As is tradition, after opening night there is a party backstage to celebrate the night and the performers. Food, drink, and (swoon) the lovely ladies of the the opera. What did I think of Rigoletto? Honestly Carmen is still my favourite. Don’t get me wrong, I loved Rigoletto. It is intense and...

BLOGGERS RULE at the Vancouver Opera... Live Blogging for Rigoletto! Opera is one of the most intercultural art forms.  It forces its audience to listen to foreign languages, as it tells stories from different cultures.  Okay, it also presents a lot of stereotypes and racial chariactures t...

With the end of act one … Heck you can you can read the others for a plot synopsis (Kimli, Tanya, Rebecca, So Misguided ), for me this is about Sheila. I came to see her and would have gladly paid top dollar to be here. What can you say when you get to see the person you love on stage, doing w...

We’re all in the house now. Miranda is happily snapping away while the rest of us type our first posts. Well, this is my second of course. Had a quick break for a tour backstage with Tom Wright Dir. of Artistic Planning as our guide. After hearing about the sets for weeks now, and surviving my...

Daniel Briere is getting over his groin adhesions; for this guy, the problems are just starting. Oh, the life of Daniel “Danny” Briere – it’s just one injury after another these days, isn’t it? If you’re a fantasy manager, you were stoked to see Briere finally bac...

Erin pointed me at Stephen Hume’s column in the Vancouver Sun from earlier in the week. With a certain “you kids get off my lawn” charm, Mr. Hume protests a little too much about the rise of new media: Meanwhile, blogosphere chatter responds with gleefully patronizing pronouncement...

Today Victoria writes about an enormous auction of set pieces and clothing from The L Word, which recently finished shooting its final season in Vancouver: The auction location is 8275 Manitoba St. in Vancouver, BC. The auction starts at 10AM on Friday, March 7th, 2009. Merchandise previewing is thi...

Veteran real estate seller David Goodman gives politicians hell, and 10 ideas....

  Spinal Tap confirmed they will play an acoustic tour that will hit Vancouver, Seattle, New York, and several other North American cities. Eddie Murphy will finally get what he always wanted? No, not an Oscar-- it's the chance to play Richard Pryor. Last year, we brought you the story of a...

To start this onslaught, I present to you the following rant from Canada’s [ahem] Second Greatest Living Canadian: I can’t say this outburst surprises me. And before going there, I do have to say, in general, short of certain subtleties (and suit choices), I tend to agree with CherryR...