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Canadian Opera Company’s Hadrian: commanding vocals and powerful symbolism
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CANADIANS NEXT ON STAGE
Feb 25 2025
The Little PrincePortman
Pacific Opera Victoria
Royal Theatre (Victoria)
Feb 26 2025
The Queen in Me Various
Opera Kelowna
Rotary Centre for the Arts
Feb 26 2025
Le Nozze di Figaro Mozart
Burnaby Lyric Opera
Shadbolt Centre for the Arts
Feb 27 2025
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Burnaby Lyric Opera
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