Rehearsals for Opera Atelier’s upcoming production of The Marriage of Figaro (a new production by the way) are in full swing. On day one we used up all of our time singing through the entire opera with Maestro Fallis, all of our accompanists and assistant conductor, James Bourne in attendance. I know this is a [...]
Posts from ‘March, 2010’
Brava to the Director of our Board
I wanted to let the friends of Opera Atelier know that last month the Chair of our Board, Alberta Cefis was invited to attend an Opera America Trustee event in New York City at which she was honoured with the 2009/10 National Opera Directors Recognition Award, sponsored by BMO Financial Group. This distinction honours one [...]
A must-see this summer at the AGO…
I don’t know if you had the opportunity to look at Martin Knelman’s feature article in the Toronto Star today, but the headline alone would be enough to pique anyone’s interest… “LUST AND MURDER AT THE AGO.” Although the title could be a byline for practically every opera and ballet in existence, “lust and murder” [...]