Opera atelier
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Opéra Atelier, a Canadian Baroque
opera company was founded in 1985 in Toronto
by husband and wife duo Marshall Pynkoski and Jeannette Lajeunesse Zingg. The company mounts operas from the 17th and 18th centuries which are presented at the Elgin Theatre
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Their current director is Jane Hargraft, previously director of development at the Canadian Opera Company
. Opéra Atelier has performed baroque operas in New York, Houston, Stuttgart, Bremen, London, Singapore, Seoul,Tokyo and at the Chateau de Versailles, France. Opera Atelier received a number of Ontario Lieutenant Governor's Awards for the Arts before these awards were discontinued in 2003.
Opera Atelier presents two operas per year and tours internationally biennially. They use period instruments, as well as sets and costume designs that reflect the aesthetics of the epoch.
Opéra Atelier has collaborated with other music organizations in Toronto including the Tafelmusik Baroque Orchestra and the Royal Conservatory of Music
. Opera Atelier also benefits from funding from the Toronto Arts Council.
Baroque
The Baroque is a period and the style that used exaggerated motion and clear, easily interpreted detail to produce drama, tension, exuberance, and grandeur in sculpture, painting, literature, dance, and music...
opera company was founded in 1985 in Toronto
Toronto
Toronto is the provincial capital of Ontario and the largest city in Canada. It is located in Southern Ontario on the northwestern shore of Lake Ontario. A relatively modern city, Toronto's history dates back to the late-18th century, when its land was first purchased by the British monarchy from...
by husband and wife duo Marshall Pynkoski and Jeannette Lajeunesse Zingg. The company mounts operas from the 17th and 18th centuries which are presented at the Elgin Theatre
Elgin and Winter Garden Theatres
The Elgin and Winter Garden Theatres are a pair of stacked theatres in Toronto, Ontario, Canada. The Winter Garden theatre is seven stories above the Elgin Theatre....
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Their current director is Jane Hargraft, previously director of development at the Canadian Opera Company
Canadian Opera Company
The Canadian Opera Company is an opera company in Toronto, Ontario, Canada. It is the largest opera company in Canada and the third largest producer of opera in North America. The COC performs in its own opera house, the Four Seasons Centre for the Performing Arts.-History:For 40 years until...
. Opéra Atelier has performed baroque operas in New York, Houston, Stuttgart, Bremen, London, Singapore, Seoul,Tokyo and at the Chateau de Versailles, France. Opera Atelier received a number of Ontario Lieutenant Governor's Awards for the Arts before these awards were discontinued in 2003.
Opera Atelier presents two operas per year and tours internationally biennially. They use period instruments, as well as sets and costume designs that reflect the aesthetics of the epoch.
Opéra Atelier has collaborated with other music organizations in Toronto including the Tafelmusik Baroque Orchestra and the Royal Conservatory of Music
Royal Conservatory of Music
The Royal Conservatory of Music is a music school and performance venue in Toronto, Canada. Other uses of the term include:*The Madrid Royal Conservatory, Spain*The Royal Academy of Music, London, United Kingdom...
. Opera Atelier also benefits from funding from the Toronto Arts Council.