The show must go on, and indeed it did, at the Tuesday evening performance of Manitoba Opera’s La Bohème at the Centennial Concert Hall in Winnipeg, despite an accident on stage that prevented a singer from continuing.
View Press ReleaseManitoba Opera’s biennial Open House will be held Sunday, April 6 from noon to 4 pm at the Centennial Concert Hall.
View Press ReleaseManitoba Opera presents Puccini’s beloved La Bohème, considered the most romantic opera of all time, at the Centennial Concert Hall, Saturday, April 5 (8 pm), Tuesday, April 8 (7 pm), and Friday, April 11 (8 pm).
View Press ReleaseSaddle up for an evening of light-hearted laughter at the opening production of Manitoba Opera’s 2013/14 Season, a Hollywood-style wild-west version of Donizetti’s Don Pasquale, with three performances at the Centennial Concert Hall, Saturday, November 23 (8 pm), Tuesday, November 26 (7 pm), and Friday, November 29 (8 pm).
View Press ReleaseManitoba Opera announced this evening at its Annual General Meeting (AGM), held at the Centennial Concert Hall in Winnipeg, that the company finished its artistically acclaimed 40th season with a surplus of $11,718 using a small draw from its Operating Reserve Fund*. This marks the 11th time in the past 13 seasons that Manitoba Opera has ended the season positively. The operating budget for the year ending May 31, 2013, was $1,872,677.
View Press ReleaseThe richly layered tale of the court jester and Gilda, his daughter by the great Italian composer,Giuseppe Verdi, will open Manitoba Opera’s 40th season at the Centennial Concert Hall Saturday, November 24 (8 pm), Tuesday, November 27 (7 pm), and Friday, November 30 (8 pm).
View Press ReleaseManitoba Opera announced today that the Board of Trustees has extended the contract for Larry Desrochers, General Director & CEO, for another three years, expiring June 30, 2015. Mr. Desrochers has held the senior administrative and artistic position with the company since November 2000.
View Press ReleaseHearing the Story, the Genius of Verdi with special guest speaker, the Metropolitan Opera’s William Berger will be presented by Manitoba Opera, Saturday November 10, beginning at 1:30 pm at the Manitoba Museum Auditorium. Presented in conjunction with the upcoming performances of Rigoletto at the Centennial Concert Hall, November 24, 27, and 30, this hour-long presentation is free, but registration is required. To register, phone 204-942-7470 or email ldymond@manitobaopera.mb.ca
View Press ReleaseManitoba Opera announced yesterday evening at its Annual General Meeting (AGM), held at the Centennial Concert Hall in Winnipeg, that the company posted a surplus of $40,852 on an operating budget of $1,576,247 for the year ending May 31, 2012.
The surplus was possible as the result of cost cutting and a significant bequest that offset a shortfall in ticket and fundraising revenues. This marks the 10th time in the last 12 seasons that Manitoba Opera has ended the season in the black.
View Press ReleaseOur Land Acknowledgement:
Manitoba Opera is located upon, and operates within, Treaty #1 territory, the Anishinaabeg, Cree, Anisininew, Dakota, and Dene peoples’ traditional lands and waters and the Red River Métis Nation homelands.
As water nourishes the land and all it gives us, we also acknowledge that the source of the City of Winnipeg’s water is from Shoal Lake, the home and shared territory of Iskatewizaagegan No. 39 Independent Nation and Shoal Lake 40 First Nation.
In view of such understandings and acknowledgments, Manitoba Opera remains committed to working in partnership with the Indigenous peoples in the spirit of truth, reconciliation, and collaboration.
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