Britten with Pacific Opera Victoria

Britten with Pacific Opera Victoria A two-night première of Benjamin Britten’s small-scale epic masterpieces. Conducted by Maestro Timothy Vernon, this dynamic double-bill performance from Pacific Opera Victoria and the Victoria Symphony features mezzo-soprano...

“Open your heart, and let the music in”

“Open your heart, and let the music in” Allyson McHardy talks about Opera Atelier’s online premiere of Handel’s The Resurrection with Sesay Arts Magazine. Check it out here. “Allyson McHardy held court with a gilded mezzo-soprano tone that has set her apart from her...

Opera Atelier: Canadian Film Premiere of Handel’s The Resurrection

Opera Atelier: Canadian Film Premiere of Handel’s The Resurrection As Cleophas, McHardy has a mellifluous tone and an unfaltering vocal dexterity that makes the numerous coloratura passages in “Vedo il ciel, che più sereno” sound easy. (Opera Canada, Joshua...

Handel’s The Resurrection

Handel’s The Resurrection Don’t miss the Canadian Film Premiere of Handel’s The Resurrection on May 27th, 2021 at 7:00PM ET. For more information and to purchase tickets, please visit operaatelier.com. Sets by Gerard Gauci. Costumes and Flags by...

Together/Apart with Opera Atelier – Wednesday May 20 at 8pm

Together/Apart with Opera Atelier – Wednesday May 20 at 8pm Together/Apart – a one-hour virtual showcase of music and dance to connect, uplift, and inspire – featuring an all-star line-up of Opera Atelier’s longstanding and audience-favourite artists...

Acoustic Afternoons with Pacific Opera Victoria

Acoustic Afternoons with Pacific Opera Victoria Grab a coffee, take a breath, and hang out with Allyson McHardy! Enjoy intimate glimpses of some of the Pacific Opera family of artists, as they share their homes, their songs and how things are going for them during...

POV’s Flight: retro take on deeply human tales

POV’s Flight: retro take on deeply human tales As the pregnant Minskwoman, Allyson McHardy begins as unsympathetic: she refuses to fly to Minsk with her husband for no obvious reason, and appears selfish and self-indulgent when she later tries to explain her feelings...

Prix Opus for Flying Dutchman at Festival d’opéra de Québec

Concert de l’année – Québec Le vaisseau fantôme de Wagner Festival d’opéra de Québec, François Girard, mise en scène, Jacques Lacombe, chef, Gregory Dahl, baryton, Andreas Bauer Kanabas, basse, Johanni van Oostrum, soprano, Allyson McHardy, mezzo-soprano,...