Inside Così fan tutte with Rob Herriot and Les Dala — laughter, honesty, and a Canadian reimagining
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Jan 08, 2026 |
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A Life in the Light: Bruce Munro Wright and the Philosophy of the Custodian
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Dec 20, 2025 |
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What We Build When We Listen: Art & Advocacy in Vancouver’s Downtown Eastside
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Nov 25, 2025 |
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Verdi: Freedom, Sacrifice, and the Price of Art
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Oct 16, 2025 |
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Glynis Leyshon on Why Opera Still Matters—And Why It Might Just Save Us
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Oct 09, 2025 |
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“A Star Danced”: In conversation with Bard on the Beach Artistic Director Christopher Gaze
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Oct 07, 2025 |
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If You Can Speak, You Can Sing
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Sep 27, 2025 |
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Doug Tuck on Why Opera Belongs to Everyone
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Sep 25, 2025 |
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A Voice Becoming: Soprano Sarah Dufresne on Gilda, Growth, and the Power of Story
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Sep 24, 2025 |
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The Book of Records: Madeleine Thien, Memory, and the Music of Time
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Sep 05, 2025 |
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Born in the Philippines. Sung in Canada. Felt Everywhere.
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Jun 12, 2025 |
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When Two Butterflies Meet
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Apr 26, 2025 |
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Un bel dì, A Life Begins: The World of Puccini
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Apr 21, 2025 |
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Reclaiming Madama Butterfly
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Apr 15, 2025 |
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Music That Remembers Us: Together with Amica Senior Lifestyles
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Apr 03, 2025 |
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Support Sisters: Celebrating International Women’s Day with Perri Lo, Emma Parkinson, & Tabitha Brasso-Ernst
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Mar 08, 2025 |
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Les Dala and Morris Panych on the Power of 'Flight'
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Jan 21, 2025 |
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Canadian Theatre Legends Morris Panych and Ken MacDonald take "Flight"
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Jan 20, 2025 |
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Composer Jonathan Dove on 'Flight'
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Jan 09, 2025 |
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The Stories They Didn't Tell Me
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Nov 26, 2024 |
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The Art of Letting Go: Mireille Lebel's Fearless Approach to Opera
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Oct 23, 2024 |
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The Plot Unmasked: Pranks and Revelry in Die Fledermaus
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Oct 04, 2024 |
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Pride Special: Presenting Authentically, without Fear
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Jun 05, 2024 |
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Interweaving Histories: Henry Heng Lu on Vancouver’s Cultural Landscape
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May 24, 2024 |
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Meet the mother and daughter who sing together in the Vancouver Opera Chorus
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Apr 17, 2024 |
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Georges Bizet: Life and Times (Rebroadcast)
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Apr 09, 2024 |
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Finding Voice, Passing the Torch
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Mar 31, 2024 |
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Bringing the Pieces Together: Jim Wright on engaging community, making tough calls, and advocating for the audience
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Mar 22, 2024 |
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Singing Pictures: The Musical Lives of Jim and Sheila Johnson
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Feb 29, 2024 |
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Gaetano Donizetti: King of the Bel Canto Age
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Feb 04, 2024 |
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Air is Everything: Baritone Gregory Dahl on Lessons from Opera's Biggest Roles
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Jan 29, 2024 |
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A 'Don Pasquale' set in Fellini's Rome with dozens of Green Cats
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Jan 22, 2024 |
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Ignite something new: Vancouver Opera launches OperaSparks Artist Development Workshop this summer
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Dec 12, 2023 |
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The Echo of Silence: Finding Voice with Carole Côté
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Nov 30, 2023 |
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Tracey Talks Tickets
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Nov 23, 2023 |
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The One About the Opera at the Planetarium
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Nov 10, 2023 |
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A Musician that Leads: Jacques Lacombe on Unlocking the Power of Creativity and Collaboration
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Nov 02, 2023 |
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Mozart: 15 Things You Didn't Know
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Oct 18, 2023 |
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Mozart: The Freemason Influence
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Oct 16, 2023 |
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Making the Magic
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Oct 15, 2023 |
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Transporting Worlds through Costume
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Oct 12, 2023 |
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Fast Forward to the Emotion: Risk and Reward in Mozart's 'Magic Flute'
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Oct 05, 2023 |
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Harmonizing Queer Voices
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Jun 27, 2023 |
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Talking with Tom Wright
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Jun 13, 2023 |
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Luka Kawabata: The Hafu ハーフ Project
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May 18, 2023 |
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Introducing: Singing Stories
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May 10, 2023 |
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Wagner: Life and Times - 15 Strange and Surprising Discoveries About Herr Wagner
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May 02, 2023 |
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Wagner: Life and Times - Act 2
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Apr 29, 2023 |
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Wagner: Life and Times - Act 1
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Apr 26, 2023 |
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Talking Dutchman
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Apr 21, 2023 |
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Holding Space, Giving Voice, and Uplifting Black Voices with Dawn Pemberton, Morgan-Paige Melbourne, Rocky Jones, and Debi Wong
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Feb 18, 2023 |
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Britten: Life and Times - Act 2
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Feb 11, 2023 |
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Britten: Life and Times - Act 1
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Feb 09, 2023 |
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Bizet: Life and Times - Act 7
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Oct 20, 2022 |
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Bizet: Life and Times - Act 6
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Oct 20, 2022 |
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Bizet: Life and Times - Act 5
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Oct 14, 2022 |
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Bizet: Life and Times - Act 4
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Oct 14, 2022 |
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Bizet: Life and Times - Act 3
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Oct 07, 2022 |
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Bizet: Life and Times - Act 2
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Oct 07, 2022 |
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Bizet: Life and Times - Act 1
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Oct 07, 2022 |
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Introducing: Vancouver Opera 101 - Life and Times: Bizet | Trailer
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Oct 04, 2022 |
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Honouring National Indigenous Peoples Day with Métis composer Ian Cusson
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Jun 20, 2022 |
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Inside: HMS PINAFORE
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Apr 14, 2022 |
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Honouring Black History Month: In conversation with Othalie Graham and Jonelle Sills
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Feb 24, 2022 |
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Inside: CAVALLERIA RUSTICANA IN CONCERT
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Feb 01, 2022 |
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Inside: ORFEO ED EURIDICE
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Nov 30, 2021 |
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Episode 30 | Season Finale: Magic in the Music with Order of Canada, Order of BC member and Vancouver Recital Society founder and Artistic Director Leila Getz
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Aug 04, 2021 |
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Episode 29 | The Power of Heroes with Canadian Sports Icon and Opera Fan Valerie Jerome
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Jul 08, 2021 |
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Episode 28 | Musical Excellence with Early Music Vancouver's Suzie LeBlanc, C.M.
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Jun 02, 2021 |
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Episode 27 | Behind the Camera Lens on the Digital Season with Mike Southworth
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May 05, 2021 |
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Episode 26 | Up Close and Personal about Carmen with stage director Brenna Corner
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Apr 07, 2021 |
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Episode 25 | The Music Shop Pre-Show, with Composer & Librettist Richard Wargo
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Mar 02, 2021 |
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Episode 24 | Bringing it home with prolific Canadian Stage Director Michael Cavanagh, Artistic Director of the Royal Swedish Opera
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Feb 03, 2021 |
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Episode 23 | A Storied Career with Canadian baritone Brett Polegato
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Jan 13, 2021 |
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Episode 22 | A Holiday Treat for our Listeners!
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Dec 16, 2020 |
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Episode 21 | Special Guests from Vancouver Opera's Amahl and the Night Visitors
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Dec 02, 2020 |
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Episode 20 | Adventures in Stage Management: Behind the Scenes with Theresa Tsang & Marijka Asbeek Brusse
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Nov 18, 2020 |
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Episode 19 | Highlights of two decades with former VO General Director Jim Wright
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Nov 04, 2020 |
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Episode 18 | An inspirational journey with mezzo-soprano and star of La Voix humaine, Mirelle Lebel
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Oct 21, 2020 |
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Episode 17 | Singing with the Greats with Tenor and UBC Voice and Opera Professor J. Patrick Raftery
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Oct 07, 2020 |
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Episode 16 | Introductions from the 2020-2021 Yulanda M. Faris Young Artists!
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Sep 23, 2020 |
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Episode 15 | Transforming adversity to creative inspiration with The Kettle Society and the Can You Hear Me? Project's Lesley Sutherland, Jerry LaFaery, and Coreen Douglas
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Sep 09, 2020 |
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Episode 14 | Sharing the love of performance with Hungarian-Canadian mezzo-soprano Krisztina Szabó
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Aug 26, 2020 |
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Episode 13 | Keeping pace with internationally respected conductor and former VO Music Director David Agler
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Aug 12, 2020 |
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Episode 12 | Imagining the future for opera with soprano and multidisciplinary performer Teiya Kasahara & tenor Asitha Tennekoon, co-founders of Amplified Opera
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Jul 29, 2020 |
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Episode 11 | Shaping the voices of tomorrow with UBC Opera's legendary Nancy Hermiston
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Jul 15, 2020 |
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Episode 10 | Canadian Visions with Tapestry Opera's Michael Hidetoshi Mori and First Nations mezzo-soprano Marion Newman of Amplified Opera
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Jul 01, 2020 |
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Episode 9 | Coaches in Conversation: Demystifying the role of the répétiteur with Kinza Tyrrell and Tina Chang
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Jun 24, 2020 |
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Episode 8 | From the Countertenor to Executive Director: Matthew White of Early Music Vancouver
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Jun 17, 2020 |
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Episode 7 | Breaking barriers in the digital world with Vancouver Island's own Rachel Fenlon
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Jun 10, 2020 |
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Episode 6 | In the spotlight with Vancouver-born lyric soprano Simone Osborne
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Jun 03, 2020 |
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Episode 5 | Perspectives on performance with Canadian bass-baritone Daniel Okulitch
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May 27, 2020 |
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Episode 4 | Sharing stories from legendary Canadian mezzo-soprano Judith Forst
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May 20, 2020 |
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Episode 3 | A Chat with Canadian Stage Director Rachel Peake | On her process and vision as a director from theatre to opera
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May 13, 2020 |
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Episode 2 | Catching up with Jonathan Darlington, Music Director Emeritus of Vancouver Opera
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May 06, 2020 |
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Episode 1 | An Interview with Tom Wright, General Director of Vancouver Opera
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Apr 29, 2020 |
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Episode 0 | Welcome to Vancouver Opera Offstage!
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Apr 27, 2020 |