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SATURDAY, FEBRUARY 8, 2025
7:30 pm | Port Theatre

Embued with humour and sensitivity, this entertaining show perfectly reflects the creative madness of Natalie Choquette , a diva-actress who doesn’t think of herself as… a diva! We are delighted to have Natalie return to perform with the VIS. Enjoy the music of Webber, Rogers and Hammerstein, Bernstein, Bizet, Offenbach, Piaf, Rossini and Puccini. A night of musical comedy to be remembered!

GUEST CONDUCTOR: Janna Sailor

GUEST ARTISTS: Natalie Choquette

Natalie Choquette

​ Janna Sailor Conductor

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Join us for our free pre-concert talks. One hour prior to the concert in the theatre lobby.

What to wear? Be comfortable. Dress in a way that works for you. If you feel like dressing up, do it and you won’t be the only one, we promise. If you prefer to be more casual you will fit right in as well.

Beverages served prior to concert and during intermission. You can pre-order your beverage before the concert.


Mobile phones are allowed to be on but must be set to silent.


We weclome you to clap when you like what you hear.

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Embued with humour and sensitivity, this entertaining show perfectly reflects the creative madness of Natalie Choquette , a diva-actress who doesn’t think of herself as… a diva! We are delighted to have Natalie return to perform with the VIS. Enjoy the music of Webber, Rogers and Hammerstein, Bernstein, Bizet, Offenbach, Piaf, Rossini and Puccini. A night of musical comedy to be remembered!

GUEST CONDUCTOR:
 Janna Sailor

GUEST ARTISTS:
 Natalie Choquette

Natalie Choquette

​ Janna Sailor Conductor

A Few Fun Details...
What to Wear?
Be comfortable. Dress in a way that works for you. If you feel like dressing up, do it and you won’t be the only one, we promise. If you prefer to be more casual you will fit right in as well.
Beverages?
Beverages served prior to concert and during intermission. You can pre-order your beverage before the concert.
Mobile Phones?


Mobile phones are allowed to be on but must be set to silent.

Applause?


We welcome you to clap when you like what you hear.

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Natalie Choquette
diva, soprano, comédienne, auteure

Natalie Choquette est une soprano multilingue pas comme les autres. Depuis plus de vingt ans, elle allie à merveille son formidable humour à l’opéra. Douée d’une voix remarquable, elle se glisse dans la peau de divas comiques et excessives, réunissant avec brio le rire et l’émotion. Elle donne au mot « diva » un tout autre sens, contribuant à rendre l’art lyrique plus accessible sans lui faire perdre de son lustre.

Formée principalement à Moscou et à Montréal, Natalie Choquette mène une prestigieuse carrière où se succèdent de nombreux concerts, spectacles et tournées internationales. Depuis ses débuts, plus de deux millions de spectateurs ont été enchantés par ses fantaisies.

Parmi ses plus récents spectacles, mentionnons La Diva s’amuse et Diva by Night. Depuis 2014, la série jeunesse des spectacles de la Diva Malbouffa a été présentée plus de 600 fois au Canada, en Europe, en Amérique du Sud et en Russie. Natalie Choquette et son excentrique Mimi, poursuivent ainsi leur croisade pour initier les enfants à l’opéra tout en développant chez eux de saines habitudes de vie.

Outre une discographie comptant plus de douze albums et DVD, Natalie Choquette se distingue également comme auteure de littérature jeunesse. Elle propose aux jeunes lecteurs des voyages imaginaires où le plaisir et l’apprentissage valsent avec les mots et la musique.

En parallèle, Natalie Choquette poursuit activement la création d’autres projets artistiques tout aussi colorés les uns les autres.

Nessun Dorma

Janna Sailor
Conductor

Hailed by critics as “charismatic, crisp, precise, and elegant”, Janna Sailor has firmly established herself as a conductor, violinist, and groundbreaking visionary on the Canadian music scene. Originally from rural Saskatchewan, Janna enjoys a busy career throughout Canada and beyond.

Recently listed on the Women in Music Canada’s “Honour Roll – 10 Female Artists to Watch” in March of 2023, and Winner of the Betty Webster Award for Orchestral Innovation from Orchestras Canada, Janna combines diverse experiences on the international stage with a deep sense of community, equality, and social justice. Janna’s creative output is firmly rooted in the conviction that classical music should be inclusive and accessible to all. This guiding principle has led Janna to work on a number of arts-based social initiatives, including music instruction for disadvantaged youth in downtown Vancouver’s Eastside, fundraising and outreach activities for immigrants, establishing music therapy programs, and the founding of the Allegra Chamber Orchestra, an all-female professional ensemble with a social action mandate to champion the works of female minority artists and to enact change through music.

Upcoming highlights for Janna Sailor in 2024 include presenting at the International Conductor Guild Conference in New York as well as at the Global Leaders Institute Innovation Summit in Arequipa, Peru. Janna conducts the debut of IndigiDivas: Indigenous Stories and Opera Hits in Vancouver with Allegra Chamber Orchestra, and with guest artist Marion Newman and the Calgary Philharmonic Orchestra. Janna Sailor leads the Saskatoon Symphony in YXE Divas, showcasing local female artists in pop, rock, blues and jazz, and returns to conduct Torch Songs with Julie Nesrallah with the Saskatoon Symphony.

Janna has conducted major orchestras and ensembles including the Vancouver Symphony Orchestra, the Calgary Philharmonic, Toronto Mendelssohn Choir, and Vancouver Bach Choir. Janna has held conducting positions with the National Academy Orchestra of Canada, Vancouver Symphony Youth Orchestra and Vancouver Philharmonic Orchestra. Janna completed her studies in violin and conducting at the Brandon School of Music and the University of British Columbia.