Dear Friends, Let me encourage all of you to visit www.torontowide.com to see the excerpts of dress rehearsal for our beautiful new production of Figaro. It looks and sounds just gorgeous! Second last show tonight. Too sad!
Posts from ‘April, 2010’
We have now completed two performances of Figaro and I could not be happier!
We have now completed two performances of Figaro and I could not be happier! The performers have lost none of their edge and the production continues to grow and change every time the artists step onto the stage. The reviews are fantastic but what really thrills me are the number of non official reviews which [...]
Short and Sweet…
Opera Atelier’s new production of The Marriage of Figaro is visually stunning (both Gerard Gauci’s set design and Martha Mann’s costumes are dazzling), funny, irreverent, contemporary and wonderfully choreographed and acted – a great night of music and laughter. Ian Kyer
Vox Populi Returns
I am delighted to welcome our guest blogger designer, Rosemarie Umetsu. Here are her thoughts on this astonishing production of Figaro. Opera Atelier’s Figaro established last night that one can never have too much of a good thing. The arguably ‘perfect’ opera buffa soars to heights that are a feast for the senses, soul and [...]
I can’t believe it is already dress rehearsal.
I can’t believe it is already dress rehearsal. This is the big event we all anxiously await but end up dreading once it arrives. Is it ever possible to feel well prepared for dress? I dont think so. Nevertheless, we have an incredibly beautiful, funny irreverent show on our hands which has taken on a [...]
The road to Figaro…
I’m sitting in the house of the Elgin – the most beautiful theatre in Canada. Every time I step into this theatre it takes my breath away. When guest conductor Marc Minkowski first worked with Opera Atelier he was completely unprepared to encounter a theatre this gorgeous outside of Paris. The first time he stepped [...]
An incredible evening…
Recently, we had our first complete run through of Figaro. It took place in the rehearsal hall at the Elgin Theatre and was attended by an extremely appreciative group of OA donors and supporters. It was a great relief for our singers and dancers to finally perform in front of a live audience and to get [...]
Opera Atelier’s 2010 Versailles Gala…
On Tuesday, April 6 Jeannette and I had the pleasure of attending Opera Atelier’s 2010 Versailles Gala which for the first time was held at the Carlu. One of the really marvelous things about this year’s gala is the fact that Jeannette and I had almost nothing to do with its planning! We have simply [...]