MAZEPPA by Tchaikovsky
"If it at first it seemed a little foolhardy to mount such a big work on a small scale, any doubts were quickly laid to rest right from the opening women's chorus. You could just sit back, forget the spectacle and concentrate on Tchaikovsky's luscious vocal writing."

Wayne Gooding, OPERA CANADA

2017 - 2018 SEASON


Chorus Fire
40th Anniversary of the OIC Chorus
Sunday, October 29, 2017
2:30 pm


GEORGE FRIDERIC HANDEL
Rodelinda
Sunday, November 26, 2017
2:30 pm


SAVERIO MERCADANTE
I Due Figaro
Sunday, February 4, 2018

2:30 pm


VICTOR DAVIES
The Ecstasy of Rita Joe
A World Premiere

Saturday, March 24, 2018
8:00 pm
Sunday, March 25, 2018

2:30 pm

 

 

 

 

VICTOR DAVIES
THE ECSTASY OF RITA JOE
A WORLD PREMIERE

Saturday, March 24, 2018— 8:00pm
Sunday, March 25, 2018—2:30 pm

An English opera

In 1967 George Ryga's searing drama THE ECSTASY OF RITA JOE premiered at the Vancouver Playhouse and signalled a new era for Canadian theatre. His wrenching exploration of the Indigenous experience caused a national cultural examination that is ongoing today.

Now Canadian composer Victor Davies has written an opera adapting Ryga's play.

Featuring
Robert Cooper, Conductor and Chorus Director

Marion Newman as Rita Joe
Evan Korbut as Jaimie Paul
Everett Morrison as David Joe, Rita's father
Rose-Ellen Nichols as Old Native Woman
Michelle Lafferty as Eileen
Michael Robert-Broder as Magistrate
Stuart Graham as Father Andrew
with
David Boan
Michael McLean