Composer Series

How Dean Burry Makes Opera Belong to Children

Inside the creation of "The Bremen Town Musicians" and building shows for young imaginations.

Feb 15

Verdi: Freedom, Sacrifice, and the Price of Art

A closer look at Rigoletto — opera’s most haunting portrait of power and pain.

Oct 16, 2025 • Vancouver Opera

Un bel dì, A Life Begins: The World of Puccini

Apr 21, 2025 • Vancouver Opera

Philip Glass at 88

A Legacy in Sound and Silence

Feb 1, 2025 • Vancouver Opera

Composer Jonathan Dove on 'Flight'

Capturing life’s transformative moments through opera. How composer Jonathan Dove turned an airport terminal into a mythic space of drama, humour, and…

Jan 9, 2025 • Vancouver Opera

The Plot Unmasked: Pranks and Revelry in Die Fledermaus

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Oct 4, 2024 • Vancouver Opera

Georges Bizet: Life and Times

Dive into our seven-part series exploring the life of Carmen's iconic composer

Apr 9, 2024 • Vancouver Opera

Gaetano Donizetti: King of the Bel Canto Age

The life and works of a most prolific and popular composer.

Feb 4, 2024 • Vancouver Opera

Mozart: 15 Things You Didn't Know

It would take you 202 hours to listen to all of his music

Oct 18, 2023 • Vancouver Opera

Mozart: The Freemason Influence

Exploring the life of a true genius.

Oct 16, 2023 • Vancouver Opera

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