The opera scene in Toronto has been graced with several world premieres over the past year or so, and Unsettled Score’s Canoe is the latest in this impressive group. Canoe’s Libretto and story was written by Dr. Spy Dénommé-Welch, as well as being co-composed by Dénommé-Welch and Catherine Magowan. Produced in collaboration with Native Earth…
Opera Atelier returned to Koerner Hall for their fully staged production of Handel’s The Resurrection. This stunning production is directed and choreographed by Opera Atelier’s Co-Artistic Directors Marshall Pynkoski and Jeannette Lajeunesse Zingg. A spectacle for the senses, The Resurrection is a perfect addition to your spring/Easter itinerary. This was my first time seeing a…
History is being made right now at the Bluma Appel Theatre with Of the Sea, a Black Opera written by Kanika Ambrose and directed by Philip Akin. A co-production between Obsidian Theatre and Tapestry Opera, in association with TO Live, Of the Sea tells a mythical story of middle passage that makes it feel at…
Opera Atelier is making their triumphant return to the Elgin Theatre with their production of Purcell’s Dido and Aeneas. Originally written for a girl’s school performance in 1689, Dido and Aeneas is given a new, magnificent life in this production, directed by Marshall Pynkoski and conducted by David Fallis. Featuring artists from the Atelier Ballet, Tafelmusik, the Nathaniel…
A View from the Box 