CREATING PAULINE: CITY OPERA VANCOUVER

Presentation

CREATING PAULINE: CITY OPERA VANCOUVER
Tuesday October 29, 8pm – 9:30pm
Chinese Cultural Centre Museum, 555 Columbia

City Opera Vancouver offers an informal presentation about the creation of the new opera Pauline (by Margaret Atwood and Tobin Stokes) scheduled to premiere May 2014. City Opera will provide an introduction to the life of Canadian poet and performer Pauline Johnson (1861-1913) and a taste of the music from the opera. The Festival is thrilled to welcome special guests including composer Tobin Stokes, director Norman Armour, singer Rose-Ellen Nichols, pianist David Boothroyd, and conductor and artistic director Charles Barber. Discussion welcome. Free

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