It’s hard to imagine going into our 15th season at First Canadian Place! These live presentations at the Waterfall Stage are the brainchild of the visionary Brenda Parres, FCP Events Director. I can never get over the thrill of seeing so many hundreds of people taking a break from their busy work day in order [...]
Posts from ‘March, 2009’
In Response to a Letter…
Earlier this month Jeannette and I received a letter from a charming couple who are OA subscribers. In their letter they assured us “we love what you do, and we hope to be back” – and they then went on to express their concern that our upcoming season was made up of two operas they [...]
The Making of an Opera
Today we begin our rehearsals for Monteverdi’s The Coronation of Poppea. I am particularly happy to know that dress rehearsal will be attended by more than 1,000 students. This is a direct result of Opera Atelier’s Making of an Opera program which has now been running with great success for 10 years. I am particularly [...]
Auditions at the Glenn Gould School
Last Thursday David Fallis (OA’s resident music director) and I spent a particularly enjoyable morning at the Royal Conservatory hearing auditions. Auditions are not always a terribly enjoyable experience. Consequently, it was all the more delightful to encounter two young singers of exceptional style and quality. The first singer was a young mezzo from the [...]