The Theatre of Music
Presented by City Opera Vancouver
in association with Sound the Alarm: Music/Theatre
This cabaret celebrates the subversive power of
art and offers a warning to those who would take freedom
for granted. 1934: As Nazism tightens its grip on Germany,
a satirical cabaret troupe faces physical danger and a
moral crisis. Members have disappeared under suspicious
circumstances; the five that remain have to decide whether to
bend to intimidation or perform their work uncensored. With
death looming in the air, the risks couldn’t be higher—and yet
the desperate need for expression is still there...
At Performance Works Theatre in Vancouver, January 23-26, 2020.
In Development
This 2017 Pulizer Prize winning opera by composer Du Yun and Canadian librettist Royce Vavrek is planned to make its Canadian debut in 2020/21 with Sound the Alarm: Music/Theatre and co-producer re:Naissance Opera.
G.F. Handel
Presented in September 2017, this co-production with re:Naissance Opera was named one of "Vancouver's Best Operas of 2017"
Directed by Alan Corbishley
A Cinematic Theatrical Concert
This cinematic concert in 2014 and 2016 featured the music of Edith Piaf, performed by Frederik Robert, and integrated an accompanied silent film about a Vancouver drag queen whose alter ego resembled the life of the iconic French chanteuse.
Acis + Galatea, 2017
Named "Vancouver's Best Opera"
"...this retelling of Handel’s story was refreshing, making perfect sense of music and libretto, doing a fine job of presenting them, and introducing a concept of the opera more dramatically compelling than the original."
Webley aWaits, 2012
"Comedy walked - OK, staggered at times - arm in
arm with tragedy... The front seat? That was Kris Ruston driving the energy from behind the grille of an '80s Ford pickup, part of a junk-strewn set
that included a kitchen-utensil rhythm section.
Dragging Piaf, 2016
"On its own, ninety minutes of Frederik Robert’s singing could’ve been interesting and fully entertaining … I was excited to see if the silent film could use the urgency and intensity of Robert’s live voice to spin a powerful narrative… And it did."
Satie de Paris, 2009
"Satie de Paris was poetry on stage!"
It is with great honour that we have received funding support
from the following organizations.
Community Gaming
Yearly support towards our Performance Programming