Opera Quest 2024 Presents: The Soldier and the Sea

Entry for this concert is at the Victoria Conservatory of Music – 900 Johnson Street.

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About the event

An operatic exploration composed by Colin Doroschuk, and developed for the stage in creative collaboration with a cast of emerging Singers, Greek Chorus, Dancers, & Production Team. Learn more Opera Quest here.

Mythological Scenes from a Soldier’s Odyssey across the Sea

An Unknown Soldier, Ulysses, lying wounded on a foreign battlefield, enters a mythological No Man’s Land at the threshold between past and present; memory, dream and reality…The Soldier & The Sea presents several stages of his Odyssey as he searches to find his way back to his homeland…

Performed by:

Victoria Lachowska ……………Circe-Penelope

Daniela Agostino ……………….Calypso-Penelope

Julia Sloan ………………………..Athena-Penelope

Omar Iglesias …………………….Ulysses

Shelley Forrester ………………..The Oracle

Audrey Hamilton ………………. Fate 1, Syren

Amelia Croft ………………………Fate 2, Syren

Grace Lachlan ……………………Fate 3, Syren

Jill Forrester ………………………Choral Euriclea

Steve Barker ………………………Choral Cyclops

Christian Sauvageau ………….Choral Ulysses

Brooke Gallupe ………………….Bass

Luke Kozlowski ………………….Drums, Percussion

Robert Holliston ………………..Piano, Synthesizer

Colin Doroschuk: ………………Synths, Piano, Guitars

Compositional Director: Colin Doroschuk

Choreographic Director: Julia Sloan

Technical Visual Coordinator: Kyron Basu

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The Victoria Conservatory of Music’s OperaQuest program is generously supported by RBC Foundation.

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Venue Accessibility

The 900 Johnson Street entrance is at ground-level and wheelchair accessible. There is an elevator located on the first floor: as you enter the building go down the ramp to your right and the elevator is on the left at the bottom. Priority seating can be provided at concerts if you have accessibility issues; please contact the Venues Department . Wheelchair accessible restrooms are located on the main floor, beside the lobby in the Reception and Registration area.