Benefit + Awareness Month
Music & Videos
Enjoy classical music wherever you are! Check out the studio singles and Opera Treats videos from Opera Mariposa’s past Benefit + Awareness Months – and save the date for THREE premieres this May! Also be sure to subscribe to Opera Mariposa’s YouTube channel, to catch new releases whenever they drop.
Access: Free, paid and by-donation options. Videos include captioning. Music is accompanied by lyrics and translations.
100% of proceeds from studio singles support the ME | FM Society of BC.
Mini Concerts & Music Videos
The Hum (Mariposa mix)
Premiere May 9
12:30 pm Pacific / 3:30 pm Eastern
Enjoy an exclusive mix of a music track by Lia Pas – marking the first piece of music she has completed since she developed ME after a virus in 2015.
A new Opera Treat
Premiere May 12
12:30 pm Pacific / 3:30 pm Eastern
Join baritone Riley McMitchell and pianist Eric Hominick for a beautiful opera aria, premiering in honour of May 12th International ME & FM Awareness Day!
Piano Improvisation
Premiere May 31
12:30 pm Pacific / 3:30 pm Eastern
Join composer, pianist and multi-disciplinary artist Lia Pas for a beautiful piano improvisation to honour the close of 2024 Benefit + Awareness Month.
Je suis encore tout étourdie
Join soprano Lindsay Gillis and pianist Michael Onwood for a beautiful French opera aria, originally premiered for 2023 ME & FM International Awareness Day.
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.
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.
Studio singles
Stream or download exclusive tracks in support of the ME | FM Society of BC
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: Discussion of symptoms, ableism, disability grief
Enjoy more Benefit + Awareness programming
Discover our other digital offerings for May Awareness Month