City Opera Vancouver

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We are a professional chamber opera company. We produce opera. We create new opera, with an emphasis on Canadian themes and artists. Year-round, we present recitals and concerts. We work in a metro area of 2.5 million people, and in a culture of tremendous creativity.

City Opera Vancouver was organized in 2006. We are a member of the Community Arts Council of Vancouver, a Community Partner of the Canadian Music Centre, and have produced five commissions in nine years, including FALLUJAH (2012), PAULINE (2014), THE LOST OPERAS OF MOZART (2016), MISSING (2017), and CHINATOWN (2021).
PO Box 88393, Vancouver, BC
Area served by organization: Metro Vancouver
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Language(s): English, French, Gitxsan. Hoisan/Toisan.
Communities served: Adults, People with disabilities, Youth, Seniors
Price range of programming: Pricing varies
Organization type: Charitable organisation

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  • Indigenous Arts
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  • Theatre

    Musical Theatre

  • Performances

    To date (July 2021), we have given 172 concerts and special events across Metro Vancouver. 59 of them have been presented in the Downtown Eastside. We have also commissioned 5 new operas in the last 9 years.

  • Workshops

    When producing a new opera, we do public workshops in development of the libretto, and of the music,

  • Outreach Programs

    Beginning in 2020, coincident with COVID, we began a new series of PoPUpOpera mini concerts across Metro Vancouver. We gave 19 in 2020, and will give another 35 in 2021.

Profile last updated: Aug 2 2021

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