The sounds of the holidays will resonate within the walls of Minoru Chapel with the third concert of the 2012 fall Minoru Chapel Opera series next Wednesday.
Opera Pro Cantanti, Canada's only repertory opera company, will present a program of seasonal music by great opera composers such as Handel's Messiah, Puccini's La Bohème and Massenet's Werther.
Directed by Richard Williams, the night features soloists and the chorus from Opera Pro Cantanti's roster.
The concert runs at 2 p.m. and 7 p.m. on Wednesday, Dec. 5, with doors opening 30 minutes prior to the start.
Opera Pro Cantanti, meaning "Opera for the Singers", is a volunteer-run organization that presents fully staged performances of operas such as Verdi's La Traviata, Donizetti's Lucia di Lammermoor and Bellini's Norma on almost a weekly basis.
Its professional and emerging talents include some of the most acclaimed singers in the region.
The Dec. 5 concert will be the third of four events in the fall season. All events are held at Minoru Chapel, 6540 Gilbert Road.
Tickets can be purchased at the door if available, or in advance by calling 604-276-4300 (course #258852 for 2 p.m. show, #258854 for 7 p.m. show).
Admission is $20 for adults and $18 for students and seniors.
For more information, visit www.richmond.ca/minoruchapel and www.procantanti. com.
