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Cor Flammae

Queeristers set Queer Arts Festival ablaze

Cor Flammae: Vancouver's budding summer chorus of classically trained, queer singers, performing queer content.
Vancouver Opera's production of Verdi's Don Carlo Photo Credit: Tim Matheson

Vancouver Opera's production of Verdi's Don Carlo showcases brilliant music

The Vancouver Opera's season finale production of Verdi's spectacular Don Carlo brings grand opera to Vancouver.
Capilano University Singers, photo courtesy of Capilano University

Mozart Throwdown: Vancouver Chamber Choir vs Capilano University

Mozart's Requiem receives multiple performances over Easter week around the lower mainland.
Birgit Piskor, concrete, Garden, victoria

Victoria-based artist Birgit Piskor pairs art and concrete

Victoria-based artist Birgit Piskor works from her sketches to create fluid, ethereal works of art out of concrete and fabric.
La Descente d'Orphée aux Enfers Photo credit: Andre Constantini

Boston Early Music Festival’s Orphée a play within a play

Pacific Opera Victoria and the Early Music Society of the Islands delight audiences with their co-presentation of the Boston Early Music Festival's Orphee last weekend in Victoria.

Cool visuals bring new perspective to Don Giovanni

Vancouver Opera's production of Don Giovanni features visual effects by renowned video designer and visual innovator Bob Bonniol.

Vancouver Chamber Choir's soothing music garners Juno nomination

The Vancouver Chamber Choir is nominated for its recording, A Quiet Place, which honours the lives of people facing debilitating illness.