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A world leader in the rediscovery & revitalization of period opera & ballet. Artistic Directors: Marshall Pynkoski and Jeannette Lajeunesse Zingg.

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Soprano Mireille Asselin reflects on love, loss and the power of music as explored in Opera Atelier’s production of M.A. Charpentier’s The Descent of Orpheus.

Only 4 DAYS until opening night! Don’t miss out, click the link in our bio or call 416-703-3767 x1 to secure your tickets!

Video by @byemarcel taken in Toronto, Ontario by @operaatelier

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Stage Manager Kat Chin reflects on love, loss and the power of music as explored in Opera Atelier’s production of M.A. Charpentier’s The Descent of Orpheus.

Only 6 DAYS until opening night! Don’t miss out, click the link in our bio or call 416-703-3767 x1 to secure your tickets!

Video by @byemarcel taken in Koerner Hall by @operaatelier

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Tenor Daniel McGrew reflects on love, loss and the power of music as explored in Opera Atelier’s production of M.A. Charpentier’s The Descent of Orpheus.

Only ONE WEEK until opening night! Don’t miss out, click the link in our bio to visit our website or call 416-703-3767 x1 to secure your tickets!

Video by @byemarcel taken in Koerner Hall by @operaatelier

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Soprano Cynthia Akemi Smithers reflects on love, loss and the power of music as explored in M.A. Charpentier’s The Descent of Orpheus.

Opera Atelier’s production of M.A. Charpentier’s The Descent of Orpheus opens in 8 days! Single tickets are on sale now.

Click the link in our bio to visit our website or call 416-703-3767 x1 to secure your seats!

Video by @byemarcel taken in Toronto, Ontario by @operaatelier

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Mezzo-soprano Mireille Lebel returns to Opera Atelier following her thrilling performance as the Pythonisse in Charpentier’s David and Jonathan. This marvelous artist returns to Opera Atelier this season to sing the role of Penelope in Charpentier’s masterpiece, The Descent of Orpheus.

Single tickets for Opera Atelier’s upcoming production of M.A. Charpentier’s The Descent of Orpheus are on sale now!

Click the link in our bio to visit our website or call 416-703-3767 x1 to secure your seats! taken in Toronto, Ontario by @operaatelier

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Happy #ThrowbackThursday!⁠
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Soprano Measha Brueggergosman-Lee with Artists of Atelier Ballet in her award-winning performance as Elettra in OA’s 2008 production of Mozart’s Idomeneo.⁠
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Photo by Bruce Zinger. taken in Toronto, Ontario Canada by @operaatelier

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10 days ago

✨TICKET GIVEAWAY✨⁠
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Opera Atelier and @ludwigvantoronto are giving away two tickets to see M.A. Charpentier’s The Descent of Orpheus! ⁠
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How to enter for your chance to win:⁠
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• 1 comment on this post = 1 entry⁠
• 1 story share = 3 extra entries⁠
• You must tag us in your shares for your entries to count⁠
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Giveaway closes October 18.⁠
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Good luck!⁠
⁠ taken in Toronto, Ontario Canada by @operaatelier

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Single tickets for Opera Atelier’s upcoming production of M.A. Charpentier’s The Descent of Orpheus are on sale now!⁠
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Click the link in our bio to visit our website or call 416-703-3767 x1 to secure your seats!⁠
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Photo 1: Gerard Gauci’s set design in Koerner Hall photographed by Bruce Zinger.⁠
Photo 2: Roman Orpheus mosaic from Palermo, 2nd century AD.⁠
Photo 3: Roman marble mosaic, A.D. 194; Eastern Roman Empire, near Edessa.⁠
Photo 4: Artists of Atelier Ballet photographed by Bruce Zinger.⁠
Photo 5: Photo by Bruse Zinger.⁠
⁠ taken in Toronto, Ontario Canada by @operaatelier

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Happy #FlashbackFriday⁠
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Opera Atelier's resident set designer Gerard Gauci in the paint studio, overseeing the creation of the sets for OA’s production of Handel’s Alcina (2014).⁠
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Photo credit: The Globe and Mail, 2014⁠ taken in Toronto, Ontario Canada by @operaatelier

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Throughout history, great poets have accompanied their storytelling with the harp or lyre. This beautiful figure predates the Orpheus myth by more than a thousand years.⁠
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The hero of M.A. Charpentier’s masterpiece, The Descent of Orpheus, charms his way into Hell to rescue his lover Eurydice, using only his voice and his lyre.⁠
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Single tickets for Opera Atelier’s upcoming production of M.A. Charpentier’s The Descent of Orpheus are on sale now!⁠
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Click the link in our bio to visit our website or call 416-703-3767 x1 to secure your seats!⁠
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Photo credit: Marble seated harp player, 2800–2700 BCE, Metropolitan Museum of Art taken in Toronto, Ontario Canada by @operaatelier

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Bass-baritone David Witczak returns to Opera Atelier following his spectacular company debut as Saul in Charpentier’s David and Jonathan. This season, David sings the role of Pluto in Charpentier’s The Descent of Orpheus.

Single tickets for Opera Atelier’s upcoming production of M.A. Charpentier’s The Descent of Orpheus are on sale now!

Click the link in our bio to visit our website or call 416-703-3767 x1 to secure your seats. taken in Toronto, Ontario by @operaatelier

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20 days ago

This summer, Opera Atelier’s Market Street performances delighted audience members of all ages! Thank you to everyone who joined us.⁠
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Take a look at some of our favourite and most heartfelt responses to Opera Atelier's 2026/27 Season of Heroes. ⁠
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Single tickets for Opera Atelier’s production of M.A. Charpentier’s The Descent of Orpheus are on sale now!⁠
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Click the link in our bio to visit our website or call 416-703-3767 x1 to secure your seats!⁠ taken in Toronto, Ontario Canada by @operaatelier

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