Theme:  Argentinian Wines

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Following a string of awe-inspiring Live in HD performances, Norwegian soprano Lise Davidsen returns to the Metropolitan Opera as Leonore, the faithful wife who risks everything to save her husband from the clutches of tyranny in Beethoven’s Fidelio. Completing the distinguished cast is British tenor David Butt Philip as the political prisoner Florestan, Polish bass-baritone Tomasz Konieczny as the villainous Don Pizarro, veteran German bass René Pape as the jailer Rocco, Chinese soprano Ying Fang and German tenor Magnus Dietrich as the young Marzelline and Jaquino, and Danish bass Stephen Milling as the principled Don Fernando. Susanna Mälkki conducts the March 15 performance, which will be transmitted live from the Met stage to cinemas worldwide.

Join Liz iin a traditional Irish Hooley to be hosted at their new abode.  

A new Event - H'appie Hour.  Bring an appetizer to share and your favorite drink.

Shauna and Doug are your hosts. Contact them at their link below if you are interested.

If you are interested in hosting in your home for the next one let the Event Committee know.

 Join us for Pub Night at the Heritage House Pub.

Contact Ken if you are interested, guests welcome!

With a Canadian military father, Kim spent her childhood living in various parts of Canada and Europe. She and her husband, Mike Simpson, served twenty-year careers in the Canadian Forces. Retiring in the Comox Valley on Vancouver Island, they focussed on raising their two sons, Brian and Kyle, pursued second careers as professional ski patrollers on nearby Mount Washington and for a time owned a sea kayaking company based on the west coast of Vancouver Island.

Since Mike’s death in 2007, seeking solace and following her nomadic spirit, Kim has indulged her passion for off-the-beaten-path international travel. When at home she walks with friends, writes and enjoys her unconventional garden. 

Film "Memoirs of a Geisha"

(Limited space please contact the Haskin's if you wish to attend)

 ROYSTON SEASIDE TRAIL 

April 25, 2025 

We will meet at 1:45 and depart at 2 pm 

The route takes about 60 minutes. 

A portable toilet can be found enroute 

Coming from Courtenay on the 19A take the Royston Road (traffic light intersection) 

down towards the water where you will find parking 

R.S.T. is an easy trail with only two smaller hills. The views over the seaside towards Comox are spectacular. 

There are picnic tables close to the parking area. 

Royston has a Coffee house, unfortenuately they do close at 3 pm. 

CONTACT Cheryl of you have questions/

A new Event - H'appie Hour.  Bring an appetizer to share and your favorite drink.

Barb S. Is your Host. Contact her at the link below if you are interested.

If you would like to host in your home for the next one let the Event Committee know.

On April 26, Mozart’s timeless comedy returns to cinemas worldwide with a live transmission from the Metropolitan Opera. Conductor Joana Mallwitz, in her Met debut, takes the podium to conduct a stellar ensemble cast including American bass-baritone Michael Sumuel as the clever valet Figaro, Ukrainian soprano Olga Kulchynska as the wily maid Susanna, Canadian baritone Joshua Hopkins as the skirt-chasing Count, Italian soprano Federica Lombardi as his anguished wife, and French mezzo-soprano Marianne Crebassa as the adolescent page Cherubino.

Bus trip to Victoria to see Rigoletto by Verdi.

Contact Liz Datoo for tickets and details. 

Ticket Prices $57.66, $88.30 and $144.20

Plus, return bus cost $55-$70 

Theme:  Canadian EH?

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The Metropolitan Opera’s 2024–25 Live in HD season comes to a close with a live transmission of Rossini’s effervescent comedy on May 31. Russian mezzo-soprano Aigul Akhmetshina headlines a winning ensemble as the feisty heroine, Rosina, alongside American tenor Jack Swanson, in his Met debut, as her secret beloved, Count Almaviva. Moldovan baritone Andrey Zhilikhovsky stars as Figaro, the ingenious barber of Seville, with Hungarian bass-baritone Peter Kálmán as Dr. Bartolo and Russian bass Alexander Vinogradov as Don Basilio rounding out the principal cast. Giacomo Sagripanti conducts Bartlett Sher’s madcap production.

Repeat of May 17th Live Performance -  June 7th. Check with Theatre fpr exact time

Met Music Director Yannick Neacute-Seguin takes the podium on May 17 to conduct Strauss's one-act tragedy, which will be transmitted live from the Metropolitan Opera stage to cinemas worldwide. Leading the company's first new production of the work in 20 years, Claus Guth, one of Europe's leading opera directors, gives the biblical story a psychologically perceptive Victorian-era setting. South African soprano Elza van den Heever leads a celebrated cast as the abused and unhinged antiheroine, with Swedish baritone Peter Mattei as the imprisoned prophet Jochanaan; German tenor Gerhard Siegel as Salome's lecherous stepfather, King Herod; American mezzo-soprano Michelle DeYoung as his wife, Herodias; and Polish tenor Piotr Buszewski as Narraboth.

https://prismafestival.com/sail/Contact Jim Boase who is arranging group tickets for Return Ferry, Lunch and Concert or follow the link to purchase your own tickets:

Reserved seating.

Date: Saturday June 21 ,2025
Time: 1:30PM
Location: Evergreen Theatre
                   5001 Joyce Ave
                   Powell River, BC
                   V8A 5R2

Program:

2:00 • SAIL TO THE SYMPHONY
PRISMA Festival Orchestra
Darkness Into Dawn

This matinée concert features a reprise of our June 20th evening program, as we welcome not only locals but over 300 Sail to the Symnhonv' Tour patrons from Vancouver Island. Experience the emotional depth of Gustav Mahlers
Kindertotenlieder, seamlessly intertwined with the raw intensity of his Symphony No. 6.

Wine Tour at Beaufort Vineyard and Estate Winery

Tour includes vineyard, cellar, barrel room, tasting and picnic. $40

Details to follow, please sign up with Dave.

Bring out your favourite Sombero and join us for our Annual Picnic at 'Mexican Fiesta"

Located at Glacier Greens Golf Course outdoor patie.  Be prepared for fun and surprises!

Details coming soon from your Event Committee