Vancouver opera young artist program

Opening the — season in December is a Vancouver Opera premiere and first collaboration with Ne. The final production of the season is the wildly popular HMS Pinafore , a hilarious journey of forbidden love by Gilbert and Sullivan. Sunday, December 5, p. 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. Featuring the Vancouver Opera Orchestra and Chorus. In , Vancouver Opera launched the Yulanda M. Made possible through a gift from the family of Yulanda M. Faris, the program engages, enriches, mentors and trains rising young Canadian opera artists and offers a bridge between formal academic educational programs and the professional world in a supportive and encouraging environment.

The Young Artists Program provides artists — singers, pianists and stage directors — with the opportunity to train with industry leaders through master classes, one-on-one coaching and performance opportunities as part of a residency program.

Vancouver Opera creates extraordinary experiences that engage, inspire and entertain the community through voice, music and theatre. Vancouver Opera is the second largest professional opera company in Canada and is regarded worldwide for its fine mainstage productions, country- leading education programs and innovative community programs.

Learn more at www. The program is performance-oriented and there are numerous performance and understudy opportunities throughout the season. Stage Directors work with YAP singers in dramatic coachings and participate in mainstage productions working closely with production stage directors and Vancouver Opera production staff.

Hillary Tufford was raised on a farm in Southwestern Ontario, where she began honing her passion for performance at the ripe young age of 6, by concertizing to chickens and cattle from a stage of strawbales.

He has studied and worked with J. Terence Dawson. Amanda is a Jessie Award nominee and a graduate of Studio Skip to content.