When founding artistic director Timothy Vernon leaves his post at Pacific Opera Victoria next month, he will do so with a résumé unlike many others in the city.
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Vernon is being fêted with a large-scale celebration concert Monday at the McPherson Playhouse, directed by Glynis Leyshon, hosted by CBC Radio’s Marion Newman, and featuring B.C. Lt.-Gov. Janet Austin.
Robert Holliston, head of keyboard at the Victoria Conservatory of Music, will speak at the event Monday. He’s known Vernon since 1974, and as the host of pre-performance lectures for the majority of POV events since 1993, has worked as closely with Vernon as anyone in the city Vernon will remain involved with POV until the end of June, when his current five-year contract is officially up. That brings to a close one of the longest tenures in Canadian opera history. Vernon will continue to make his presence felt throughout the city, however. He programmed the next two seasons for POV, and has committed to serve as guest conductor of the Victoria Symphony for Die Walküre, which will open the company’s 2023-24 season.
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