Max Cameron Theatre

04/25/2026

04/15/2026

Tonight is the night many of you are waiting for! Doors at 630 pm for Opera! Are you kidding me? And the show starts at 7pm. You can pick up your tickets until 2 pm today in limited quantities from The Peak - voice of the qathet region and The Nutcracker Market OR online at https://www.showpass.com/opera-are-you-kidding-me/

04/14/2026

Tomorrow night is Opera! Are you kidding me? Pick up your tickets at Showpass! https://www.showpass.com/opera-are-you-kidding-me/ OR paper tickets are available in limited quantities until 2PM on show days from The Peak - voice of the qathet region and The Nutcracker Market

Featuring!
The amazing Dutch Soprano
Anne Grimm

The Notorious Canadian Tenor
Benjamin Butterfield

The Infamous British Baritone
Alexander Dobson

And South Korea’s virtuosic violinist
Jimin Shin Dobson

04/13/2026

❤️ ❗️Meet Jimin Shin Dobson❗️ ❤️

Pick up your tickets at Showpass! https://www.showpass.com/opera-are-you-kidding-me/ OR paper tickets are available in limited quantities until 2PM on show days from The Peak - voice of the qathet region and The Nutcracker Market
Violinist and Violist Jimin Shin Dobson started her musical studies in Europe at the age of six at le Conservatoire de la Ville de Luxembourg.
From age ten, she grew up at the Royal Conservatory of Music in Toronto under the tutelage of Canadian Violinist Erika Raum (also Marie Berard and Mayumi Seiler) and Violist Steven Dann. Since discovering the Baroque Violin as a freshman at the Cleveland Institute of Music with baroque violinist and dancer Dr Julie Andrijeski and the esteemed Early Music faculty at the Case Western Reserve University, Jimin has pursued her passion for performing on gut strings through various summer festivals.
Newly based in Sackville, New Brunswick, Jimin remains an active performer across the country, especially in the Early Music scenes of Montreal, Ottawa and Toronto where she appears regularly with numerous ensembles including the Juno Award winning l’Harmonie des Saisons, Arion Orchestre Baroque, Orchestre Galileo, Studio de musique ancienne de Montreal, Clavecin en Concert, les Boreades de Montreal, Ensemble Telemann, Ottawa Baroque Consort, Ottawa Bach Choir, Trinity Bach Project, and Theatre of Early Music.
Also an avid chamber musician, recent performances as the violist of the period string quartet, Ximenez Quartet has brought her to Crowsnest Pass, Alberta as guest artist of The Pass Early Music Fest, as well as Tucson, Arizona for the Arizona Early Music.
Passionate about continuing to build the historically informed performance scene in the Maritimes, Jimin’s exciting new roles in Sackville include co-artistic directorship of the Sackville Festival of Early Music, as well as professor of the new Baroque Performance Practice course at Mount Allison University.

04/11/2026

Opera? Are You Kidding Me?
This performance showcases cherished arias and duets from the most renowned operas around the world, along with a few delightful hidden gems for added enjoyment. Expect a lively and entertaining atmosphere as the singers are accompanied by solo violin and piano.
Pick up your tickets at Showpass! https://www.showpass.com/opera-are-you-kidding-me/ OR paper tickets are available in limited quantities until 2PM on show days from The Peak - voice of the qathet region and The Nutcracker Market

04/08/2026

Tickets for all shows at The Max can be found online at Showpass! An easy way to see what’s up coming at The Max and plan your theatre experience for the upcoming weeks. Check it out now and pick out your favorite shows! https://www.showpass.com/max-cameron-theatre/

04/02/2026

❤️ ❗️ Meet Frances Armstrong ❗️ ❤️

Frances Armstrong, originally from Surrey, British Columbia, grew up in a musical family where she showed great promise in both her piano playing and singing from a young age. She had a particular affinity for collaborating with singers and string players and began accompanying and playing in chamber ensembles when she was just thirteen years old.

She holds a Master’s Degree in Collaborative Piano from the University of Toronto, where she studied with esteemed Canadian pianist Steven Philcox, and she also earned a Bachelor’s Degree in Piano Performance with Distinction from the University of Victoria. Frances has studied a broad range of repertoire with internationally renowned artists at summer intensive programs such as the Franz Schubert Institute, Toronto Summer Music, and the Music Academy of the West. She has also completed rigorous training as an apprentice coach at both l’Opéra de Montréal, and the Canadian Opera Company.

Frances is in high demand as a collaborator and coach across Canada, having served as Head Coach at Edmonton Opera for two seasons, and she is invited back as a regular collaborator with City Opera Vancouver, Banff Centre for Arts and Creativity, and Highlands Opera Studio. She is known for her intuitive and sensitive playing, and she enjoys a diverse career as a performer, coach, and repetiteur. When she is not busy with music, she can be found enjoying a quiet life by the Pacific Ocean on Gabriola Island, British Columbia. Pick up your tickets to see Frances perform in Opera Are You Kidding Me? https://www.showpass.com/opera-are-you-kidding-me/ OR paper tickets are available in limited quantities until 2PM on show days from The Peak - voice of the qathet region and The Nutcracker Market

03/20/2026

❤️ ❗️ Experience Opera Like Never Before❗️ ❤️
Opera's greatest hits presented in a fun, down to earth showcase guaranteed to leave your audience filled with laughter and a new appreciation for Opera. An Internationally renowned roaster will amaze and Delight. Opera are you kidding Me? Is happening on Wednesday April 15th

Featuring!
The amazing Dutch Soprano
Anne Grimm

The Notorious Canadian Tenor
Benjamin Butterfield

The Infamous British Baritone
Alexander Dobson

And South Korea’s virtuosic violinist
Jimin Shin Dobson
Tickets are available now! https://www.showpass.com/opera-are-you-kidding-me/ OR paper tickets are available in limited quantities until 2PM on show days from The Peak - voice of the qathet region and The Nutcracker Market

“Opera? Are you kidding me?” features beloved arias and duets from the world's most popular operas with a few hidden gems thrown in for kicks. Opera will be presented in a fun and entertaining atmosphere. Singers will be joined by solo violin and piano accompaniment. Opera's greatest hits presen...

03/17/2026

Happy St. Patrick’s Day!

Today we wish for all of you the “Luck of the Irish!” 🍀 May your day be filled with joy, laughter, and a touch of magic. Celebrate with friends and family and perhaps indulge in some traditional Irish fare. Whether you're wearing green or sharing a hearty cheer, here's to a day as bright and cheerful as a field of four-leaf clovers. Sláinte!

03/13/2026

❤️ ❗️Meet Benjamin Butterfield❗️ ❤️

Praised by The New York Times as, "clarion-voiced and vibrant", Benjamin Butterfield has performed in concert, recital and opera throughout North America and Europe as well as in Asia, New Zealand, the middle east and Ukraine.

Benjamin’s opera engagements have included the role of the Lamplighter in Rachel Portman’s, The Little Prince and Mime in Wagner’s Das Rheingold with Pacific Opera Victoria, a staged version of Stankovych’s Kiddish Requiem with the Hamburg Philharmonic at the Kyiv Opera in Ukraine, Stravinsky’s Perséphone with film actress Isabella Rossellini at the San Carlo in Naples and Epidaurus, Greece and The Rakes Progress in Vancouver as well as singing the role of the Sailor in Dido and Aeneas at the BBC Proms in the Royal Albert Hall in London with Toronto’s Opera Atelier under Marc Minkowski and Les Musiciens du Louvre.

Other repertoire includes the Barber of Seville (Welsh National Opera, in New Zealand and at Le Capitole in Toulouse), The Magic Flute (New York City Opera, Montreal) Messiaen’s, St. François d’Assise (Montreal Symphony), Don Giovanni (Calgary, Victoria, Montpellier, Arizona etc.) and Janacek’s Cunning little Vixen with the Canadian Opera Company.

Head of Voice for the School of Music at the University of Victoria, Professor Butterfield is also on faculty for Opera Nuova (Edmonton), Valley Opera Summer Intensive (Kelowna), Orford Musique (Quebec) and at the Sicily Music Festival and Competition (Italy). Butterfield is also Co-Director of the Ukrainian Art Song Summer Institute (Toronto). A Fellow of the Royal Society of Canada and recipient of a Ruby Award (Opera Canada) for his contributions as a tenor and voice teacher, Benjamin is heard regularly on CBC Radio and has also been recognized by the Juno Awards.