On Sunday, May 24th, 2026, Opera Atelier will present three fun, family-friendly, and FREE 30-minute performances for Doors Open Toronto. Each performance will take place on the hour at 11:00am, 12:00pm, and 1:00pm in the beauty and opulence of the St. Lawrence Hall Ballroom at 157 King St East.
Performances will feature renowned Canadian soprano, Karine White, and students from the School of Atelier Ballet. Prepare to be thrilled by this international programme of Spanish Flamenco Dance, French Baroque Dance, and vocal music! Artists of Atelier Ballet will make a special guest appearance along with Beijing Dance Academy graduate Xi Yi who will perform the captivating Chinese Crane Dance. Join us for this program that is both entertaining and educational! #dot26
Marshall writes, “On Sunday I experienced a ‘madeleine de Proust’ moment when I unexpectedly heard a song by Cat Stevens that had touched me so deeply in my turbulent early teens.
How many decades had passed since I last heard ‘Morning has broken’? The memories that it evoked were so overwhelming I could barely continue to listen to the song’s conclusion.
At long last, I can thank Cat Stevens (now Yusuf Islam) for this gift.”
Join us with @museumoftoronto at Toronto Confessions: Love It or Hate It on May 14 at The Second City—an evening of candid stories and bold takes on the city, featuring Opera Atelier Co-Artistic Director Marshall Pynkoski and an incredible lineup of speakers.
In Handel’s ravishing opera, The Resurrection, heavenly and earthly characters appear in this timeless story of the hero, providing inspiration for us all to live our own quest for a life full of intention and purpose!
First produced in Rome at a time when opera was forbidden, Handel persevered to create his first masterpiece, mounting it in a private venue to avoid prosecution. Today, we can all thrill to this extravagant Baroque drama, fully staged in set designer Gerard Gauci’s glorious transformation of Koerner Hall.
Opera Atelier Music Director David Fallis conducts Tafelmusik Baroque Orchestra. Sung in Italian with English surtitles.
Cast:
Coloratura soprano Carla Huhtanen
Mezzo-soprano Mireille Lebel
Soprano Meghan Lindsay
Tenor Antonin Rondepierre
Bass-baritone David Witczak
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Seen here: coloratura soprano Carla Huhtanen with Artists of Atelier Ballet.
Photo by Bruce Zinger.
Opera Atelier’s production of Marc Antoine Charpentier’s The Descent of Orpheus will mark the opera’s fully staged Canadian premiere!
Our stellar international cast will include tenor Daniel McGrew as Orpheus, soprano Mireille Asselin as Eurydice, bass-baritone David Witczak as Pluto and mezzo-soprano Mireille Lebel as Proserpine.
They will be joined by an onstage ensemble of superb soloists and the Artists of Atelier Ballet. Designer Gerard Gauci continues his magical transformation of Toronto’s Koerner Hall thanks to the Jerry and Joan Lozinski Opera Atelier Reimagined Project.
Opera Atelier Associate Music Director Christopher Bagan conducts Tafelmusik Baroque Orchestra. Sung in French with English surtitles.
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Seen here: tenor Daniel McGrew, who will make his Opera Atelier debut as the poet Orpheus in Charpentier’s masterpiece.
Photo by Zinger Imagery.
A Season of Heroes✨
The story of the hero’s journey is a universal quest, and his death and rebirth speak to our collective unconscious.
Opera Atelier’s 26/27 season celebrates two iconic heroes as depicted in M.A. Charpentier’s The Descent of Orpheus and G.F. Handel’s The Resurrection.
M.A. Charpentier’s The Descent of Orpheus October 22-25, 2026 Koerner Hall, Toronto
G.F. Handel’s The Resurrection April 15-18, 2026 Koerner Hall, Toronto
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Seen here, tenor Daniel McGrew, who will make his Opera Atelier debut as the poet Orpheus in Charpentier’s masterpiece.
Photo by Zinger Imagery.
Canadian photographer Racheal McCaig has a special exhibit at the El Mocambo, which will be of interest to theatre lovers of all disciplines.
Racheal has been a staunch supporter of Opera Atelier for many years, and we are delighted to have this opportunity to draw attention to this important retrospective: Celebrating 50 Years of Canadian Actors’ Equity Through 20 Years of Rachael McCaig’s Lens.
At every performance, the penultimate scene of Opera Atelier’s production of Pelléas et Mélisande featuring soprano Meghan Lindsay, tenor Antonin Rondepierre and bass baritone Douglas Williams drew audible gasps from the audience. It’s not often you encounter singers like these artists whose physicality and acting skills are as strong as their singing!
We look forward to welcoming these artists back to Opera Atelier as part of our upcoming 26/27 season: A Season of Heroes.
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Canadian bass baritone Philippe Sly made his Opera Atelier and role debut as Arkel in Opera Atelier’s production of Debussy’s Pelléas et Mélisande. Philippe Sly is joined by Opera Atelier Artist-in-Residence soprano Measha Brueggergosman-Lee. It was a great pleasure to have these superb artists join us for this historic production.
From Ian Ritchie at Opera Going Toronto: “Philippe Sly appeared as Arkel, an unexpectedly vigorous, youthful old king, the lure of his gorgeous, rich bass-baritone arguably more than sufficient to willingly suspend opera going disbelief.”
Video by Marcel Canzona of Philippe Sly with the Artists of Atelier Ballet and soloists from Tafelmusik under the baton of David Fallis.
Opera Atelier celebrates International Dance Day with a salute to the Artists of Atelier Ballet, seen here in the prologue to Opera Atelier’s recent production of Debussy’s Pelléas et Mélisande.
Subscriptions for Opera Atelier’s 2026/27 season — ‘A Season of Heroes’ are now on sale! Click the link in our bio to purchase your subscription and secure your seats today!
Choreography by Jeannette Lajeunesse Zingg. Video by Marcel Canzona.
Subscriptions for Opera Atelier’s 2026/27 season — ‘A Season of Heroes’ are now on sale!
You won’t want to miss our stellar cast when we revisit Opera Atelier’s production of Handel’s The Resurrection in Spring 2027, first at the Harris Theater for Music and Dance in Chicago and then in Toronto’s Koerner Hall.
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Pictured here: tenor Daniel McGrew. Photo by Bruce Zinger.
Subscriptions for Opera Atelier’s 2026/27 season — ‘A Season of Heroes’ are now on sale!
You won’t want to miss tenor Daniel McGrew (pictured here) in his Opera Atelier debut as Orpheus in Charpentier’s The Descent of Orpheus.
Click the link in our bio to purchase your subscription and secure your seats today!
Photo by Bruce Zinger.
