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October 2018
The Merry Widow (Die Lustige Witwe)
Get ready to indulge in the Viennese torte known as Franz Lehár’s comedic operetta The Merry Widow (Die Lustige Witwe). Set in the heart of vibrant fin de siècle Paris, the wealthy widow Hanna Glawari schemes to win the heart of dashingly handsome Count Danilo. A scandalous caper ensues while suitors conspire to obtain the widow’s fortune. This wonderfully lavish Art Nouveau-inspired production opens Vancouver Opera’s 2018–2019 season. This delightful production is directed by Canadian Kelly Robinson (last at Vancouver Opera as director of the hit…
Find out more »Goran Bregović
The Chan Centre for the Performing Arts at the University of British Columbia (UBC) welcomes the boisterous cheer of Balkan composer and bandleader Goran Bregović and his Wedding and Funeral Band. Drawing on the traditional Balkan rhythms and soulful Romani folk tunes of his homeland, Bregović makes his Chan Centre debut in this exclusive, sold-out evening with a program of all-time favourites and new songs from his latest album, Three Letters from Sarajevo. “Coming from a blended Serbian, Croatian family and having lived through the…
Find out more »The Merry Widow (Die Lustige Witwe)
Get ready to indulge in the Viennese torte known as Franz Lehár’s comedic operetta The Merry Widow (Die Lustige Witwe). Set in the heart of vibrant fin de siècle Paris, the wealthy widow Hanna Glawari schemes to win the heart of dashingly handsome Count Danilo. A scandalous caper ensues while suitors conspire to obtain the widow’s fortune. This wonderfully lavish Art Nouveau-inspired production opens Vancouver Opera’s 2018–2019 season. This delightful production is directed by Canadian Kelly Robinson (last at Vancouver Opera as director of the hit…
Find out more »The Merry Widow (Die Lustige Witwe)
Get ready to indulge in the Viennese torte known as Franz Lehár’s comedic operetta The Merry Widow (Die Lustige Witwe). Set in the heart of vibrant fin de siècle Paris, the wealthy widow Hanna Glawari schemes to win the heart of dashingly handsome Count Danilo. A scandalous caper ensues while suitors conspire to obtain the widow’s fortune. This wonderfully lavish Art Nouveau-inspired production opens Vancouver Opera’s 2018–2019 season. This delightful production is directed by Canadian Kelly Robinson (last at Vancouver Opera as director of the hit…
Find out more »Lonesome Leash Album Release
Lonesome Leash’s Delicate Art releases on November 2nd on Cruisin’ Records, Theo Hilton’s (Nana Grizol) and Clyde Petersen’s (Your Heart Breaks) New Orleans/Seattle queer indy label. The wide-ranging late-fall North American album tour has only one stop in Canada. The exclusive Vancouver show will be a fitting launch for Bellows and Beyond a new niche concert series by Katheryn Petersen, Accordion Noir Festival Artistic Director 2012-2017. Lonesome Leash started in New Orleans but is now based in Los Angeles and has toured North America and Europe extensively. It is…
Find out more »The Merry Widow (Die Lustige Witwe)
Get ready to indulge in the Viennese torte known as Franz Lehár’s comedic operetta The Merry Widow (Die Lustige Witwe). Set in the heart of vibrant fin de siècle Paris, the wealthy widow Hanna Glawari schemes to win the heart of dashingly handsome Count Danilo. A scandalous caper ensues while suitors conspire to obtain the widow’s fortune. This wonderfully lavish Art Nouveau-inspired production opens Vancouver Opera’s 2018–2019 season. This delightful production is directed by Canadian Kelly Robinson (last at Vancouver Opera as director of the hit…
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