Opera Atelier To Showcase ‘Idomeneo’ With Measha Brueggergosman

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Opera Atelier is set to showcase its production of “Idomeneo” starting on April 4 and running through April 13. The production will feature soprano Measha Brueggergosman as Elettra in her return to Toronto after 10 years. She will be joined by Colin Ainsworth in the title role and Wallis Giunta as Idamante. Meghan Lindsey takes on the role of Ilia {…}

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Opera Atelier Announces 2019-20 Season

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Opera Atelier has announced its 2019-20 season, which is entitled “A Season of Saints / A Season of Sinners.” The company will kick off the year with a production of “Don Giovanni.” The Mozart work will star Douglas Williams, Carla Huhtanen, Colin Ainsworth, Meghan Lindsay, Stephen Hegedus, Olivier Laquerre, Mireille Asselin, and Gustav Andreassen. “Our audience has made it clear {…}

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Opera Atelier To Present One-Night-Only Performance Of ‘The Angel Speaks’

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Opera Atelier of Toronto will present “The Angel Speaks” in the Samuel Hall Currelly Gallery at the Royal Ontario Museum on Feb. 21, 2019. The one-hour concert “blends masterpieces of the baroque repertoire with the Canadian premiere of ‘Annunciation,’ a new commission by Edwin Huizinga for period instruments,” and will feature both music and dance of baroque and contemporary styles. {…}

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Opera Atelier Announces New Partnership

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Opera Atelier has announced its new media relations team. The company will be working with Murray Paterson Marketing Group, which will represent Opera Atelier for its Royal Chapel Concert, its forthcoming production of “Idomeneo,” and the announcement of its 2019-20 season. “We have followed the work of MPMG – an agency dedicated exclusively to servicing arts and culture organizations – for a {…}

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Opera Atelier Announces Partnership With Mirvish Productions For 2 Operas in 2019

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Opera Atelier is set to partner with Mirvish Productions for its two productions during the 2019 season. One of the productions will be Mozart’s “Idomeneo” while the latter is still unannounced. “Idomeneo” is slated for performances at the Ed Mirvish Theatre between April 4 and 13, 2019. “David Mirvish is a true visionary and his commitment to the Toronto theatre {…}

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Opera Atelier To Feature Two Operas In 2018-19 Season

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Opera Atelier has announced its 2018-2019 season featuring two operatic gems. The season opens with a French Baroque double bill featuring Charpentier’s “Actéon” and Rameau’s “Pygmalion.” The operas will star Colin Ainsworth in both title roles, alongside Mireille Asselin (Diana & Amour), Allyson McHardy (Juno & Céphise), Jesse Blumberg, Christopher Enns, Meghan Lindsay, Cynthia Smithers and Anna Sharpe. Marshall Pynkoski directs the production with a choreography by Jeannette Lajeunesse Zingg. Performance Dates: {…}

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Zachary James, Megan Nielsen, Bonnie Montgomery Headline ‘Opera at the Atelier’

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The McAllen Arts District is set to present “Opera at the Atelier” on May 3, 2025. The showcase will feature bass-baritone Zachary James, soprano Megan Nielsen, and composer Bonnie Montgomery as they take on a program that includes opera selections from such composers as Puccini, Verdi, and Mozart, and new compositions by Montgomery. The showcase kicks off at 7 p.m. {…}

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Opéra National de Paris Atelier 2022-23 Review: Looking for Bernstein

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(Photo Credit: Vincent Lappartient) In “Looking for Bernstein,” Victoria Sitjà kills two birds with one stone. She attempts to fix the problem of arbitrary repertoire choices in academic recitals and deal with the extremely complex legacy of Leonard Bernstein. Bernstein is a sui generis figure in the music world. An innate communicator, Lenny moved between the small screen of the {…}

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Opéra National de Paris Atelier 2022-23 Review: La Scala di Seta

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(Credit: ) It is very hard to stage a Rossini opera—and even harder to stage his comedies. The maestro of Pesaro’s comic timing, uses and abuses of coloraturas, and overly complicated sexual plots are so ingenious that one nail out of place can compromise the whole machine. Paris Opera Atelier’s staging of “La Scala di Seta” (book by Giuseppe Maria {…}

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Opera Atelier To Showcase ‘Idomeneo’ With Measha Brueggergosman

Opera Atelier Announces 2019-20 Season

Opera Atelier To Present One-Night-Only Performance Of ‘The Angel Speaks’

Opera Atelier Announces New Partnership

Opera Atelier Announces Partnership With Mirvish Productions For 2 Operas in 2019

Opera Atelier To Feature Two Operas In 2018-19 Season

Zachary James, Megan Nielsen, Bonnie Montgomery Headline ‘Opera at the Atelier’

Opéra National de Paris Atelier 2022-23 Review: Looking for Bernstein

Opéra National de Paris Atelier 2022-23 Review: La Scala di Seta