Open Air
A Summer Festival of Music
Thursday
Jul 22, 2021
to
Monday
Aug 02, 2021
Venue St. Ann's Academy
Cost $15-$35
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Thank you to everyone who joined us for Open Air: A Summer Festival of Music! It felt incredible to be back to sharing LIVE music with all of you and we can’t wait to continue to do so in the future.
Set amidst the pastoral grounds that are built along the former shores of xwsзyq’әm, Victoria Symphony and Pacific Opera Victoria hosted ten days of instrumental chamber music, opera arias, show tunes, and family friendly programs dreamed up to delight your senses.
From the Baroque era’s greatest hits to the Canadian classical music canon’s newest gems, each 45-minute program was crafted in collaboration to bring you back to the magic of live performance under the splendor of the summer sky.
Two picturesque venues welcomed you back, with 20 concerts and recitals rotating between the serene sanctuary of The Butler’s Garden (sponsored by Butler Concrete & Aggregate) and the lush greens of The Victoria Foundation Courtyard.
Programs featured Victoria Symphony musicians, and Pacific Opera’s most celebrated opera singers Lara Ciekiewicz, Simran Claire, Marion Newman, Kaden Forsberg, Adam Luther, and Bruce Kelly.
Open Air also included Music in the Meadows. Surprise musical happenings “popping-up” throughout the festival weekends from 12pm-3pm, celebrating the diversity of artists from many cultural traditions that now co-exist on these territories, including Indigenous performers, visiting artists, young musicians, and programs designed especially for families. These short performances were 10 – 45 minutes and are free for everyone.
Pacific Opera Victoria Programs
Victoria Symphony Programs
Community Programs
