Salon Social with Baritone Geoff Schellenberg – September 22! – SOLD OUT!
Baritone Geoff Schellenberg will be our next guest singer at the Fieldhouse for our 7th Salon Social with accompaniment by pianist Roger Parton.
Praised for his “clarion tone” (Musical Toronto) and “impressive vocal colour” (Opera Canada), Canadian-American baritone Geoffrey Schellenberg is currently a Resident Artist with Portland Opera. In the 2018-19 season, he performed the roles of Marchese D’Obigny in La traviata, Fiorello in Il barbiere di Siviglia, and Nardo in La finta giardiniera with Portland Opera, as well as Schaunard in La bohème with Vancouver Opera. He was engaged with Calgary Opera for their 2017-18 season as part of their Emerging Artist Development Program, performing as the Sergeant in Il barbiere di Siviglia, Captain in Eugene Onegin, and Sciarrone in Tosca in their mainstage productions. He also recently sang Morales in Carmen (Opera Kelowna), Marcello in La bohème (White Rock Concerts), and Belcore in L’elisir d’amore (Music Academy of the West). In the 2019-20 season, he will perform as Harlekin in Highland Opera Studio’s production of Ariadne auf Naxos, Amantio in Pacific Opera Victoria’s production of Il trittico, and will return to Portland Opera to perform as Ben, David, and Doctor Gregg in An American Quartet and as Charlie in Three Decembers. Bio continues click here.
Free admission, snacks, and tea. Please email to reserve a seat: operaopulenza@gmail.com.
Sunday, September 22
2pm – 3:30pm
Oak Park Fieldhouse
Email: operaopulenza@gmail.com
DVBIA Perch Program – September 30th Outdoor Concert
Please join us at Cathedral Square for a special concert of opera favourites! This summer, Opera Opulenza has joined the Downtown Vancouver Business Improvement Association’s outdoor Perch Program. We’ll be performing once each month throughout the summer at lunchtimes, alternating between Lot 19 and Cathedral Square. Each show will be different from the last. Watch this space for details of shows to come.
Guest singers are Tamar Simon, soprano, Pavol Simoncic, baritone, Thomas Lamont, tenor, Andy Greenwood, baritone, and the Opulenza Community Opera Chorus with piano accompaniment by Roger Parton
Monday, September 30th
12pm to 1:30pm
Cathedral Square – 566 Richards St, Vancouver
Free admission!
Rigoletto Read-through – Sunday, Oct 6
Join us for a fun-filled evening as we sing through Verdi’s opera “Rigoletto”. Some roles have already been filled: Rigoletto – Andy Greenwood, Gilda – Elaina Moreau, The Duke – Sunny Shams, Count Monterone – Pavol Simoncic, Maddalena – Melissa Howell, Borsa – Thomas Lamont, Sparafucile – Frantz de Rycke, Giovanna and the Page – Libby Donald, the Countess Ceprano – Lindsay Gillis, and our Community Opera Chorus. Please email operaopulenza@gmail.com if you’d like to sing a role. This will be a fun, casual setting with snacks. You are welcome to act out the parts and to join in with the chorus or just watch and listen. We are using the Schirmer edition of the score.
Sunday, October 6th
7pm-10pm
Venue – TBA
A Night of Opulence
Join us for a stunning concert of opera favourites with soprano Tamar Simon and baritone Geoff Schellenberg – November 7th at 7:30pm
This will be a fun and fancy evening with refreshments at intermission. Best of all, it’s free!
Thursday, November 7th
7:30pm (doors open at 7pm)
Moberly Arts & Cultural Centre – 7646 Prince Albert St, Vancouver
Free admission!
Email to reserve a seat: operaopulenza@gmail.com
On-going
Community Opera Chorus
Saturdays 11am-12pm at the Oak Park Fieldhouse
Come join our Community Opera Chorus! There’s no experience necessary and no membership fee. We are building a chorus from the ground up! We will help you with group breathing and singing exercises, movement and score reading. It’s like choir, but eventually you’ll be in costume and acting as well as singing! If you love to sing and to be part of a group come join us! Saturdays 11am-12pm at the Oak Park Fieldhouse on Fremlin Street. To register email: operaopulenza@gmail.com with “Community Opera Chorus” in the subject line. We will be working on repertoire from “The Tales of Hoffmann”, “Rigoletto”, “Don Carlo”, “Tosca”, and “Carmen”.
