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Based in downtown Toronto, Opera Atelier produces twice a year in the heart of the city’s theatre district.
The company is also in high demand internationally, and tours extensively in support of its mandate.
Soprano Meghan Lindsay returns to Toronto to reprise the role of Mary Magdalene in Opera Atelier’s spring 2027 production of G.F. Handel’s The Resurrection.
Meghan’s interpretation of this role was featured in the film Opera Atelier produced during the Covid-19 lockdown. She is seen here with Artist of Atelier Ballet Tyler Gledhill.
The Resurrection is the second offering of Opera Atelier’s 26/27 season and subscriptions are now on sale!
Visit our website for subscription details! Don’t miss your chance to secure the best seats at the best prices — click the link in our bio or call 416-703-3767 ext. 1 to purchase your subscription today.
Videographer: Marcel Canzona
06/19/2026
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In 2017, Opera Atelier was invited to premiere the company's specially-commissioned production of Harmonia Sacra in the Royal Chapel in Versailles. Little did we know what an important role the Royal Chapel was destined to play in our lives. Our staging for Charpentier's David and Jonathan premiered in the Royal Chapel in 2022 and has already been revived in this spectacular venue.
The work of Charpentier continues to be an inspiration for all of us at Opera Atelier, and we look forward to producing the fully-staged Canadian premiere of his miniature masterpiece, The Descent of Orpheus, this Fall in a magically transformed Koerner Hall.
Visit our website for subscription details! Don’t miss your chance to secure the best seats at the best prices — visit operaatelier.com or call 416-703-3767 ext. 1 to purchase your subscription today.
Photo credits:
1: Artist of Atelier Ballet Tyler Gledhill with composer Edwin Huizinga performing in Harmonia Sacra in the Royal Chapel, Versailles in 2017. Photo by Bruce Zinger.
2: Co-Artistic Director Jeannette Lajeunesse Zingg with Artist of Atelier Ballet Juri Hiroka performing in Harmonia Sacra in the Royal Chapel, Versailles in 2017. Photo by Bruce Zinger.
3: Composer Edwin Huizinga performing in Harmonia Sacra in the Royal Chapel, Versailles in 2017. Photo by Bruce Zinger.
06/16/2026
Opera Atelier is delighted to return to St.
Lawrence Market for Sunday Opera on Market St!
Join us on June 21st for three sets featuring an eclectic mix of opera repertoire performed by some of our favourite artists.
The atmosphere is relaxed, and admission is FREE!
See you there!
06/13/2026
Marshall writes, “Roberto Ferri is often described as a surrealist artist. His remarkable paintings are deeply influenced by the Italian Baroque masters he so much admires. His painting, 'Sonno di Rugia,' seems to me to be an ideal evocation of the story of Orpheus as told in M.A. Charpentier's masterpiece, The Descent of Orpheus. Expect all of this beauty and magic in Opera Atelier's fall premiere of The Descent of Orpheus.”
Subscriptions, which include Charpentier's masterpiece, are now on sale!
Visit our website for subscription details! Don’t miss your chance to secure the best seats at the best prices—visit operaatelier.com or call 416-703-3767 ext. 1 to purchase your subscription today.
Photo credit: Sonno di Rugia(2018) by Roberto Ferri.
Coloratura soprano Carla Huhtanen returns to Opera Atelier to reprise her role as the Angel in our spring 2027 production of G.F. Handel’s The Resurrection. Carla’s interpretation of this role was featured in the film Opera Atelier produced during the COVID-19 lockdown.
The Resurrection is the second offering of Opera Atelier’s 26/27 season, and subscriptions are now on sale.
Visit our website for subscription details! Don’t miss your chance to secure the best seats at the best prices—visit operaatelier.com or call 416-703-3767 ext. 1 to purchase your subscription today.
Videographer: Marcel Canzona.
06/07/2026
Auguste Rodin's ravishing sculpture depicts Orpheus attempting to lead Eurydice back from the Underworld while obeying Pluto's command not to look at her until they reach the Earth's surface.
This marble version of Rodin's miniature masterpiece makes us think of Charpentier's miniature masterpiece, The Descent of Orpheus, which Opera Atelier will present for the first time this fall as the opening production of the company's 26/27 season.
Visit our website for subscription details! Don’t miss your chance to secure the best seats at the best prices—visit operaatelier.com or call 416-703-3767 ext. 1 to purchase your subscription today.
Photo Credit:
Title: Orpheus and Eurydice
Artist: Auguste Rodin (1840–1917)
Date: modeled ca. 1887, carved 1893
Metropolitan Museum, New York City
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13 years ago, Opera Atelier made its Glimmerglass Opera debut with the company’s production of Lully’s Armide, which later played in Toronto and at the Royal Opera House in Versailles. We have performed this opera more times than any other production in the company’s repertoire.
Pynkoski says: “This opera never pales. You come to understand why Lully’s Armide has long been considered the greatest piece of French lyric theatre in history.”
Seen here: promotional video for the Glimmerglass Opera 2012 season.
06/03/2026
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We are delighted to return to St. Lawrence Market this summer for Opera Atelier's Sunday Opera on Market Street performances! Stay tuned for details and announcements on this year's performers.
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