Acrpost: A Project of the Pacific Association of Artist Run Centres

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Then & Now: Singer Burdett Back in Full Bloom after 15 Years Nearly Fifteen years ago - in August of 2000 – there was quite a buzz around town about the label-defying, theatrical mezzo-soprano chanteuse Cari Burdett, as her face hit Victoria newspapers accompanied by headlines like “Marching to A Different Beat.” Since the time the Victoria spotlight was on her in 2000, Burdett’s journey has been quite the interesting ride. The Cole’s Notes version is that she earned a vocal music degree from Montreal’s McGill University and a Master’s degree from London’s Royal Academy of Music, she lost her voice, got it back, almost died in a car accident, lost the will to sing, moved to Sweden for four years to raise children, and finally came to the place she finds herself now,... more...