A high-flying comedy and a touching story of our time.
An airport is a place to get away from. But it becomes a place for unexpected encounters when a group of travelers and airport workers are grounded overnight by a storm. Inspired by the true story of a refugee who lived in an airport for 18 years, Flight is surprisingly playful, sometimes risqué – and it frequently soars into sheer poetry.
A 20thc. opera about people with places to go and lives to change, Flight launched Jonathan Dove as one of today’s most acclaimed composers. Pacific Opera’s production – a Canadian première – will be directed and designed by the renowned team of Morris Panych and Ken MacDonald, who created our 2016 production of The Barber of Seville.
Season
2019 | 2020
Sung In
English with English Surtitles
Tickets
Tickets from $29 | Subscriptions from $72
Venue
Royal Theatre
Programme
Estimated Run Time: 2hrs 45mins
Pre-performance talk: 1 hour before each performance
Act I 45 mins
Intermission 15 mins
Act II 38 mins
Intermission 15 mins
Act III 52 mins
Artists
Creative Team
Composer
Jonathan Dove
Librettist
April de Angelis
Conductor
Timothy Vernon
Stage Director
Morris Panych
Set Designer
Ken MacDonald
Costume Designer
Dana Osborne
Lighting Designer
Alan Brodie
Cast
Controller
Sharleen Joynt
Tina
Jacqueline Woodley
Older Woman
Emilia Boteva
Stewardess
Kimy Mclaren
Minskwoman
Allyson Mchardy
Refugee
William Towers
Bill
John Robert Lindsey
Steward
John Brancy
Minskman
Neil Craighead
Immigration Officer
Justin Welsh