Period.Pieces Archive for May 2010

  1. Don’t Miss a Free Performance of Dance Through Time this Sunday!

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    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 an hour-long program showcasing Renaissance Branles, Baroque Court & Theatrical Dances, Waltzes, Mazurkas, Quadrilles from the early 19th Century, Spanish Sevillanas and excerpts from the Romantic ballet.

    For more information click here: http://www.operaatelier.com/supportoa/events.htmRead more

  2. First Time Ever! Opera Atelier is having a costume sale…

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    Opera Atelier is having a costume sale for the first time in the company’s history!!! 25 years ago I would never have believed such a thing could be possible, but now it seems incredible that we have waited this long.

    The first time I ever encountered a major costume sale was more than a decade ago while Jeannette and I were working in Paris. While visiting the Paris Opera (the Garnier) I was shocked to see the foyer filled with a collection of stupendous costumes, all of which were to be sold the following week. I couldn’t imagine why the … Read more

  3. The worst kept secret of the Toronto music scene

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    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 period production premiere of Mozart’s La Clemenza di Tito.

    Measha will be the first among equals in a spectacular cast which includes male soprano Michael Maniaci, tenor Kresimir Spicer, soprano Mireille Asselin and mezzo-soprano Mireille Lebel. Clemenza will also include … Read more