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Le Nozze di Figaro
BURNABY LYRIC OPERA
in association with the Shadbolt Centre for the Arts
presents
A Burnaby Lyric Opera production
Le Nozze di Figaro (The Marriage of Figaro) by W.A. Mozart
February 22, 27, 2025 | 7:30pm
February 24, 26, March 1, 2025 | 2pm (Matinée)
Stage Director: Richard Berg | Music Director: Richard Epp
What’s a fellow to do? Your lecherous boss, the Count, has his eye on your fiancée, Susanna, the Countess’ maid; and the Countess and Susanna are scheming to outsmart the Count and bring him to his knees. To everyone running around in disguise, hiding in bushes, closets and behind curtains, add a young lad who falls in love at a moment’s notice, a madcap array of unknown family members, aristocrats, gardeners, teachers and villagers - and we have one of the most outrageous scenarios ever written for opera. From the opening notes, Mozart’s masterpiece is filled with lively characters meeting life’s unexpected twists and challenges with humour, grace and poignancy, all the while singing some of the most glorious music ever written. Stage Director Richard Berg and Music Director Richard Epp will work their magic on “Le Nozze di Figaro” (The Marriage of Figaro) together with the best of B.C.’s young professional opera singers and Burnaby Lyric Opera’s production team. This is a must-see performance at the Shadbolt Centre for the Arts.
Sung in Italian with English surtitles.
Tickets: Adult $40 Student/Senior $25
Shadbolt Centre for the Arts, Studio Theatre
6450 Deer Lake Avenue, Deer Lake Park, Burnaby
BOX OFFICE: 604-205-3000
We acknowledge the financial support of the Province of British Columbia.
Christmas Concert Fundraiser 2024
BURNABY LYRIC OPERA and the Shadbolt Centre for the Arts
present our annual
Christmas Concert Fundraiser
Silent Auction! Gift Baskets! Raffle Draw!
Christmas Carol Sing-along!
Join us for an afternoon of your favourite operatic arias, duets, and trios sung by the superb voices of our singers from the Lower Mainland: Gina Morel, Trudy Chalmers, and Wayne Line, with piano accompaniment by Richard Epp. Enjoy your favourite Christmas stories and participate in our Christmas carol sing-along.
SUNDAY, DECEMBER 1, 2024
3:00 PM
Tickets: $20
Shadbolt Centre for the Arts
6450 Deer Lake Avenue, Deer Lake Park, Burnaby
BOX OFFICE: 604-205-3000
Thank you to our sponsors - the Vancouver Aquarium, Banana Leaf restaurant, and the Province of British Columbia.
OPERA FOR A SUNDAY AFTERNOON
BURNABY LYRIC OPERA
and the Shadbolt Centre for the Arts
present
Echoes of Autumn “Sinister and Serene”
Callum Alden, Taryn Plater, Matthew Kim, and Richard Epp
Burnaby Lyric Opera is proud to present mezzo-soprano Taryn Plater, tenor Callum Alden and baritone Matthew Kim, along with pianist Richard Epp in our first Sunday Afternoon Concert of our 2024/2025 season. In anticipation of “Halloween”, join us for this musical afternoon as Taryn, Callum, Matthew and Richard take you on a delightful journey through the Sinister and Serene world of operatic and musical theatre repertoire.
SUNDAY, OCTOBER 20, 2024
3:00 PM
Tickets: $20
Shadbolt Centre for the Arts
Studio 103, 6450 Deer Lake Avenue, Deer Lake Park, Burnaby
BOX OFFICE: 604-205-3000
SUMMER STAGES
Free outdoor concert series!
Join us at Confederation Park in Burnaby for a concert of operatic arias, duets, and trios! Bring a blanket or chair and we’ll see you near the spray park!
Concert schedule:
Wednesday, July 17, 2:00pm-2:45pm
Thursday, July 18, 2:00pm-2:45pm
Wednesday, August 28, 2:00pm-2:45pm
Thursday, August 29, 2:00pm-2:45pm
Confederation Park (250 Willingdon Ave, Burnaby)
Sponsored by the City of Burnaby
Work With Us
Burnaby Lyric Opera holds general auditions once each year and casts its operas and concerts from these general auditions. Its mandate is to offer opportunity to the young operatic talent in British Columbia and the singers that audition come from anywhere in B.C. Some examples are; The Vancouver Opera Chorus, UBC Opera Programme, The Vancouver Academy of Music, University of Victoria. It is not a prerequisite or necessary to come from a music institution. BLO is interested in nurturing B.C. talent and offering the opportunity to young opera singers to sing leading and secondary roles in opera. We also offer the opportunity to young students who have never been on an operatic stage before, to sing in the BLO chorus and therefore gain the experience of the operatic stage.
Over the many years we have been offering opportunities to the young singers in B.C., BLO has seen many of the young artists go on to careers working with the larger opera companies. Some have gone on to sing in the Vancouver Opera’s School Touring Programme and within the past two years, two singers in particular who have been featured in leading roles with Burnaby Lyric Opera, were accepted into the Vancouver Opera Young Artist Programme where they are now singing roles on VO mainstage. Other singers have worked their way through the BLO chorus to sing leading roles for BLO and are now in Europe performing.