Finally we are able to offer single tickets for Acis and Galatea to our loyal supporters who have not yet become subscribers! This is something of a relief, given the number of people who, for weeks have been asking me when they may purchase their tickets. We’ve chosen Handel’s ravishing pastorale Acis and Galatea to [...]
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Joe White and the Seven Divorcees – Best of the Fringe
Great news! Joe White and the Seven Divorcees which stars one of OAS’s favourite signers, Curtis Sullivan, has been invited to be part of the Best of the Fringe at the Toronto Centre for the Performing Arts in the studio theatre space. It will be playing Wednesday, Thursday and Friday evenings this week and tickets [...]
Don’t Miss a Free Performance of Dance Through Time this Sunday!
Join the students of the School of Atelier Ballet this Sunday, May 30 for two FREE performances of Dance Through Time. DATE: Sunday, May 30, 2010 TIMES: 1 p.m. & 3 p.m. (Doors open at 12 noon) VENUE: St. Lawrence Hall 157 King Street East, 3rd Floor Students from the School of Atelier Ballet will perform [...]
The worst kept secret of the Toronto music scene
Well, I have finally been given permission to announce what must be the worst kept secret of the Toronto music scene, namely, that the Canadian superstar Measha Brueggergosman will be joining Opera Atelier in our 25th anniversary season. She will sing the role of a lifetime – the role of Vitellia in OA’s North American [...]
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 [...]
Doors Open Performance May 24, 2009 1p.m.
I want to give all of our friends a heads up that the School of Atelier Ballet will once again be participating in Doors Open Toronto. In celebration of the 10th anniversary of this very popular event, out students will present a fully costumed performance of our Dance Through Time program. Dance Through Time features [...]
Thoughts before opening…
The night before last we had our dress rehearsal of Poppea and it was so marvelous it practically makes me nervous. Thank God we ran out of time and were unable to complete our curtain calls, otherwise I’d be afraid that tonight’s opening would be jinxed. What with 1000 high school students in the theatre, [...]
Tafelmusik enters the scene…
This is an extremely exciting morning for all of us at Opera Atelier. After a week of continuo rehearsals, the entire orchestra has now arrived and Tafelmusik is as excited about playing Poppea as we are staging it. What makes this day doubly thrilling is that we are now able to show you excerpts of [...]
Things to look forward to…
We are seriously into Poppea rehearsals. It always amazing me that every time you return to a great work it is as though you are exploring it for the first time. This production of Poppea is an excellent example. We first created this production in conjunction with Houston Grand Opera as a vehicle for [...]