Vancouver Opera Offstage Podcast
1) Verdi: Freedom, Sacrifice, and the Price of Art
In this special episode, Jane Potter brings Verdi’s world to life through the story of Rigoletto, a work born out of controversy, courage, and the fight for artistic freedom.Learn MoreEpisode Credits:...Show More
2) Glynis Leyshon on Why Opera Still Matters—And Why It Might Just Save Us
Few artists have shaped Canadian theatre and opera as profoundly as Glynis Leyshon, who now brings her formidable imagination to Vancouver Opera’s new production of Rigoletto, re-set in Victorian Lond...Show More
3) “A Star Danced”: In conversation with Bard on the Beach Artistic Director Christopher Gaze
He's one of the city's greatest voices on stage, on air, and lately at City Hall. Today we're joined by Christopher Gaze, actor, advocate, and the visionary force behind Bard on the Beach. Learn MoreE...Show More
4) If You Can Speak, You Can Sing
Composer, producer, and traditional singer from the Lil’wat Nation, Russell Wallace speaks about the influence of his mother, the language inside his music, and why singing together gives him hope.Lea...Show More
5) Doug Tuck on Why Opera Belongs to Everyone
For nearly two decades, Doug Tuck was the voice of Vancouver Opera. Not just as Director of Marketing, but as the friendly presence who greeted audiences in the lobby and guided them through curtain s...Show More
6) A Voice Becoming: Soprano Sarah Dufresne on Gilda, Growth, and the Power of Story
Canadian soprano Sarah Dufresne joins host Ashley Daniel Foot to talk about her journey from Niagara Falls to the world’s great stages — and her debut as Gilda in Verdi’s Rigoletto at Vancouver Opera....Show More
7) The Book of Records: Madeleine Thien, Memory, and the Music of Time
Our conversation today is with Madeleine Thien, Giller Prize-winning author of the novel Do Not Say We Have Nothing, as well as librettist of the opera Chinatown. Madeleine's newest novel, The Book of...Show More
8) Born in the Philippines. Sung in Canada. Felt Everywhere.
Blending Tagalog and English, film and song, Liham gives voice to the Filipino-Canadian experience. Today we are joined by two members of the team behind Liham, producer and mezzo-soprano Renee Fajard...Show More
9) When Two Butterflies Meet
Today we're joined by two extraordinary sopranos, Karen Chia-ling Ho. and Yasko Sato. Karen and Yasko are double cast in the role of Cio-Cio San in our upcoming production of Madama Butterfly, runnin...Show More
10) Un bel dì, A Life Begins: The World of Puccini
Today we’re stepping into the world of one of opera’s most passionate, enduring, and beloved composers.His name is synonymous with soaring arias, impossible love stories, and music that grabs you by t...Show More