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Opera Mariposa
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Canada's first fully disability-led and run opera company, #MakingOperaAccessible and creating opportunities for emerging & underrepresented artists. https://operamariposa.com
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Ten thousand thanks to everyone who supported our 2025 Benefit + Awareness Month! With your help, we raised $10,626.98 for @mefmsocietyofbc.bsky.social and people with #MECFS, #LongCovid & #fibromyalgia - which brings our charity fundraising total to over $150,000 since Opera Mariposa started!

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In front of an artistic photo of blue, teal and purple cupcakes, an aqua circle contains the text, Thank you. With your help, we've raised $10,626.98 for ME/CFS, Long Covid, and Fibromyalgia. At the bottom of the circle are the butterfly logos for Opera Mariposa and the ME | FM Society of BC. At the top is a translucent watercolour image of a purple butterfly.
August 11, 2025 at 3:59 PM
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Tomorrow (June 1) is the last chance to enter our Benefit + Awareness prize draw! We’re incredibly grateful to everyone who has joined us so far in support of @mefmsocietyofbc.bsky.social and the rising number of people affected by #MECFS, #LongCovid, and #fibromyalgia.
Across and blue and purple graphic is a yellow diagonal banner with all caps text reading, Last chance to enter! Below that can be seen an artistic portrait of a woman in side profile from the chest up. Her figure is partly hidden by thick, cloud-like haze, and her silhouette includes images of tall wild grass and evergreen trees. Overlaid text reads: “Opera Mariposa’s Benefit + Awareness Month for the ME | FM Society of BC. May 1–June 1, 2025. Enter to win $3,000 in prizes for charity for ME/CFS | Long COVID | Fibromyalgia. benefit.operamariposa.com. No purchase necessary to enter or win. Odds of winning depend on number of entries received. Learn more: prizedraw.operamariposa.com.” The image also includes two butterfly logos: a red one for Opera Mariposa, and a blue, purple, and teal one for the ME | FM Society of BC. Other details note that the event is online, closed-captioned in English, self-paced, by donation and free to attend, with support up to $3,000 being triple matched.
May 31, 2025 at 7:30 PM
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Enjoy a dim sum feast alongside other Chinatown highlights incl. an art print by the world-renowned Raymond Chow & a beautiful set of chopsticks 🥟🥢

Our #BAMonth2025 ends June 1, so #EnterToWin ASAP to support the #ChronicIllness community & @mefmsocietyofbc.bsky.social: prizedraw.operamariposa.com
Against a light blue background is a matted print of a Raymond Chow ink drawing of the Chinatown arch. Scattered next to it are a set of six chopsticks wrapped in colourful brocade, and a Kam Wai Dim Sum gift card with an image of pork buns.
May 30, 2025 at 7:30 PM
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Huge thanks to Chinatown's Kam Wai Dim Sum 金 威 點 心, who is supporting our Benefit + Awareness Month for another year! This family-run company is donating $100 in gift cards for ready-to-eat takeaway or dim sum classics you can prepare at home.
Closeup of some plump dumplings on a red plate inside a bamboo steamer basket, with a pair of chopsticks resting on them. Other dim sum delicacies can be glimpsed laid out on the surrounding table. Closeup of wonton dumplings and green onions in broth, in a blue bowl on a red background
May 30, 2025 at 7:30 PM
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Our #BAMonth2025 prize draw features over $1,000 in gift cards & gift certificates - included from Canadian food delivery service Skip (previously Skip The Dishes) and Lee Valley Tools!

Check out all the prizes at prizedraw.operamariposa.com, then #EnterToWin til June 1 in support of charity.
Orange Skip gift card with white text, superimposed over platters of colourful vegetarian food Blue Lee Valley gift card with the words woodworking, gardening, hardware, home under the yellow Lee Valley logo. The card is superimposed over a light blue table surface with gardening tools scattered across it.
May 29, 2025 at 7:25 PM
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Many thanks to Tesla Adrianne for joining us for #BAMonth2025! There are just 5 days left to #EnterToWin over $3k in amazing prizes in support of @mefmsocietyofbc.bsky.social, including a consultation + 2 hours of remote administrative support from Tesla: prizedraw.operamariposa.com
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May 28, 2025 at 7:18 PM
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Did you know? Our charitable partner @mefmsocietyofbc.bsky.social is run by & for people with #MECFS, #Fibro, & now #LongCovid as well. Long Covid is an umbrella term for the complex suites of symptoms that can persist or develop after a Covid infection. Learn more: www.mefm.bc.ca/what-is-me-w...
Teal and white graphic with a soft cloud pattern and text reading, "What is Long Covid? Long Covid (LC) refers to persistent symptoms or new health issues following a COVID-19 infection. Symptoms can emerge weeks, months, or even years later, potentially leading to lifelong conditions like ME/CFS." At the bottom is the blue, purple and teal butterfly logo for the ME | FM Society of BC and the red butterfly logo for Opera Mariposa. Teal and white graphic with a soft cloud pattern and text reading, "Who is affected? All ages and genders can develop Long Covid. Can affect previously healthy individuals, including vaccinated people and those with mild cases. An estimated 10-30% of non-hospitalized cases and up to 80% of hospitalized cases result in Long Covid. As of 2024, at least 1 in 9 Canadian adults and 400 million people worldwide are affected." At the bottom is the blue, purple and teal butterfly logo for the ME | FM Society of BC and the red butterfly logo for Opera Mariposa. Teal and white graphic with a soft cloud pattern and text reading, "Symptoms and impact: Long Covid can cause over 200 symptoms, including: debilitating fatigue. Breathing and heart problems. Immune system damage. Neurological issues like memory loss. Many patients must reduce their work or school hours, with the government referring to it as a 'potential mass- disabling event.'" At the bottom is the blue, purple and teal butterfly logo for the ME | FM Society of BC and the red butterfly logo for Opera Mariposa.
May 26, 2025 at 7:24 PM
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As part of our 2025 Benefit + Awareness Month, we’re thrilled to feature opera artist, researcher, & longhauler @skycameron.bsky.social. They’ll be sharing how their experiences with #LongCovid have been shaping their artistic practice. Learn more about Sky at operamariposa.com/artists/#sky...
Headshot of Sky, a white freckled person with medium length red hair and brown eyes. They're wearing a blue dress and smiling
May 24, 2025 at 7:20 PM
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We're also thrilled to offer household streaming passes for @essentialopera.bsky.social's digital opera films 'December' & 'Etiquette'! #EnterToWin an opera experience you can enjoy from home at prizedraw.operamariposa.com til June 1. Proceeds support charity via @mefmsocietyofbc.bsky.social!
Collage featuring the graphic design for Opera Mariposa's 2025 Benefit + Awareness Month for the ME | FM Society of BC, featuring a blue and purple artistic portrait of a woman's face in side profile, partly hidden by mist, her silhouette containing images of tall wild grass and evergreen trees. Below that is a pinkish cream torn paper strip with words, "Enter to win household streaming passes to December and Etiquette until June 1, 2025! PrizeDraw.OperaMariposa.com", alongside the red and black logos for Essential Opera and Opera Mariposa. At the bottom are two production stills. In the first, soprano Erin Bardua performs as Julia wearing glasses and a teal top, looking downward and smiling, while an inset image showing Danielle Buonaiuto as Natasha joining via video call. In the second, Maureen Batt performers as a customer service representative seated in front of a computer wearing a headset and dark suit jacket with a smile on her face.
May 23, 2025 at 7:28 PM
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While specific practices keep evolving, the EO team says: "our aim is to achieve all our projects while avoiding cancellations, delays, or asking anyone to take unnecessary risks. Through planning & community agreements, we can create an accessible & inclusive working environment for everyone.”
Collage featuring the dark teal title design for December: a new opera by Monica Pierce, with a rainbow illustration. Below that is a pinkish cream torn paper strip with the Essential Opera logo and the quote, "December was recorded, filmed, and released in November–December 2020. This digital creation was partly a product of necessity, but enabled us to make something fun and beautiful at a time when many artists had to stop creating entirely. Thanks to engineering magic, we simul-recorded vocalist Danielle Buonaiuto from a studio in NYC while the rest of the team played and sang in alternating groups in Halifax. We filmed on location in the deserted US area of the Halifax Airport. And we kept each other safe while doing it.” At the bottom is a behind-the-scenes shot from 'December' with videographer Claire Fraser in a red headstrap mask, brown hair in a ponytail. Claire is filming Erin Bardua, who's speaking on a phone in front of interior set decor, in a deserted airport. Collage of a peach-coloured title design reading, Essential Opera presents Etiquette, a short opera film, alongside a vintage illustration of partygoers behind a blue typewriter. Below that is a torn paper strip with the Essential Opera logo and the quote, "Etiquette was recorded in April 2022, filmed in February 2023, and released in March 2024. We love being able to use our experiences making these films to shape our approach to recording, filming, and performing with immuno-inclusivity in mind. As producers, our aim is to achieve all our projects while avoiding cancellations, delays, or asking anyone to take unnecessary risks. Through planning & community agreements, we can create an accessible & inclusive working environment for everyone.” At the bottom are shots from 'Etiquette' with soprano Maureen Batt as Dorothy Parker. On the left she's behind a stack of books & a candle; on the right she wears a red scarf and extends a hand to the shadowy silhouette of an imaginary gentleman.
May 23, 2025 at 7:28 PM
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After yesterday's announcement about our project on immuno-inclusivity in opera (and beyond!), we thought we'd spotlight some of the ways that @essentialopera.bsky.social has prioritized immuno-inclusivity in their digital opera productions 🎶

#MakingOperaAccessible
Photo collage of production stills from the opera films 'December' and 'Etiquette',overlaid with a pinkish cream torn paper strip featuring black serif text that reads, Behind the scenes: Immuno-inclusivity in Essential Opera's Digital Opera Films. The collage includes images of soprano Danielle Buonaiuto as the character Natasha, soprano Maureen Batt as a headset-wearing customer service agent and a tipsy Dorothy Parker, soprano Erin Bardua as Julia, and Claire Fraser seen from behind wearing a headstrap mask and operating a camera.
May 23, 2025 at 7:28 PM
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Big news 📢 @essentialopera.bsky.social, @operamariposa.bsky.social, and a group of Canadian artists and researchers have formed a coalition for an exciting new project.

We’re developing a resource on immuno-inclusivity in opera spaces (and beyond!), supported by the Canada Council for the Arts!
A soft rainbow gradient features a pinkish cream torn paper strip across the middle, with italic text reading, Big News! Smaller sans serif text reads, Essential Opera, Opera Mariposa, and a group of Canadian artists and researchers have formed a coalition for an exciting new project... Coming soon. At the top are black and red logos for Essential Opera and Opera Mariposa, and at the bottom is a black logo for Canada Council for the Arts / Conseil des arts du Canada.
May 22, 2025 at 7:30 PM
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Big thanks to @essentialopera.bsky.social for supporting our Benefit + Awareness Month for the second year in a row! Two lucky winners will each snag a Skip food delivery gift card, alongside a household pass to stream one of Essential Opera's digital opera films, 'Etiquette' or 'December'.
Teal graphic with an illustration of a winter cabin, and a rainbow radiating star rates. Text reads, Essential Opera presents December, a new opera by Monica Pearce. Cast: Erin Bardua, Maureen Batt, Danielle Buonaiuto. Directed by Halley Davies, conducted by Tara Scott. www.EssentialOpera.com Logos at the bottom for SOCAN Foundation, Canada Council for the Arts, and Arts Nova Scotia Vintage style illustration with a peach background featuring a crowd of elegantly dressed people in 1920s evening wear, behind a typewriter and a martini glass. Text reads, Essential Opera presents Etiquette by Monica Pearce. A short opera film. Enter to win a household streaming pass!
May 21, 2025 at 7:37 PM
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Our Benefit + Awareness prize draw features gift baskets & prize packs galore 🌟 Which one’s your fave?

Don’t miss your chance to enter to win these & many more prizes, while benefiting @mefmsocietyofbc.bsky.social & the #ChronicIllness community. Head over to prizedraw.operamariposa.com til June 1!
Against an aqua background is a woven grey gift basket containing noise cancelling headphones, a grey and white plushie shaped like a shiba inu, a colouring book, pot-it fidget toy journal, moon light, fairy light photo clips, lavender heat pack, and aqua migraine ice cap. Against a light blue background is a rustic chicken wire gift basket filled with bath and beauty items, including an eco-friendly cleansing set, soothing face masks, microfibre face towel, blue rose candle holder with tealight, bath puff, silicon scalp brush, artisanal soap, gua shah, face roller, vegan lip balm, acupressure balls, sleep mask, Raymond Chow art print, and a bottle of bath salts. In front of a light blue backdrop is an aqua suede tray, filled with a set of bath and body items by Beauty Concepts. Items include a hair turban, plush socks, and vanilla shea shower steamers, hand cream, body oil and body lotion. The entire set is decorated with silver and gold rose designs. Against a light purple backdrop is a flatlay of a large black zipped tote embroidered with purple, green and teal bird and rose designs; bejewelled purple butterfly sunglasses; Powecom KN95 masks in a rainbow of colours; a stainless steel water bottle; a glitter ring phone kick stand; blue and beaded gunmetal headbands; a small card with a purple butterfly necklace; patterned pink and black socks with birds and cherry blossoms; and an "immunikey" keychain multitool.
May 20, 2025 at 7:25 PM
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Celebrate our #BAMonth2025 in style ✨ One lucky winner will receive a 'Sweet Pea' necklace & 'Artemis' earrings from our charity prize draw, handcrafted by chainmail jewelry designer Donald McKillican.

#EnterToWin at prizedraw.operamariposa.com til June 1 in support of @mefmsocietyofbc.bsky.social!
Against a wooden surface, two pearl earring drops are caged in interwoven pink chainmail rings, hanging from a glass vase. In front of that is a necklace that looks like it's made of intricate pink and gold alternating beads, but each bead is woven out of chainmail rings. Closeup of the Sweetpea necklace against a wooden surface, featuring alternating pink and gold "beads" woven out of chainmail rings. Closeup of Artemis earrings hanging from a glass vase, featuring pearl drops caged within interlocked pink chainmail rings.
May 19, 2025 at 7:31 PM
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Thanks you so much for joining us for today's #BlueSunday2025 #TeaPartyForME2025. However you participated - whether you joined the Zoom, hung out in blue PJs, or treated yourself to a nice cuppa tea - we hope you've felt the strength &joy of being in community today 💙 @mefmsocietyofbc.bsky.social
Screen cap of a Zoom meeting featuring people of all ages and genders, some with cameras on and some with cameras off. Those with cameras on are raising mugs of tea or coffee with smiles on their faces, many of them wearing blue.
May 18, 2025 at 10:23 PM
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To participate asynchronously, follow @mefmsocietyofbc.bsky.social on socials for pics from our event. And join the global ME community sharing and posting their home tea party setups online for #BlueSunday2025, in support of a great cause!
Closeup of nine buttercream-frosted chocolate cupcakes from Maya's Cupcake Bouquets. They're decorated to look like elaborate flowers, including a variety of blue roses and dainty clusters of purple blossoms. The cupcakes sit on a porcelain rose-pattern plate, on a blue tablecloth with a faint butterfly pattern. In the background can be glimpsed some out-of-focus scones and a plate of pink and spring green macarons.
May 18, 2025 at 4:30 PM
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We look forward to connecting with some of you online at 1 pm Pacific / 4 pm Eastern, at our Blue Sunday Tea Party Social. Graciously hosted by @mefmsocietyofbc.bsky.social and their board member @sophiehharrison.bsky.social, it’s easy to take part...
Against a watercolour background of light blue, purple and teal is an image of a blue teacup and purple flowers. Next to Mariposa's red swallowtail butterfly, text reads, You are cordially invited to our Blue Sunday tea party social fundraiser, hosted by the ME | FM Society of BC. Join on Zoom, or follow along on socials. Sunday, May 18th at 1 pm PT / 4 pm ET. Register and find accessibility information: BlueSunday.OperaMariposa.com. Bring tea & a snack. Celebrate in community. Donate to support a great cause.
May 18, 2025 at 4:30 PM
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Happy #BlueSunday2025! Today's the beloved annual Tea Party for M.E., and we're thrilled to join all the people around the world who are raising awareness and funds for #MECFS with their own personal tea parties at home 🫖 💙

#pwME #TeaPartyForME2025
A closeup of Mariposa general manager Stephanie Ko, seen past a screen of out-of-focus blue-purple hyacinth flowers. She is a disabled Chinese-Canadian woman with long dark hair, blue-rimmed glasses and a sea blue top, holding a porcelain teacup with a pink and silver rose pattern, glancing off to the side with a smile on her face. The background behind her is out of focus, with gleams of of light and green foliage glinting through a window.
May 18, 2025 at 4:30 PM
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Thanks to the amazing, community-minded folks at Stong's Market for supporting our Benefit + Awareness Month for the fifth year in a row 💖

One lucky winner from our charity prize draw will receive a $100 grocery gift card to this local independent grocer. #ShopLocal #BuyCanadian
Closeup of Stong's Market gift cards in a clear card rack on a white counter. They have painted images of fish, flowers, fruit and more on them.
May 17, 2025 at 7:38 PM
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Excitement is brewing for #BlueSunday2025, the global tea party for ME ☕ After taking part in our online tea party social (coming this Sunday, May 18th: BlueSunday.OperaMariposa.com), why not replenish your stock with this charity prize from Chai Ghai?
Against a teal background is a gift basket of teas and tea accessories from Chai Ghai, including seven assorted tins of tea, two Chai Ghai t-shirts, a mug, tea strainer, tea ball infuser and dish.
May 16, 2025 at 7:25 PM
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Thank you to ahsta blu for supporting our Benefit + Awareness Month for another year in a row! ahsta is a Black West Coast artist whose textured paintings are inspired by nature, & who creates tactile, accessible art experiences for Blind, low vision & sighted art lovers alike.
In a vibrant, stylishly decorated yellow and white room hangs a vibrant painting of a stylized dawn, with a blue starry sky shading into pink, orange and gold bands of light. In the bottom left corner is a tiny image of a snowy cabin in white. (Note this image is a mock-up, and the painting may not be depicted precisely to scale.) Over a brown sofa is an abstract textured painting in black, copper and grey, featuring a stylized line of trees silhouetted against a dark sky. (Note that this is a mockup image, and the painting may not be shown perfectly to scale. Hanging in a white room is a vibrant painting by ahsta blu of a stylized aurora, with brilliant green and yellow streaks of light through a blue starry sky. In the bottom left corner is a tiny image of a snowy cabin in white.
May 15, 2025 at 7:35 PM
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#EnterToWin the Cosy Yoga Club online class pass (and much more) at prizedraw.operamariposa.com. 100% of proceeds support advocacy, education, research and community resources for #MECFS, #LongCovid and #fibromyalgia through @mefmsocietyofbc.bsky.social 💙 🩵 💜
An artistic portrait in blue and purple hues shows a woman in side profile from the chest up. Her figure is partly hidden by thick, cloud-like haze, and her silhouette includes images of tall wild grass and evergreen trees. Overlaid text reads: “Opera Mariposa’s Benefit + Awareness Month for the ME | FM Society of BC. May 1–June 1, 2025. Enter to win $3,000 in prizes for charity for ME/CFS | Long COVID | Fibromyalgia. benefit.operamariposa.com. No purchase necessary to enter or win. Odds of winning depend on number of entries received. Learn more: prizedraw.operamariposa.com.” The image also includes two butterfly logos: a red one for Opera Mariposa, and a blue, purple, and teal one for the ME | FM Society of BC. Additional details note that the event is online, closed-captioned in English, self-paced, by donation and free to attend, with support up to $3,000 being triple matched.
May 14, 2025 at 7:19 PM
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Cosy Yoga Club is a disability-affirming space led by Audrey ML & @katieblecker.bsky.social: experienced yoga teachers who are members of the 2SLGBTQIA+ community & live with complex #ChronicIllness & disability themselves. Learn more about Cosy Yoga Club: www.katiebleckeryoga.com/cosy-yoga-club
Headshot of Audrey, a white woman with brown hair, wearing a beige top. She's laughing, and trees fill the background. Headshot of Katie, a white woman with short brown hair and dark oversized glasses, wearing a gold-brown knit sweater. She’s staring into the camera, and a white and blue budgie looks over her shoulder.
May 14, 2025 at 7:19 PM
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We're thrilled to team up with Cosy Yoga Club for this year's Benefit + Awareness Month! Until June 1, you can #EnterToWin an 8-class pass to their gentle, accessible, mellow-paced online yoga classes: prizedraw.operamariposa.com
Audrey, a white person with brown hair, wears red leggings and a beige top. She’s sitting on a rock with trees around her, her upper body twisting towards the right, with her right hand on her lower back and her left hand on her right knee. Katie, a white woman with short brown hair and dark oversized glasses, wearing a striped top and sweatpants. She sits indoors in a restful yoga posture on two chairs and a folded blanket, leaning forward with her hands around a soft bolster, bare feet on the ground.
May 14, 2025 at 7:19 PM