34 — Friday, December 13, 1996 - North Shore News -~Divea raves TOP 10 ARIAS THE Three Tenors are filling football stadiums. Sexy divas like Cecilia Bartoli are putting a new face on a 30-year-old art form. And hip voung things are turning out to Vancouver Opera productions. Opera is hot, says Tatiana Vasilieva, who enjoyed a successful career as an opera singer and recital- ist before turning to directing and teaching. Here are the Nonh Van res- ident’s all-time favorite arias and duets. 1. Puccini's La Bobéme: soprano aria mi chiamano Mimi (tam called Mimi) and soprano/tenor duet: Che gelida mamina (What a cold litte hand). . 2, Verdi's Rigoletto: Soprano Gilda’s aria: Caro nome (Dearest name) and the tenor aria La donna e mobile " (woman are fickle). 3. Puccini's Madama Buiterfly: pian aria Un bel ai (One fine Soprano/tenor duet Dolce ; notte (Night of rapture). 4. Mozart's The Marriage of Figaro: hor Gent oe OPERA is hot, says former diva Tatiana Vasilieva. debut is in doubt, you can still check out Vasilt my love) sung by the Countess. 5. Puccini's Turandot: Liu's aria Ascolta (Listen) and, of course, the famous tenor aria (that always brings down the house) Nesun dorma (Nobody is sleeping). 6. Gounod’s Faust: the famous Jewel ‘Movie Showtimes . Park & Tilford lex Odeon — inées at 1:30 and 1:40 p.m. Sneak : listings for Dec. 13-19; - Preview: One Fine Day — Dec. 14 at aq Romeo and flies —— 3:15 p.m. daily. 7 p.m. “ Minor Has Two Faces — 7:15 and Esplanade Famous Players list- ings for Dec. 13-19: Ransom — 7:20 and 9:50 p.m. daily. Weekend matinées at 3:50 p.m. .-, Star Trek: First Contact — 7 and 9:45 p.m. Weekend matinées at 1:30 and 4 p.m./0/ Dalmations —- 8:45 anc 9:15 p.m. Weekend matinees at 1 and 3:45 p.m. Space jars — 7:40 p.m. daily. Weekerid matinées at 2 and “pmjony. Maguire — 7:10, 7220, ‘Ssbad 10 pm. daily Weekend mai- Song sung by Marguerite. 7. Verdi's La Traviata: Vicletta: Ab, for’ e lui (Ah, (Ah, pethaps itis he} and the prand ensemble of soloists and chorus — Brindisi. 8. Mozart's The Mi Pamina’s aria Ach, ich Flute: 's (Ab, I At Regular Prices:That Thing You Bo -— Nightly at 7:10 p.m. Weekend matinees at 1:30 p.m. Twelfth Night — %25 p.m. nightly. Michael Collins — 7 and 9:30 p.m. dailyAy Away Home — Weekend matinees at 1:35 pnirst Wives Club — Nightly at 745 and 9:20 p.m. Weekend mati- fees at 1:40 p.m. “Get 30 unlimited Home Free _ calls a month for 1 year. - Plus * free weekends _ © 100 free bonus daytime minutes A a month for the first 3 months. “. © 160 free weekday evening minutes a month, (10¢ a minute _after that.) | $2528 _ FREE WEEKENDS - Prime Tinea. 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