Opera atelier annouces 25th anniversary season as Canada’Äôs Baroque Opera Company
Toronto, ON (February 1, 2010)’Ķ Opera Atelier celebrates its 25th Anniversary Season with two new productions: one pays tribute to the company’Äôs roots, the second points to its ambitious plans for the future.
The season opens with OA’Äôs first fully-staged production of Handel’Äôs pastorale Acis and Galatea. Based on Ovid’Äôs tale of the water nymph Galatea and her doomed love for the Arcadian shepherd Acis, it is one of Handel’Äôs most popular creations. Tenor Thomas Macleay, who thrilled Toronto audiences with his performance in last season’Äôs Iphigˆ©nie en Tauride, will sing the title role of Acis partnered with Canadian soprano Mireille Asselin, in her company debut as Galatea. They are joined by bass Joˆ£o Fernandes who appears as the giant Polyphemus and tenor Laurence Wiliford as the spirit Damon. Acis will also feature Artists of Atelier Ballet, and Tafelmusik Baroque Orchestra and Chamber Choir under the baton of David Fallis.
This production is directed by Marshall Pynkoski and choreographed by Jeannette Lajeunesse Zingg. Both sets and costumes will be designed by Gerard Gauci ’Äì a first for OA! The production will be lit by Kevin Fraser. Acis and Galatea runs October 30, November 2, 3, 5, 6 and 7, 2010 and is sung in English with English SURTITLES.
The spring production will be North America’Äôs first period production of Mozart’Äôs La Clemenza di Tito. In Mozart’Äôs lifetime, La Clemenza di Tito was considered ’Äúhis most perfect work’Äù, enjoying enormous success in Vienna, Prague, Berlin, Naples, St. Petersburg, Paris and London. Desperate intrigues, unrequited love and heart stopping reversals of fortune punctuate this thrilling story taken directly from Roman history. This is the fourth new Mozart production of Opera Atelier’Äôs ambitious ’ÄúMozart Six’Äù plan which to date includes Idomeneo (2007), The Abduction from the Seraglio (2008) and The Marriage of Figaro (which opens April 2010). Opera Atelier has re-assembled the most famous cast in the company’Äôs history for this exciting production. Full casting will be announced at a later date. La Clemenza di Tito will be sung in Italian with English SURTITLES and runs April 22, 23, 26, 27, 30, and May 1, 2011.
The creative team for La Clemenza di Tito includes director Marshall Pynkoski, choreographer Jeannette Lajeunesse Zingg, designer Gerard Gauci, and lighting designer Bonnie Beecher. David Fallis conducts the Tafelmusik Orchestra.
Performances for Opera Atelier’Äôs 25th Anniversary Season will take place at the Elgin Theatre (189 Yonge Street) in Toronto. Evening performances begin at 7:30 p.m., and Sunday matinee performances begin at 3:00 p.m.
Subscriptions for Opera Atelier’Äôs 2010/11 season start at $55 and are on sale now by calling 416-703-3767 ext. 22. Subscriptions purchased before April 30th will save the HST. Single tickets for Acis and Galatea go on sale August 16, 2010. For more information visit www.operaatelier.com.
Opera Atelier also gratefully acknowledges the ongoing support of The Canada Council for the Arts, the Ontario Arts Council, the City of Toronto through the Toronto Arts Council, and the Creative Trust.
2010/11 Season Sponsor: Sun Life Financial
Major Sponsors: BMO Financial Group, Scotiabank, TD Canada Trust Music, The Dominion of Canada General Assurance Company
Opera Atelier is Canada’Äôs premier baroque theatre company, producing opera, ballet and drama from the 17th and 18th centuries. While drawing upon the aesthetics and ideals of the period, Opera Atelier goes beyond ’Äúreconstruction’Äù and infuses each production with an inventive theatricality that resonates with modern audiences. Over the past two decades, lead by founding director Marshall Pynkoski and founding choreographer Jeannette Lajeunesse Zingg, Opera Atelier has garnered acclaim for its performances at home as well as in the United States, Europe and Asia.
The season opens with OA’Äôs first fully-staged production of Handel’Äôs pastorale Acis and Galatea. Based on Ovid’Äôs tale of the water nymph Galatea and her doomed love for the Arcadian shepherd Acis, it is one of Handel’Äôs most popular creations. Tenor Thomas Macleay, who thrilled Toronto audiences with his performance in last season’Äôs Iphigˆ©nie en Tauride, will sing the title role of Acis partnered with Canadian soprano Mireille Asselin, in her company debut as Galatea. They are joined by bass Joˆ£o Fernandes who appears as the giant Polyphemus and tenor Laurence Wiliford as the spirit Damon. Acis will also feature Artists of Atelier Ballet, and Tafelmusik Baroque Orchestra and Chamber Choir under the baton of David Fallis.
This production is directed by Marshall Pynkoski and choreographed by Jeannette Lajeunesse Zingg. Both sets and costumes will be designed by Gerard Gauci ’Äì a first for OA! The production will be lit by Kevin Fraser. Acis and Galatea runs October 30, November 2, 3, 5, 6 and 7, 2010 and is sung in English with English SURTITLES.
The spring production will be North America’Äôs first period production of Mozart’Äôs La Clemenza di Tito. In Mozart’Äôs lifetime, La Clemenza di Tito was considered ’Äúhis most perfect work’Äù, enjoying enormous success in Vienna, Prague, Berlin, Naples, St. Petersburg, Paris and London. Desperate intrigues, unrequited love and heart stopping reversals of fortune punctuate this thrilling story taken directly from Roman history. This is the fourth new Mozart production of Opera Atelier’Äôs ambitious ’ÄúMozart Six’Äù plan which to date includes Idomeneo (2007), The Abduction from the Seraglio (2008) and The Marriage of Figaro (which opens April 2010). Opera Atelier has re-assembled the most famous cast in the company’Äôs history for this exciting production. Full casting will be announced at a later date. La Clemenza di Tito will be sung in Italian with English SURTITLES and runs April 22, 23, 26, 27, 30, and May 1, 2011.
The creative team for La Clemenza di Tito includes director Marshall Pynkoski, choreographer Jeannette Lajeunesse Zingg, designer Gerard Gauci, and lighting designer Bonnie Beecher. David Fallis conducts the Tafelmusik Orchestra.
Performances for Opera Atelier’Äôs 25th Anniversary Season will take place at the Elgin Theatre (189 Yonge Street) in Toronto. Evening performances begin at 7:30 p.m., and Sunday matinee performances begin at 3:00 p.m.
Subscriptions for Opera Atelier’Äôs 2010/11 season start at $55 and are on sale now by calling 416-703-3767 ext. 22. Subscriptions purchased before April 30th will save the HST. Single tickets for Acis and Galatea go on sale August 16, 2010. For more information visit www.operaatelier.com.
Opera Atelier also gratefully acknowledges the ongoing support of The Canada Council for the Arts, the Ontario Arts Council, the City of Toronto through the Toronto Arts Council, and the Creative Trust.
2010/11 Season Sponsor: Sun Life Financial
Major Sponsors: BMO Financial Group, Scotiabank, TD Canada Trust Music, The Dominion of Canada General Assurance Company
Opera Atelier is Canada’Äôs premier baroque theatre company, producing opera, ballet and drama from the 17th and 18th centuries. While drawing upon the aesthetics and ideals of the period, Opera Atelier goes beyond ’Äúreconstruction’Äù and infuses each production with an inventive theatricality that resonates with modern audiences. Over the past two decades, lead by founding director Marshall Pynkoski and founding choreographer Jeannette Lajeunesse Zingg, Opera Atelier has garnered acclaim for its performances at home as well as in the United States, Europe and Asia.
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