Opera Atelier has announced its 2025/26 season and while it’s not especially surprising it is intriguing.  As usual it’s two shows.  The first show is pretty conventional.  It’s a revival of OA’s production of The Magic Flute at the Elgin Theatre on October 15th, 16th, 18th and 19th 2025.  Nice cast though with Colin Ainsworth as Tamino, Meghan Lindsey as Pamina, Douglas Williams as Papageno, Karine White as Papagena and Stephen Hegedus as Sarastro.

The second show is more interesting.  It’s Debussy’s Pelléas et Mélisande which will play at Koerner Hall on April 25th, 16th, 18th and 19th 2026.  This will be the most “moderrn” opera presented by OA and also, I think, for Tafelmusik who will be in the pit.  There’s some interesting casting here too with Antonin Rondepierre as Pelléas, Meghan Lindsay (yeah!) as Mélisande, Douglas Williams as Golaud and Philippe Sly (making his Opera Atelier debut) as Arkel,  We got a sneak preview of this in 2024 and I’m definitely looking forward to it.  David Fallis conducts both shows with the usual OA creative team directing etc.

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