Whew! Opening night has passed.

Monday, 9 March 2009, 22:58 | Category : Opera
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Wow! How did it get to be Monday night?!? I just dropped off my Mom and her friend to head back to White Rock where they are staying with her friend’s sister. My mom, her friend, her friend’s sister, and her friend’s sister’s friend (LOL) came to opening night of Rigoletto on Saturday. My mom [...]

I’m on the VO Blog!

Wednesday, 4 March 2009, 0:26 | Category : Opera
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Wanna know some random trivia about me? Check my answers to Vancouver Opera’s Twenty Questions on their blog. Click here.

Rigoletto news

Wednesday, 4 March 2009, 0:23 | Category : Opera
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Well, it has been a busy couple weeks for me. Since my last post, we’ve finished rehearsing in the hall at Holy Rosary Church. We did a final run through of the show in the hall last Friday and it was so great to see the whole show (even if the set was tape on [...]

Valentine’s rehearsal

Tuesday, 17 February 2009, 1:29 | Category : Opera
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My third Rigoletto rehearsal was on Saturday afternoon, Valentine’s Day.  I was originally called in the morning and my boyfriend had planned this lovely picnic for Valentine’s Day and then the schedule got changed so, we went for a lovely brunch instead. We went to Crave on Main Street and I had an omelet – [...]

Rigoletto Rehearsals have begun

Wednesday, 11 February 2009, 20:08 | Category : Opera
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I had my first staging rehearsal for Rigoletto yesterday. It was SO much fun! I wasn’t sure how much I would get to do as Giovanna as I don’t have a lot of singing but I get to do a lot of onstage work with Gilda and Rigoletto!  Glynis (the director) is really letting everyone [...]

Carmen has closed

Sunday, 8 February 2009, 23:32 | Category : Opera
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This past Thursday was closing night of Vancouver Opera’s Carmen. I start rehearsals for Rigoletto on Tuesday. I am so excited to be doing the role of Giovanna in VO’s production! As promised, here are some pictures from the backstage of the Queen Elizabeth Theatre from the run of Carmen.

Here is my dressing room table [...]

Carmen!!!

Monday, 26 January 2009, 21:42 | Category : Opera
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Vancouver Opera’s current production is Bizet’s Carmen. This is one of the most presented operas in the repertory and is a must-see. If you have never been to an opera before, this is a perfect one to introduce yourself to the genre. The opera is sung in French with French dialogue but there are English [...]

Eugene Onegin has wrapped….whew!

Sunday, 30 November 2008, 23:15 | Category : Opera
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Last night was closing night of Vancouver Opera’s Eugene Onegin. The opera was a success and ended up being a lot of fun. For me, this run seemed particularly long. Perhaps it is because I am working more than I have during the run of a contract or perhaps it is because the preparation for [...]

Rigoletto

Saturday, 15 November 2008, 0:16 | Category : Opera
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I am very excited to announce that I will be singing the role of Giovanna in Vancouver Opera’s Rigoletto in March 2009. I have been singing the the Vancouver Opera Chorus since 2002 and am looking forward to my first official role! More details to come once rehearsals start.

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Eugene Onegin

Saturday, 15 November 2008, 0:07 | Category : Opera
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Vancouver Opera’s Eugene Onegin is in full swing now.  We just wrapped up staging tonight and have the Sitzprobe tomorrow (”sitzprobe” is the orchestra rehearsal where we sing with the orchestra without staging – a “sit” rehearsal). Next week we are in the theatre and then opening night is November 22. This contract has been [...]