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October 2019
La Traviata
Vancouver Opera’s 2019/2020 season is kicking off with a sumptuous new production of Giuseppe Verdi’s timeless romantic tragedy, La Traviata. In an unprecedented collaboration, Vancouver Opera joins four other Canadian opera companies as they co-present this opera reaching more opera patrons than ever before. Acclaimed director Alan Gauthier sets La Traviata in the decadent music hall scene of 1920s’ Paris. The opera begins when the curtain rises on Violetta Valéry (the ‘fallen woman’ of the opera’s title), a famous Parisian courtesan who is consumed…
Find out more »The Young’uns
Teesside's triumphant trio The Young'uns are renowned for their pitch perfect harmonies and rapid fire humour, their live show undeniably has the human touch. Their subtly accompanied self written songs tell it how it is alongside traditional songs from their native North- East England and further afield - songs of conscience, songs of warmth and wit, songs to provoke, songs to inspire. They are an act that truly takes the cliché out of the "make you laugh, make you cry"…
Find out more »Saratovsky Brothers Play Piano Four Hands
Pianist Sergei Saratovsky, a perennial favourite amongst our audiences, returns to the series with his brother Nikolai Saratovsky - an internationally acclaimed pianist based in Japan. The two brothers will join forces as a four-hand piano duo for Music Friends’ three-concert tour through Surrey, West Vancouver, and at UBC. They will be presenting original and arranged four-hand piano works by Gershwin (Rhapsody in Blue), Beethoven, Brahms, Borodin, and Lyadov. We hope to see you at one of our concerts, where…
Find out more »Saratovsky Brothers Play Piano Four Hands
Pianist Sergei Saratovsky, a perennial favourite amongst our audiences, returns to the series with his brother Nikolai Saratovsky - an internationally acclaimed pianist based in Japan. The two brothers will join forces as a four-hand piano duo for Music Friends’ three-concert tour through Surrey, West Vancouver, and at UBC. They will be presenting original and arranged four-hand piano works by Gershwin (Rhapsody in Blue), Beethoven, Brahms, Borodin, and Lyadov. We hope to see you at one of our concerts, where…
Find out more »In the Court of Versailles
An evening of French Baroque Music to celebrate the glory of Louis XIV and the greatest royal court of the 17th-Century. Ticket price includes one complimentary alcoholic or non-alcoholic beverage. Note: This information was supplied to Vancouver Presents and does not necessarily represent the views of our publication. We are not affiliated in any way with this event and take no responsibility for the accuracy of the information provided, or any claims made.
Find out more »Come Dancing Around the World
Salsa in Surrey shakes things up October 26 with La Orquesta Santa Lucia LFR. Unique Latin sensibilities with plenty of rock, a shot of salsa, a shed load of funk, and some high-speed Nicaraguan cumbia. The evening starts with a mini salsa lesson. February 22 is a party, a revolution, and an adventure through different traditions with the Afro-Celtic Funk fusion of Soulsha. The band brings together some of Boston’s top musicians in Scottish, West African, and Funk music. Come Dancing series finale Caribbean…
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