Uploaded January 2022 | Updated September 2026, 3 weeks ago

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The shift to digital performance plunged the world of opera into new waters over the past two years, challenging what’s possible in the art form. Join the Civic Engagement Quartet as they chat with the Greater Victoria Public Library about not only what they have struggled with throughout this process, but also about how they have crossed barriers and merged new forms of creativity to enrich and enhance the reality of what opera is today.

Civic Engagement Quartet:
Simon Chalifoux
Mike Fan
Rebecca Gray
Ryan Patrick McDonald

This video was produced in partnership with the Greater Victoria Public Library

See more of #MusicAlive at pacificopera.ca/event/music-alive

Chapters
0:00 Intro
1:15 Mike - silver lining
6:22 Ryan - production
8:20 Simon - auditions & connecting
12:15 Rebecca - composition & collaborations