PODCAST | Vancouver Opera Offstage
Biweekly Wednesdays
Vancouver Opera Offstage is an audio podcast with host Les Dala, VO’s chorus director and associate conductor. Join Les every other Wednesday for this podcast as he chats with opera experts, artists, Vancouver Opera staff and others to explore the world of opera on and off the stage. This podcast offers an insider’s glimpse into the artistry, experiences, and perspectives of the talent involved in taking breathtaking opera productions from the page to the stage.
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Latest Episode
November 18, 2020 | Episode 20
Adventures in Stage Management: Behind the Scenes with Theresa Tsang & Marijka Asbeek Brusse
In our 20th episode, Les chats with two of Vancouver Opera’s fabulous stage managers, Marijka Asbeek Brusse and Theresa Tsang. We’ll go on a virtual tour of what goes on in opera in the rehearsal hall and from backstage of a major opera company. Theresa and Marijka will share experiences and challenges from their unique perspective and give us a unique glimpse of what some of their favourite productions look like from behind the curtains.
Theresa Tsang.
Photo by Fabrice Grover.
Marijka Asbeek Brusse.
Photo by Helina Patience.
Extra Features & Content:
- Marijka’s favourites: Vancouver Opera Festival’s The Overcoat (2018) – Trailer (Youtube Video)
- Marijka’s favourites: Vancouver Opera Festival’s L’Elisir d’amore (The Elixer of Love) (2018) – Trailer (Youtube Video)
- Theresa’s favourites: Garsington Opera’s The Skating Rink (2018) – Trailer (Youtube Video)
- Theresa’s favourites: Garsington Opera’s The Skating Rink (2018) – Opera (Youtube Video)
- Theresa’s favourites: Garsington Opera’s The Turn of the Screw (2019) – Opera (Youtube Video)
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Past Episodes of Vancouver Opera Offstage
Previous episodes:
July 1, 2020 | Episode 010 – Canadian Visions with Tapestry Opera’s Michael Hidetoshi Mori and mezzo-soprano Marion Newman of Amplified Opera 
June 24, 2020 | Episode 009 – Coaches in Conversation with Kinza Tyrrell and Tina Chang 
June 17, 2020 | Episode 008 | Matthew White of Early Music Vancouver 
June 10, 2020 | Episode 7 | Breaking barriers in the digital world with Rachel Fenlon 
June 3, 2020 | Episode 6 | In the Spotlight with Vancouver-born lyric soprano Simone Osborne 
May 27, 2020 | Episode 5 | Perspectives on performance with Canadian bass-baritone Daniel Okulitch 
May 20, 2020 | Episode 4 | Sharing stories from legendary Canadian mezzo-soprano Judith Forst 
May 13, 2020 | Episode 3 | A Chat with Canadian Stage Director Rachel Peake on her process and vision as a director from theatre to opera 
May 6, 2020 | Episode 2 | Catching up with Jonathan Darlington, Music Director Emeritus of Vancouver Opera 
April 29, 2020 | Episode 1 | An Interview with Tom Wright, General Director of Vancouver Opera
- Episode 1 | April 29, 2020 | An Interview with Tom Wright, General Director of Vancouver Opera
- Episode 2 | May 6, 2020 | Catching up with Jonathan Darlington, Music Director Emeritus of Vancouver Opera
- Episode 3 | May 13, 2020 | A Chat with Canadian Stage Director Rachel Peake on her process and vision as a director from theatre to opera
- Episode 4 | May 20, 2020 | Sharing stories from legendary Canadian mezzo-soprano Judith Forst
- Episode 5 | May 27, 2020 | Perspectives on performance with Canadian bass-baritone Daniel Okulitch
- Episode 6 | June 3, 2020 | In the Spotlight with Vancouver-born lyric soprano Simone Osborne
- Episode 7 | June 10, 2020 | Breaking barriers in the digital world with Victoria’s own Rachel Fenlon
- Episode 8 | June 17, 2020 | From Countertenor to Executive Director: Matthew White of Early Music Vancouver
- Episode 9 | June 24, 2020 | Coaches in Conversation: Demystifying the role of the répétiteur with Kinza Tyrrell and Tina Chang
- Episode 10 | July 1, 2020 | Canadian Visions with Tapestry Opera’s Michael Hidetoshi Mori and mezzo-soprano Marion Newman of Amplified Opera
November 18, 2020 | Episode 19 | Stage Managers Theresa Tsang & Marijka Asbeek Brusse 
October 21, 2020 | Episode 19 | Former General Director. Jim (James) Wright 
October 21, 2020 | Episode 18 | Mezzo-Soprano Mireille Lebel 
October 7, 2020 | Episode 17 | Tenor, Baritone, and UBC Professor J. Patrick Raftery 
September 23, 2020 | Episode 16 | 20–21 Yulanda M. Faris Young Artists 
September 9, 2020 | Episode 15 | The Kettle Society and the Can You Hear Me? Project 
August 26 | Episode 14 | Hungarian-Canadian mezzo-soprano Krisztina Szabó 
August 12, 2020 | Episode 13 | Internationally Respected Conductor David Agler 
July 29, 2020 | Episode 12 | Teiya Kasahara & Asitha Tennekoon of Amplified Opera 
July 15, 2020 | Episode 11 | Shaping tomorrow’s voices with UBC Opera’s legendary Nancy Hermiston
- Episode 11 | July 15, 2020 | Shaping tomorrow’s voices with UBC Opera’s legendary Nancy Hermiston
- Episode 12 | July 29, 2020 | Imagining the future for opera with Teiya Kasahara & Asitha Tennekoon, co-founders of Amplified Opera
- Episode 13 | August 12, 2020 | Keeping pace with internationally respected conductor and former VO Music Director David Agler
- Episode 14 | August 26, 2020 | Sharing the love of performance with Hungarian-Canadian mezzo-soprano Krisztina Szabó
- Episode 15 | September 9, 2020 |Transforming adversity to creative inspiration with The Kettle Society and the Can You Hear Me? Project’s Lesley Sutherland, Jerry LaFaery, and Coreen Douglas
- Episode 16 |September 23, 2020 | Introductions from Vancouver Opera’s 2020–2021 Yulanda M. Faris Young Artists
- Episode 17 | October 7, 2020 | Singing with the Greats with Tenor and UBC Voice and Opera Professor J. Patrick Raftery
- Episode 18 | October 21, 2020 | An inspirational journey with mezzo-soprano and star of La Voix humaine, Mirelle Lebel
- Episode 19 | November 4, 2020 | Highlights of two decades with former VO General Director Jim Wright
- Episode 20 | November 18, 2020 | Adventures in Stage Management: Behind the Scenes with Theresa Tsang & Marijka Asbeek Brusse
Series Overview:
About the host, Les Dala
Credits:
Vancouver Opera Offstage Host:
Leslie Dala
Vancouver Opera Offstage Production and Editing:
Vincent Wong
Vancouver Opera Offstage logo design:
Annie Mack
Season 01 | Episode 20
Episode Recorded: November 18, 2020
Episode interviews are recorded entirely remotely using Zoom and hosted on Buzzsprout.
Cover photo by Matt Botsford on Unsplash
Podcast opening and closing music:
“Habanera” from Carmen. Sung by Jenny Lee Mitchell.
Habanera Kevin MacLeod (incompetech.com)
Licensed under Creative Commons:
By Attribution 3.0 License
http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0