P: Opera — UBC School of Music

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Beginning with a core of seven performers, Ms. Hermiston has built the program to a 90-member company, now performing three main productions at UBC every season, six Opera Tea Concerts, and several engagements with local community partners, including Vancouver Opera, Vancouver Symphony Orchestra, Bard on the Beach, and Vancouver Bach Choir.', ), '2.div' => '2018/19 Season Overview', '3.div' => array( '1.p' => '(New Time: 5:00pm)', '2.p' => array( '1.strong' => '|', 2 => 'Nov. 3, 4, 8 & 9, 2018', ), '3.p' => array( '1.strong' => '|', 2 => 'Dec. 5, 2018', ), '4.p' => array( '1.strong' => '|', 2 => 'Jan. 31, Feb. 1–3, 2019', 3 => '| Feb. 19, 2019', ), '5.p' => array( '1.strong' => '|', 2 => 'Mar. 1, 2019', ), '6.p' => array( '1.strong' => '|', 2 => 'Jun. 20–23, 2019', ), '7.p' => array( '1.strong' => 'Opera Tea Series |', 2 => 'Sept. 30, Oct. 14, Nov. 18, Feb. 10, Mar. 10, Apr. 7', ), '8.h3' => array( 1 => 'Download the', 2 => '(pdf)', ), ), ), '2.div' => array( '1.div' => 'UPCOMING EVENTS', '2.div' => array( '1.header' => 'Featured', '2.div' => array( '1.div' => array( '1.div' => 'Jan 31, 2019', '2.div' => 'Jan 31, 2019', '3.div' => 'Jan 31, 2019', ), '2.div' => array( '1.div' => 'Feb 1, 2019', '2.div' => 'Feb 1, 2019', '3.div' => 'Feb 1, 2019', ), '3.div' => array( '1.div' => 'Feb 2, 2019', '2.div' => 'Feb 2, 2019', '3.div' => 'Feb 2, 2019', ), '4.div' => array( '1.div' => 'Feb 3, 2019', '2.div' => 'Feb 3, 2019', '3.div' => 'Feb 3, 2019', ), ), ), '3.div' => '(604) 822-6725', '4.div' => array( 1 => 'Follow UBC Opera on', 2 => ',', 3 => ', &', ), ), ), '3.div' => array( '1.strong' => 'WATCH:', 2 => 'Highlights from UBC Opera\'s 2014 production of "The Cunning Little Vixen"', ), '4.div' => array( '1.div' => array( '1.h1' => 'Training tomorrow\'s opera professionals today', '2.p' => 'The mission at UBC Opera is to educate and promote gifted, young opera singers, while preparing them for international careers.', '3.p' => array( 1 => 'Past productions have included', '2.em' => 'Le Nozze di Figaro,', '3.em' => 'Die Zauberflöte', 4 => ',', '5.em' => 'Die Gärtnerin aus Liebe,', '6.em' => 'The Merry Wives of Windsor', 7 => ',', '8.em' => 'Suor Angelica', 9 => ',', '10.em' => 'Gianni Schicchi', 11 => ',', '12.em' => 'La Bohème', 13 => ',', '14.em' => 'Dido and Aeneas', 15 => ',', '16.em' => 'The Merry Widow', 17 => ',', '18.em' => 'The Bartered Bride', 19 => ',', '20.em' => 'Manon', 21 => ',', '22.em' => 'Eugene Onegin', 23 => ',', '24.em' => 'Florence Lady with the Lamp', 25 => ',', '26.em' => 'Falstaff', 27 => ',', '28.em' => 'Don Giovanni', 29 => ',', '30.em' => 'Cendrillon', 31 => ',', '32.em' => 'Albert Herring', 33 => ',', '34.em' => 'Rusalka', 35 => ', Robert Ward’s', '36.em' => 'The Crucible,', 37 => 'and the Western Canadian Premiere of Harry Somer’s', '38.em' => 'Louis Riel', 39 => '. (See our full performance archive here.)', ), '4.p' => array( 1 => 'The ensemble has performed with Canadian Heldentenor Ben Heppner at the Chan Centre of the Performing Arts, for a special broadcast on CBC Radio. They also produced the world premiere of the new Canadian opera', '2.em' => 'The Dream Healer', 3 => ', by West Vancouver composer Lloyd Burritt, based on Timothy Findley’s novel', '4.em' => 'Pilgrim', 5 => '.', ), ), '2.div' => array( '1.div' => array( '1.strong' => 'WATCH:', 2 => 'Highlights from our', ), '2.div' => array( '1.strong' => 'LEARN MORE:', 2 => 'program', ), ), ), '5.div' => array( '1.strong' => 'WATCH:', 2 => 'Kallie Clayton (Master\'s student), Sheldon Baxter (BMus\'14, MMus\'15), and Alireza Mojibian (BMus\'15, Master\'s student) describe the amazing opportunities afforded to students in the UBC Opera Program.', ), ), '2.div' => array( '1.div' => array( '1.h1' => array( 1 => 'An award-winning,', '2.em' => 'touring', 3 => 'opera company', ), '2.p' => 'The Opera Ensemble tours regularly to the Czech Republic, Germany, Ontario, and throughout British Columbia. They have performed at the Usti nad Labem City Theatre, and The Teplice Opera House, as well as in neighbouring cities in the Czech Republic.', '3.p' => array( 1 => 'Past productions include:', '2.em' => 'Die Gärtnerin aus Liebe', 3 => ',', '4.em' => 'Xerses', 5 => ',', '6.em' => 'Il Barbiere di Siviglia', 7 => ',', '8.em' => 'The Cunning Little Vixen', 9 => ',', '10.em' => 'Faust', 11 => ',', '12.em' => 'Manon', 13 => ',', '14.em' => 'Die Fledermaus', 15 => ',', '16.em' => 'Carmen', 17 => ',', '18.em' => 'La Bohème', 19 => ',', '20.em' => 'Don Giovanni', 21 => ',', '22.em' => 'Giulio Cesare', 23 => ',', '24.em' => 'Così fan tutte', 25 => ',', '26.em' => 'Die Zauberflöte', 27 => ',', '28.em' => 'Le nozze di Figaro', 29 => ', and', '30.em' => 'Rusalka', 31 => '. The ensemble has had the privilege of performing', '32.em' => 'Die Gärtnerin aus Liebe', 33 => ',', '34.em' => 'Così fan tutte', 35 => ', and', '36.em' => 'Die Zauberflöte', 37 => ', in Prague’s Estates Theatre where Mozart premiered his', '38.em' => 'Don Giovanni', 39 => '.', ), ), '2.div' => array( '1.div' => 'IN THE NEWS', '2.div' => array( '1.header' => 'Featured', '2.div' => array( '1.div' => array( '1.div' => 'Dec 7, 2018', '2.div' => 'Dec 7, 2018', '3.div' => 'Dec 7, 2018', ), '2.div' => array( '1.div' => 'Dec 6, 2018', '2.div' => 'Dec 6, 2018', '3.div' => 'Dec 6, 2018', ), '3.div' => array( '1.div' => 'Dec 3, 2018', '2.div' => 'Dec 3, 2018', '3.div' => 'Dec 3, 2018', ), ), ), ), ), '3.div' => array( '1.div' => 'MORE UBC OPERA VIDEOS', '2.div' => array( '1.header' => 'Multimedia Database', '2.div' => array( '1.div' => array( '1.div' => 'Jan 19, 2018', '2.div' => 'Jan 19, 2018', '3.div' => 'Jan 19, 2018', ), '2.div' => array( '1.div' => 'Apr 29, 2017', '2.div' => 'Apr 29, 2017', '3.div' => 'Apr 29, 2017', ), '3.div' => array( '1.div' => 'Jan 30, 2017', '2.div' => 'Jan 30, 2017', '3.div' => 'Jan 30, 2017', ), '4.div' => array( '1.div' => 'Sep 19, 2016', '2.div' => 'Sep 19, 2016', '3.div' => 'Sep 19, 2016', ), '5.div' => array( '1.div' => 'Aug 31, 2016', '2.div' => 'Aug 31, 2016', '3.div' => 'Aug 31, 2016', ), '6.div' => array( '1.div' => 'Feb 6, 2016', '2.div' => 'Feb 6, 2016', '3.div' => 'Feb 6, 2016', ), '7.div' => array( '1.div' => 'Oct 30, 2015', '2.div' => 'Oct 30, 2015', '3.div' => 'Oct 30, 2015', ), '8.div' => array( '1.div' => 'Jun 16, 2015', '2.div' => 'Jun 16, 2015', '3.div' => 'Jun 16, 2015', ), '9.div' => array( '1.div' => 'Jun 6, 2014', '2.div' => 'Jun 6, 2014', '3.div' => 'Jun 6, 2014', ), '10.div' => array( '1.div' => 'Jun 27, 2013', '2.div' => 'Jun 27, 2013', '3.div' => 'Jun 27, 2013', ), '11.div' => array( '1.div' => 'Oct 9, 2011', '2.div' => 'Oct 9, 2011', '3.div' => 'Oct 9, 2011', ), '12.div' => array( '1.div' => 'Jun 22, 2011', '2.div' => 'Jun 22, 2011', '3.div' => 'Jun 22, 2011', ), ), ), '3.div' => 'Banner images by Tim Matheson | Miles Linklater', ), ), '2.footer' => array( 1 => 'University of British Columbia', 2 => 'Vancouver Campus', 3 => 'Music Building', 4 => '6361 Memorial Road', 5 => 'Vancouver, BC Canada V6T 1Z2', 6 => 'Tel 604 822 3113', 7 => 'Fax 604 822 4884', ), ), ), )