Honestly, it’s hard to think of a better antidote to cold, dreary, January days than a smoking-hot opera such as Carmen! And the Vancouver Opera Association has done a great job with this production —…
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A few days before Christmas, as we were trying to make all the arrangements necessary to leave the house and head to Vancouver, Pater walked into my office where I was checking ferry schedules on…
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This photo is taken from the Vancouver Art Gallery website. I’ve had such a good weekend, despite having to begin each day by working through a big pile of marking for several hours. Some productive…
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(Image of Lady Macbeth borrowed fromWest Bay Opera site) Week 10 of a 13-week term, and I feel as if I’ve turned the corner, as I always feel at this point. While I still have…
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This one is more relevant to Canadian readers, but if you’re the least bit interested in our politics (we’re several weeks into a federal election campaign right now, with voting on October 14th) OR if…
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