Laudate Singers hosted A Night at the Opera, a gala fundraising evening, Oct. 22 at North Vancouver's Seymour Golf and Country Club. Guests were treated to a dinner and silent auction, as well as opera favourites performed by members of the North Shore-based professional chamber choir. The ensemble's next performance, Brilliant Baroque: Bach, Vivaldi and Monteverdi, featuring countertenor Mark Donnelly and leading baroque instrumentalists, is set for Dec. 15 at 3 p.m. at St. Andrew's United Church. laudatesingers.com