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Sarah Dufresne shines as Gilda in Glynis Leyshon’s gloomy staging of Rigoletto, set in Victorian London. 

The Vancouver Symphony performs with penetrating insight from Itzhak Perlman.

Paroxysmal energy of the Vancouver Symphony in Beethoven's Fifth Symphony

Brett Bailey's acclaimed production of Macbeth is unmissable, combining top-notch theatrical and musical values with a disturbingly timely political warning

Dutch violinist Simone Lamsma brings fiery intensity and technique in an otherwise lukewarm programme of Wagner, Rachmaninov and Shostakovich

Vancouver Opera's compact, effective Hansel and Gretel satisfies adults and children alike.

Karen Gomyo and the Vancouver Symphony present a ravishingly romantic programme of Berg and Rachmaninov

Cristian Măcelaru and the Vancouver Symphony offer an imperfect yet charismatic journey through Central Europe in works by Dvořák, Brahms, and Enescu.

Alexander Melnikov astonishes in Beethoven's 'Emperor' Concerto. 

Conductor Rory Macdonald and violinist Angelo Xiang Yu present an uneven walk through 20th century Russia

Betroffenheit is an uncomfortably revealing and farcical journey through one man's experience of post-traumatic stress disorder and addiction.  

Despite Sarah Chang's star appeal, conductor Pietari Inkinen and the Vancouver Symphony Orchestra prove to be the main attraction in a crowd-pleasing programme of Dvořák and Tchaikovsky.

Vancouver Opera's bold presentation of Nico Muhly's Dark Sisters is enjoyable but less audacious than its subject matter might suggest

A highly visceral experience: Ballet BC opens its new season with three works by Cayetano Soto, Stijn Celis and Crystal Pite.

Conductor Alexandre Bloch thrills in a diverse programme of Messiaen, Haydn, and Schubert. 

Vancouver Opera's opening production of the 2015-16 season features an ideal cast let down by stale production

Alek Shrader, Judith Forst, and Tracy Dahl dazzle and amuse in Vancouver Symphony's presentation of Bernstein's operetta. 

Vancouver Opera's updated Sweeney Todd is an incisive and disconcerting theatrical experience, backed by a musically excellent cast

Ballet BC expands its vocabulary and tests its toes in new conversations.   

An inconsistent but ultimately satisfying recital from Benjamin Grosvenor in Rameau, Bach, Franck, Chopin, and Granados.

Sir András Schiff delights Vancouver in the nuances of late sonatas by Haydn, Mozart, Beethoven and Schubert. 

Miami City Ballet's performance plays with the many shades of Balanchine's palette and even offers a number of stunning moments.

Violinist James Ehnes and the Vancouver Symphony Orchestra on breathtaking form in an immense, virtuosic programme of Elgar, Respighi, Britten and Berlioz.

The intimate Vancouver Playhouse was nearly full to hear Iestyn Davies and Thomas Dunford. Consisting of lute songs by John Dowland and his contemporaries, in addition to the Canadian premiere of Nico Muhly’s Old Bones, it’s hard to imagine a more artistically satisfying and entertaining way to spend an afternoon.