to the Armide house program.

October 22 – 31, 2015
Season Underwriter
Season Presenting Sponsor
Production Sponsor
Season Supported by
Message from the mayor of toronto
Michael Wekerle’s support of Opera Atelier is
truly outstanding. From everyone at Opera Atelier,
THANK YOU!
Opera Atelier’s 30th Anniversary
photo by Bruce Zinger.
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Marshall Pynkoski & Jeannette Lajeunesse Zingg, Co-Artistic Directors
presents
Jean-Baptiste Lully
A Tragédie en Musique in Five Acts, Libretto by Philippe Quinault
based on Torquato Tasso’s Jerusalem Delivered
Sung in French with English surtitles.
Performance time is approximately 2 hours and 45 minutes including one intermission.
Artists of
Atelier Ballet
Tafelmusik
Chamber Choir
Levi Blad
Meredith Clinton
Justin De Luna (apprentice)
Tyler Gledhill
Juri Hiraoka
Elizabeth Kalashnikova
Jeremy Nasmith
Jennifer Nichols
Julia Sedwick
Michael Spendlove
Edward Tracz
Brett Vansickle
Magdalena Vasko
Dominic Who
Angel Wong
Jeannette Lajeunesse Zingg
Manon Ens-Lapointe
(supernumerary)
Carianne Shakes
(supernumerary)
Ivars Taurins, Director
Soprano
Michele DeBoer
Brenda Enns
Francine Labelle
Carrie Loring
Meghan Moore
Susan Suchard
Tenor
Paul Jeffrey
Will Johnson
Robert Kinar
Cory Knight
Bass
Keith Lam
Paul Oros
Graham Robinson
Dennis Zimmer
Alto
Simon Honeyman
Valeria Kondrashov
Peter Mahon
Richard Whittall
Tafelmusik Baroque Orchestr a
Marshall Pynkoski
David Fallis
Jeannette Lajeunesse Zingg
Ger ard Gauci
Dor a Rust D’Eye
Bonnie Beecher
Jennifer Parr
Arwen MacDonell
Director
Conductor
Choreogr apher
Set Designer
Costume Designer
Lighting Designer
Fight Director
Production Stage Manager
the cast
Colin Ainsworth
Daniel Belcher
Peggy Kriha Dye
A aron Ferguson
Stephen Hegedus
Carla Huhtanen
Olivier LaQuerre
Meghan Lindsay
Renaud
La Haine / Aronte
Armide
Chevalier Danois
Hidr aot
Phénice / Lucinde
Artémidore / Chevalier Ubalde
Sidonie / Nymphe des Eaux
Jeanne Lamon, Director
Violin I
Jeanne Lamon (Solo Violin I)
Geneviève Gilardeau (Solo Violin II)
Patricia Ahern
Edwin Huizinga
Julia Wedman
Cristina Zacharias
Viola
Stefano Marcocchi
Brandon Chui
Thomas Georgi
Patrick G. Jordan
Shannon Knights
Christopher Verrette
Season Underwriter
Viola da gamba
Felix Deak
Violoncello
Christina Mahler (continuo)
Margaret Gay
Kerri McGonigle
Bassoon
Dominic Teresi
Anna Marsh
Percussion
Ed Reifel
Basse de violon
David Morris
Lute
Lucas Harris
Daniel Swenberg
Recorder
Alison Melville
Colin Savage
Harpsichord
Charlotte Nediger
Avi Stein
Oboe
John Abberger
Marco Cera
Season Presenting Sponsor
Production Sponsor
Season Supported by
an Ontario government agency
un organisme du gouvernement de l’Ontario
This event has been financially assisted by the Ontario Cultural Attractions Fund of the Government of Ontario through
the Ministry of Tourism, Culture and Sport, administered by the Ontario Cultural Attractions Fund Corporation.
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dear friends,
It hardly seems possible that this season will mark
Opera Atelier’s 30th anniversary. Our memories of
OA’s first productions at the Royal Ontario Museum
and the Art Gallery of Ontario are so vivid, and the
nerves and excitement of those early days are so
palpable, that they truly seem like yesterday.
Could we ever have dreamed that Opera Atelier
would grow into a company with one of the busiest
international touring schedules in Canada? The
answer is yes! We always believed that the repertoire
we loved best could make a significant impact on the
world stage and Opera Atelier’s recent triumphs at
the Glimmerglass Festival, the Royal Opera House at
Versailles, the Salzburg Festival, and La Scala have
confirmed our earliest intuitions.
But we have never lost sight of the fact that it is
thanks to the generosity, imagination, and support
of our loyal audience members that we have had the
privilege of exploring the theatre of our dreams for
the past thirty years.
As we enter our fourth decade of creation, we invite
you to continue with us on this thrilling journey of
discovery. We have only just scratched the surface.
Together we have the capacity to realize the most
ravishing theatre imaginable.
•M
arshall Pynkoski & Jeannette Lajeunesse Zingg
Co-Artistic Directors
Marshall Pynkoski and Jeannette Lajeunesse Zingg in the lobby
of La Scala Opera House in Milan. Photo by Bruce Zinger.
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Welcome from the Chairman of the Board
Message from the executive director
Welcome to Opera Atelier’s 30th Anniversary Season!
Welcome to Opera Atelier’s 30th Anniversary Season and this
incredible production of Lully’s Armide
Thank you for joining us for OA’s production of Lully’s Armide. It has been a
great thrill for all of us at OA to revisit this landmark production, and we are
delighted to share it with you today.
Following our run here at the beautiful Elgin theatre, Armide will travel to the
Royal Opera House at the Palace of Versailles. To put the magnitude of this
undertaking in perspective, our entire company will travel to France including all of our soloists, the entire corps of Artists of Atelier Ballet, Tafelmusik
Baroque Orchestra, our entire creative team, and technical staff in addition to
tens of thousands of pounds of sets, props, and costumes. This tour will be the third time OA has been
invited to present its unique interpretation of French Tragédie Lyrique in the home of the Sun King.
There is no other opera or ballet company in Canada with so extensive an international touring schedule
and we are proud to have the opportunity to act as Canada’s cultural ambassadors on the world stage.
This tour will help cement Opera Atelier’s reputation as one of the world’s foremost producers of period
opera and ballet, in the same season in which this remarkable company — under the visionary leadership
of its founding Artistic Directors — celebrates its 30th Anniversary Season.
We are so glad to have you here celebrating with us. You, our loyal audience,
have helped to make the past three decades possible. On behalf of everyone at
Opera Atelier, thank you.
We also extend our deepest appreciation to the many individuals, corporations, and foundations who have donated to Opera Atelier so generously. To
the Toronto Arts Council, the Ontario Arts Council, and the Canada Council
for the Arts, thank you for your continued belief in us. Thanks also go to the
Ontario Cultural Attractions Fund for their financial assistance during this anniversary season.
Finally, please join me in saluting our visionary leaders, Co-Artistic Directors Marshall Pynkoski and
Jeannette Lajeunesse Zingg. Their artistry, unwavering dedication, and perseverance have made Opera
Atelier the world leader in the rediscovery and revitalization of period opera and ballet. What an incredible
achievement, and aren’t we lucky to be a part of it?
Congratulations Marshall and Jeannette.
– Alexandr a Skoczylas, Executive Director
Thank you for joining us.
– John MacKinlay, Board President & Chair
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Artist Biogr aphies
Renaud
Chevalier Danois
For Opera Atelier: Tamino in Mozart’s The Magic Flute, Renaud in Lully’s Armide,
Orphée in Gluck’s Orphée et Euridice, Don Ottavio in Mozart’s Don Giovanni, Actéon in
Charpentier’s Actéon, and Mercure in Lully’s Persée.
For Opera Atelier: Euryale and Amphimedon in Persée, Monostatos in The Magic Flute
(Toronto, Penn State, Opera Columbus), Le Chevalier Danois in Armide (Toronto,
Opéra de Versailles, Glimmerglass Festival).
Elsewhere: Royal Opera House (London), Greek National Opera, Vancouver Opera,
Chicago Opera Theater, the Edinburgh Festival, Opéra Francais de New York, Pacific Opera Victoria,
Glimmerglass Opera, Calgary Opera, and such orchestras as the Vancouver Symphony, Toronto Symphony,
Philharmonia Baroque (San Francisco), Montreal Symphony, Orchestre Métropolitain, Chicago’s Music of
the Baroque, Tafelmusik Baroque Orchestra, Opera Columbus, and the American Symphony Orchestra.
Elsewhere: Jean Valjean in Les Misérables (Rainbow stage); Petit Jaques/Merlan in
L’Affaire Tailleferre (Opera de Limoges); Basilio/Curzio in Il Nozze di Figaro (Opera Lyra Ottawa). Blind in
Die Fledermaus (Edmonton Opera); Goro in Madama Butterfly (Opera de Quebec); Gastone in La Traviata
(Opera Highlands); Constable Locke in The Music Man (Royal Opera of Muscat/Glimmerglass Festival);
Blind in Die Fledermaus, Basilio/Curzio in The Marriage of Figaro, Nika Magadoff in The Consul, Borsa
in Rigoletto, Monostatos in The Magic Flute, Spoletta in Tosca and Le Doyen in Cendrillon (l’Opéra de
Montréal); The Gala (Opéra de Québec); Lysander in A Midsummer Night’s Dream (The Banff Centre);
Apollo in Semele (Pacific Opera Victoria); Messiah (Orchestra London); The Bear (Toronto Symphony
Orchestra); Mass in C Minor (Victoria Symphony); Magnificat (l’Orchestre Métropolitain); Carmina
Burana (Vancouver Chamber Singers).
Colin Ainsworth, Tenor
Et cetera: www.colinainsworth.com, @ColinAinsworth.
La Haine / Aronte
Daniel Belcher, Baritone
For Opera Atelier: Orfeo in Monteverdi’s L’Orfeo at Houston Grand Opera (1999),
Don Giovanni on Japan Tour (2000), Papageno in The Magic Flute (2001), Figaro in
The Marriage of Figaro (2000), Orestes in Iphigénie en Tauride (2004), Don Giovanni on
Seoul, Korea Tour (2004), Orfeo in L’Orfeo (2006).
Elsewhere: 2010 Grammy Award for Kaija Saariaho’s L’Amour de Loin; Prior Walter in Angels in America
(Théâtre du Châtelet, Paris); Papageno in The Magic Flute (San Francisco Opera, Houston Grand Opera,
New York City Opera); Ned Keene in Peter Grimes (Grand Théâtre de Genève); Robert Kennedy in World
Premiere of Waiting for Miss Monroe (The Netherlands Opera); Mercutio in Romeo et Juliette (ABAO-OLBE
Bilbao, Houston Grand Opera); Jaufre Rudel in L’Amour de Loin (Stockholm, Berlin, Paris, and Trondheim,
Norway); Figaro in The Barber of Seville (Portland Opera, New National Theatre, Tokyo); Dandini in La
Cenerentola (San Francisco Opera, Opera Colorado, Opera Philadelphia); Taddeo in L’Italiana in Algeri
(Houston Grand Opera, Opera Philadelphia); John Brooke in Little Women (Houston Grand Opera, New
York City Opera); Brian Castner in World Premiere of The Long Walk (Opera Saratoga).
Upcoming: Ondine recording of Kaija Saariaho’s Sombre; Lord Bellingham in the World Premiere of
The Scarlet Letter (Opera Colorado); Danilo in The Merry Widow (Utah Opera); Ping in Turandot (Opera
Philadelphia); Father Palmer in Silent Night (Michigan Opera Theatre); The Mikado (Chautauqua Opera).
Et cetera: Assistant Professor of Voice at The Florida State University.
Armide
Peggy Kriha Dye, Sopr ano
For Opera Atelier: Many roles including Armide in Armide (Toronto, Versailles,
Glimmerglass Festival), Poppea in L’Incoronazione di Poppea, Countess in The Marriage
of Figaro, Ilia in Idomeneo, and Donna Elvira in Don Giovanni.
Elsewhere: Peggy created the role of Stella in A Streetcar Named Desire written and
conducted by André Previn at the San Francisco Opera, repeating the role with the Pittsburgh Symphony
and again with The Washington National Opera. Over the course of her career, she has also performed
with the Houston Grand Opera, San Francisco Opera, Washington National Opera, Shanghai Opera, and
many others. She also recently worked with Opera Atelier’s Marshall Pynkoski and Jeannette Lajeunesse
Zingg on their production of Lucio Silla at the Salzburg Festival.
Et cetera: She has been reviewed as “heart-rending”, “sympathetic”, “sexy”, “hilarious” and “complex”.
Currently, Peggy is the Artistic Director of Opera Columbus.
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A aron Ferguson, Tenor
Upcoming: Prince Casimir in La Princesse de Trebizonde (Opera de Limoges).
Et cetera: An alumnus of the Atelier Lyrique de l’Opéra Montréal and the Glimmerglass Festival young
artist program, Aaron is also a competitive jiu jitsu grappler.
Hidr aot
Stephen Hegedus, Bass-Baritone
For Opera Atelier: Persée.
Elsewhere: Leporello in Don Giovanni, Colline in La Bohème, Angelotti in Tosca
(Vancouver Opera); Figaro in Le Nozze di Figaro (Teatro Municipal de Santiago,
Chile); Talbot in Maria Stuarda (Pacific Opera Victoria); Albert in Werther (L’Opéra de
Montréal); Figaro in Figaro’s Wedding (Against the Grain Theatre). He has been heard with the National
Arts Centre Orchestra, Les Violons du Roy, The Oratorio Society of New York (Carnegie Hall), the Grant
Park (Chicago) and Lanaudière festivals and with the symphonies of Houston, Seattle, Toronto, Montreal,
Vancouver, San Antonio, Edmonton, Québec and Winnipeg.
Upcoming: Handel’s Messiah with the Minnesota Orchestra and Against the Grain Theatre, Theseus
(Midsummer Night’s Dream) with Pacific Opera Victoria, St. Matthew Passion with the Vancouver Bach
Choir and the Hungarian-Finnish Connection with the RCM, Toronto.
Et cetera: An alumnus of L’Atelier Lyrique and St. Michael’s Choir School, Stephen holds a Bachelor’s
Degree in Economics and a Master’s Degree in Operatic Performance from the University of Toronto. He
speaks Hungarian, French and English.
Co-Artistic Directors Marshall Pynkoski & Jeannette
Lajeunesse Zingg are proud to be the sponsors of French
Diction Coach Charles Di Meglio. Not only has Charles been
the diction coach for all of Opera Atelier’s French productions
since 2009, he is also the esteemed Artistic Director of his
own theatre company in Paris, Compagnie Oghma, specializing
in French and English renaissance and baroque repertoire.
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Artist Biogr aphies
(continued)
Phénice / Lucinde
Carla Huhtanen, Sopr ano
For Opera Atelier: Many roles including First Lady, Papagena, Ännchen, Susanna,
Blonde, Zerlina, Papagena, Minerva, Drusilla, Actéon.
Elsewhere: Carla began her career in Italy and France singing at Teatro La Fenice
(Venice) in Gershwin’s Lady, Be Good! and Cherubini’s Anacreon. She sang Angelica in
Händel’s Orlando and the title role in Purcell’s Fairy Queen in Marseille, also performing in Aix, Tarascon,
Toulon, Avignon and Chartres. Carla sang Lisetta in La Gazzetta and Serpetta in La Finta Giardiniera with the
UK’s Garsington Opera and with London’s Mostly Mozart series at the Barbican. Other highlights include
Bernstein’s Candide with the BBC Concert Orchestra, and the Israel Philharmonic, and a concert tour of the
UK and Germany with the Royal Philharmonic.
Production Staff
Conductor
David Fallis
For Opera Atelier: Handel’s Alcina, Acis and Galatea, Il pastor fido, La Resurrezione;
Lully’s Persée, Armide; Mozart’s The Marriage of Figaro, The Magic Flute, Don Giovanni,
Abduction from the Seraglio, La Clemenza di Tito; Monteverdi’s Orfeo, L’incoronazione di
Poppea, Il Ritorno d’Ulisse; Weber’s Der Freischütz (The Marksman); Purcell’s Dido and
Aeneas; Gluck’s Orfeo ed Euridice; Rameau’s Pygmalion; Charpentier’s Actéon.
Elsewhere: Luminato Festival, Toronto Consort, Soundstreams Canada, Glimmerglass Festival, Houston
Grand Opera, Utah Opera, Opera Columbus, Wolftrap Theater, Elora Festival, Orchestra London,
Symphony Nova Scotia, Manitoba Chamber Orchestra, Symphony New Brunswick, Festival Vancouver,
and more.
Upcoming: Performances with the Toronto Symphony Orchestra in April, Grand Philharmonic, Music on
Main (Vancouver), and Canadian Art Song Project.
Upcoming: The Soul of Naples with the Toronto Consort; Praetorius Christmas Vespers with Early Music
Vancouver in Vancouver, Portland, Seattle and Victoria; Monteverdi Vespers of 1610 with Toronto Consort.
Et cetera: A friend of new music, Carla performs with Soundstreams, 21C Festival, New Music Concerts
and Tapestry. carlahuhtanen.com
Et cetera: Historical Music Producer for two Showtime TV series: The Tudors, starring Jonathan Rhys
Meyers, and The Borgias, starring Jeremy Irons. Currently consulting on The Vikings and Penny Dreadful.
Directs Choir 21, dedicated to contemporary choral music.
Artémidore / Chevalier Ubalde
Olivier LaQuerre, Bass-Baritone
For Opera Atelier: Médée, Iphigénie en Tauride, Don Giovanni, Persée, Armide, Orfeo,
Il Ritorno d’Ulisse in Patria, Idomeneo, L’Incoronazione di Poppea, Le Nozze di Figaro,
The Magic Flute.
Elsewhere: Canadian Opera Company, Cleveland Opera, Boston Early Music Festival,
Tafelmusik Baroque Orchestra, Orchestre symphonique de Québec, Opéra de Québec, Orchestre
symphonique de Montréal, Vancouver Chamber Choir, Symphony Nova Scotia, etc.
Et cetera: Olivier Laquerre is a laureate of the Paris and the Verviers (Belgium) international voice competitions, and has been in great demand as a soloist since winning the Joseph-Rouleau Award (First Prize) at
the Jeunesses Musicales national voice competition. He performed with some of the best orchestras and
vocal ensembles in North America. He is a regular guest soloist at the Boston Early Music Festival, with
whom he has recorded four CDs under the CPO label (Germany).
Sidonie / Nymphe des Eaux
Meghan Lindsay, Sopr ano
For Opera Atelier: Amour in Orpheus and Eurydice, Alcina in Alcina, Nymphe Guerriere
and Venus in Persée (Toronto, Versailles), Agathe in Der Freischütz (The Marksman),
Sidonie/Nymphe des Eaux in Armide (Toronto, Versailles, Glimmerglass Festival),
Donna Anna in Don Giovanni.
Elsewhere: Meghan recently performed the title role of Luisa Miller (Opera Nova Scotia); Mimi in La
Bohème (The Northern Lights Festival); and made her recording debut with Grammy nominated early
music ensemble, Ars Lyrica, with Scarlatti’s La Sposa dei Cantici. Meghan is an alumna of the Glimmerglass
Festival and Opera Studio Nederland. Other recent credits include: International debut as Eurydice in Pierre
Audi’s production of Monteverdi’s Orfeo; Fiordiligi in Cosi fan Tutte (Opera Studio Nederland); Contessa
in Le Nozze di Figaro (Opera on the Avalon); Richard Danielpour’s Sonnets to Orpheus under the baton of
Paul Nadler.
Set Designer
Ger ard Gauci
For Opera Atelier: Resident set designer Gerard Gauci has worked with the company
since its inception. Over the years he has designed sets for all of Opera Atelier’s repertoire including Alicna, Orfeo, The Coronation of Poppea, Persée, Medée, Iphigénie en
Tauride, Idomeneo, The Marriage of Figaro, La Clemenza di Tito, Don Giovanni, Armide and
Der Freischütz (The Marksman). In 2014 Gauci received a Dora Award nomination for outstanding scenic
design for Persée.
Elsewhere: Gauci has an extensive history of exhibiting his paintings in public and private galleries in Toronto,
Montréal and across Canada. In 2010 he designed the exhibition “Drama and Desire” at the Art Gallery
of Ontario featuring theatrically inspired works by Ingres, David, Degas and Toulouse-Lautrec. This past
September he exhibited his designs for Armide at the Aga Khan Museum in Toronto.
Et cetera: Gauci also pursues a career as a painter, exhibiting at the Galerie de Bellefeuille in Montréal.
(Photo by Jim Allen.)
Lighting Designer
Bonnie Beecher
For Opera Atelier: Armide is Bonnie’s eleventh production with Opera Atelier.
Elsewhere: Bonnie has designed over 250 productions for theatre, opera and dance
both in Canada and internationally. Canadian companies include Canadian Stage, The
Canadian Opera, Stratford, The Shaw Festival, Tarragon Theatre, Soulpepper, Ballet
British Columbia, and The National Ballet of Canada. International work includes productions for The
Dutch National Ballett, Pacific Northwest Ballet, New Zealand Opera, The Royal Shakespeare Company,
The American Ballet Theatre, The Stuttgart Ballett, and over 12 new productions for the Kevin O’Day
Ballett – Mannheim in Germany.
Et cetera: Bonnie has received 14 Dora nominations and has won the award twice.
Upcoming: Giunia in Opera Atelier’s Lucio Silla, April 7-16, 2016.
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Production Staff
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Fight Director
Assistant Stage Manager
For Opera Atelier: Opera Atelier’s Fight Director since 1989: The Loves of Mars & Venus,
Venus & Adonis, Don Giovanni, Marriage of Figaro, Medée, Le Bourgeois Gentilhomme,
Iphigénie en Tauride, and Persée (also on film). With OA’s artistic directors, she has
also taught at Le Centre de la Musique Baroque de Versailles.
For Opera Atelier: As Stage Manager: Abduction from the Seraglio, The Marriage of
Figaro. As Assistant Stage Manager: Persée (Toronto, Versailles), Armide (Toronto,
Versailles and Glimmerglass), Don Giovanni, Abduction from the Seraglio, The Return
of Ulysses.
Elsewhere: MA in Renaissance Theatre (Warwick), resident director & production stage manager for
the Chicago Symphony’s Beyond The Score productions in Canada since 2011 with the Toronto, Winnipeg,
Quebec, and Montreal Symphony Orchestras. Also as a stage director: acclaimed all-female production of
Shakespeare’s Julius Caesar at the Red Sandcastle Theatre, Canadian premiere (in concert) Brian Current’s
opera Airline Icarus. World premieres: Dean Burry’s Pandora’s Locker, Dunleavy & Alexander’s The Last
Wife. Other directing credits include: Mozart’s Cosi fan tutte (Royal Conservatory); Richard 3, Queens 4
(Richard III Project); and many more.
Elsewhere: Once, Billy Elliot, A Couple of Blaguards, Hairspray, The Lion King (Mirvish Productions); Do
You Want What I Have Got? A Craigslist Cantata (Acting Up Stage/NAC/ATP/Citadel); This Wide Night
(Summerworks); Parfumerie, La Ronde, A Christmas Carol, A Midsummer Night’s Dream, Window on Toronto,
Loot, Awake and Sing!, Ring Round the Moon, Mary Stuart, The Caretaker, The Government Inspector, Our Town
(Soulpepper); Miss Caledonia, The Patient Hour (Tarragon); The Importance of Being Earnest, Educating Rita,
Suds!, Somewhere Beyond the Sea (Thousand Islands Playhouse); and productions with Theatre Smith
Gilmour, Nightwood, George Brown Theatre School, Obsidian, Tapestry New Opera, Nuit Blanche, and
Drayton Entertainment.
Jennifer Parr
Et cetera: Film and television fight credits include Fight Director for Le Mozart Noir, and appearing on the
Discovery Channel as the famous female pirate captain Anne Bonny.
Jessica Severin
Et cetera: Jessica is a graduate of the Faculty of Music at the University of Toronto.
Assistant Fight Director
Assistant Stage Manager
For Opera Atelier: Dancer/Singer in every production since Opera Atelier’s inception
in 1986, including Cupid in La Dafne, Persée Double, Dragon (The Magic Flute, Persée),
and all but two of OA’s tours to Asia, Europe and the U.S.
For Opera Atelier: Alcina, Persée, The Marriage of Figaro, Idomeneo.
Jeremy Nasmith
Elsewhere: National Ballet of Canada, Amadeus Choir, Salzburg Festival, Mozartwoche, Glimmerglass, ProArteDanza, Architanz (Tokyo), Hit & Run, various film & TV credits including
The Listener and Reign.
Upcoming: Armide in the Château de Versailles with Opera Atelier.
Et cetera: Mr. Nasmith continues to be in demand as a ballet teacher for Ballet Jörgen Canada, Dance Teq,
and The Next Step TV Series. In 2014, he partnered with Dance Teq to open Dance Teq Centre, downtown
Toronto’s newest multi-studio class and rehearsal venue.
Monik a Seiler
Elsewhere: Niágara – A Pan-American Story (Pan-Am Games 2015); Love for Love, The
Country Wife, A Fond Husband (GBTS); Race (Canadian Stage); Intermezzi, Songbook
8: Brent Carver, Electro/Acoustic, The War of the Worlds (Art of Time Ensemble); She’s
A Daisy! (Totem Theatre); A Midsummer Night’s Dream (Citadel); Beckett: Feck It! (Queen of Puddings/
Canadian Stage); Topdog/Underdog (Obsidian/Shaw Festival); Jake and the Kid (Globe); A Christmas Carol,
What the Butler Saw (Soulpepper); Eugene Onegin (Opera Lyra); Strong Poison, Pride & Prejudice, Rope’s End
(Manitoba Theatre Centre).
Et cetera: Monika is a graduate of the National Theatre School of Canada. Monika would like to thank her
parents… ”Von Anfang bis Ende.”
Production Stage Manager
Arwen MacDonell
For Opera Atelier: Armide marks Arwen’s 30th production with Opera Atelier.
Others include: Alcina, Persée (Toronto and Versailles), Armide (Toronto, Versailles,
Glimmerglass Festival), Idomeneo, The Magic Flute, Orfeo, Don Giovanni, L’incoronazione
di Poppea, The Marriage of Figaro; tours to Europe, Singapore, Korea and Japan.
Elsewhere: Eurydice, Angels in America Parts I & II, Parfumerie, Ghosts, The Glass Menagerie, Awake and
Sing!, Mary Stuart, Salt-Water Moon (Soulpepper); Proud (Proud Productions); I, Claudia (Crow’s Theatre/
Edinburgh Fringe); The Africa Trilogy (Volcano/Luminato); The Dishwashers, Rune Arlidge, The Domino
Heart, Side Man, The Good Life, Midnight Sun (Tarragon Theatre); Vida!, The Drowsy Chaperone (Mirvish
Productions); The Triumph of Love, Cymbeline, The Fellini Radio Plays (Stratford Festival).
Et cetera: Arwen is very proud to be a part of Opera Atelier’s 30th Season, and is dedicating her work to
her wonderful grandparents, Drs. Ása and Jack MacDonell.
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Opera Atelier’s landmark production of Mozart’s
The Magic Flute (2013). Photo by Bruce Zinger.
Marshall Pynkoski & Jeannette Lajeunesse Zingg
Artists of Atelier Ballet
Levi
Blad
Elizabeth
Kalashnikova
Edward
Tr acz
Marshall Pynkoski’s fascination with music, theatre and dance of the 17th and 18th centuries began in classes with the late Leonard Crainford and John Marshall, respectively Chairman and Major Examiner, Royal Academy of Dancing in London. His
further studies with Florentina Lojekova (Master Artist of Czech Republic) and David
Moroni (the Royal Winnipeg Ballet) were pivotal in his decision to pursue a career in ballet.
First performance
with Opera Atelier:
Gluck’s Orpheus and
Euridice, 2015.
First performance
with Opera Atelier:
Mozart’s Abduction
from the Seraglio,
2013.
First performance
with Opera Atelier:
Charpentier’s
Médée, 2002.
Early in Mr. Pynkoski’s professional career, he had the opportunity to undertake in-depth studies of
Baroque opera and ballet in Paris. His studies continued with renowned Baroque dramaturge Professor
Dene Barnett at Flinders University in South Australia.
Meredith
Clinton
Jeremy
Nasmith
Brett
Vansickle
In 1985 he founded Opera Atelier with his partner Jeannette Lajeunesse Zingg and he has since directed
a wide range of period productions of Baroque and early Classical opera and ballet in close collaboration
with Tafelmusik Baroque Orchestra. He has acted as guest instructor at the Centre for Baroque Studies,
Versailles under conductor Marc Minkowski with whom he premiered North America’s first period productions of The Marriage of Figaro and Don Giovanni. Mr. Pynkoski has collaborated with many of the finest
artists in the world of early music and his productions of opera and ballet have toured throughout North
America, Europe and Asia.
First performance
with Opera Atelier:
Mozart’s Abduction
from the Seraglio,
2013.
First performance
with Opera Atelier:
Monteverdi’s Orfeo,
1986.
First performance
with Opera Atelier:
Mozart’s Abduction
from the Seraglio,
2013.
He is a recipient of numerous awards including the Toronto Arts Award, the Ruby Award for outstanding contribution to opera in Canada, and the TIME Magazine award for Classical music. He was named
Chevalier dans L’Ordre des Arts et des Lettres by the Government of France following his international
tour of Purcell’s Dido and Aeneas with Marc Minkowski and Les Musiciens du Louvre. In 2013 Mr. Pynkoski
had his Salzburg Festval debut with Mozart’s Lucio Silla, and most recently he made his directorial debut
at La Scala in Milan.
Justin
De Luna
(apprentice)
Jennifer
Nichols
Magdalena
Vasko
Opera Atelier
debut.
First performance
with Opera Atelier:
Mozart’s Idomeneo,
2008.
First performance
with Opera Atelier:
Lully’s Armide, 2005.
Tyler
Gledhill
Julia
Sedwick
Dominic
Who
First performance
with Opera Atelier:
Mozart’s Abduction
from the Seraglio,
2008.
First performance
with Opera Atelier:
Handel’s Acis and
Galatea, 2010.
First performance
with Opera Atelier:
Gluck’s Orpheus and
Euridice, 2015.
Juri
Hir aok a
Michael
Spendlove
Angel
Wong
First performance
with Opera Atelier:
Charpentier’s
Medee, 2002.
First performance
with Opera Atelier:
Mozart’s Idomeneo,
2008.
First performance
with Opera Atelier:
Gluck’s Iphigénie en
Tauride, 2009.
Director
Marshall Pynkoski
Choreogr apher
Jeannette Lajeunesse Zingg
Canadian choreographer Jeannette Lajeunesse Zingg has performed and choreographed internationally for more than two decades. She received her training in
London, Copenhagen and Paris. She credits her teachers with instilling in her a love
and respect for the history of classical ballet. Through her most important teacher/
mentors — John Marshall and Florentina Lojekova — she can trace a direct line to such dance luminaries
as Idzikowski, Fokine, Espinoza, Perrot and Vestris.
As a young dancer, she relocated to Paris where she undertook in-depth studies of Baroque dancing from
original source material. These studies were supplemented by intensive training in North America by
Wendy Hilton and Sandra Caverly — experts in Baroque dancing and Bournonville technique respectively.
Since then, Ms Zingg has choreographed and performed in more than 70 productions for Opera Atelier,
which she founded in 1985 with her partner, Marshall Pynkoski.
Opera Atelier productions have been performed in Versailles, at the BBC Proms, Houston Grand Opera
and the Glimmerglass Festival. Opera Atelier has also introduced period productions of Mozart to audiences in Japan, Singapore and Korea.
Ms Zingg has received numerous awards including the prestigious Toronto Arts Award, the Opera Canada
Ruby Award for outstanding achievement in the field of opera in Canada in addition to having been named
by TIME Magazine as one of Canada’s most influential artists in the field of Classical music. She has
collaborated with conductors Marc Minkowski, Christopher Hogwood, Andrew Parrott, David Fallis and
Stefano Montanari and choreographed for dancers from the National Ballet of Canada, The Scapino Ballet,
The Dutch National Ballet, La Scala Ballet, and Opera Atelier. She has also choreographed and performed
in numerous film projects including Rhombus Media’s “Master Peter’s Puppet Show”, “Romeos and
Juliets” and “The Sorceress” opposite Dame Kiri te Kanawa. In 2013 Ms Zingg had her Salzburg Festival
debut with Mozart’s Lucio Silla, and most recently she made her choreographic debut at La Scala in Milan.
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Tafelmusik Baroque ORCHESTR A
Tafelmusik
Baroque Orchestr a
& Chamber Choir
Hailed as “one of the world’s top baroque orchestras” by Gramophone Magazine, Tafelmusik was
founded in 1979 by Kenneth Solway and Susan
Graves. At the heart of this Toronto-based ensemble is a group of talented and dynamic permanent
members, each of whom is a specialist in historical
performance practice.
The Tafelmusik Chamber Choir, specializing in
baroque and classical performance practice and
vocal technique, was formed in 1981 as a complement to the Tafelmusik Orchestra. Under the direction of Ivars Taurins, the choir has been described
as “the best period-performance choir anywhere in
the world” by The Globe and Mail.
About Oper a Atelier
Cast Members of Lully’s Persée in the Hall of
Mirrors, Versailles. Photo by Bruce Zinger.
Opera Atelier holds a unique place in the North American theatre community,
specializing in opera, ballet and drama from the 17th, 18th and 19th centuries. These
productions draw upon the aesthetics and ideals of the period, featuring soloists
of international acclaim, period ballet, original instruments, elaborate stage decor,
exquisite costumes and an imaginative energy that sets Opera Atelier apart.
Opera Atelier is not in the business of “reconstruction,” rather, each production is a
new creative effort and takes its own place in history. Opera Atelier strives to create
productions that would have been recognized and respected in their own time while
providing a thrilling theatrical experience for modern audiences.
Under the direction of founders Marshall Pynkoski and Jeannette Lajeunesse
Zingg, Opera Atelier has been acclaimed throughout Canada, Houston, Cleveland,
Columbus, New York, Stuttgart, Halle, Bremen, London (BBC Proms), Paris, Versailles,
Montreux, Citta di Castello, Singapore, Japan and Seoul, Korea. Opera Atelier has
collaborated with some of early music’s most distinguished artists including Andrew
Parrott, Trevor Pinnock, Hervé Niquet, Marc Minkowski and many others.
Delighting audiences worldwide for more than three
decades, Tafelmusik reaches millions of people
through its touring, critically-acclaimed recordings,
broadcasts, new media, and artistic/community
partnerships. The vitality of Tafelmusik’s vision
clearly resonates with its audiences in Toronto,
where the orchestra performs more than 50 concerts every year. For 35 years Canada’s most active
touring orchestra has maintained a strong presence on the world stage, performing in over 350
cities in 32 countries.
Tafelmusik has released over 80 CDs and has been
awarded numerous international recording prizes,
including nine JUNO Awards. Tafelmusik has created its own label, Tafelmusik Media, and has
released a number of new and past recordings.
Tafelmusik’s 2015/2016 season highlights include
Bach Christmas Oratorio (Dec 3–6), Beethoven 9th
Symphony with Bruno Weil at Koerner Hall (Feb
4–7), Bach’s Goldberg Variations with Benjamin
Alard (Mar 31–Apr 3, 5), Zelenka and Bach with
German soprano Dorothee Mields (Apr 28–May
1), and a new multi-media creation from Alison
Mackay, Tales of Two Cities: The Leipzig-Damascus
Coffee House (May 19, 20, 22 and 24). And of
course, don’t forget the Messiah at Koerner Hall
(Dec 16–19) and the Sing-Along Messiah (Dec 20)!
The Tafelmusik Baroque Orchestra and Chamber
Choir have enjoyed collaborating with Opera
Atelier since its very first production in 1985.
Jeanne Lamon,
Chief Artistic
Advisor
Music Director of Tafelmusik
from 1981 to 2014, Jeanne
Lamon has been praised
by critics in Europe and North America for her
strong musical leadership. She has won numerous
awards, including honorary doctorates from York
University, Mount Saint Vincent University, and
University of Toronto, and the prestigious Molson
Prize from the Canada Council for the Arts. Jeanne
Lamon was appointed a Member of the Order of
Canada in 2000, and a Member of the Order of
Ontario in 2014. She is in demand as guest director of symphony orchestras in North America
and abroad. She is passionate about teaching
young professionals, which she does as Adjunct
Professor at the University of Toronto and through
Tafelmusik’s artist training programmes. Jeanne
Lamon stepped down as full-time Music Director of
Tafelmusik in 2014. She is currently serving as Chief
Artistic Advisor, and will direct various Tafelmusik
season programmes and tours until her successor
is appointed.
Ivars Taurins,
Director,
Tafelmusik
Chamber Choir
Equally at home conducting
symphonic and choral repertoire, Ivars Taurins is the founding director of the
Tafelmusik Chamber Choir, and was also violist
of the Tafelmusik Orchestra for its first 23 years.
Under his direction, the choir has been praised for
its clarity, nuance, and brilliance. He appears as
guest director with orchestras and choirs across
Canada, from Victoria to Halifax, and works regularly with the Calgary Philharmonic Orchestra, with
whom he was Principal Baroque Conductor from
2001–2011. A sought-after lecturer and teacher,
Ivars Taurins teaches orchestral conducting and
directs the Collegium Musicum at the University
of Toronto, and teaches at the Glenn Gould School,
where this year he will be directing Handel’s Alcina.
Visit www.tafelmusik.org
for more concert information.
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Armide - Synopsis
Director’s Notes
The action concerns the Muslim Warrior Princess Armide and the Christian Knight Renaud.
Although a virgin, Armide’s greatest power lies in her sexual allure, which reduces men to a state
of hopeless submission. Armide herself is protected by the fact that she herself has never experienced desire. Renaud also draws his strength from an almost mystic virginity which renders him
impervious to Armide’s allure.
Armide examines the conflict between the Muslim
and Christian worlds during the First Crusade of
1099 AD and relates that conflict in the context
of an utterly human story. Despite the constant
presence of exoticism and magic, the opera’s
drama remains startling in its raw emotionalism.
Act I
Act III
Damascus is decorated to celebrate the Muslim
victory over the Crusaders. Armide however is
obsessed by the fact she has been unable to
subdue Renaud. Her ladies in waiting express
surprise and frustration at her agitation over a
single warrior. Armide in turn recounts a recurring dream in which Renaud annihilates her.
Armide grapples with her love for Renaud.
Desperate to free herself, she conjures Hatred to
exorcize Love from her heart. Hatred performs
a satanic liturgy in which Love is tormented. At
the last moment Armide is unable to go through
with the exorcism. Furious, Hatred proclaims
that he will abandon Armide to Love and never
again answer her prayers.
Hidraot (the King of Damascus) encourages
Armide to secure the kingdom by choosing a
husband. She declares she will only consider
joining herself to the man capable of Renaud’s
destruction.
The celebration in Damascus is interrupted by
the entrance of the Muslim warrior, Aronte. He
informs them that the captive Christian army
has been miraculously rescued by Renaud.
Armide and Hidraot swear vengeance.
Act II
In the desert, Renaud has separated himself
from his fellow warriors. Artémidore (previously rescued by Renaud) appears and warns
Renaud that he is near Armide’s territory.
Renaud assures Artémidore that he is impervious to her charms.
Armide and Hidraot enter and transform the
desert into an oasis. Renaud is lulled into a magical sleep while demons (disguised as beautiful
young men and women) render him helpless.
Armide enters to kill the sleeping Renaud.
However, when she sees him for the first
time she succumbs to her own spell. Armide
attempts to convince herself that rather than
murdering him, her greatest triumph would be
to humiliate Renaud by taking him as her lover.
Demons carry him away to her palace.
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Act IV
In a comic scene, two of Renaud’s companions
pass through the desert in an effort to find him.
Armed with a magic sceptre and mirror, the
Knights resist Armide’s temptations and continue on their quest to find her palace.
Act V
Within the palace, Armide and Renaud declare
their passion for each other. Renaud is left to
be entertained by Pleasures and Lovers while
Armide leaves to consult the Underworld.
The Knights appear during Armide’s absence
and break her spell over Renaud. She returns
as Renaud prepares to escape and begs him to
stay or to take her with him. Renaud refuses her
entreaties and she collapses. Renaud explains
to an unconscious Armide that although her
spell has been broken, he does nevertheless
feel love and pity for her. Armide awakens
alone, and in an agony of torment she destroys
everything within her grasp. Love, however,
proves to be more powerful even than Hatred.
Armide is left suspended in an agony of hopeless love and desire.
During the course of the opera, the iconic
characters of the Muslim warrior princess
Armide and the Christian knight Renaud are
transformed into human beings with identical weaknesses, fears and foibles. For me, it is
the humanity with which both protagonists are
depicted that makes the opera so astonishing.
There are no victors in Armide. By the end of
the opera, we are left with two shattered lives
and protagonists (Christian and Muslim) who
will never again be able to view their traditional
enemy in the same light.
It is my great pleasure to revisit Armide with
the extraordinary company that made it such
a landmark production for us in 2012, when we
made our debut at the Palace of Versailles.
Works of genius like Armide have the power to
touch us again and again. As we change and
grow as human beings, and as our life experience shapes us, the great works of art with
which we are familiar seem to change as well.
They introduce us to new aspects of ourselves
and new ways of thinking.
To paraphrase a writer, who wrote in relation to
Shakespeare: “it is not that we are never finished
with Shakespeare, but rather, that Shakespeare
is not yet finished with us.”
Similarly, Armide is not yet finished with any
of us at Opera Atelier — not by a long shot.
Our decision to revisit Lully’s masterpiece is
grounded in what this opera offers our artists,
and the transformative impact it can have on
our audience.
• Marshall Pynkoski
Photo of Artists of Atelier Ballet Tyler Gledhill
and Nyda Kwasowsky by Bruce Zinger.
Choreogr apher’s Notes
Set DesigN Notes
Armide (1686) represents the work of Lully and
Quinault as a perfectly integrated form including music, drama, dancing and design. Opera
Atelier’s production is true to our mandate in
that it is period-sensitive yet newly imagined.
Lully, who was an excellent dancer himself, provides the choreographer with beautiful evocative music which is a great pleasure to work with.
Armide is a story of the 11th century First Crusade penned as an epic poem by Torquato Tasso in the
Italian Renaissance and transformed by Jean Baptiste Lully and Philippe Quinault in 17th century
France into the tragédie lyrique we present tonight. The designs for Armide grew out of the realization that independently throughout this period the conflicting cultures in the story developed
the book as a sophisticated art form that communicated much of its message through exquisitely
rendered illustrations and elaborate calligraphy. In Europe the devotional Book of Hours featured
breathtaking illuminations illustrating biblical texts, prayers and psalms while in the Middle East
artists and scribes were creating the glittering, jewel-toned miniatures that beautify the books of
history, legend and poetry that are among the highpoints of artistic achievement in the Islamic
world. These miniatures, so full of intricate pattern and burnished gold became the inspiration for a
set design that treats the stage as an immense book, each scene another page in a story of conflict,
enchantment and thwarted love.
The dancer’s role in French Baroque opera is
to act as a framework of movement and as a
visualization of the music, enhancing the piece
through grace, virtuosity and a stylish display
of highly trained physiques, gorgeously costumed. Festive scenes with dances and choral
singing alternate with dramatic scenes as when
Armide’s initial triumphant celebration is interrupted by the messenger bringing news that
Renaud has released her prisoners. The dramatic situation created by this juxtaposition
greatly enhances the emotional impact of the
story as it unfolds.
The opening dances “March and Sarabandes for
the People of Damascus” are created according to the “Noble Style” developed in the Royal
Academy established by Louis XIV in 1661. This
style is sophisticated and elegant, subtle and refined, and has been preserved in many pictures,
manuals and in a form of dance notation. The courtiers at Versailles would have deeply appreciated this style as they were proficient dancers themselves. The inclusion of martial arts underlines
the military aspect of the scene. Once we enter Armide’s magic world of lovely fairies and demons
representing the pleasures of the senses, the style becomes more free with athletic jumps and gestures which distort the “noble” carriage. In the 17th century the dancers of the Commedia dell’Arte
were very popular in France, with their acrobatic movements and characteristic poses. The crucial
character of Love is portrayed by a dancer, with choreography that matches his wings as he floats
lightly until the character of Hatred (a singer) appears at Armide’s bidding to exorcise love from her
heart. Where Love was accompanied by beautiful spirits, dancing lightly, Hatred has a retinue of
leaping demons.
Lully chose the traditional final Passacaille to accompany Armide’s visionary creatures’ last entertainment for Renaud, and the dances are once again in a more formal style. A pair of happy lovers
opens the Passacaille, followed by dancers representing Music, then Food and Wine, then Poetry,
and finally Love. These characters attempt to seduce Renaud into staying forever in their kingdom
of earthly delights. The charming idea of dancers carrying, or even wearing, literal symbols of the
character which they depict was very popular in 17th century France and offers the present-day
audience a delightful glimpse into the past.
• Jeannette Lajeunesse Zingg
As a departure from my designs for past shows I decided to abandon the forced perspective and
trompe l’oeil paint effects so often seen on the baroque stage in favour of brilliant passages of flat
colour, stylized pattern and Islamic calligraphy (the only European elements are the Christian icons
and military standards captured as trophies by Armide’s armies in the first act). I was fortunate to
work closely with a master Persian calligrapher who translated passages of the libretto for Armide
into elegantly composed panels of graphic script that became integral parts of the design. Even the
house curtain became a “title page” on which a great tughra (the calligraphic emblem traditionally
affixed to Ottoman decrees) announces the names of Armide, Lully and Quinault written in Persian.
While the designs for Armide are created in a Baroque spirit, their stylization would have seemed
strange to 17th century European eyes. Today in a globalized world where information about foreign cultures can be had at the click of a button and the conflict in the Middle East continues
unabated, this layering of a Middle Eastern aesthetic on a western framework seems to me the
right choice for an opera that treats both cultures as equals and in which the struggle between the
two produces no clear victor.
• Ger ard Gauci
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…those dancers who have lent their artistry to our
productions for 10 years and more.
…those dancers who have lent their artistry to our
productions for 10 years and more.
Jeremy Nasmith
Juri Hir aoka
First performance with Opera Atelier, 1986
First performance with Opera Atelier, 2002
Photo by Bruce Zinger.
Photo by Bruce Zinger.
…those dancers who have lent their artistry to our
productions for 10 years and more.
…those dancers who have lent their artistry to our
productions for 10 years and more.
Edward Tr acz
Magdalena Vasko
First performance with Opera Atelier, 2002
First performance with Opera Atelier, 2005
Photo by Bruce Zinger.
Photo by Bruce Zinger.
Education and Outreach
Royal Opera House of Versailles (2012). Photo by Bruce Zinger.
For 30 years, Opera Atelier has demonstrated its
commitment to artist and youth training, which has
grown to include all aspects of performance.
The School of Atelier Ballet (SAB) offers classes
led by professional dancers in a caring, creative atmosphere year-round, six days a week.
Instruction in ballet, modern dance and historical dance is affordable and enjoyable for both
aspiring professionals and recreational dancers.
SAB also provides an intensive summer program
in which students study various forms of dance.
Students from the SAB also participate in various outreach performances throughout the year
across the city of Toronto through the Dance
Through Time program, which traces the history
of dance from the Renaissance right through to
the Romantic era (15th to 19th centuries), and provides educational and entertaining commentary
that puts each dance in a historical context.
Opera Atelier’s Making of an Opera (MOAO)
has influenced hundreds of teachers and thousands of students across the GTA over the last
15 years. Designed for high school students,
workshops and demonstrations include historical perspectives, set and costume design, wigs
and makeup, careers in the arts, music, dance
and stage fighting. This informative and handson learning experience culminates in attendance
at a dress rehearsal performance.
School of Atelier Ballet.
Photo by Claire Lucht 2014.
OA’s numerous outreach performances and
workshops give opera-lovers of all ages the
opportunity to hear, learn about, and discuss all
aspects of the production with guest soloists and
members of the Opera Atelier creative team.
Each evening during our productions, we also
offer interesting and informative pre-performance chats. Pre-performance chats are held
45 minutes before each performance on the
lower level at the Elgin Lounge, where speakers
will discuss the production and answer audience
questions.
For more information on our education and outreach programs please visit operaatelier.com.
Opera Atelier is pleased to announce the launch of
the Period Performance Lab artist training program.
Opera Atelier’s Period Performance Lab will take
place twice a year for all singers and dancers
involved in Opera Atelier productions. Thanks
to the ongoing support from the Hal Jackman
Foundation, Opera Atelier’s Period Performance
Lab will allow us to continue to train Canadian
artists in repertoire and techniques they would
never otherwise encounter, and our singers and
dancers will be challenged to broaden their technique in new ways.
Future sessions will be open to a select number of
young opera and ballet professionals, who will be
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Period Performance
Lab Sponsor:
invited to attend and audit sessions with our main
stage cast and to work first-hand with Opera
Atelier’s artistic team. Each Opera Atelier Period
Performance Lab will conclude with an open
rehearsal offered to the public* free-of-charge.
There is no other opera or ballet company in
Canada that provides such in-depth preparation for virtually every piece of repertoire. Opera
Atelier’s Period Performance Lab will ensure the
continuation of this invaluable training opportunity for Canadian singers and dancers.
*limited seating, first come first serve only.
With sincere gr atitude,
we salute
Jerry & Joan Lozinski
for supporting Marshall Pynkoski
as Co-Artistic Director.
Marshall is actively involved in arts education programs here and within
the community, and the Lozinskis are proud to support his work.
Opera Atelier would also like to acknowledge Jerry & Joan’s
four-year commitment to the company. Their pledge will help solidify
a bright and exciting future for Opera Atelier.
THANK YOU!
Corpor ate & Foundation Supporters
Corporate & Foundation Supporters
Artist Travel Sponsor
The Mary-Margaret Webb Foundation
Production Partners
The Sharp Foundation
Season Underwriter
15-16 Season Presenting Sponsor
Production Sponsor
Corporate Donors
Delaney Capital Management
Foresters
Habib Canadian Bank
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Staff Your Event
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at the St. Lawrence Hall
Education Supporters
J.P. Bickell Foundation
The McLean Foundation
Operatix Sponsor
Young Artist Development Sponsor
Making of an Opera Sponsor
Foundation Support
The Bennett Family Foundation
The Dalglish Family Foundation
The Lloyd & Gladys Fogler Foundation
The Murray Frum Foundation
Patrick Hodgson Family Foundation
Keith Foundation at the Strategic Charitable
Giving Foundation
Barrie D. Rose and Family
Judith Teller Foundation
Twigge-Molecey Family Foundation
on behalf of Benefaction
The Henry White Kinnear Foundation
Piano Sponsor
Robert Lowrey Piano Inc.
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Oper a Atelier applauds
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Student Access Program Sponsor
Period Performance Lab Sponsor
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for supporting our partnership
with the critically acclaimed
Tafelmusik Baroque Orchestr a.
Thank you for becoming our official Orchestr a Sponsor!
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The company of The Magic Flute and Tafelmusik Baroque Orchestra. Photo by Bruce Zinger.
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With sincere gr atitude
we salute
Vivian Elizabeth Pilar
for her generosity and dedication to
Oper a Atelier.
In addition to her long-standing and continuing sponsorship
of the Artists of Atelier Ballet,
Vivian is also sponsoring Aaron Ferguson as Chevalier Danois.
Individual Giving
All donor lists as of October 1, 2015
Opera Atelier’s work is generously supported by loyal and dedicated patrons who share our passion and
enthusiasm for period productions of opera and ballet. We are deeply appreciative of their commitment
to our vision. For information on the Friends or Baroque Court programs, or to make a gift to Opera Atelier,
please call Dan Hickey at 416.703.3767 x226.
ARTIST SPONSORS
Marshall Pynkoski Co-Artistic
Director and Educator generously
sponsored by Jerry & Joan Lozinski.
Colin Ainsworth generously
sponsored by Mr. Greig S. Dunn &
Mr. Robert Maclennan.
Artists of Atelier Ballet generously
sponsored by Vivian Elizabeth Pilar.
Daniel Belcher generously
sponsored by Walter M. and Lisa
Balfour Bowen and their children
to mark the occasion of their
45th wedding anniversary.
Tafelmusik Baroque Orchestra
generously sponsored by
Brayton Polka.
Peggy Kriha Dye generously
sponsored by The Patrick Hodgson
Family Foundation.
THANK YOU VIVIAN!
Meghan Lindsay generously
sponsored by Tom Logan.
Carla Huhtanen generously
sponsored by Katalin Schäfer.
Vivian Elizabeth Pilar ***
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Ms Katalin Schäfer**
THE SUN KING ($200,000)
Mr. Michael A. Wekerle*
SUN KING ($20,000+)
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Anna L. Guthrie ***
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IMPRESARIOS ($2,500 – $4,999)
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VICEROY ($10,000 – $19,999)
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David Allan & Cynthia Young*
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Mr. Robert Maclennan***
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Mikey Green, Youth Education
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John & Judith Grant ***
Gordon & Pamela Henderson*
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Stephen Hegedus generously
sponsored by Jack Whiteside.
Aaron Ferguson generously
sponsored by Vivian Elizabeth Pilar.
Olivier LaQuerre generously
sponsored by William & Jan Lambert.
Tafelmusik Chamber Choir
generously sponsored by
Nick and Barb Zelenczuk.
Jeannette Lajeunesse Zingg,
Choreographer generously
sponsored by Vivian Elizabeth Pilar.
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Dan Hickey & Lisa Vanderlip
Ms Lindsay Histrop
Mr. & Mrs. Peter & Hélène Hunt *
Ron Lalonde & Jane Humphreys *
Mr. Kazik Jedrzejczak ***
Mr. Arnost Kolin
Tina Leslie**
Mr. Stephen Moranis &
Dr. Monica Caverson
Mr. Roger D. Moore***
Ms Sheila Phillips **
Mr. & Mrs. Ian & Annie Sale *
Alexandra Skoczylas & Shaun Little
S.K. Upjohn ***
Nicole Vermond & Andre Langevin
Ms Linda Young*
* five to nine years of support ** 10 to 14 years of support *** 15 to 19 years of support **** 20 or more years of support
The Company of Armide (2012). Photo by Bruce Zinger.
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Individual Giving(continued)
MAESTRO ($1,000 - $1,499)
C. Bergeron
Mr. David Fallis &
Ms Alison MacKay**
Tyler Gledhill
Dr. Richard Isaac*
William & Hiroko Keith ****
Alan G. Lee
Ms Anne MacKay *
Mrs. Patti McFarlane *
Mary Jane Mossman &
Brian Bucknall *
Dr. Emilie Newell*
SOLOIST ($600 – $999)
Ms Morgana Asselin
Mr. Anton Bakalic**
Anonymous
Mr. Stephen Bishop*
Mr. J Douglas Bodley
Ms Wendy Brodkin
Tim & Carole Dilworth**
Alice Fox***
Mr. Donald D. Grant*
Ms Sherry Hatton*
Prof. Michiel Horn &
Cornelia Schuh***
Michael & Linda
Hutcheon****
Elaine Ishibashi &
Keith Smithers***
Mr. John Kerr***
Mr. John B. Lawson***
Mr. Peter J. Lewis*
Mr. Eric Lipka**
Mr. Anthony Lisanti***
Mr. James Milligan*
Mr. & Mrs. Franklin &
Sheila Moskoff*
Ms Mary O’Donoghue*
Andrew Kropinski &
Peggy Pritchard*
David J. Purcell*
Valerie Schweitzer &
Christopher Reed****
Mr. David Scott*
Dr. Marianne Seger*
Ms Patricia Stone****
Mr. Ross Tilley
Mr. Alex Tosheff
Ms Armeda Vanderwoude*
Mr. Dale Woolridge
ENSEMBLE ($300 – $599)
Ms Margaret Ackerman*
Ms Anna Aksan*
Aksan Piller
Corporation Ltd.*
Anonymous
Mr. Arlen Bartsch
Ms Sara Blake****
Mr. Manuel Cappel*
Don Middleton &
Clayton Wilson*
Mr. Douglas Clemence*
Ms Nancy Conn*
Bram & Beth Costin*
Ms Sheila Croft**
Mrs. Jeanie Davis*
Ms Carol Derk &
Mr. David Giles**
Anonymous
Susan Done & Sean Mace*
Ms Marga Dunham
Ms Jean Edwards
Ms Gillian Eintsein
Patricia A. Elliot**
Mr. Thomas Flemming**
Lloyd Fogler
Ms Kathleen Fraser**
Mrs. Mary Gauci**
Tove Geertsen**
Mr. Joseph Gerrath*
Mr. James Glazier
Ms Marion Green**
Mr. & Mrs. Chester &
Camilla Gryski*
Anonymous
Edward & Jane
Heinemann***
Mr. Tom Higgins*
Dr. & Mrs. D. Theo
Hofmann****
Mr. David Holdsworth
CR Hunter*
Cathy Hutchinson*
Dr. Elaine Keillor**
Ms Susan Knight***
Mr. Igor Korenzvit
Ms Sheila Lathe
Janet Macdonald***
Margaret Shatilla &
Myles MacDonald*
Mr. & Ms Douglas &
Anne Mackintosh
Ms Antonieta Marticorena
Geoffrey & Jill Matus*
Mr. Trent Mayers*
Scotia Private Client Group
Dr. Ulrich Menzefricke*
Frank & Patricia Mills**
Mr. Donald Milner
Mr. Trini Mitra
Mr. & Ms Edmund &
Mary Murphy
Ms Marilyn Nairn*
Ms Dawn Northwood
Dr. Darrell Ogilvie-Harris*
Mr. Emile Oliana
Katherine Paterson*
Ms Anne Perdue**
Kuxdorf Pescantin Family
Mr. Stephen Phillips
Mr. Charles Edward Rathe
Lesley & Mark Robinson*
Ms Marina Romain*
Yvonne Rosenberg
Mr. & Mrs. Aser Rothstein
Ms Janet Rubinoff*
Anonymous
Wendy Sanford**
Anonymous
Ms Nan Shepherd*
William Solomon*
Warren Sorensen****
Ms Darlene Stafford*
Mr Kenneth Stephen*
Katherine & Jan Stibrany
Ms Carole Tanenbaum
Robert & Catherine
Thornley
Ms Gisela van Steen*
Alison von Criegern***
Mr. Peter Voore*
Ms Diana Wiley*
Jean and Jim Wilson
Ms Jane Witherspoon
Meg & Jim Young*
Mr. Martin Young*
CORPS ($125 - $299)
In Honour of Nick
Zelenczuk
Mr. Howard Aitken
Nancy & Arthur Ameis*
Anonymous (3)
Mr. John Anthony
Mr. Richard Archbold*
Mr. & Mrs. Ross Ashforth*
Ms Marlene Auspitz*
Anonymous
Mr. & Mrs. Robert &
Carol Bailey*
Mr. Richard Balfour*
Mr. & Mrs. Jonathan and
Diane Bamberger*
Mr. Bruce Barnett-Cowen**
Mrs. Nancy Batten
Mr. Ronald Bayne****
Dr. Henry A. Becker***
Mr. & Mrs. Merlyn &
Pierre Beeckmans*
Mr. Gyuszi Berki*
Mr. David Bernhardt
Mr. Michael Beswick***
Ms Angela Bhutani
Ms Janet Blakely-Bowe
Ms Louisa Bloomfield**
Ms Susan Booker*
Dr. Louise Bourgault***
Mr. Jimmy Brennan
Mr. Gordon Bricker
Mr. David Brierley**
Ms Margaret Brock****
Ms Barbara Brunsden
Mr. Thomas Bryson***
Ms Maria Buisman
Richard Bull &
Bryan Pipe***
Ms Deborah Burrett
Mr. Blair Caines*
Anonymous
Mr. & Mrs. Brian & Ellen
Carr**
Ms Rosanna Cavallaro
Ms Priscella M. Chong
Mr. Eric Clark
Mr. Robert Clark
Ms Sharon Corcoran
Ms Betty Corson
Ms Susan Costello*
Ms Anne Crowley*
Mr. David Cullen**
Ms Deanna Cyr***
Mr. George Dalton**
Kate Danter**
Ms Geraldine Dasgupta*
Mr. Michel Desormeaux*
Ms Serena Dessen**
Ms Carol Dorman**
Ms Shauna Dorskind*
Ms Else Droege**
Ms Rita Dunne*
Mr. Richard Earls***
Mr. Christopher Edwards
Ms Sue Edworthy*
Mr. Ossama El Naggar
Ms Nancy Embry
Friend of Opera Atelier
Mr. Lorne Farr
Ms Mary Faziluddin**
Ms Mary Finlay
Mr. Henry F. Fiorillo
Ms Jennifer Flower*
Lorne Fox
Anonymous
Mr. Alexander Frirdich***
Ms Marie-Paule Gallop
Ms Ann Gibson**
Ms Shirley Gibson
Mr. & Mrs. Bernard &
Ruth Gillespie**
Ms Margarita Gitev
Dr. Fay Goldstep &
Dr. George Freedman***
Mr. William A.
Goodfellow**
Mr. Robert Gould
Mr. Laurent Goulet**
Sherrill & Colin Graham**
Mr. George Grant**
Thomas Green**
Mr. Stan Griffin*
Mr. & Mrs. George Haag**
Mrs. Barbara Habib***
Ms Brenda Hamer**
Kenneth & Patricia Hanson*
Ms Angelika Heath
Mr. D. Herbert Heine
Janet & Alan Heisey
Mr. Robin & Dr. Ruth
Heisey*
Mr. Bram Herlich****
Mr. Brian Hillis
Peter and Verity Hobbs**
Ms Janet Holt*
Ms Hannah Hoppe
Mr. Andrew Horberry*
Sandy & Naomi
Horodezky****
Mr. Josef Hrdina*
Karin & Allan Ireland*
Robert L. Iveson****
Ms Frances Jerry
Mary Jessup
Ms Elisabeth Jocz*
Mr. John Sunit**
Mr Ali Kashani*
Don & Francie Kendal**
Karen Kitchen*
Ms Ingeborg Koch****
Mr. James Kurliak
Dan Kushnir &
Judy Geary***
David & Antje Laidler*
Mr. Michael Law*
Ms Esther Lenkinski*
Dr. Jill Levenson**
Mr. Matthew Light
Dr. & Ms Stan &
Elizabeth Litch
Ms Katharine Lochnan
Mr. Douglas Loucks & Ms
Kathy Christie**
Mr. M. Burton MacDiarmid
Dr. & Mrs. Richard
Mackenzie****
Donald & Sema MacLennan
Mr. Ian MacLennan*
Mr. & Ms Nick &
Eva Mandrapilias*
Mr. Peter Manson*
Mr. Bruce Margles
Mr. Kenneth Marple
Ms Heather Mathis
Ms Racheal McCaig
Ms Susan McCawley*
Ms Susan McClean
Ms Jan McCrae
Ms Hélène McLenaghan**
Mr. Antonio Gambini &
Dr. Stephen McQuade*
Dr. Donald Melady &
Rowley Mossop*
Ms Helen Milton*
Ms Mary Mogford
Alec Monro*
Mr. Carl Morey***
Ms Margaret Moule*
Mr. David Murray
Mr. Liviu Constantin
Nicolescu
Ms Tenny Nigoghossian
Mr. Peter Norwood**
Ms Bridget O’Brien**
Ms Özden Özdemir
David & Bernadette Palmer
Mr. Terrence Paris
Mr. Douglas Parker**
Mr. Eric Parker
Ed Parkins*
Mr. Richard Parkinson
Ms Josipa Paska
Louis Pauly
David & Mary Ann
Pearson*
Anonymous
Ms Lisa R. Philpott
Ann & Gary Posen**
Nadia & Harold Gomez
Mr. Wyley Powell
Steve & Zora Pozgaj**
Ms Julie Priest
Ms Barbara Priscus**
Mr. Paul Pynkoski
Mr. Kevin Quain
Mr. Terence Reid*
Mr. Conrad Reifel
Mr. Juan Rodriguez
Ms Cecilie Rosarius
Mr. Dmitri Rubisov**
Mr. Ross A. Rudolph
Erwin & Erika Rummel
Dr. Inda Sabatini***
Mr. Khachik Sarkissian
D. Schaefer
Ms Sylvia Schmid
Mr. Bill Schultz**
Mr. Douglas R. Scott*
Ms Colleen Sexsmith**
Mr. Clark Sid
Ms Maggie Siggins*
Ms Judy Skinner*
Mr. Hume Smith*
Ms Rosamunde Sobryan
Ms G. Pamela Soodeen***
Wendy Southall
Sylvia Soyka*
Michael & Margaret
Spence**
Mrs. Mary-Clare Spracklin
Marc & Marcy Stone
Mr. Frank & Mrs. Ellen
Strittmatter*
Rev. Ella Taylor-Walsh*
Brian Telfer and Helena Birt
Ms Dana Tenny*
Mr. William Toye
Dr. Tracy & Ms Neufeld
David & Diana Trent**
Mr. Michael Treuman*
Mr. Ross Tucker*
Mr. Michael Tukatsch*
Dr. Gail Vanstone*
Mr. David & Mrs. Agnes
Basskin-Vermes***
Mr. Steven Vieira
Dr. Sandor Vigh**
Mr. Robert Wakefield**
Ms Marianne Weil***
Mr. Tom Wheatley
Barbara Wherry, CFP
Ms Laurie White***
Ms Marilyn Whiteley*
Dr. Blossom Wigdor***
Dr. David & Mrs. Shelagh
Williams
Mr. G. R. Williams
Ms Mary F Williamson*
Ms Lilly Wong*
Mr. Perry Wong**
Mr. Morden Yolles***
*5 to 9 years
of support
**10 to 14 years
of support
***15 to 19 years
of support
****20 or more years
of support
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errors and omissions, mistakes
can occur. If your name was
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Royal Opera House of Versailles (2012). Photo by Bruce Zinger.
Olivier LaQuerre in Armide (2012). Photo by Bruce Zinger.
Opera Atelier applauds
Walter M. & Lisa
Balfour Bowen
& Their Children
Opera Atelier applauds
William & Jan
Lambert
for sponsoring Daniel Belcher
to mark the occasion of their
45th wedding anniversary.
for sponsoring
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With sincere gr atitude,
we salute
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as the Versailles Tour Underwriter
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Season Presenting Sponsor
Season Supported by
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Opera Atelier applauds
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for sponsoring Carla Huhtanen
With great admiration and respect I am
pleased to be the Choreography Sponsor in
support of Co-Artistic Director Jeannette
Lajeunesse Zingg. Her dedication and expertise have brought the joy and beauty of dance
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have helped create a unique dimension and
style to the Company’s beautiful presentations. Thank you Jeannette!
Opera Atelier applauds
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Zelenczuk
for sponsoring
the Tafelmusik Chamber Choir
Opera Atelier applauds
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Carla Huhtanen in Abduction from the Seraglio (2013).
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Opera Atelier applauds
Opera Atelier applauds
Greig S. Dunn &
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Patrick Hodgson
Family Foundation
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The Elgin And Winter Garden Theatre Centre
Special Thanks!
189 YONGE STREET
TORONTO, ON M5B 1M4
All the staff at The Elgin
& Winter Garden Theatres
John MacKinlay
Jack Rennie
Greig S. Dunn
Bob Marshall
Anne-Marie Mediwake
Nada Ristich,
BMO Financial Group
Mendl & Zev Schwartz,
Incredible Printing
St. Lawrence Hall
(416) 314-2901
www.heritagetrust.on.ca/ewg
Alex Eddington
General Manager
Brett Randall
Marketing and
Communications Manager
Ellen Flowers
Administrative Assistant
Lena Polyvyannaya
Production Manager
Dana Johnston
Front Of House Manager
Lori MacLean
House Manager
Kelly Mudie
Usher Supervisors
Bryce Dudley, Arnie Lappin,
Randall Pierce, Jason Singh
Manager, Bookings And Events
Kevin Harris
Box Office Manager
Sasha Miszczyk
Box Office Staff
Cecilia Aguilera
Patrick Crowther
Operations Manager
Derek Dresser
Operations Staff
John Kolesnyk
Jeff Snow
Marc Washington
Production and
Operations Assistant
Grant Hawkins
Box office services
provided by Ticketmaster.
The Elgin and Winter Garden Theatre Centre is
owned and operated by the Ontario Heritage Trust
(OHT), a not-for-profit agency of the Ontario Ministry of Tourism, Sport and Culture. The OHT is
dedicated to preserving, protecting and promoting
Ontario’s diverse heritage. The OHT is financially
supported, in part, through generous corporate
sponsors and private donors.
I.A.T.S.E. DEPT. HEADS – Local 58
Head Carpenter
Jim Nutt
Head Electrician
Lars Tilander
Head of Properties
Mark Fisher
Head of Sound
Aaron Hanna
ONTARIO HERITAGE TRUST
Chairman
Thomas H. B. Symons
Chief Executive Officer
Beth Hanna
Director, Heritage Programs
and Operations
Sean Fraser
Acting Director, Corporate
Businesses and Services
Paul Dempsey
ELGIN AND WINTER GARDEN VOLUNTEERS
The OHT is grateful to the hundreds of volunteers
who donate their time and efforts to the promotion
and preservation of the theatres. Volunteers are
involved in guided tours, events and special programs. If you wish to become a volunteer go to www.
heritagetrust.on.ca/ewg for more information and to
download an application form.
Anna Guthrie
Opera Atelier’s wonderful
group of volunteers
Connie Leon
Lary Willows, Staff Your Event
Oper a AtelieR board & Staff
FOUNDING DIRECTORS
BOARD OF DIRECTORS
Co-Artistic Director
Marshall Pynkoski
Co-Artistic Director
Jeannette Lajeunesse Zingg
President and Chair
John MacKinlay
Treasurer
Sharon Giffen
Jane Adams
Anne Baumann
Eric Dingman
Elda Fares
Jan Lambert
Robert Mathia
Steven Rosenhek
James Stonehouse
Rani Turna
Bruce Zinger
Production Manager
William H. Zachary Bruman
Senior Manager of
Communications & Education
Bronwen Bradley
Audience Services Coordinator
Holly Coish
Development Coordinator
Monica Calzaretto
Development & Marketing
Coordinator
Kirsten Hering
Production Assistant
Nic Vincent
Resident Photographer
Bruce Zinger
Archival Videographer
John Kerr
Graphic Design
Ted Rouse, Takedanger Design
Repetiteurs
Sara-Anne Churchill
Borys Medicky
Wesley Shen
Head of Wardrobe
Michael Legouffe
Make-up Designer & Artist
Barbara Szablowski
Cobbler
Jitterbug Boy
Wig Mistress
Jacqueline Robertson-Cull
Diction Coach
Charles Di Meglio
Scenic Painting
Scenic Drop Studios
Weapons
Fantastic Creations
ADMINISTRATIVE STAFF
Executive Director
Alexandra Skoczylas
Director of Development
Dan Hickey
Director of Finance
& Administration
Trini Mitra
PRODUCTION STAFF
Please Note: Latecomers may not be admitted until a
suitable break in the performance and only at the discretion of management. The use of cameras, recording equipment, radios or any playback devices is not
permitted in the theatres. Patrons are asked to ensure
that watch alarms and cell phones do not sound
during the performance. No food or beverage, with
the exception of water, is permitted in the theatres.
Smoking is not permitted in the Theatre Centre.
Hearing Enhancement: The Elgin and Winter
Garden Theatre Centre is equipped with a hearing
enhancement system. Please ask the usher staff
for assistance.
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Lost and Found Articles: Call (416) 314-2885 and
leave a message with your name, telephone number
and article description.
Public Tours: Guided tours of the Centre take place
Thursday afternoons at 5 p.m. and Saturday mornings
at 11 a.m. No reservation is required and tickets can be
purchased 30 minutes prior to the tour in the lobby.
Admission is $12 for adults, $10 for students and
seniors. Group tours are available by special arrangement, call (416) 314-2871 for more information.
Resident Music Director
David Fallis
Assistant Conductor
Peter Tiefenbach
Apprentice Stage Manager
Théa Pel
Stage Management Intern
Lucia Corak
Tour Manager
Natasha Bean-Smith
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