Private company

Vancouver Opera

Logo: Vancouveropera, CC BY-SA 4.0, via Wikimedia Commons3

Canadian opera company

Vancouver Opera is the second largest performing arts organization in British Columbia and the largest opera company in western Canada. Its mainstage performances occur in the Queen Elizabeth Theatre, other venues in Vancouver and occasionally elsewhere in British Columbia.2 It employed 223 people in 2024.1 Its revenue was C$9.3 million in 2024.1 Wikipedia text CC BY-SA 4.0

Last updated Oct 21, 2026.

Overview

1958Founded1

Vancouver Opera is the second largest performing arts organization in British Columbia and the largest opera company in western Canada. Its mainstage performances occur in the Queen Elizabeth Theatre, other venues in Vancouver and occasionally elsewhere in British Columbia.2

Employees over time

Vancouver Opera employees by year1223 in 2024−41% since 2015
02004006002015: 37837820152016: 3713712016−2%2017: 4414412017+19%2018: 2452452018−44%2019: 2152152019−12%2020: 1671672020−22%2021: 1571572021−6%2022: 3533532022+125%2023: 2242242023−37%2024: 2232232024−0%
  • 20242231
  • 20232241
  • 20223531
  • 20211571
  • 20201671
  • 20192151
  • 20182451
  • 20174411

Revenue over time

As stated on Wikidata, in the currency reported.

Revenue

Vancouver Opera revenue by year19.3M CAD in 2024−9% since 2015
05.0M CAD10.0M CAD15.0M CAD2015: 10.2M CAD10.2M CAD20152016: 10.0M CAD10.0M CAD2016−2%2017: 9.1M CAD9.1M CAD2017−9%2018: 8.1M CAD8.1M CAD2018−11%2019: 10.0M CAD10.0M CAD2019+24%2020: 6.9M CAD6.9M CAD2020−31%2021: 4.8M CAD4.8M CAD2021−30%2022: 6.6M CAD6.6M CAD2022+38%2023: 7.8M CAD7.8M CAD2023+18%2024: 9.3M CAD9.3M CAD2024+19%
  • 20249.3M CAD1
  • 20237.8M CAD1
  • 20226.6M CAD1
  • 20214.8M CAD1
  • 20206.9M CAD1
  • 201910.0M CAD1

Timeline

  1. 1958Founded Founded1

Sources

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