The Soraya’s resident dance company Ballet BC returned with a trio of modern ballets that defy description. How do you find the words to capture and convey the experience of these utterly thrilling dance works...
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Pauline Adamek
World premier of “Hildegard” Opera review
Making its highly anticipated world premiere this past weekend, Sarah Kirkland Snider’s new opera Hildegard, about an important medieval composer and mystic, proved a dazzling experience. Musically, dramatically, and...
Benjamin Britten’s “The Turn of the Screw”
Benjamin Britten’s chilling mid-century opera The Turn of the Screw is a haunting psychological thriller that transforms Henry James’ ghost story into an intense chamber opera of ambiguity and dread. With its spare...
The Verdi Chorus explores “Faust” in November
An ancient legend first popularized in sixteenth-century Germany, the Faustian bargain warns of trading one’s soul or moral integrity for power, beauty, or success, only to pay a terrible price later. It remains...
Quincy Jones tribute at The Soraya
Last night at The Soraya the joint was jumping and the band was swinging in celebration of the great musical artist Quincy Jones. The Pacific Jazz Orchestra was led by arranger Chris Walden, himself a longtime protégé...