Win an unforgettable evening at the opera!
Enter for your chance to win one of five pairs of tickets to Pacific Opera Victoria’s presentation of Verdi’s Il trovatore on Thursday, October 22 at 7:30 pm.
The contest opens on Tuesday, October 6 at 10 am and closes Saturday, October 10, 2026, at 6 pm. Ballots are available at all GVPL branches.
About Verdi’s Il trovatore
Verdi’s Il trovatore blazes with passion, vengeance, and the unstoppable force of fate. At its heart is a search for identity, as each character struggles to confront who they truly are, and the secrets that define them. As past secrets collide with present rivalries, Verdi’s electrifying music drives the drama forward with soaring arias, stirring choruses, and unrelenting intensity. Known by opera lovers and newcomers alike through music gems like Act II’s “Anvil Chorus”, Il trovatore is a true grand opera, full of political intrigue, mistaken identity, love, revenge, obsession, and onstage battles!
Contest Prize Draw Rules
The Pacific Opera Victoria Ticket Contest is open to all ages. Winners will be randomly drawn on Wednesday, October 14th, 2026. Contestants are eligible to win a maximum of one prize.
- To enter the Pacific Opera Victoria Ticket Contest prize draws, individuals must fill out a prize draw ballot and submit it into the ballot box.
- Ballots submitted become the property of GVPL. They will be destroyed after the contest closes; names of winners will be shared with POV.
- Number of Entries. One per person at each branch. Photocopied ballots will not be counted.
- Program entry period. Ballots can be submitted from Tuesday October 6, 2026, at 10 am until Saturday October 10, at 6 pm.
- The chances of winning a prize depend on the number of eligible entries received.
- Winners will be randomly drawn from the ballots submitted during the program entry period. Winners will be selected to match number of prizes.
The prize is: one of five pairs of tickets to Pacific Opera’s presentation of Il Trovatore for the evening performance on Thursday, October 22, at 7:30 pm.
- If a prize winner is not eligible or cannot be contacted after 48 hours, GVPL has the right to qualify another participant and GVPL is released from any liability or responsibility in this regard.
- By submitting a ballot, each participant agrees to accept and abide by these rules.
- By submitting a ballot, each participant agrees that GVPL and its trustees, officers, employees, agents, and assignees are not liable or responsible for any loss, damage or injury of any kind arising out of or in connection with the prizes awarded.
- By entering the prize draw, winners’ consent to the use of personal information for the purposes of administering the program and notifying the winners, unless permission is otherwise granted to receive additional information from GVPL.
- By claiming a prize, the winner consents to the use of his or her name and/or likeness and/or voice/photograph and city of residence without compensation for promotion and/or advertising purposes in any manner and in any medium which GVPL considers appropriate.
- Claiming Prizes. All prizes must be claimed within 5 days of notification. After 5 days, prizes become the property of GVPL, and GVPL is released from any liability or responsibility in this regard.
- GVPL reserves the right to make substitutions of equivalent kind or approximate value in the event of the unavailability of any prize or component of any prize for any reason whatsoever.
- GVPL reserves the right to withdraw or terminate the prize draw at any time without prior notice.
- These rules are available upon request from GVPL.
- The prize draw is subject to all federal, provincial, and municipal laws.