Uploaded March 2022 | Updated September 2026, 3 weeks ago
Different size companies bring differing ranges of experiences to the table for singers – large opera houses have collaboration with a large team of creatives and a scope of possibility that can’t be rivalled, but indie companies allow for more experimentation with niche audiences, bringing forth creativity that isn’t always present for singers with larger opera houses. Learn about the similarities, the differences, the ups, and the downs with the Civic Engagement Quartet as they chat with the Greater Victoria Library! Their dream: to get to work for both, in order to experience all that opera has to offer, in all of its forms and sizes.
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
1:25 Questions
1:57 Mike - identity & career
5:52 Simon - main VS indie
9:40 Conclusions
Different size companies bring differing ranges of experiences to the table for singers – large opera houses have collaboration with a large team of creatives and a scope of possibility that can’t be rivalled, but indie companies allow for more experimentation with niche audiences, bringing forth creativity that isn’t always present for singers with larger opera houses. Learn about the similarities, the differences, the ups, and the downs with the Civic Engagement Quartet as they chat with the Greater Victoria Library! Their dream: to get to work for both, in order to experience all that opera has to offer, in all of its forms and sizes.
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
1:25 Questions
1:57 Mike - identity & career
5:52 Simon - main VS indie
9:40 Conclusions
