Vancouver Opera

Free Event! Sunday, July 13 VOICES RISING 2025 Pre-Concert Celebration on stage from 5:15–6:00PM Concert starts at 7:30PM Deer Lake Park Festival Lawn 6450 Deer Lake Avenue Burnaby, BC V5G 2J3 Music Director Jacques Lacombe leads the Vancouver Opera Orchestra in an evening of duets, arias, and timeless music, featuring highlights from Verdi’s eternally thrilling Rigoletto, Mozart’s light-hearted Così fan tutte, Puccini’s most enduring story, La Bohème, and more!

VOICES RISING 2025: Pre-Concert Celebration

Presented in partnership with the City of Burnaby Supported by TD as part of Vancouver Opera’s VOICES Free Concert Series Join us for VOICES RISING 2025: Vancouver Opera Pre-Concert Celebration, featuring the stunning sounds of Sarabande and M’Girl. Sarabande Sarabande is a bold and expressive chamber choir from the Vancouver Bach Family of Choirs, under the direction of Shane Raman. Sarabande brings lush harmonies and dynamic energy to everything they sing—and for this special free outdoor performance, they’ll perform stunning choral arrangements of Sia and Roberta Flack, alongside a selection of contemporary choral works that showcase the emotional power of ensemble singing. They’ll be joined by members of the Vancouver Opera Chorus — adding even more vocal brilliance to this moving musical experience. M’Girl Rooted in Indigenous traditions and storytelling, M’Girl is a group of Indigenous women whose songs speak to connection—connection to land, to culture, to spirit, and to each other. Their stunning harmonies and original works are at once intimate and expansive, blending ancestral knowledge with contemporary vocal artistry.

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Bring a blanket or chair, enjoy a picnic and settle in for a wonderful evening with Vancouver Opera and the City of Burnaby. Please leave large tents and umbrellas at home. Parking in the vicinity is limited, so alternate transportation is recommended. Visit TransLink Trip Planner. For additional information, including the food trucks that will be on site, accessibility, and more, please visit the City of Burnaby's website at the link below.

Verdi | Forza del destino: Sinfonia Verdi | Rigoletto: Act I, No. 6 "Gualtier Maldè... Caro Nome" Verdi | Rigoletto: Act II, No. 9 "Cortigiani" Verdi | Rigoletto: Act III, No. 11 “La Donna è mobile” Mozart | Così fan tutte: Act I, No. 12 "In uomini" Mozart | Così fan tutte: Overture Mozart | Don Giovanni: Act II, No. 17 Canz “Deh, vieni alla finestra” Mozart | Don Giovanni: Act I, No. 7 Duettino "Là ci darem la mano" Puccini | La Bohème: Act I "Che gelida manina" Puccini | La Bohème: Act I "Si, mi chiamano Mimi" Puccini | La Bohème: Act I "O soave fanciulla" Puccini | La Bohème: Act II "Quando m’en vo" Puccini | La Bohème: Act III "Donde lieta" Puccini | La Bohème: Act III "Dunque è proprio finita" Puccini | La Bohème: Act IV “O Mimi" Verdi | Nabucco: Sinfonia Verdi | La Traviata: Act I, Brindisi "Libiamo" Soloists: Eve-Lyn de la Haye Heidi Duncan Martin Renner Wallace Geoffrey Schellenberg

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Three sublime nights. Small commitment, big benefits. 2025-2026 season ticket packages are available now! Purchase a two- or three-opera package online today and join us for Rigoletto, Così fan tutte, and La Bohème.