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Il Barbiere di Siviglia
BURNABY LYRIC OPERA
in association with Shadbolt Centre for the Arts
presents
A Burnaby Lyric Opera production
Il Barbiere di Siviglia (The Barber of Seville)
by Gioachino Rossini
February 21, 26, 2026 | 7:30pm
February 23, 25, 28, 2026 | 2pm (Matinée)
Stage Director: Tayte Mitchell | Music Director: Angus Kellett
Count Almaviva is in love with the young and beautiful Rosina; Rosina is in love with the poor student Lindoro; Rosina’s guardian Dr. Bartolo wants to marry her for her inheritance and has imprisoned her in his house; Don Basilio the music teacher is helping Dr. Bartolo with his treacherous scheme; and Figaro, the town barber, is helping Count Almaviva in his romantic quest, while cleverly manipulating all the players. This brightest star in Gioacchino Rossini’s repertoire is his comic masterpiece filled with romance, deception, mistaken identities and glorious music as only Rossini could write. ”Il barbiere di Siviglia” (The Barber of Seville) has stood the test of time not only as one of the ‘top 20’ operas performed, but it has been famously parodied in Bugs Bunny, Woody Woodpecker and Homer Simpson cartoons and the overture is played in the Beatles film “Help!” See and hear this work of art come alive at the Shadbolt Centre for the Arts Studio Theatre. Don’t miss it!
Sung in Italian with English surtitles.
Tickets: Adult $40 Student/Senior $35
Shadbolt Centre for the Arts, Studio Theatre
6450 Deer Lake Avenue, Deer Lake Park, Burnaby
BOX OFFICE: 604-205-3000
We acknowledge the financial support of the Province of British Columbia.
Christmas Concert Fundraiser 2025
BURNABY LYRIC OPERA and the Shadbolt Centre for the Arts
present our annual
Christmas Concert Fundraiser
Silent Auction! Gift Baskets! Raffle Draw!
Christmas Carol Sing-along!
Join us for an afternoon of your favourite operatic arias, duets, and trios sung by the superb voices of our singers from the Lower Mainland. Enjoy your favourite Christmas stories and participate in our Christmas carol sing-along.
SUNDAY, NOVEMBER 30, 2025
3:00 PM
Tickets: $20
Shadbolt Centre for the Arts
6450 Deer Lake Avenue, Deer Lake Park, Burnaby
BOX OFFICE: 604-205-3000
OPERA FOR A SUNDAY AFTERNOON
BURNABY LYRIC OPERA
and the Shadbolt Centre for the Arts
present
Come Away Death: An Anthology of Opera Ghost Stories
Taryn Plater, Emma Jang, and Matthew Kim with Richard Epp
Hallowe’en is coming early to Burnaby Lyric Opera and we are proud
to present soprano Emma Jang, mezzo-soprano Taryn Plater, and baritone Matthew Kim, together with pianist Richard Epp in the season opening of our Sunday Afternoon Concert Series. Step into the unknown with this collection of haunted vignettes. Through music and narration, we will journey from once-grand cities to the depths of the sea, sharing tales of madness, magic, and the supernatural.
SUNDAY, OCTOBER 5, 2025
3:00 PM
Tickets: $20
Shadbolt Centre for the Arts
Studio 103, 6450 Deer Lake Avenue, Deer Lake Park, Burnaby
BOX OFFICE: 604-205-3000
SUMMER STAGES
Free outdoor concert series!
Join us at Confederation Park in Burnaby for a free mini concert series featuring the best of operatic repertoire with soprano Chloé Hurst, mezzo-soprano Emma Parkinson and pianists Perri Lo and Roger Parton. Bring a blanket or chair and we’ll see you near the spray park!
Concert schedule:
Thursday, July 17, 11:30am
Chloé Hurst, Emma Parkinson with Roger Parton (Piano)
Thursday, July 24, 2:00pm
Chloé Hurst, Emma Parkinson with Perri Lo (Piano)
Confederation Park (250 Willingdon Ave, Burnaby)
Sponsored by the City of Burnaby
Work With Us
Burnaby Lyric Opera holds general auditions once each year and casts its operas and concerts from these general auditions. Its mandate is to offer opportunity to the young operatic talent in British Columbia and the singers that audition come from anywhere in B.C. Some examples are; The Vancouver Opera Chorus, UBC Opera Programme, The Vancouver Academy of Music, University of Victoria. It is not a prerequisite or necessary to come from a music institution. BLO is interested in nurturing B.C. talent and offering the opportunity to young opera singers to sing leading and secondary roles in opera. We also offer the opportunity to young students who have never been on an operatic stage before, to sing in the BLO chorus and therefore gain the experience of the operatic stage.
Over the many years we have been offering opportunities to the young singers in B.C., BLO has seen many of the young artists go on to careers working with the larger opera companies. Some have gone on to sing in the Vancouver Opera’s School Touring Programme and within the past two years, two singers in particular who have been featured in leading roles with Burnaby Lyric Opera, were accepted into the Vancouver Opera Young Artist Programme where they are now singing roles on VO mainstage. Other singers have worked their way through the BLO chorus to sing leading roles for BLO and are now in Europe performing.