Vancouver Opera – Free Opera Performances

This exquisite opera follows the ancient Greek myth of Orfeo, a divinely gifted musician and poet, who moves the deities of the Underworld with the beauty of his music and poetry to lead his love Euridice back to the world of the living. This timeless story of love is conducted by Leslie Dala and directed and choreographed by Idan Cohen as a celebration of opera and contemporary dance. This production is a Vancouver Opera premiere and marks the first collaboration with Ne. Sans Opera and The Dance Centre.

Luka Kawabata

Luka Kawabata

Program

Saturday, September 18

1:00 p.m. Mezzo-soprano Simran Claire and tenor Sergio Augusto with pianist Tina Chang share memorable opera favourites from Rossini and musical highlights from Tosti and Mozart.

2:00 p.m. “A Fleet of Flutes” is a solo flute concert with Anne-Elise Keefer.

3:00 p.m. A series of Chopin solo pieces by pianist Evgenia Rabinovich.

Sunday, September 19

1:00 p.m. Soprano Heather Pawsey is accompanied by flutist Brenda Fedoruk and pianist Perri Lo as they perform works from Chaminade, Previn and Tesori.

2:00 p.m. A selection of German duets by singers Rebecca Collett and Leah Field with pianist Richard Epp.

3:00 p.m. UBC Opera singers Leila Kirves, Connor Hoppenbrouwers, Gabriel Chona, Neil Craighead, Ian McCloy, Allison Anderson, and pianist Richard Epp, under the direction of Nancy Hermiston, will perform selected operatic favorites.

1. Simran Claire (Mezzo) & Sergio Augusto (Tenor) & Tina Chang (Piano) – Saturday Opening

2. Anne-Elise Keefer (Flute)

3. Evgenia Rabinovich (Piano)

Rossini: La Cenerentola set:

Prince Ramiro’s Aria: “Principe più non sei…Si, ritrovarla io giuro”

Cenerentola & Ramiro duet: “Un soave non so che”

Cenerentola’s aria: “Nacqui all’affanno…Non più mesta”

Donizetti: L’Elisir d’amore, “Una furtiva lagrima”

Mozart: Le nozze di Figaro, “Voi che sapete”

Berlioz: Les Troyens, “Nuit d’ivresse”

Tosti: “La serenata”

Bernstein: Wonderful Town, “A Little Bit In Love”

Loesser: Guys & Dolls, “I’ll Know”

Léhar: Das Land des Lächelns, “Dein ist mein ganzes Herz”

Rossini: “La Danza”

A Virtuoso Flamenco Study (Concert flute) -

by Krystof Zgraja

“Nel Cor Piu” from “La Molinara” by Giovanni Paisiello

Two Variations

( Early Boehm System flute)

by Theobald Boehm

“Habanera” from “Carmen” by Georges Bizet

Theme and Two Variations ( Concert flute )

by Francois Borne

“Nie werd ich deine Huld verkennen” from “Entfuhrung aus dem Serail “ by Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart Theme and Three Variations

( Classical one-keyed flute )

by H. Kohler

Suite No. 3 in C major for Cello

Sarabande and Gigue

( Alto flute )

by J. S. Bach

Menuetto from “Don Giovanni’

Three Variations

( Classical one-keyed flute )

by Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart

Tango Etude

( Concert flute )

by Astor Piazzolla

Air and Six Variations

( Early Romantic 8-keyed flute )

by Ludwig van Beethoven

Fantaisie on “Der Freischutz” by Carl Maria von Weber Theme and Two Variations

( Concert flute )

by Paul Taffanel

The Carnival of Venice

( Early Boehm System flute )

by Henry Nicholson

“Caprice en Gigue”

( Modern piccolo )

by Sebastian Bodinus

Chopin Solo Pieces

Prelude No. 1 Op. 28 in C major

Prelude No. 2 Op. 28 in A minor

Prelude No. 3 Op. 28 in G major

Prelude No. 4 Op. 28 in E minor

Prelude No. 5 Op. 28 in D major

Prelude No. 6 Op. 28 n B minor

Ballade No. 1 in G minor Op. 23

Mazurka Op. 24 No. 1

Mazurka Op. 24 No. 2

Mazurka Op. 24 No. 3

Mazurka Op. 7 No. 1

Mazurka Op. 7 No. 2

Mazurka Op. 41 No. 1

Mazurka Op. 41 No. 2

Mazurka Op. 41 No. 3

Mazurka Op. 41 No. 4

1. Brenda Fedoruk (Flute), Heather Pawsey (Soprano), & Perri Lo (Piano)

2. Rebecca Collett & Leah Fields and Richard Epp (Piano)

3. UBC – Singers + Piano

1. Portrait: Valse Chantée Cécile Chaminade (1857-1944)

2. La Flute Invisible Camille Saint-Saëns (1835-1921)

3. To Dream Again Nancy Telfer (b. 1950)

i. Winter Galaxy
ii. Late November
iii. The Arrow and the Song

4. La Vie en Rose Édith Piaf (1915-1963)

i. Marguerite Monnot (1903-1961)

5. Two Remembrances André Previn (1929-2019)

i. Love Song
ii. Lyriciii.

6. Sous le Dôme Épais Léo Delibes (1836-1891) 7. Metamusic John Corigliano (b. 1938)

i. Dodecaphonia
ii. Marvellous Invention

8. The Girl in 14G Jeannine Tesori (b. 1961) 9. Dick Scanlan (b. 1960)

German Duets

Schumann- Erste Begegnung (2:10)

Mendelssohn from Op. 63

1. Ich wollt meine lieb (1:50)

3.Gruss (2:10)

5.Volkslied (1:45)

Schumann Lieder

Stille Tränen Op. 35, No. 10 (2:50)

Die Lotosblume Op. 25, No. 7 (1:45)

Widmung, Op. 25, No. 1 (2:15)

Brahms from Op. 61

Die Schwestern (1:55)
Klosterfräulein (1:55)
Phänomen (2:00)
Die Boten der Liebe (2:30)

Franz Schubert Lieder

An die Musik Op. 88, No. 4 (2:40)

Wanderers Nachtlied II D. 786 (2:30)

Nacht und Träume D. 827 (3:15)

Der Tod und das Mädchen D. 531, Op. 7, No. 3 (2:45)

Fanny Mendelssohn Hensel- 3 Duette auf Texte von Heinrich Heine

2. Aus meinem tränen sprießen (1:45)

1. Wenn ich in deine Augen sehe (2:30)

3. Im wunderschönen Monat Mai (1:05)

“Abends will ich schlaffen gehen” from Hänsel und Gretel- Humperdinck (2:00)

“Nein, das ist wirklich doch zu keck!” From Die Lustigen Weiber von Windsor- Nicolai (“sei vereint”- 6:20)

Hai gia vinta la causa…vedro mentr’io sospiro

from Le nozze di Figaro by W.A. Mozart

~ Connor Hoppenbrouwers

E Susanna non vien … Dove sono

from Le nozze di Figaro by W.A. Mozart

~ Allison Anderson

Per questa bella mano, K. 612

by W.A. Mozart

~ Matthew McLellan

Dich teure Halle

from Tannhäuser by R. Wagner

~ Leila Kirves

Avant de quitter ces lieux

from Faust by C. Gounod

~ Connor Hoppenbrouwers

Vainement ma bien aimée

from Le Roi d’Ys by E. Lalo

~ Gabriel Chona Rueda

O tu Palermo

from I Vespri Siciliani by G. Verdi

~ Neil Craighead

La donna e mobile

from Rigoletto by G. Verdi

~ Ian McCloy

Tacea la notte placida

from Il Trovatore by G. Verdi

~ Leila Kirves

Free Opera Performances

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Overview

Overview

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Synopsis

Synopsis

Artists

Artists

Simran Claire

Sergio Augusto

Tina Chang

Simran Claire

Sergio Augusto

Tina Chang

Cast

Cast

Luka Kawabata

Luka Kawabata

Luka Kawabata

Luka Kawabata

Program

Program

Program

Saturday September 18

Sunday September 19

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