Vibrant House Productions

Carlos Vela-Martinez and Olesia Shewchuk are no strangers to each other. They have performed together in multiple shows including playing Hanna and Danilo in North Shore Light Opera’s THE MERRY WIDOW, Guenevere and Lancelot in Deep Cove Theatre’s CAMELOT, and in Royal City Musical Theatre’s ANYTHING GOES. Opera Canada, VOL LVII Sept 2016, writes about Olesia and Carlos in The Merry Widow, Vela-Martinez has the perfect light baritone for the role, as well as the requisite ac...ting ability for every mood and situation. His solos were notable for his complete vocal control, and in the duets and ensembles, his voice shone through As the widow, Hannah Glawari, Olesia Shewchuk was Danilo’s match vocally, artistically and in intensity. Her conflict with Danilo was palpable and well expressed vocally. Shewchuk has the confidence to use a fine lyric soprano to mold all the features of her role. Her ‘Vilja’ stopped the show the dancing throughout the show was outstanding, with Vela-Martinez and Shewchuk capturing audience hearts with their final waltz number. See more

Announcing CARLOS VELA-MARTINEZ! Tenor for the concert, ROSES & DAGGERS! ABOUT CARLOS: Carlos’ musical roots are in vocal jazz, with years of classical voice study and a love of performance. His musical performances include Lancelot in Camelot (Deep Cove Theatre), El Gallo in The Fantasticks (Stage 43), a Quartet Sailor in Anything Goes (Royal City Musical Theatre) and Danilo in The Merry Widow (North Shore Light Opera). He’s performed in jazz quartets and sextets, and a...s a member of the VSO School of Music Opera Ensemble. His solo work includes singing with the Sinfonietta String Ensemble and the privilege of performing under the direction of Maestro Bramwell Tovey. He will be a soloist for the upcoming premiere of composer Brian Hoover’s new work Twelve Standing Stones. Carlos is also an accomplished sculptor, creating whimsical characters in plaster and resin, and enjoys making theatrical props and swords. See more

We're so excited our first performance of Roses & Daggers is almost here! Tomorrow Saturday 13th at St. Helen's Church at 5pm 4405 W 8th Ave in Vancouver (Point Grey). Really looking forward to this!!

Vibrant House Productions presents ROSES & DAGGERS: A Musical Spectacle Join tenor, Carlos Vela-Martinez and soprano, Olesia Shewchuk, and pianist, Stella Hadjineophytou for a whirlwind hour of your favorite musical and operatic moments, exploring loves, tragedies and happy endings, with music, dancing, a pinch of drama and a dash of flair! Bring family, friends, and young ones to relax and be entertained, featuring songs from Showboat, Phantom of the Opera, Little Shop of Ho...rrors, and so much more! TWO VANCOUVER LOCATIONS: SATURDAY, OCTOBER 13, 5-6pm St. Helen’s Church 4405 W. 8th Avenue (Point Grey) Saturday, October 20, 4-5pm St. Matthias & Luke’s Church 680 W. 49th Avenue (near Oakridge) Cost: By donation

Carlos Vela-Martinez and Olesia Shewchuk are no strangers to each other. They have performed together in multiple shows including playing Hanna and Danilo in North Shore Light Opera’s THE MERRY WIDOW, Guenevere and Lancelot in Deep Cove Theatre’s CAMELOT, and in Royal City Musical Theatre’s ANYTHING GOES. Opera Canada, VOL LVII Sept 2016, writes about Olesia and Carlos in The Merry Widow, Vela-Martinez has the perfect light baritone for the role, as well as the requisite ac...ting ability for every mood and situation. His solos were notable for his complete vocal control, and in the duets and ensembles, his voice shone through As the widow, Hannah Glawari, Olesia Shewchuk was Danilo’s match vocally, artistically and in intensity. Her conflict with Danilo was palpable and well expressed vocally. Shewchuk has the confidence to use a fine lyric soprano to mold all the features of her role. Her ‘Vilja’ stopped the show the dancing throughout the show was outstanding, with Vela-Martinez and Shewchuk capturing audience hearts with their final waltz number. See more

Announcing CARLOS VELA-MARTINEZ! Tenor for the concert, ROSES & DAGGERS! ABOUT CARLOS: Carlos’ musical roots are in vocal jazz, with years of classical voice study and a love of performance. His musical performances include Lancelot in Camelot (Deep Cove Theatre), El Gallo in The Fantasticks (Stage 43), a Quartet Sailor in Anything Goes (Royal City Musical Theatre) and Danilo in The Merry Widow (North Shore Light Opera). He’s performed in jazz quartets and sextets, and a...s a member of the VSO School of Music Opera Ensemble. His solo work includes singing with the Sinfonietta String Ensemble and the privilege of performing under the direction of Maestro Bramwell Tovey. He will be a soloist for the upcoming premiere of composer Brian Hoover’s new work Twelve Standing Stones. Carlos is also an accomplished sculptor, creating whimsical characters in plaster and resin, and enjoys making theatrical props and swords. See more

Announcing OLESIA SHEWCHUK! Soprano for the concert, ROSES & DAGGERS!!! ABOUT OLESIA: Olesia is an actor, singer, and dancer and has performed roles in theatre, operetta, musicals, TV and Film. Some of her favorite roles include Guenevere in Camelot (Deep Cove Stage); Fraulein Kost in Cabaret, Rapunzel in Into the Woods: In Concert (Royal City Musical Theatre), the title role in The Merry Widow (North Shore Light Opera), Angelique in The Imaginary Invalid and Charlotte ...Bronte in We Are Three Sisters (United Players). She has performed as a guest soprano soloist for choirs and orchestras, including with the Vivaldi Chamber Choir and the Vancouver Folk Orchestra. She has appeared in TV roles on CTV, ABC, TLC, Discovery, Bravo, Fox21, Lifetime. Olesia also plays piano & guitar, and released a recording with her folk duet ensemble that has performed in Canada, the US and Ukraine. See more

Announcing STELLA HADJINEOPHYTOU! Stella is the stellar pianist for the concert, ROSES & DAGGERS!!! ABOUT STELLA: Stella Hadjineophytou has spent the last year living in Vancouver, away from her home town of London, UK. She has enjoyed making music in Canada as the Director of Music at St Matthias and St Luke's Anglican Church and providing private music tuition in voice, piano, organ and music theory. She graduated last year from Emmanuel College, University of Cambridge..., where she read music and held both an academic scholarship and the position of organ scholar, studying under Stephen Farr. Whilst there, she was responsible for assisting the running of the college chapel choir, directing and planning music, accompanying the weekly chapel services and organising various international tours. Stella is an accomplished violinist, harpsichordist and conductor, having studied for eight years at the Junior Department of the Royal Academy of Music in London. See more