Greetings, Ladies and Gentlemen!
Welcome to our amazing 2023/2024 Season! We were very pleased to finish last season on a real high note with an almost full house for Verdi’s La Traviata! We are hoping to carry that momentum and excitement into this current season kicking off with Puccini’s passionate Madama Butterfly on Sunday October 15th, 2:30 p.m. His tragic heroine has captured the hearts of audiences worldwide since its premiere in 1904. Full of intense moments of power and beauty it has become a timeless masterpiece!
Join us for our seasonal celebration on Wednesday December 20th, 7:30 p.m. We are delighted to welcome back soprano Karoline Podolak who was featured as our Violetta in La Traviata. This summer Miss Podolak was the overall winner of the Grand Prix, People’s Prize, Bordeaux National Opera Prize, and Lyceum Prize, of the 35th International Marmande Singing Competition. Joining Karoline will be tenor Rocco Rupolo, a recent graduate of the prestigious Young Artist programmes with Vancouver Opera, and L’Opéra de Montréal Along with members of our Chorus it promises to be a memorable evening of sacred, secular, and operatic favourites.
Our mainstage season at the Burlington Performing Arts Centre concludes with Bizet’s popular Carmen, on Saturday March 2nd, 7:30 p.m. French lyricism combined with Spanish rhythms are at the heart of one of the most enduring operas of all time.
We will continue with our popular opera talks at the main branch of the Burlington Public Library. Details will be posted on our Events page as dates are finalized. We will also be busy in the community with outreach concerts with details posted on our Events page as dates become finalized.
We look forward to sharing our full season of mainstage production, concerts, and events. We appreciate your continued support and interest in SOLO!!! We are grateful for the support we receive from the Burlington Foundation, the Incite Foundation for the Arts, the Pieczonka Family Foundation, the Burlington Arts and Culture Fund, The New Classical 96.3/103.1/102.9 FM, the Dante Alighieri Society, and all of our individual donors.
Warmly,
Sabatino Vacca,
Founder and Artistic Director
