Dear friends and bloggers, I want to send all of you our belated but nonetheless heartfelt thanks for taking the time to write your impressions of Poppea on behalf of Opera Atelier. You blogs have been read by hundreds of people and we have every reason to believe that they impacted positively on ticket [...]
Posts from ‘June, 2009’
It must be summer…
It’s a good thing that I find travelling to be an energizing experience. Having just returned from New York City I found myself in the midst of a crazy and extremely varied schedule which will probably not let up until the end of the summer. Jeannette and I are once again teaching at the Tafelmusik [...]
New York City Ballet
Jeannette and I have just returned from three glorious days in New York City where every moment of our day was spoken for between hearing auditions for Opera Atelier, spending hours in the Metropolitan Museum of Art and attending performances by New York City Ballet. For many years we have visited New York on [...]
Double your gift with OA’s matching campaign
Just a reminder that Anna Guthrie – one of Opera Atelier’s nearest and dearest supporters — has, for the second year in a row, pledged to match all new and increased donations up to $25,000 as a kick start for an OA matching campaign. Make your donation prior to June 30, 2009 and Anna (bless [...]
Surrealism and the Ballets Russes
On Sunday, Jeannette and I had the pleasure of visiting the AGO to take in the Surrealist exhibition (Surreal Things | Dada | Remix). It is a fascinating, beautifully conceived exhibit which will be of particular interest to all dancers and dance enthusiasts. There are fabulous set and costume designs by some of the most [...]