Uploaded April 2020 | Updated September 2026, 3 weeks ago
Baritone Neil Craighead sings "The Tale of the Oyster" and shares the exciting record digitization project he's working on during this time.
For more musical delights, feel free to explore Neil’s Youtube channel (youtube.com/channel/UC5SuwGcQr112jljsJ6tdZqw) and his LP collection on Discogs (discogs.com/user/bigneez/collection).
Neil made his Pacific Opera Victoria debut as Truffaldino in Richard Strauss’ Ariadne auf Naxos in 2014, returning in 2016 as Pietro in Verdi’s Simon Boccanegra and in 2018 as Don Fernando in Beethoven’s Fidelio. His most recent Pacific Opera performance was as the Minskman in the 2020 Canadian première of Jonathan Dove’s Flight.
"Craighead’s singing with its caramelized undertones is intoxicating, his instrument lustrous as neon."
-Ian Ritchie, Opera Going Toronto
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Acoustic Afternoons
A musical balm for the soul.
Pour yourself a cup of coffee at home, take a deep breath, and enjoy intimate glimpses of some of the Pacific Opera family of artists, who will share their homes, their songs and how things are going for them during this extraordinary time.
Join us every episode for a new artist host Acoustic Afternoons. Opera singers will perform from their kitchens and living rooms for your coffee break. So Grab a coffee, take a breath, and hang out with an artist.
Curated content. More available at pacificopera.ca/event/acoustic-afternoons
Tune in, kick back, and stay connected to the opera you love from the comfort of your own home.
Opera ETC ONLINE
Physically Distant | Socially Connected programs
PACIFICOPERA.CA
Produced by: Rebecca Hass & Shine*ola Communications
Chapters
0:00 Intro
1:40 Digitizing vinyl records
2:30 Song: 'The Tale of the Oyster'
5:26 Interview
8:30 Record Collection
15:22 Songs for Reflection
Baritone Neil Craighead sings "The Tale of the Oyster" and shares the exciting record digitization project he's working on during this time.
For more musical delights, feel free to explore Neil’s Youtube channel (youtube.com/channel/UC5SuwGcQr112jljsJ6tdZqw) and his LP collection on Discogs (discogs.com/user/bigneez/collection).
Neil made his Pacific Opera Victoria debut as Truffaldino in Richard Strauss’ Ariadne auf Naxos in 2014, returning in 2016 as Pietro in Verdi’s Simon Boccanegra and in 2018 as Don Fernando in Beethoven’s Fidelio. His most recent Pacific Opera performance was as the Minskman in the 2020 Canadian première of Jonathan Dove’s Flight.
"Craighead’s singing with its caramelized undertones is intoxicating, his instrument lustrous as neon."
-Ian Ritchie, Opera Going Toronto
* * *
Acoustic Afternoons
A musical balm for the soul.
Pour yourself a cup of coffee at home, take a deep breath, and enjoy intimate glimpses of some of the Pacific Opera family of artists, who will share their homes, their songs and how things are going for them during this extraordinary time.
Join us every episode for a new artist host Acoustic Afternoons. Opera singers will perform from their kitchens and living rooms for your coffee break. So Grab a coffee, take a breath, and hang out with an artist.
Curated content. More available at pacificopera.ca/event/acoustic-afternoons
Tune in, kick back, and stay connected to the opera you love from the comfort of your own home.
Opera ETC ONLINE
Physically Distant | Socially Connected programs
PACIFICOPERA.CA
Produced by: Rebecca Hass & Shine*ola Communications
Chapters
0:00 Intro
1:40 Digitizing vinyl records
2:30 Song: 'The Tale of the Oyster'
5:26 Interview
8:30 Record Collection
15:22 Songs for Reflection
