Benefit + Awareness Month

Music & Videos

Enjoy opera wherever you are! This year for Opera Mariposa’s 2023 Benefit + Awareness Month, we’re excited to bring you TWO new studio singles, as well as the next video in our online Opera Treats series. Stay tuned (and subscribe to Opera Mariposa’s YouTube channel) to catch new releases when they drop – plus, be sure to explore highlights from some of our past Benefit + Awareness events below!

100% of proceeds from studio singles support the ME | FM Society of BC. All contributions up are triple-matched up to $3,500 – so your support has 3x the impact!

Access: Free, paid and by-donation ways to participate. Videos include captioning, and video descriptions include content warnings, as well as show programmes with lyrics and translations where applicable. Music includes lyrics and translations.


Album cover featuring a closeup of a Chinese-Canadian woman with glamorous makeup, wearing a purple lace gown and crystal earrings. She stares directly at the viewer while her long black hair blows in the wind, against a background of gauzy watercolour purple hues. Elegant text reads, Jacqueline Ko - D'amor sull'ali rosee.

NEW RELEASE: A new studio single in support of charity

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Mini Concerts & Music Videos

Enjoy opera wherever you are – free, accessible and online

YouTube video thumbnail with a red play button hovering over a background of aqua music notes and a cutout image of soprano Lindsay Gillis performing in a red dress. Italicized text reads, Je suis encore, next to a small icon of an antique carriage. In the corner is a stylized logo featuring a cloud and a music note, saying, Mariposa's opera treats.

Je suis encore tout étourdie

Join soprano Lindsay Gillis and pianist Michael Onwood for a beautiful opera aria, premiering May 12th at 12pm Pacific / 3pm Eastern for ME & FM International Awareness Day!

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Video thumbnail of an artistically lit Chinese Canadian woman holding a rose, with the cursive text Chi il bel sogno di Doretta

Chi il bel sogno di Doretta

Enjoy a music video directed by and starring soprano Jacqueline Ko, featuring pianist Maria Hwa Yeong Jung! Originally premiered for our 2022 Benefit + Awareness Month.

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A YouTube thumbnail depicts a red play button, hovering over an image of performer Lyndon Ladeur on a purple background with music notes, the song title Dies Bildnis, and the logo Mariposa's Opera Treats with a stylized cloud and music note.

Dies Bildnis

Multi-award-winning tenor Lyndon Ladeur joins pianist Nina Horvath to perform a beloved aria from Mozart’s The Magic Flute. Recorded at our 2018 Benefit + Awareness Show.

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Studio singles

Stream or download exclusive tracks in support of the ME | FM Society of BC

D’amor sull’ali rosee

Enjoy a new Verdi aria from soprano Jacqueline Ko and pianist Angus Kellett, recorded this year in support of the ME | FM Society of BC!

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Chi il bel sogno di Doretta

New from soprano Jacqueline Ko and pianist Maria Hwa Yeong Jung – stream or download the remastered track of Puccini’s beloved aria.

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Against a misty blue background of mountains and a lake, an Asian woman with extremely long black hair stands in profile, wearing an ice blue velvet cloak and a serene expression. Blue text reads, The Singer. Jacqueline Ko.

The Singer

Jacqueline Ko performs a haunting song about the elusive nature of artistic inspiration. First released for our 2021 Benefit + Awareness Month.

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Chronic Illness video play button. A YouTube thumbnail depicts a red play button, hovering over an image of a smiling Robin Hahn and Jacqueline Ko, and pink text reading, chronic illness - let's chat! Win a vacation! Support charity!
Image description: A YouTube thumbnail depicts a red play button over an image of a smiling Robin Hahn and Jacqueline Ko. Pink text reads, chronic illness – let’s chat! Win a vacation! Support charity!

Our co-founders talk chronic illness

Join Opera Mariposa’s Robin Hahn and Jacqueline Ko in conversation as Jacqueline discusses her journey as an opera singer living with ME/CFS! First released for our 2021 Benefit + Awareness Month.

Content warning: References to medical symptoms, ableism, disability grief

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Enjoy more Benefit + Awareness programming

Discover our other digital offerings for May Awareness Month

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