Vancouver Opera Presents the Pearl Fishers – Win Tickets

Vancouver Opera is opening its 2022–2023 season this month with a full-scale production of Georges Bizet’s The Pearl Fishers and you can enter to win tickets!

This dramatic opera tells the tale of two devoted friends and the woman that comes between them. The famous “friendship duet”,  Au fond du temple saint, is one of the most beautiful and recognizable pieces in the opera repertoire.

Vancouver Opera Presents the Pearl Fishers

• When: October 22 and 27 at 7:30pm; October 30 at 2:00pm
• Where: Queen Elizabeth Theatre (630 Hamilton St, Vancouver)
• Tickets: Single tickets for the 2022–2023 season start at $50 and are available now through the Vancouver Opera box office online or at 604-683-0222. Those who want to become a member of the Vancouver Opera family can be come a subscriber. Choose from one of five subscriptions to experience Vancouver Opera with the best seats at the best price and a flexible refund policy.

From the composer of Carmen, The Pearl Fishers’ transcendent beauty, lush orchestration and Bizet’s trademark melodies will transport audiences. This is the first production of this classic opera in 28 years! It is directed by Vancouver favourite Rachel Peake, and Conductor Kamna Gupta will make her Vancouver Opera debut.

Cast in the tenor role of Nadir is Aaron Blake, making his Vancouver Opera debut. Singing the baritone role of Zurga is Canadian Phillip Addis who has performed all over the world. Audiences will remember him from Vancouver Opera productions of La Bohème and The Marriage of Figaro. Canadian-Lebanese soprano, Miriam Khalil sings the role of Leila in her Vancouver Opera debut. Canadian-Armenian bass-baritone, Vartan Gabrielian performs the role of Nourabad. 

Win Tickets

I have a pair of tickets to give away to the performant on October 27th, here’s how you can enter to win:

The Pearl Fishers is sung in French with English SURTITLES™ projected above the stage. You can learn more about the story on the website before you go. Follow Vancouver Opera on Twitter and Facebook for more information.