Opera
Opera Mariposa hosts its annual Benefit + Awareness Campaign
May 18, 2022By: Charlene Aviles, Peak Associate Opera Mariposa, an opera company, is hosting its 10th annual Benefit + Awareness Campaign for myalgic encephalomyelitis (ME) and fibromyalgia (FM) during May 1–June 1, 2022. Their website notes they are “Canada’s first entirely, openly disability-led and run opera company.” The virtual campaign will include a music video from singer Jacqueline Ko and interviews with Ko and YouTuber Robin Hahn. Opera Mariposa has also partnered with Christina Baltais — an artist living with myalgic encephalomyelitis who uses paintings, photography, writing, and art to showcase their experience living with chronic illness. Opera Mariposa reports myalgic encephalomyelitis can…
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SFU choir members perform in local opera
June 6, 2016Alexandre Vasilchenko had a busy schedule last week. The criminology major had his regular classes, studying for exams, and also had two performances of Pietro Mascagni’s opera Cavalleria Rusticana. You could say it wasn’t a typical week for an SFU…
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Opera Warriors explores traditional Chinese theatre
January 22, 2016Opera Warriors, performed on January 5th and 6th at the Queen Elizabeth Theatre, was a well-executed production. It featured the athletic abilities of the performers, elaborate set design, detailed costuming, and beautiful lighting. Set in China during the early 20th…
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