Uploaded November 2020 | Updated September 2026, 3 weeks ago

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Sit down with Rebecca Hass, Timothy Vernon, and the Artistic Director of Belfry Theatre, Michael Shamata, to hear what life as an Artistic Director is like. Touching on personal inspiration, the importance of creating relevant work, and the constant desire to take part in all productions, they pull back the curtain to share their lives with us.

Being an Artistic Director is a lifelong learning process and Timothy and Michael have devoted themselves to just that. Constantly pushing themselves to learn about and represent the world in a way that matches their vision is not an easy task, but it is a rewarding one, and there is nothing either of them would rather be doing.

Learn more at pacificopera.ca/event/take-five-with-timothy

Hosted by Rebecca Hass and Timothy Vernon
Produced by Roll.Focus Productions

Opera ETC
Physically Distanced | Socially Connected Programming


Chapters
0:00 Intro
1:17 What's an Artistic Director?
9:12 The Duties
11:00 Who Inspired You?
14:55 Directors in Opera
18:30 Timothy's inspirations
19:39 Other Companies
23:18 How is it Changing?
24:57 Five Takeaways
25:40 Audience Relationship