Latest Vancouver opera Podcast Episodes
Pride Special: Presenting Authentically, without Fear
Inside Vancouver Opera - June 05, 2024 21:52 - 26 minutesA 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 o...
Interweaving Histories: Henry Heng Lu on Vancouver’s Cultural Landscape
Inside Vancouver Opera - May 24, 2024 19:10 - 11 minutesIn 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 confr...
Meet the mother and daughter who sing together in the Vancouver Opera Chorus
Inside Vancouver Opera - April 17, 2024 21:34 - 10 minutesWe always say that Vancouver Opera is a family, but today's guests actually are family. Eve-Lyn de la Haye and Clara Griesdale are real life mother and daughter, and they're both in our upcoming production of Carmen. For tickets and more information visit VancouverOpera.ca. Read the full articl...
Georges Bizet: Life and Times (Rebroadcast)
Inside Vancouver Opera - April 09, 2024 01:06 - 1 hourIn anticipation of our upcoming production of Carmen we are rebroadcasting our 7-part series on the composer’s life as one episode. Originally aired in October of 2022 ahead of our production of The Pearl Fishers. Vancouver Opera presents Carmen at the Queen Elizabeth Theatre from April 27th to ...
Finding Voice, Passing the Torch
Inside Vancouver Opera - March 31, 2024 21:40 - 21 minutesCanadian opera icon Judith Forst and Yulanda M. Faris Young Artist Simran Claire share the experiences of being a mezzo-soprano and wearing the pants onstage. Read the full article here. Credits: Simran Claire - Guest Judith Forst - Guest Ashley Daniel Foot - Host Tabitha Brasso-Ernst - A...
Bringing the Pieces Together: Jim Wright on engaging community, making tough calls, and advocating for the audience
Inside Vancouver Opera - March 22, 2024 21:12 - 26 minutesIn a rollicking and candid conversation, Jim Wright reflects on his storied career and his 17 years leading Vancouver Opera and spills the beans on long-held desire to be a senator from Indiana. Read the full story here. Credits Ashley Daniel Foot - Host Jim Wright - Guest Mack McGillivray ...
Singing Pictures: The Musical Lives of Jim and Sheila Johnson
Inside Vancouver Opera - February 29, 2024 19:51 - 8 minutesVancouver Opera honours Black History Month with a special audio documentary about BC Choral legend and music educator Jim Johnson and his wife, choral conductor and teacher Sheila Johnson. Recorded, edited and produced by Ashley Daniel Foot Music performed by The Concenti Singers and the Co...
Gaetano Donizetti: King of the Bel Canto Age
Inside Vancouver Opera - February 04, 2024 22:50 - 15 minutesA profile on of one of the kings of the bel canto age, Gaetano Donizetti, the composer of Don Pasquale, on stage at the Queen Elizabeth Theatre February 10th to 18th. Get your tickets and more information at VancouverOpera.ca. Full Article Credits: Jane Potter - Writer and Narrator Ashley Da...
Air is Everything: Baritone Gregory Dahl on Lessons from Opera's Biggest Roles
Inside Vancouver Opera - January 29, 2024 21:34 - 15 minutesToday, we're talking with baritone extraordinaire, Gregory Dahl. Audiences from Vancouver will remember him last season as the lead role in The Flying Dutchman. And he's back in Vancouver for as the titular role in Don Pasquale, from February 10th to 18th at the Queen Elizabeth Theatre. Tickets ...
A 'Don Pasquale' set in Fellini's Rome with dozens of Green Cats
Inside Vancouver Opera - January 22, 2024 16:44 - 16 minutesOperatic creative partners André Barbe and Renaud Doucet discuss the timeless appeal of Don Pasquale with guest host Luka Kawabata. Don Pasquale runs from February 10th to 18th at the Queen Elizabeth Theatre. Tickets available at VancouverOpera.ca. Full Story Credits André Barbe - Guest, Cos...
Ignite something new: Vancouver Opera launches OperaSparks Artist Development Workshop this summer
Inside Vancouver Opera - December 12, 2023 19:25 - 12 minutesToday, we are looking ahead to OperaSparks Artist Development Workshop. This is a new initiative from Vancouver Opera that really allows young and pre-professional artists to dig into their practice. In our latest podcast, Ashley spoke with Robyn Driedger-Klassen and Tina Chang about this exciti...
The Echo of Silence: Finding Voice with Carole Côté
Inside Vancouver Opera - November 30, 2023 23:02 - 31 minutesA few weeks after starting at my job at Vancouver Opera, I had the honour of meeting the amazing Carole Côté over the phone - singing her heart out. Carole graciously agreed to visit us at the VO and shared songs and stories. I think you’ll agree that she is truly one-of-a-kind. Carole Côté wil...
Tracey Talks Tickets
Inside Vancouver Opera - November 23, 2023 21:14 - 7 minutesVancouver Opera's Database and Ticket Centre Manager Tracey Flattes shares her unique brand of hard-earned wisdom, humour, and stories from the trenches of the ticketing world. We're celebrating Black Friday with our best ticket offer of the season: Save 50% Off Duet Subscriptions! You'll enjo...
The One About the Opera at the Planetarium
Inside Vancouver Opera - November 10, 2023 16:07 - 13 minutesComposer Tawnie Olson and conductor Arianne Abela discuss Sanctuary & Storm and the state of women in opera. Transcript Sanctuary & Storm, our new collaboration with re:Naissance Opera, runs from November 17th to 19th at the H.R MacMillan Space Centre. Head to VancouverOpera.ca to grab your t...
A Musician that Leads: Jacques Lacombe on Unlocking the Power of Creativity and Collaboration
Inside Vancouver Opera - November 02, 2023 16:47 - 15 minutesJoin us for a conversation with Vancouver Opera’s new Music Director, Maestro Jacques Lacombe, in which he shares his passion for conducting, right from a young age discovering the organ. Vancouver Opera presents Don Pasquale - February 10th - 18th, at the Queen Elizabeth Theatre. For tickets a...
Mozart: 15 Things You Didn't Know
Inside Vancouver Opera - October 18, 2023 15:48 - 11 minutesMozart. The very name reminds us of soaring arias, evocative melodies, and musical mastery. In this episode we explore 15 things you may not have known about the ingenious composer. Vancouver Opera presents The Magic Flute - October 21st to 29th, at the Queen Elizabeth Theatre. For tickets and ...
Mozart: The Freemason Influence
Inside Vancouver Opera - October 16, 2023 19:16 - 14 minutesMozart. The very name reminds us of soaring arias, evocative melodies, and musical mastery. In this episode we explore Mozart's life and the Freemason influence. Vancouver Opera presents The Magic Flute - October 21st to 29th, at the Queen Elizabeth Theatre. For tickets and more information vi...
Mozart: Life and Times - Act 1
Inside Vancouver Opera - October 16, 2023 19:16 - 14 minutesMozart. The very name reminds us of soaring arias, evocative melodies, and musical mastery. In this episode we explore Mozart's life and the Freemason influence. Vancouver Opera presents The Magic Flute - October 21st to 29th, at the Queen Elizabeth Theatre. For tickets and more information vi...
Making the Magic
Inside Vancouver Opera - October 15, 2023 18:30 - 9 minutesVancouver Opera presents The Magic Flute - October 21st to 29th, at the Queen Elizabeth Theatre. Stephen Elgar, Vancouver Opera’s Head of Properties, opens the workshop to share how he brings magic to the mundane, creating objects fit for the stage. Stephen discusses his career from restoring fu...
Transporting Worlds through Costume
Inside Vancouver Opera - October 12, 2023 23:38 - 11 minutesVancouver Opera presents The Magic Flute - October 21st to 29th, at the Queen Elizabeth Theatre. Through costuming Roberta Doylend has built cohesive worlds for over 400 shows. Roberta discusses her remarkable career, her role as Vancouver Opera’s Head of Wardrobe, and the visual candy store awa...
Fast Forward to the Emotion: Risk and Reward in Mozart's 'Magic Flute'
Inside Vancouver Opera - October 05, 2023 22:26 - 16 minutesVancouver Opera presents The Magic Flute - October 21st to 29th, at the Queen Elizabeth Theatre. Director Ashlie Corcoran returns to Vancouver Opera to direct this remount production of Mozart’s ultimate opera. Join us for an early glimpse into what awaits you on the stage. For tickets and ...
Harmonizing Queer Voices
Inside Vancouver Opera - June 27, 2023 03:32 - 9 minutesIn this episode we explore the intersection of identity and opera with University of Florida musicologist Leo Walker. Opera, with its grandeur, emotion, and powerful storytelling, has been a stage for human experiences throughout history. Amidst the vast repertoire of operatic works, there are ...
Talking with Tom Wright
Inside Vancouver Opera - June 13, 2023 22:45 - 15 minutesJoin us for a fascinating conversation with Vancouver Opera’s General Director, Tom Wright. Tom reflects on the past opera season, the challenges the art form faces, and the future of opera in Vancouver. Visit vancouveropera.ca to discover our 2023-2024 season: The Magic Flute, Don Pasquale, an...
Luka Kawabata: The Hafu ハーフ Project
Inside Vancouver Opera - May 18, 2023 01:29 - 19 minutesA fascinating and insightful conversation with baritone, and Yulanda M. Faris Young Artist, Luka Kawabata. Luka talks passionately about his Hafu ハーフ Project and the unique intersection between family, memory, and music. We also discuss the state of modern opera and how to confront our operatic ...
Introducing: Singing Stories
Inside Vancouver Opera - May 10, 2023 18:32 - 21 minutesThe 2022-2023 Yulanda M. Faris Young Artists Program toured ten elementary schools performing their show Singing Stories, a fun and exciting operatic experience that asks the question, what if the show goes wrong but in the best possible way? Join host Ashley Daniel Foot in a discussion about ...
Wagner: Life and Times - 15 Strange and Surprising Discoveries About Herr Wagner
Inside Vancouver Opera - May 02, 2023 17:18 - 14 minutesRichard Wagner is known today as one of the greatest, most influential composers to have lived. But his life, anything but easy and straightforward, was as tumultuous as the age he was born into. Our top-15 list of things you didn’t know about Richard Wagner takes you behind the scenes of the li...
Wagner: Life and Times - Act 2
Inside Vancouver Opera - April 29, 2023 01:35 - 9 minutesRichard Wagner is known today as one of the greatest, most influential composers to have lived. But his life, anything but easy and straightforward, was as tumultuous as the age he was born into. Join us now for the second half of our exploration of the life and times of Richard Wagner. When we ...
Wagner: Life and Times - Act 1
Inside Vancouver Opera - April 26, 2023 18:57 - 11 minutesRichard Wagner is known today as one of the greatest, most influential composers to have lived. But his life, anything but easy and straightforward, was as tumultuous as the age he was born into. Join us for a three-episode look at the sometimes turbulent, often unrestrained, but always inspired...
Talking Dutchman
Inside Vancouver Opera - April 21, 2023 20:36 - 31 minutesWe were honoured to welcome an incredible panel of Wagnerian singers, artists, and fans to a robust discussion of The Flying Dutchman. Join host Ashley Daniel Foot alongside: Les Dala, Conductor of The Flying Dutchman Marjorie Owens, Senta in The Flying Dutchman J. Patrick Raftery, singer...
Holding Space, Giving Voice, and Uplifting Black Voices with Dawn Pemberton, Morgan-Paige Melbourne, Rocky Jones, and Debi Wong
Inside Vancouver Opera - February 18, 2023 06:29 - 49 minutes“To be loving we willingly hear the other’s truth, and most important, we affirm the value of truth telling. Lies may make people feel better, but they do not help them to know love.” ~bell hooks Vancouver Opera honours Black History Month and shares a conversation that took place during Indie ...
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