Opera Lirica Company Presenting Free Concerts and an Evening Salon (Aug. 10, 11 and 14)

ByJon Dykstra August 8, 2024September 13, 2024

Opera Lirica August — Opera Lirica performers are featured in three concerts this week. Illustration: BB

The Opera Lirica music society is presenting two free concerts this weekend plus a ticketed evening salon on Aug. 14. On Saturday, Aug. 10 at 12:15 p.m., soprano Magdalena How and pianist Roger Parton will perform as part of the Marpole Neighbourhood House Summer BBQ. On Sunday, Aug. 11, at 2 p.m., a free concert takes place in Oak Park featuring mezzo-sopranos Taryn Plater and Yenny Lee, baritone Matthew Kim, tenor Gustave Richard, and pianist Roger Parton. The society will follow that up next Wednesday, Aug. 14, at 7 p.m. with baritone Yuhui Wang performing Chinese art songs in a ticketed event at Pyatt Hall. The evening concert will include a Q&A with the artist. Admission for The Old and The New: A Century of Chinese Art Songs is $25; free admission for seniors 65+, students with ID, and Aboriginal Peoples.

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Jon Dykstra

Jon is a long-time Metro Vancouver resident where he owns an interior design firm and home design publication. As a prolific writer who enjoys much of what Metro Vancouver has to offer, he couldn't help but write about the goings on in Metro Vancouver which resulted in the launch of The Burrard Bulletin.