The Georgia Straight proudly sponsors Vancouver Opera’s Albert Herring

by The Georgia Straight Staff on November 22nd, 2013 at 11:04 AM

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Vancouver Opera presents Benjamin Britten’s Albert Herring from November 30 to December 8. Performances include November 30 at 7:30 p.m., December 5 and 7 at 7:30 p.m., and December 8 at 2 p.m. at the Queen Elizabeth Theatre (649 Cambie Street).

Albert Herring is a satirical opera about life in in an English village. First performed in 1947, the chamber opera features a libretto by Eric Crozier.

The opera centres around the busybodies of the Loxford May Day committee and the over-protected grocer’s son Albert Herring. The comedy is fast-paced and witty.

The Vancouver Opera production will feature sopranos Sally Dibblee and Melanie Krueger, mezzo-sopranos Sylvia Szadovszki, Susan Platts, and Rebecca Hass; tenor Lawrence Wiliford, baritones Aaron Durand and Peter McGillivray, and bass Giles Tomkins. Albert Herring will be directed by Glynis Leyshon, with orchestra conducting by Leslie Dala.

Tickets to Albert Herring are $50 to $165 and can be purchased online in advance.