2019-2020 Season and Festival

2019 – 2020

SEASON & FESTIVAL La Traviata The Barber of Seville Another Brick in

The Wall: The Opera VANCOUVER OPERA IN SCHOOLS PRESENTS

The Flight of the

Hummingbird

2019–2020

SEASON & FESTIVAL

La Traviata

another brick in

the wall: the opera

October 17–27, 2019

the barber of seville February 13–23, 2020

April 23–May 2, 2020 VANCOUVER OPERA IN SCHOOLS PRESENTS

The Flight of the

Hummingbird Community performances to be announced soon

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I have carefully chosen for you the three operas in our 2019–2020 Season. The season opens in October with a well-loved classic, La Traviata, in a sumptuous new production. Another perennial favourite follows in February —The Barber of Seville. Our 4th annual Festival features the West Coast premiere of a new opera called Another Brick in the Wall: The Opera. Based on the lyrics and music of Roger Waters—lyricist of the band Pink Floyd—this powerful

contemporary work thrilled audiences in Montreal and Cincinnati who rushed to attend sold-out performances.

Don’t miss this gripping opera, with eye-popping video projections, large chorus and orchestra.

Subscribers will also have priority to buy tickets for our new opera for young audiences, The Flight of the Hummingbird. I hope you will join me for our new season!

KIM GAYNOR, GENERAL DIRECTOR

La Traviata GIUSEPPE VERDI

October 17, 19, 24, 27M ALL EVENING PERFORMANCES 7:30PM M MATINEE PERFORMANCE 2:00PM QUEEN ELIZABETH THEATRE IN ITALIAN WITH ENGLISH SURTITLES™

Conductor: Yves Abel Director: Alain Gauthier Designer: Christina Poddubiuk Violetta: Emily Dorn Alfredo: Andrew Haji with the VO Orchestra and Chorus Libretto: Francesco Maria Piave

La Traviata, a glorious work that deserves to be revisited time and again, was last performed eight years ago at Vancouver Opera. This perennial favourite has been given a brand-new look and features a terrific cast. And, in an unprecedented collaboration, five Canadian opera companies have joined forces to produce lavish sets and costumes inspired by the decadent music hall scene of 1920s Paris. Violetta, a famous Parisian courtesan who is consumed both by love and a lifethreatening illness, is sung by Canadian Emily Dorn. Tenor Andrew Haji, who delighted audiences as Nemorino in last year’s production of L’Elisir d’amore, is the love-struck Alfredo.

Canadian conductor Yves Abel, whose international career spans more than twenty years—including appearances at the Metropolitan Opera, the Royal Opera House and the Vienna State Opera—makes his Vancouver Opera debut.

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the barber of seville GIOACHINO ROSSINI

February 13, 15, 20, 23M ALL EVENING PERFORMANCES 7:30PM M MATINEE PERFORMANCE 2:00PM QUEEN ELIZABETH THEATRE IN ITALIAN WITH ENGLISH SURTITLES™

Conductor: Nathan Brock Director: Ashlie Corcoran Designer: Ken MacDonald Figaro: Edward Nelson Rosina: Julie Boulianne Count Almaviva: Isaiah Bell Libretto: Cesare Sterbini

Chase away the February blues with The Barber of Seville, a feast of frivolous fun. Enjoy Figaro’s mischievous escapades as he assists Count Almaviva in prising the beautiful Rosina away from her lecherous guardian, Dr. Bartolo. Rossini’s comic masterpiece fizzes with memorable melodies in an entertaining production that proves that the road to true love is paved with theft, lies, bribery, brawling and wicked comedy.

Canadian stage director Ashlie Corcoran, recently named Artistic Director of the Arts Club Theatre, makes her mainstage Vancouver Opera debut. Originally from White Rock, Ashlie is a theatre and opera director who has worked internationally and across Canada at companies such as the Canadian Opera Company, the Citadel Theatre, the Shaw Festival and many more.

Making his Vancouver Opera debut is Canadian conductor, Nathan Brock.

Brock began his career in Montreal under the tutelage of Kent Nagano.

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OPÉRA CONCEPT M.P.’S 2017 PRODUCTION OF ANOTHER BRICK IN THE WALL: THE OPERA. PHOTO BY YVES RENAUD.

PRESENTED BY

April 23–May 3, 2020 Our 4th annual Vancouver Opera Festival is centered around the exciting West Coast premiere of Another Brick in the Wall: The Opera and packed with performances, talks and free events for audiences of all ages. Join us to explore and discover extraordinary experiences that redefine opera.

another brick in

The Wall: The Opera BASED ON THE LYRICS AND MUSIC OF ROGER WATERS’ THE WALL OPERATIC VERSION COMPOSED BY JULIEN BILODEAU CONCEPT & STAGE DIRECTION BY DOMINIC CHAMPAGNE

April 23, 25, 26M, 29, 30, May 2 ALL EVENING PERFORMANCES 7:30PM M MATINEE PERFORMANCE 2:00PM QUEEN ELIZABETH THEATRE IN ENGLISH WITH SURTITLES™ Scenic Designer: Stéphane Roy Costume Designer: Marie-Chantale Vaillancourt Lighting Designer: Étienne Boucher Video Designer: Johnny Ranger Pink: Nathan Keoghan The Mother: France Bellemare The Wife: Caroline Bleau With the VO Orchestra and Chorus A Productions Opéra Concept MP & Cincinnati Opera co-production

Vancouver Opera’s 4th annual Festival opens with the West Coast premiere of Another Brick in the Wall: The Opera, based on the lyrics and music of Roger Waters’ The Wall.

Roger Waters was the lyricist and principal composer of the band, Pink Floyd. The opera is a psychological drama inspired by his life, told through a gripping story, with eye-popping video projections. A thrilling score by Quebec composer Julien Bilodeau transforms the iconic album into an operatic drama—perfect for operagoers and rock fans alike. Magnificent projection design by Johnny Ranger complements the action on an over-sized video screen. The result is exquisite and hypnotic.

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VANCOUVER OPERA IN SCHOOLS PRESENTS

WORLD PREMIERE

THE FLIGHT OF THE

HUMMINGBIRD MUSIC BY MAXIME GOULET. LIBRETTO BY MICHAEL NICOLL YAHGULANAAS AND BARRY GILSON

Co-commissioned and co-produced by Vancouver Opera and Pacific Opera Victoria, The Flight of the Hummingbird, a new opera for young audiences, will be touring more than 100 B.C. schools beginning January 2020.

In this enchanting opera, the animals of the forest are inspired to come together by Dukdukdiya, the Hummingbird, to save their beautiful home from a raging fire.

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THE FLIGHT OF THE HUMMINGBIRD ILLUSTRATION BY MICHAEL NICOLL YAHGULANAAS

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