Opera Atelier have announced a two show Toronto season for 2023/24. The fall show is Gluck’s Orphée et Eurydice which will play at the Elgin Theatre from October 26th to November 1st. This is the 1774 version with Orphée sung by an haut-contre. Colin Ainsworth should be just about ideal. He’s partnered by Mireille Asselin, also pretty much ideal as Eurydice. Anna Julia David sings Amour. The orchestra is Tafelmusik and the chorus will consist of Tafelmusik Chamber Choir and the Nathaniel Dett Chorale.
Here’s what I know about so far for April.
Here’s a look ahead to March.
Even more listings for early/mid October…
Looking ahead to the next few weeks:
As you probably now theatres are closed in Ontario until the end of January and, it seems, organisations are taking a very cautious approach to February. It’s not very heroic but given the flakiness of the Ontario government it’s understandable. The COC’s Madama Butterfly is to be an on-line stream and a whole raft of performances at the RCM are postponed or rescheduled. The only confirmed shows of vocal interest at this point that I’m aware of in February are the Stewart Goodyear concert on February 9th and the Opera Atelier All is Love on February 19th and 20th; both at Koerner.
There is news. The COC has cancelled “in person” performances of Madama Butterfly. Instead it will be “made available as a free digital presentation to current 2021/2022 COC subscription holders who are continuing to support Canadian opera through the donation, exchange, or credit of tickets.” How that works I have no idea.
