(© Agathe Poupeney / Divergence) Opera Atelier will present the Toronto premiere of “David and Jonathan” on April 9 -13, 2025. The Charpentier opera will be staged by Co-Artistic Directors Marshall Pynkoski and Jeannette Lajeunesse Zingg. It will star David Witczak, Antonin Rondepierre, Colin Ainsworth, Mireille Asselin, Christophe Dunham, and Stephen Hegedus. David Falis conducts the production. “Charpentier’s ‘David and {…}
Opera Atelier has unveiled its 2025-26 season. The season opens with “The Magic Flute.” The opera will be sung in English and stars Rainelle Krause as the Queen of the Night, Colin Ainsworth as Tamino, Meghan Lindsay as Pamina, Douglas Williams as Papageno, Stephen Hegedus as Sarastro, Blaise Rantoanina as Monastatos, Karine White as Papagena, and Carla Huhtanen, Danielle MacMillan, {…}
Opera Revue teams up with Opera Atelier to present “Trills, Chills and Frills.” This Halloween-themed Bridgerton-esque Ball features highlights from Opera Atelier’s upcoming performance of Händel’s “Acis and Galatea,” along with opera and musical theatre mashups. Performers include Danie Friesen, Alexander Hajek and Claire Elise Harris. Costumes are highly encouraged to be worn by our audiences and a prize will {…}
The Canadian Opera Company has released the details of its Free Concert Series. Programming features nearly 70 performances of music, dance, poetry, and more in downtown Toronto. The Free Concert Series runs each year from Sept. to May and spotlights local and international artists in performances spanning a wide array of genres. It celebrates classical repertoire and musical traditions from {…}
Opera Atelier has announced the return of “All is Love.” The production is a fully staged mixed program celebrating love in all its splendor at Koerner Hall and is set to be performed from April 11 to April 14, 2024. “All is Love” features music by J.P. Rameau, M.A. Charpentier, and Renaldo Hahn in addition to excerpts by Henry Purcell, {…}
Opera Atelier has announced its 2024-25 season. The season opens with “Acis and Galatea.” The work will feature Antonin Rondepierre, Blaise Rantoanina, Meghan Lindsay, and Douglas Williams. The production features choreography by Opera Atelier Co-Founder and Choreographer Jeannette Lajeunesse Zingg. Christopher Bagan conducts. “We are particularly proud to introduce these two exceptional young tenors to our Toronto audience in their {…}
Opera Atelier is set to open its 2023-24 season with the French 1774 version of Gluck’s “Orpheus and Eurydice.” The opera will be performed from Oct. 26 through Nov. 1 at the Elgin Theatre in Toronto. “Orpheus and Eurydice” will star Canadian tenor Colin Ainsworth as Orpheus, soprano Mireille Asselin as Eurydice, and soprano Anna-Julia David as Amour in her {…}
Opera Atelier has launched a crowdfunding campaign “Come Fly With Us” to support the renovation of its Flying Machine. On its official crowdfunding campaign, the company noted that “A flying machine is an integral component of any 17th or 18th century opera/ballet. It serves as an important storytelling device that bridges heaven and earth and combines artistry with aeronautics. “Opera {…}
The Canadian Opera Company’s free concert series at the Richard Bradshaw Amphitheatre runs September through May. This article only includes classical vocal works. First up is “Meet the Ensemble Studio.” The company’s artistic development program is comprised of emerging professional Canadian opera artists. Performance Date: September 20, 2023 “Mostly Mozart” is performed by UofT Opera. Performance Date: September 27, 2023 {…}
Toronto’s Opera Atelier has announced its 2023-24 season which will feature two productions. First up is Gluck’s “Orpheus and Eurydice” starring Colin Ainsworth, Mireille Asselin, and Anna-Julia David. The work will be choreographed by Lajeunesse Zingg. “Few singers are able to sustain the extraordinary vocal range required of the tenor in the 1774 French version of ‘Orpheus and Eurydice,’” said {…}
On April 6, 2023, Opera Atelier will conclude its 2022-23 season with Händel’s “The Resurrection.” Held at Koerner Hall, TELUS Centre for Performance and Learning, the performance marks the Canadian premiere of the work in a fully-staged production for a live audience. Conductor David Fallis will conduct Tafelmusik Baroque Orchestra, with the Artists of Atelier Ballet performing choreography by Founding {…}