April 6 to April 13, 2013

April 6 to April 13, 2013
Production
Sponsor
Co-Artistic Directors Marshall Pynkoski and Jeannette Lajeunesse Zingg
present
THE MAGIC FLUTE
Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart
Libretto by Emanuel Schik aneder
Opera Atelier production April 6, 7, 9, 10, 12 and 13
Elgin Theatre, Toronto, ON, Canada
Artists of Atelier Ballet
Oper a Atelier Chorus
Tyler Gledhill
Kevin Kong
Lukas Malkowski
Marie McDunnough
Lily McEvenue
Jeremy Nasmith
Jennifer Nichols
Jack Rennie
Julia Sedwick
Edward Tracz
Magdalena Vasko
Jeannette Lajeunesse Zingg
Michele DeBoer
Ivy Buttigieg
Charles Davidson
Eugenia Dermentzis
Cian Horrobin
Richard Hrytzak
Robert Kinar
Keith Lam
Laura McAlpine
Meghan Moore
Craig Morash
Paul Oros
John Pepper
Andromahi Raptis
David Roth
John Michael Scapin
Christina Stelmacovich
Supernumeraries
Jared Sullivan
Nicholas Sullivan
A Singspiel in Two Acts, Sung in English with English Surtitles.
Performance time is approximately three hours including one 20 minute intermission.
Tafelmusik Baroque Orchestr a
Marshall Pynkoski
David Fallis
Jeannette Lajeunesse Zingg
Ger ard Gauci
Bonnie Beecher
K at Chin Director
Conductor
Choreogr apher
Set Designer
Lighting Designer
Stage Manager
the cast
Production
Sponsor
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Colin Ainsworth Laur a Albino
Olivier LaQuerre
Ambur Br aid
João Fernandes
Carla Huhtanen
Cassandr a Warner
Laur a Pudwell
A aron Ferguson
Curtis Sullivan
Gr ace Lee
Lucy Fitz Gibbon
Cynthia Smithers
Cian Horrobin
Tamino
Pamina
Papageno
The Queen of the Night
Sar astro
First Lady/Papagena
Second Lady
Third Lady
Monostatos
Speaker/Second Armed Man
Spirit One
Spirit Two
Spirit Three
First Armed Man
Jeanne Lamon, Music Director
Violin I
Julia Wedman
Thomas Georgi
Geneviève Gilardeau
Christopher Verrette
Cristina Zacharias
Violin II
Patricia Ahern
Edwin Huizinga
Rona Goldensher
Elizabeth Loewen-Andrews
Stephen Marvin
Viola
Patrick G. Jordan
Emily Eng
Shannon Knights
Charlene Yeh
Violoncello
Margaret Gay
Felix Deak
Carina Reeves
Double Bass
Alison Mackay
Pierre Cartier
Piccolo
Alison Melville
Flute
Sandra Miller
Alison Melville
Oboe
John Abberger
Marco Cera
Clarinet
Ed Matthew
Peter Shackleton
Bassoon
Dominic Teresi
Anna Marsh
Horn
Ron George
Heidi Wick
Trumpet
Norman Engel
Andras Molnar
Trombone
Greg Ingles
Erik Schmalz
Mack Ramsey
Timpani
Ed Reifel
Glockenspiel
Charlotte Nediger
Die Zauberflöte by Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart.
Edited for the Neue Mozart Edition by Gernot Gruber and Alfred Orel.
Used by arrangement with European American Music Distributors LLC, sole U.S. and Canadian agent for
Baerenreiter Music Corp. - Alkor Editions, publisher and copyright owner.
English translation by Andrew Porter.
Used by arrangement with European American Music Distributors Company, U.S. and Canadian agent for
Faber Music Ltd., London, publisher and copyright owner.
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Message from the Co-Artistic Directors
Message from the Chair
Dear Friends,
Dear Friends,
We are both agreed that in a perfect universe we would – on a yearly
basis - stand in front of Caravaggio’s Saint Matthew Cycle and the
Pantheon in Rome, visit the Musée D’Orsay, attend Beethoven’s Sixth
Symphony performed by Tafelmusik, and experience a live performance of
George Balanchine’s incomparable ballet Apollo, performed by New York
City Ballet. And even then, we are painfully aware that we would never
— even in an entire lifetime — begin to plumb the depths of what these
masterpieces have to offer.
Welcome to Opera Atelier’s wonderful period production of The Magic
Flute. We are delighted to have the opportunity to share one of our
favourite operas with you this evening and hope you will enjoy it.
This is what comes to mind when friends, in all kindness, ask us why we
choose to remount productions when there is still so much repertoire
yet to be explored. The fact is, we return to great works of art again and
again, not only because we are not yet “finished” with them, but rather,
because they are not yet finished with us. Each time we experience
a production of The Magic Flute, Armide, Persée or Orfeo, we emerge
as changed human beings, whether we are audience members or
interpreters. These masterpieces interpret us.
At the end of George Balanchine’s long life, this great choreographer was
still making subtle and profound changes to his masterpiece of neoclassical ballet, Apollo, set to Stravinsky’s score Apollon Musagète. After
more than 50 years, this work still haunted Balanchine and the imagination of New York City Ballet’s
discriminating audience. In the words of Balthus — one of the 20th century’s greatest painters: “Art is
process, not product.”
Remounts of past productions have nothing to do with cost-saving. In fact, much like renovating a house,
it would often be more cost-effective to tear down the whole thing and begin anew. But that is not how
we experience our creative process at Opera Atelier and given your incredibly warm response to this,
our fourth production of The Magic Flute in 22 years, it is clearly not how you choose to experience our
creative endeavours.
“The poet Yeats writes about seeing the Winged Victory of Samothrace and sensing it in the soles
of his feet, or reading the Odyssey and feeling the salt wind blowing. He entitles this little chapter
“The Thinking of the Body” using that phrase to describe our reaction to all good art. For us, the
meaning of those words has broadened and deepened over the years to encompass the making
of art as well as the perceiving of it.”
Our 2012-2013 season has been a spectacular success and will be
celebrated at our annual Versailles Gala on Wednesday, May 29, 2013
at the Ritz-Carlton Hotel. We encourage you to join us. The evening
will feature a superb dinner prepared by the Chef de Cuisine and her
team at the Ritz, performances by Opera Atelier singers and dancers
and, of course, an opportunity to support the philanthropic needs of the
company in a number of enjoyable ways. For Gala ticket information, please speak with a member of our
staff in the lobby this evening or visit our website at www.operaatelier.com.
Opera Atelier’s 2013-2014 season promises to be equally exciting as we feature the return of two of our
most loved productions: Mozart’s delightful Abduction from the Seraglio and Lully’s beautiful Persée. We
are honoured to have been invited to return to the Royal Opera House at the Palace of Versailles in May
2014 to present our spring production of Lully’s Persée. We are thrilled to be returning to this remarkable
theatre where our three performances of Lully’s Armide were enthusiastically received in May 2012. As
we did in 2012, we will be offering a parallel tour for friends of Opera Atelier, so please plan to join with
us for this remarkable cultural experience.
We hope you will not miss our 2013-2014 productions of Abduction from the Seraglio and Persée.
Subscriptions for the season are now on sale and subscribers enjoy the availability of best seat selection,
access to special “behind the scenes” events and a discount on single ticket prices.
We, at Opera Atelier, are indeed fortunate to have a core group of incredibly loyal and generous
supporters. To those of you already within our family, we thank you for your important and continuing
support. To those of you experiencing the magic of Opera Atelier for the first time, I hope that you will
find the experience as uplifting and inspiring as I do.
Thank you for being with us this evening.
•B
ryan Gr aham
Chair, Board of Directors
– The Lost Carving by David Esterly
Opera Atelier’s 13–14 season offers you an unprecedented opportunity to re-explore with us two
masterpieces of which we have just begun to scratch the surface. We hope in the years to come to return
to these important works again and again while continuing to search for new repertoire to inspire all of us.
Thank you for choosing to join us in this process, this ongoing creative endeavour in which each of you
plays so vital a role.
•M
arshall Pynkoski & Jeannette Lajeunesse Zingg
Co-Artistic Directors
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Artist Biogr aphies
Tamino
The Queen of the Night
Ambur Br aid, sopr ano
For Opera Atelier: 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: Diane in Iphigénie en Tauride.
Colin Ainsworth, tenor
Elsewhere: Royal Opera House (London), Greek National Opera, Vancouver Opera,
Chicago Opera Theater, the Edinburgh Festival, Opéra Français 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, and the American Symphony Orchestra.
Upcoming: Aldeburgh Connection Britten Recital, Pirates of Penzance (Calgary Opera), Falstaff (Pacific
Opera Victoria).
Et cetera: www.colinainsworth.com, twitter.com/ColinAinsworth
Pamina
Laur a Albino, sopr ano
For Opera Atelier: This is Ms. Albino’s debut performance with Opera Atelier.
Elsewhere: Former member of the Canadian Opera Company Ensemble Studio.
Roles performed at the COC include Ilia in Idomeneo, Fiordiligi in Cosi fan tutte, Kate
Pinkerton in Madama Butterfly and ’The Cook’ in Robert LePage’s production of
The Nightingale. Recent debuts include Musetta in La Boheme with Calgary Opera;
Micaela in Carmen with Jeunesses musicales; Mimi in La Boheme with Against the Grain Theatre; Lena
in Svadba-Wedding with Queen of Puddings Music Theatre; Rosalinda in Die Fledermaus with Toronto
Operetta Theatre. Has appeared with Brooklyn Academy of Music; Linbury Studio, Royal Opera House;
The Banff Centre; Toronto Symphony Orchestra; Bach Collegium Stuttgart; Teatro lirico di Cagliari;
Oregon Bach Festival; Southwest Florida Symphony.
Upcoming: Tour to Philadelphia Opera with Queen of Puddings Music Theatre in Svadba-Wedding;
Recitals with the new vocal series Recitals At Rosedale with pianists Rachel Andrist and John Greer.
Et Cetera: Awards include Ottawa Choral Society New Discoveries Winner; Giuseppe Verdi Prize from
Jeunes Ambassadeurs Lyrique; University of Toronto Opera School Distinguished Graduate from the
Canadian Opera Company Volunteers Committee.
Papageno
Olivier LaQuerre, bass-baritone
Elsewhere: This season at the Canadian Opera Company, she was Adele in
Christopher Alden’s new production of Die Fledermaus and Vitellia in the Ensemble
Studio performance of La Clemenza di Tito. Other recent appearances with the
Canadian Opera Company include Stella in Les contes d’Hoffmann, the title role in Handel’s Semele in
the Ensemble Studio performance, The Queen of the Night in the Ensemble Studio performance of The
Magic Flute, Amore in Orfeo ed Euridice, the Greek Woman in Iphigénie en Tauride, and the Danish Lady in
Death in Venice. Last season, she attended the Steans Institute at the Ravinia Festival.
Upcoming: Next season, Ms. Braid is thrilled to perform Konstanze in Opera Atelier’s Abduction from
the Seraglio, make her debut as Violetta in La Traviata with Arizona Opera, as well as cover the role of
Elisabetta in Donizetti’s Roberto Devereux at the Canadian Opera Company.
Et cetera: Ms. Braid received degrees from the Glenn Gould School of the Royal Conservatory of Music and
San Francisco Conservatory of Music. Her awards include the East Bay Opera Competition, San Francisco
Conservatory Concerto Competition, and Palm Beach Opera Competition. www.amburbraid.com
Sar astro
João Fernandes, bass
For Opera Atelier: Monteverdi’s The Coronation of Poppea, Handel’s Acis and Galatea
and Lully’s Armide.
Elsewhere: Has performed with William Christie, René Jacobs, Mark Minkowski,
Christophe Rousset, Hervé Niquet, Christina Pluhar, Frans Brüggen, David Stern,
Andrea Marcón, Ottavio Dantone, Ivor Bolton, Paul McCreesh, Christian Curnyn, Jonathan Cohen,
Jérémie Rohrer, Raphaël Pichon and Thomas Sanderling in houses such as ROH-Covent Garden, Teatro
alla Scala, NYC Opera, Teatro Colón, Opernhaus Zürich, Opéra Garnier, Châtelet, Théâtre des ChampsÉlysées, La Monnaie, Opéra de Lyon, Vlaamse Opera and most concert venues across the world.
Upcoming: Handel’s Aci, Galateá e Polifemo (Concerto Copenhagen) in Copenhagen. Rameau’s Platée
(Les Arts Florissants) in Vienna, Paris and New York. Lully’s Persée (Opera Atelier) in Toronto
and Versailles.
Et cetera: Has recorded numerous CDs and DVDs for Decca, Deutsche Grammophon, Naïve, Naxos and
other labels, of which the most recent are: Rameau’s Dardanus (Ensemble Pygmalion), Rossi & Mazzochi &
Carissimi’s Il Tormento e l’Estasi, (Los Musicos de su Alteza), Almeida’s La Spinalba (Os Músicos do Tejo).
For Opera Atelier: Médée, Iphigénie en Tauride, Don Giovanni, Persée, Armide, Orfeo, Il
Ritorno d’Ulisse in Patria, Idomeneo, The Coronation of Poppea, Le Nozze di Figaro.
Elsewhere: Canadian Opera Company, Cleveland Opera, Boston Early Music
Festival, Tafelmusik Baroque Orchestra, Orchestre symphonique 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).
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Artist Biogr aphies(continued)
First Lady/Papagena
Monostatos
For Opera Atelier: Actéon, The Return of Ulysses, Abduction from the Seraglio, The
Coronation of Poppea, The Marriage of Figaro, Don Giovanni, Armide, Der Freischütz
(The Marksman).
For Opera Atelier: Le Chevalier Danois in Armide (Royal Opera of Versailles,
The Glimmerglass Festival).
Carla Huhtanen, sopr ano
Elsewhere: Carla began her career in Italy and France singing Teatro La Fenice
(Venice) in Gershwin’s Lady, Be Good! and Cherubini’s Anacreon. She sang Angelica in Handel’s Orlando
and the title role in Purcell’s Fairy Queen in Marseille, also performing in Aix, Tarascon, Toulon, Avignon
and Chartres. Carla sang with the UK’s Garsington Opera – Lisetta in La Gazzetta and Serpetta in La Finta
Giardiniera and with London’s Mostly Mozart series at the Barbican. Other European highlights include
Bernstein’s Candide with the BBC Concert Orchestra, The Valletta Festival in Malta, and a concert tour of
the UK and Germany with the Royal Philharmonic.
Upcoming: Lectures in Composing for the Voice, on faculty at Vancouver International Song Institute,
Abduction from the Seraglio (Opera Atelier), Messiah (Grand Philharmonic Choir).
Et cetera: Carla also performs regularly with Tapestry New Opera, Soundstreams, and New Music Concerts.
carlahuhtanen.com
Second Lady
Cassandr a Warner, mezzo-sopr ano
For Opera Atelier: First Priestess in Iphigenie en Tauride (2009), and chorus in
Idomeno (2008).
Elsewhere: Ms. Warner recently appeared with Vancouver Opera as Edith in Pirates
of Penzance. She has performed with Calgary Opera as Dorabella in Cosi fan tutte, the
Saloon Singer in The Inventor, and the Witch/Wolf/Frau Viehmann in The Brother’s Grimm. Miss Warner
recently performed the lead role of Rose Maurrant in Street Scene with Opera Toulon, France. She has
performed Prince Orlovsky, Highlands Opera Studio, Cherubino, Lyric Opera Studio of Weimar, and
Hansel with Opera Nuova.
Et cetera: Hailed by critics as a "powerful mezzo" and "sensory epiphany", Mezzo Soprano Cassandra
Warner has had great success in international competition: She recently was a winner of the MET
competition in Canada, 3rd prize winner of the Chants de Marmande Opera Competition of France, was
finalist in the 2010 Royal Conservatory of Music’s concerto competition, and received the Glenn Gould
School’s highest award for voice.
Third Lady
Laur a Pudwell, sopr ano
Aaron Ferguson, tenor
Elsewhere: Constable Locke in The Music Man (Royal Opera of Muscat/The
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); 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).
Upcoming: His 2013–14 season includes: Bardolfo in Falstaff (l’Opéra de Montréal); Blind in Die
Fledermaus (Edmonton Opera); Euryale in Persée (Opera Atelier), Royal Opera of Versailles; and Gastone
in La Traviata (Opera Highlands).
Et cetera: Renowned for his intricate physical characterization and flawless comic timing, Aaron
Ferguson is quickly establishing himself as one of the top international comic tenors. An alumnus of the
Atelier Lyrique de l’Opéra Montréal, his recent engagements include: The Gala (Opéra de Québec).
Speaker
Curtis Sullivan, bass-baritone
For Opera Atelier: During his long association with Opera Atelier, Curtis has played
diverse roles for the company including Dr. Bartolo and Count Almaviva in The
Marriage of Figaro, Aeneas in Dido and Aeneas, Neptune in Idomeneo, Masetto and
Commendatore in Don Giovanni to audiences in Canada and the U.S., as well as in
cities as far-ranging as Singapore, Seoul, Yokohama, and Tokyo.
Elsewhere: A performer of the stage, concert hall, film, and TV, some stage highlights include Cascada
in The Merry Widow (San Francisco Opera), Schaunard in La Bohème (Calgary Opera), Harold Hill in The
Music Man (Port Hope Festival Theatre), Petruchio in The Taming of the Shrew (Pacific Opera Victoria),
Sky Masterson in Guys & Dolls (Port Hope Festival Theatre), Billy Bigelow in Carousel (Drayton Ent.),
Giorgio in Passion (Canadian Stage), Dancairo in Carmen (Vancouver Opera), Henry Higgins in My Fair
Lady (Toronto Operetta Theatre), Giuseppe Palmieri in The Gondoliers (Stratford Festival) and the title
role in the North American tour of Tchaikovsky Discovers America.
Et cetera: His passion for new work has taken him to lead roles in numerous Canadian and world
premieres with such companies as Tapestry New Opera, Vancouver New Music, and The National
Arts Centre.
For Opera Atelier: Her many roles with Opera Atelier include Marcelina in The
Marriage of Figaro, Nerone/Arnalta in The Coronation of Poppea, Cornelia in Julius
Caesar, Third Lady in The Magic Flute, and Dido/Sorceress in Dido & Aeneas.
Elsewhere: Laura Pudwell is a frequent participant in many festivals throughout
North America. She appears regularly with the Toronto Consort, and is a frequent guest soloist with
Tafelmusik, the Kitchener-Waterloo Symphony, the Calgary Philharmonic Orchestra, the Toronto
Chamber Choir, Symphony Nova Scotia, and Le Concert Spirituel. Laura has performed with other
distinguished opera companies such as the Calgary Opera, Vancouver Early Music and Festival
Vancouver, the Houston Grand Opera and Cleveland Opera.
Et cetera: Grammy-nominated Laura Pudwell’s reputation as a superb vocalist has been well-established
as a result of her performances in London, Paris, Salzburg, Houston, Vienna and Boston. Ms. Pudwell is
equally at home on the opera, oratorio or recital stage, receiving international acclaim for her recordings.
Ms. Pudwell lives in Kitchener-Waterloo, Ontario with her husband and two children.
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Production Staff
Stage Manager
Conductor
K at Chin
David Fallis
For Opera Atelier: Conductor Weber’s Der Freischütz (The Marksman); Lully’s
Armide; Mozart’s The Marriage of Figaro, The Magic Flute, Don Giovanni, Abduction
from the Seraglio, La Clemenza di Tito; Monteverdi’s Orfeo, The Coronation of Poppea,
Il Ritorno d’Ulisse; Purcell’s Dido and Aeneas; Gluck’s Orfeo ed Euridice; Rameau’s
Pygmalion; Handel’s Acis and Galatea, Il pastor fido, La Resurrezione; Charpentier’s Actéon.
Elsewhere: Glimmerglass Festival, Toronto Consort, Houston Grand Opera, Luminato Festival,
Soundstreams Canada, Utah Opera, Elora Festival, Symphony Nova Scotia, Symphony New Brunswick,
Orchestra London, Festival Vancouver, and more.
For Opera Atelier: Der Freischütz (The Marksman), Don Giovanni, Iphigenie en Tauride,
The Abduction from the Seraglio.
Elsewhere: Kim’s Convenience, Death of a Salesman, The Sunshine Boys, Double Bill: (re)
Birth: E.E. Cummings in Song + Window on Toronto, Glengarry Glen Ross (Soulpepper); The Invisible Girl, The
Monster Under The Bed (YPT); Crash (TPM).
Upcoming: Kim’s Convenience national tour.
Et cetera: TIFF since 2004, The National Ballet of Canada, The Stratford Shakespeare Festival of Canada.
Upcoming: Mozart’s The Magic Flute on tour, Abduction from the Seraglio, Lully’s Persée in Toronto and
in Versailles (Opera Atelier); A Woman’s Life, The Original Carmina Burana, Cavalli’s Giasone (Toronto
Consort); A Baroque Christmas (Manitoba Chamber Orchestra).
Et cetera: Mr. Fallis was the historical music producer for the TV series The Tudors and is currently the
historical music producer for The Borgias. He directs Choir 21, dedicated to contemporary choral music,
and he teaches in the Graduate Department of the Faculty of Music, University of Toronto.
Set Designer
Ger ard Gauci
For Opera Atelier: Resident set designer Gerard Gauci has worked with the company
from its inception in 1986. Since then, he has designed sets for all of Opera Atelier’s
repertoire including Orfeo, Persée, Medée, Iphigénie en Tauride, Idomeneo, The Marriage
of Figaro, La Clemenza di Tito, Don Giovanni, Armide and Der Freischütz (The Marksman).
Assistant Stage Manager
Nan Shepherd
For Opera Atelier: This is Nan’s twenty-second production with Opera Atelier.
Past favourites include Dido and Aeneas and Actéon in Korea and Armide at the Palace
of Versailles.
Elsewhere: Nan has had long associations with Tarragon Theatre and Soulpepper, and she’s also had
the opportunity to work with Motion Live, Theatre Columbus, the National Arts Centre, Buddies in Bad
Times, Factory Theatre, Mirvish Productions, Canadian Stage, Harold Green Jewish Theatre, Obsidian
Theatre, Soundstreams, Volcano, Theatre Smith Gilmour and Thousand Islands Playhouse.
Et cetera: Nan studies printmaking at OCAD University.
Assistant Stage Manager
Natasha Bean-Smith
Elsewhere: In 2010 he designed the exhibition “Drama and Desire” at the Art Gallery of Ontario.
For Opera Atelier: ASM for Der Freischütz (The Marksman); Tour Manager for Lully’s
Armide – Versailles, France; Tour ASM for Mozart’s Don Giovanni, Columbus, Ohio
Tour; Apprentice SM for Mozart’s La Clemenza di Tito.
Upcoming: Preparing new designs for Persée, which will tour to Versailles in 2014.
Et cetera: Gauci also pursues a career as a painter, exhibiting in Toronto at the Katzman Kamen Gallery
and in Montréal at the Galerie de Bellefeuille. (Photo by Jim Allen.)
Lighting Designer
Bonnie Beecher
For Opera Atelier: The Magic Flute is Bonnie’s seventh 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. Recent productions include The Misalliance and Come back little Sheba (Shaw
Festival), Death of a Salesman (Soulpepper), Swan Lake (Ballet Jörgen), Every Letter Counts (Factory
Theatre), 4.48 Psychosis (Necessary Angel), Krabat (Stuttgart Ballet).
Elsewhere: Select Credits include: Two Gents (Shakespeare in the Ruff); Billy Elliot the Musical (Mirvish
Productions); The Ugly One (Theatre Smash); Short Story Long (Literary Tour de Force); The 39 Steps,
Honk!, Metamorphoses, The Syringa Tree, Peter Pan (Globe Theatre); Ed’s Garage (Theatre Orangeville);
La Tragédie de Carmen (The Banff Centre); The Children’s Crusade (Soundstreams/Luminato); Banana
Boys (Fu-Gen).
Et cetera: Production Manager for I FURIOSI’s 12–13 season, Concert Manager for Tafelmusik’s 12–13
season, Graduate of the Production program at Ryerson University.
Photo by Bruce Zinger
Upcoming: The Little Prince (Kevin O’Day Ballett - Mannhiem), Angels in America Part 1 and Part 2
(Soulpepper), Faith Healer (Shaw Festival).
Et cetera: Bonnie has received 12 Dora nominations and has won the award twice.
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Marshall Pynkoski & Jeannette Lajeunesse Zingg
Co-Artistic Directors Marshall Pynkoski and Jeannette
Lajeunesse Zingg’s fascination with music, theatre and dance of
the 17th and 18th centuries began in classes with the late Leonard
Crainford, Florentina Lojekova and John Marshall, respectively
Chairman and Major Examiners, Royal Academy of Dancing.
Early in their professional careers they were able to undertake
an in-depth study of Baroque opera, ballet and drama, working
from original documents housed in archives of the Bibliothèque Nationale and Paris Opera. This was
supplemented by private study with renowned Baroque dramaturge, Professor Dene Barnett, studies
with Baroque dance expert Wendy Hilton and with Bournonville ballet specialist, Sandra Caverly.
Since founding Opera Atelier, Mr. Pynkoski and Ms. Lajeunesse Zingg have won numerous awards
including the distinction of Chevalier des Arts et des Lettres from the Government of France and The
Toronto Arts Award. For three years they were principal guest instructors at the Centre de Musique
Baroque de Versailles, collaborating with Marc Minkowski and Les Musiciens du Louvre. Their acclaimed
production of Dido and Aeneas played in the Royal Theatre of the Château de Versailles as well as at
the BBC Proms and throughout Europe. Opera Atelier has introduced Baroque opera to Asia where
productions of Lully, Purcell and Mozart have been enthusiastically received in Japan, Singapore and Korea.
Mr. Pynkoski and Ms. Lajeunesse Zingg have collaborated in several films including the award-winning
The Sorceress (featuring Dame Kiri Te Kanawa, Christopher Hogwood with The Academy of Ancient
Music, Artists of Atelier Ballet and dancers from The Dutch National Ballet), Master Peter’s Puppet
Show and Inspired By Bach featuring Yo Yo Ma, all with Rhombus Media. The documentary (produced
by Docutainment) about their production of Lully’s Persée premiered on CBC Television on December
6, 2004, while the full length Persée plays on BRAVO regularly. In March 2003, Mr. Pynkoski and Ms.
Lajeunesse Zingg were recognized by TIME magazine as two of six artists honoured as Canada’s Best in
music. In 2004, Mr. Pynkoski received the Muriel Sherrin Award for outstanding contribution to music in
Toronto. Their 2005 production of Purcell’s Dido and Aeneas won the Dora Mavor Moore Award for Best
Production. In 2007 they received a Ruby Award for outstanding achievement in Canadian opera.
Most recently, their production of Lully’s Armide had an outstanding success both at the Royal Opera
House, Versailles, and at The Glimmerglass Festival in New York. In the summer of 2013, Marshall
Pynkoski and Jeannette Lajeunesse Zingg will make their Salzburg Festival debuts directing and
choreographing Mozart’s Lucio Silla.
Artists of Atelier Ballet
Tyler
Gledhill
Lily
McEvenue
Julia
Sedwick
First performance
with Opera Atelier:
Mozart’s Abduction
from the Seraglio,
2008.
First performance
with Opera Atelier:
Lully’s Armide, 2012.
First performance
with Opera Atelier:
Handel’s Acis and
Galatea, 2010.
Jeremy
Nasmith
Edward
Tr acz
First performance
with Opera Atelier:
Monteverdi’s Orfeo,
1986.
First performance
with Opera Atelier:
Charpentier’s
Médée, 2002.
Jennifer
Nichols
Magdalena
Vasko
First performance
with Opera Atelier:
Mozart’s Idomeneo,
2008.
First performance
with Opera Atelier:
Lully’s Armide, 2005.
Kevin
Kong
First performance
with Opera Atelier:
Lully’s Armide, 2012.
Lukas
Malkowski
First performance
with Opera Atelier:
Weber’s Der
Freischütz (The
Marksman), 2012.
Marie
McDunnough
First performance
with Opera Atelier:
Lully’s Armide, 2012.
Jack
Rennie
First performance
with Opera Atelier:
Mozart’s Abduction
from the Seraglio,
2008.
About Oper a Atelier
Opera Atelier holds a unique place in the North American theatre community, specializing in opera,
ballet and drama from the 17th and 18th 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.
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Tafelmusik Baroque ORCHESTR A
Music Director
Jeanne Lamon
Music Director of Tafelmusik
since 1981, 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
of Letters from York and Mount Saint Vincent
Universities, and the prestigious Molson Prize
from the Canada Council for the Arts. In 2000,
Jeanne Lamon was appointed a Member of the
Order of Canada. Ms. Lamon is in demand as
guest director of symphony orchestras in North
America and abroad. She is passionate about
teaching young professionals, which she does at
the University of Toronto and at the Glenn Gould
Professional School.
Tafelmusik
Baroque Orchestr a
Hailed as “one of the world’s top baroque
orchestras” by Gramophone Magazine, Tafelmusik
was founded in 1979 by Kenneth Solway and Susan
Graves, and has been under the inspired leadership
of Music Director and Concertmaster Jeanne
Lamon since 1981. At the heart of Tafelmusik
is a group of talented and dynamic permanent
members, each of whom is a specialist in historical
performance practice. Delighting audiences
worldwide for more than three decades, Torontobased 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 a passionate and dedicated
following. For over 30 years, Tafelmusik has
maintained a strong presence on the world stage,
performing in some 350 cities in 32 countries.
Tafelmusik has released over 75 CDs and has been
awarded numerous international recording prizes,
including nine JUNO Awards. In 2012 Tafelmusik
announced the creation of its own label, Tafelmusik
Media, and has released a number of new and past
recordings. Releases this season included Handel
Messiah and Beethoven Eroica.
Tafelmusik is the Baroque Orchestra-in-Residence
at the Faculty of Music of the University of
Toronto. The Faculty of Music is also home to the
annual Tafelmusik Baroque Summer Institute,
an intensive two-week training programme for
advanced students and professional musicians
from around the world. This year’s Institute takes
place June 3–16.
the magic flute - Synopsis
ACT I
ACT II
The young prince Tamino faints while
pursued by a dragon. The Three Ladies kill
the dragon and run to tell their mistress,
The Queen of the Night, of the handsome
stranger. An ostentatious bird-catcher,
Papageno, arrives and claims he saved
Tamino’s life. The Three Ladies return and
tempt Tamino with the portrait of their
mistress’s daughter, Pamina, and The
Queen of the Night arrives to beg Tamino’s
aid in rescuing her daughter from an evil
sorcerer, Sarastro. The Three Ladies provide
protective magical instruments to both
Tamino and Papageno.
Tamino and Papageno are warned of the
great trials they must pass to achieve
wisdom, and the rewards (Pamina for
Tamino and a wife for Papageno) if they
succeed. They begin the first trial – to stay
silent and refrain from eating or drinking.
At Sarastro’s castle, Pamina is attempting
to escape the clutches of Sarastro’s slave,
Monostatos. Monostatos flees when
the flamboyant Papageno arrives, and
Papageno tells Pamina her rescuer Tamino
is near. Tamino has been led to the temples
of Reason, Nature and Wisdom. He is
welcomed by a priest, The Speaker of the
Temple of Wisdom, who informs Tamino
that Sarastro is not the villain.
Pamina follows the sounds of Tamino’s flute,
but is heartbroken when he won’t speak to
her. Tamino is praised for his faithfulness
to his vows, and the lovers are told they
must part so Tamino can finish the rites.
Distraught, Pamina is about to end her life
when Three Spirits stop her and lead her back
to the prince. They vow to stay together, and
pass through the last two trials together.
Monostatos and his gang are again in pursuit
of Pamina, but Papageno saves her. Sarastro
arrives and tells Pamina that her mother is
not to be trusted. Tamino and Pamina meet
for the first time. The priests of the Temple
of Wisdom lead Tamino and Papageno to be
purified before initiation.
Tafelmusik has enjoyed collaborating with Opera
Atelier since its very first production in 1985.
The remainder of Tafelmusik’s 12/13 season
includes A Handel Celebration (May 1-5, 7), featuring
Sophie Daneman and Rufus Müller, and Chopin
and Beethoven at Koerner Hall (May 30-June
2), featuring Canadian superstar pianist Janina
Fialkowska on period piano.
Visit www.tafelmusik.org for more information.
Colin Ainsworth as Tamino
in The Magic Flute (2006).
Photo by Bruce Zinger.
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Pamina is still being pursued by Monostatos.
He is driven off by The Queen of the Night,
who arrives to give Pamina a dagger with
which to kill Sarastro.
Papageno fails the trials almost immediately,
and encounters an old woman who claims to
be his sweetheart just before she disappears.
Depressed, Papageno attempts to hang
himself when he is also saved by the Three
Spirits. They remind him about his magic
bells, and at their sound the old woman reappears and becomes the beautiful Papagena.
The Queen of the Night is joined by
Monostatos, and together their forces
attempt unsuccessfully to attack Sarastro.
Sarastro, Tamino and Pamina celebrate their
victory over darkness.
Director’s Notes
Choreogr apher’s Notes
Welcome to Opera Atelier’s glorious production of The Magic Flute. This is the fourth time
we have produced this opera in 22 years, but if we had our way, we would return to it even
more often! To borrow an idea from Roberto Calasso (The Marriage of Cadmus and Harmony)
“…every notion of progress is refuted by the existence of The Magic Flute. The perfection of
this opera makes any idea of progressive ascension ridiculous.”
Every time we produce this opera, we all grow immeasurably as artists, and every time it is
witnessed by audience members — first-time opera attendees or aficionados — they leave
the theatre as better, more complete human beings.
The Magic Flute offers unprecedented opportunities for young artists to hone their skills while
engaged in an utterly accessible masterpiece — and for established artists to deepen their
commitment to the splendour and grace of Mozart’s music.
The Magic Flute was conceived as a populist opera, with a comedic edge, crafted by one of
the finest comedians of 18th century Vienna — Emanuel Schikaneder. But The Magic Flute
also operates in a broader sphere as a mythic story of trial, rescue and enlightenment.
Enlarged by Mozart’s incandescent score, The Magic Flute takes us on a journey from which
we emerge — each time we experience it — as changed human beings. Thank you for taking
this journey with us.
• Marshall Pynkoski
Illustration of Baroque dancers on stage.
“Here is where the movements of the dancers, all the while preserving the discipline of classical
technique as they weave and unweave, strike us with their self control and absence of any
hurriedness or tension; there is not the slightest constraint among the contiguous or juxtaposed
pairs who are dancing together or opposite one another. Everything is strictly in place, measured,
firm and in harmonic accord with the rhythm and tempo that flow from the orchestra.”
– Akim Volynsky (1861-1926), Russian art historian and journalist, on the corps de ballet
This description applies to Baroque dance forms as much – or even more – than it does to later styles.
I have always enjoyed creating choreography for a large number of dancers because of the powerful
spiritual quality that emanates from a group of people working harmoniously together, with a common
sense of serving the art form. Mozart’s music for The Dance of the Priests encourages this selfless quality
in its gravitas and ordered calm. The dancers’ movements are in the noble style of the late eighteenth
century. This legacy of the Ancien Régime, with its sense of harmony, balance and human dignity reflecting
an enlightened mind, becomes a visual statement about Sarastro and the ideas that he represents.
“If I appreciate so highly the value of classical dance, it is not simply a matter of taste on my part,
but because I see exactly in it the perfect expression of the Apollonian principle.”
– Igor Stravinsky (1882-1971)
The company of The Magic Flute (2006).
Photo by Bruce Zinger.
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• Jeannette Lajeunesse Zingg
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Set Design Notes
Given the chance, who wouldn’t
want to live in a pagoda or a
Gothic ruin? I would.
The 2013-2014 season features the return of
two of Oper a Atelier’s most-loved productions!
I find it sad that words like “fantasy”,
“ornament” and “romance” seem to have
acquired a pejorative meaning in the
vocabulary of contemporary architecture…
just look around and you’ll see what I mean.
abduction
from
the ser aglio
When I started working on The Magic Flute
it was a relief to enter a world that
practically demanded a fanciful approach
to architecture. Mozart wrote his opera at a time
when Western Europe was in the grip of a craze for
all things exotic and picturesque. No fashionable home
was without its Chinese wallpaper painted with birds of
paradise, peonies and bamboo, its furniture incorporating
lacquered panels and oriental fretwork and a mantle-full of
Asian porcelain mounted in sinuous rococo ormolu.
No respectable garden was without a pyramid, a Hindu temple
or at least a crumbling medieval chapel…to say nothing of an
ornamental Hermit, perched in his grotto.
W. A. MOZART
PERSée
J. B. Lully
It was in the garden that 18th century architects allowed their
imaginations to take flight and built “follies” to reflect the dreams
and fancies of the age.
Similarly, The Magic Flute is a musical fantasy that
reflects the same fascination with the exotic, the mystical and the mysterious.
Knowing that Mozart and Schikaneder (the opera’s librettist and original
director) were brother Freemasons allows us to understand the opera as a
Masonic allegory, a symbolic journey from darkness to light that takes its
characters through initiation trials that mimic the secret rituals practiced in the
Masonic Lodge. At the same moment that architects and decorators raided
the near and far east for their ideas, so Freemasonry borrowed from the same
sources for its arcane language of symbols.
October 26 to November 2, 2013
A colourful comedy that tells of the charming
antics of Belmonte and Pedrillo, a master and
servant who must rescue their beloveds from
the harem of the Pasha Selim.
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April 26 to May 3, 2014
The moving story of a man’s ascension from his
questionable beginnings to his rightful place as
a god, Persée is a retelling of the classical Greek
Perseus myth. See Persée in Toronto before it
travels to the Royal Opera House at Versailles
for the first time since 1770!
I, in turn, borrowed from them all. I designed The Magic Flute as a musical journey through a garden, a
garden where the path leads from one pleasure pavilion to the next, where The Queen of the Night and
Sarastro are suitably housed and where the eclectic tastes of Mozart’s day take us back to a time not yet
ruled by the Bauhaus box.
• Ger ard Gauci
Photo by Bruce Zinger.
Masonic Symbol and Queen’s Pagoda Set Design
Illustrations by Gerard Gauci.
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The company of Armide takes a bow in Versailles (2012).
Photo by Bruce Zinger
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Der Freischütz (The Marksman) empowered us to fully imagine
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Krešimir Špicer and Meghan Lindsay
in Der Freischütz (The Marksman).
Photo by Bruce Zinger.
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Judy Skinner
Hugh Pollitt Smith
Mr. Tim Snelgrove
William Solomon
Ms G. Pamela Soodeen**
Michael & Margaret Spence*
Ms Margaret Sprague*
Ms Darlene Stafford
Judith Stephanson**
Mr. Frank & Mrs. Ellen Strittmatter
Penelope K. Sullivan
Lance Carey Talbot
Ms Carole Tanenbaum
Bruce Tempest, CMA
Ms Dana Tenny*
Ms Norma Tetreau*
Robert Thurlow
Lawrence Titus
Ms S. Anne Todd*
David & Diana Trent**
Mr. Ross Tucker
Norene Turvolgyi
Ms Irene van Cauwenberghe
Ms Gisela van Steen
Dr. Gail Vanstone
Mr. David & Mrs. Agnes
Basskin-Vermes
Dr. Sandor Vigh*
Mr. Robert Wakefield*
Ms Nancy Walden
Ms Marianne Weil**
Fran Wells
Bill Whitbread & Gary Christie
Ms Laurie White**
Shan White
Dr. Blossom Wigdor**
Mr. Perry Wong
Lei Xu
Ms Debra Yeo Boland*
Mr. Morden Yolles*
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five to nine years of support
10 to 14 years of support
15 to 19 years of support
20 or more years of support
Despite our efforts to avoid errors
and omissions, mistakes can
occur. If your name was omitted,
listed incorrectly or misspelled, we
apologize for any inconvenience
this may have caused. We would
appreciate being notified of any
errors at 416.703.3767 x221.
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With sincere gr atitude, we salute
vivian elizabeth pilar for her
wonderful generosity in the 2012-2013 season
and for her long-standing support.
As a supporter of the Artists of Atelier Ballet, she helps to ensure that we are able to work with
this remarkable group of artists which enchants audiences with the elegant art of period dance
and breathes new life into the intricate choreography of the Baroque and Classical eras. With her
additional support as an Artist Sponsor this season, Vivian helped bring Krešimir Špicer to the stage
in the lead role of Max in Der Freischütz (The Marksman).
from everyone at oper a atelier,
thank you vivian.
Silver Anniversary Campaign
The Silver Anniversary Campaign celebrates 25 years of glorious ballet and opera and provides the building blocks
for Opera Atelier’s future. We thank the following donors for their generous support of this special campaign.
ORFEO ($25,000 +)
POPPEA ($5,000 – $9,999)
BMO Financial Group
David G. Broadhurst
Anna L. Guthrie
Scotiabank
The Sharp Foundation
Nan Shepherd
Sun Life Financial
Michael A. Wekerle
Ms Anne Baumann
Davis + Henderson
Bill & Catherine Graham
Mary & Bryan Graham
Gordon & Pamela Henderson
The Mary-Margaret Webb
Foundation
Mr. Roger D. Moore
Katalin Schäfer
IDOMENEO ($10,000 – $24,999)
Diane Blake & Stephen Smith
Ms Alberta Cefis
Ms Susan Friedman & Dr. Ed Brown
Bill & Jan Lambert
Tom C. Logan
Gretchen & Donald Ross
Mr. Jack Whiteside
Mr. & Mrs. Nicholas Zelenczuk
DIDO ($1,000 – $2,499)
John & Claudine Bailey
Dr. Thomas Beechy
Mr. Greig S. Dunn &
Mr. Robert MacLennan
Ms Linda MacKenzie
Mr. John MacKinlay
Ms Mary O’Donoghue
Mr. Brayton Polka
James D. & Barbara A. Thomson
PERSÉE ($2,500 – $4,999)
Mr. & Ms Ken & Sharon Giffen
Mr. & Mrs. Peter & Hélène Hunt
Dr. Ralph Shaw & June Shaw
Stephen & Jane Smith
in Honour of Martha Mann
Anonymous
The company of Armide (2012).
Photo by Bruce Zinger.
Special Thanks!
Opera Atelier returns to The Royal
Opera House in Versailles on May
23, 24, 25, 2014 with Persée.
Join us for a week-long adventure as
we travel to France and experience
the magic of Versailles.
Michael Wekerle
All the staff at
The Elgin & Winter Garden Theatres
Adams Design Limited
Douglas Brown
Alberta Cefis
Ingrid Chernet
Andy Clarke
Alex Eddington
Margaret Genovese,
Genovese Vanderhoof Associates
Bryan Graham
Anna L. Guthrie
Meghan Lindsay
More details coming soon.
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John MacKinlay
To reserve your spot now, call
Dan Hickey at 416.703.3767 x226.
Mendl Schwartz, Incredible Printing
Marshall & Jeannette in Versailles (2012)
Photo by Bruce Zinger
Soulpepper Theatre Company
Ruth Secord
July 16 - August 3, 2013
A summer celebration
of the music of Paris
La Belle Époque
LA Guitar Quartet, Pacifica Quartet,
Jonathan Crow, Philippe Sly,
Brentano Quartet, and much MUCH more!
Tickets from $25!
torontosummermusic.com
416-408-0208
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OPER A ATELIER volunteers and interns
Production Intern
William Zach Bruman
Finance Intern
Zohaib Sattar
Laura Brown
Priscilla Chong
Andy Clarke
Nell Coleman
Joan Dillon
Adanya Dunn
Greig S. Dunn
Sandra Gopaul
Monique Guibert
Anna L. Guthrie
Jocelyn Hamilton
Meena Jagait
Renata Janiszewski
Rayna Jolley
Kailey Kaufman
Ingrid Kim
Andria Knowles-Muller
Evelyn Kryt
Erica Leung
Joanna Liu
Vina Ly
Robert MacLennan
Brenda Mallouk
Olivia Marshman
Brodie Miller
Marisa Mohammed
Ryan Moilliet
Nafisa Murji
Magda Nusink
Sangjoon Park
Meher Pavri
Photo of Marshall Pynkoski
by George Pimentel.
Rachel Perrier
Mayeda Quadir
Fairy Jane Que
Leslie Rennie
Semra Salkok
Jason Smith
Yulia Smorodina
Terence Tam
Melissa Tipson
Ben Tremblay
Evita Trembley
Heather Vogan
Elaine Waddington
Laurent Weiss
Jessica Wong
Mark Yong-Kee
David Yun
We are pleased to announce that
Jerry & Joan Lozinski Are the inaugur al
sponsors of Marshall Pynkoski as an Educator.
Have you Left Opera Atelier in your will?
Since Opera Atelier began in 1985, we have been dedicated to providing arts education to young
adults. Marshall is actively involved in all of Opera Atelier’s arts education programs as well as
within the community, and the Lozinskis are proud to support his work with Opera Atelier.
Please contact the Opera Atelier office to let us know.
For more information about planned giving at Opera Atelier
call Dan Hickey at 416.703.3767 x226
Thank you to Al & Jane Forest
for generously sponsoring
Olivier LaQuerre as Papageno
in The Magic Flute.
Olivier LaQuerre as Papageno
in The Magic Flute (2006).
Photo by Bruce Zinger.
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Opera Atelier applauds
Katalin Schäfer for sponsoring
Laura Albino’s Opera Atelier debut
in The Magic Flute and for her
enduring support of young artists.
Thank you, Kathy!
Photo of Laura Albino by Katie Cross
“I feel profoundly connected
to the company – the cast,
the crew, the administr ation,
Marshall and Jeannette –
call it a love affair.” – Al Forest
Thank you Jerry & Joan.
We are pleased to thank
Tom Logan for his
longstanding support
of Oper a Atelier and for
generously supporting
Colin Ainsworth’s
appear ance as Tamino
in The Magic Flute.
Thank you Tom!
Colin Ainsworth as Tamino
in The Magic Flute (2006).
Photo by Bruce Zinger.
Corpor ate & Foundation Supporters
Corpor ate & Foundation Supporters
12–13 Season Sponsor
Surtitles Sponsor
Orchestra and Choir Sponsor
Der Freischütz (The Marksman)
Production Underwriter
Artist Travel Sponsor
The Mary-Margaret Webb Foundation
Young Artist Supporter
The Stratton Trust
Choreography Sponsor
The Hal Jackman Foundation
Education Supporters
CIBC
Deloitte
J.P. Bickell Foundation
The McLean Foundation
State Street Foundation
Production Partners
Davis + Henderson
The Sharp Foundation
Production Supporter
PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP
Community Outreach Supporter
Genworth Financial Canada
Foundation Support
The Frum Family Foundation
Patrick Hodgson Family Foundation
Rose Family Fund
at the Toronto Community Foundation
Judith Teller Foundation
Making of an Opera Supporter
HSBC Bank Canada
Beverage Sponsor
Second Cup, Jarvis and King
Costume Supporter
K.M. Hunter Charitable Foundation
Production Sponsor
Der Freischütz (The Marksman)
12–13 Versailles Gala Presenting Sponsor
13–14 Season Presenting Sponsor
Production Sponsor
The Magic Flute
Corporate Donors
Gluskin Sheff & Associates Inc
ITG Canada Corp.
Nemar Ltd.
Power Corporation of Canada
TELUS
Operatix Sponsor
Young Artist Development Sponsor
2013 versailles gala
Sponsors
Table Sponsors
PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP
CIBC
90th Parallel Productions Ltd.
Presenting Sponsor
Student Access Program Sponsor
Making of an Opera Sponsor
Davis + Henderson
Archives and Storage Sponsor
Bryan Graham
KPMG LLP
Print Media Sponsor
Design Sponsor
William & Jan Lambert
Jonathan Legg
Production Partner
Cosmetics Sponsor
Event Sponsor
The Versailles Gala Committee
Jerry & Joan Lozinski
Diane Kazarian, Chair
RBC
Deanna Boychuck
Rexall
Angela Cloutier
Katalin Schäfer
Rosaria Giorgi
Sun Life Financial
Jan Lambert
John MacKinlay
Media Sponsor
Media Sponsor
Official Hotel
Brodie Miller
Katalin Schäfer
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The Elgin And Winter Garden Theatre Centre
Oper a Atelier
189 YONGE STREET
TORONTO, ON M5B 1M4
Founding Directors
Administrative Staff
Production Staff
Co-Artistic Director
Marshall Pynkoski
Executive Director
Patricia Barretto
Production Manager
Evelyn Campbell
I.A.T.S.E. Dept. Heads – Local 58
Head Carpenter
B.D. Hillis
Head Electrician
Lars Tilander
Head Property Master
Mark Fisher
Head of Sound
Aaron Hanna
Co-Artistic Director
Jeannette Lajeunesse Zingg
Director of Development
Dan Hickey
Production Assistant
Andrew Brodkin
Board of Directors
Manager of Finance
& Administration
Trini Mitra
Apprentice Stage Manager
Kate Duncan
Ontario Heritage Trust
Chairman
Dr. Thomas H. B. Symons
Anne Baumann
Elda Fares
Susan Friedman
Gordon Henderson
Gabriella King
Jan Lambert
John MacKinlay
Robert Mathia
Kyle Rae
Diana Wiley
Kathleen Woodard
Nicholas Zelenczuk
Bruce Zinger
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
Nic Labriola
David McCallum
Manager, Bookings And Events
Kevin Harris
(416) 314-2901
www.heritagetrust.on.ca/ewg
Business Development and
Fundraising Associate
Debra Bennett
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 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. For information about how you or your
company can support the Ontario Heritage Trust and
this National Historic Site call (416) 325-5025.
Elgin And Winter Garden Volunteers
President
Mara Bartolucci
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. Consider
volunteering your time at the last operating doubledecker theatre in the world. Call (416) 314-2873.
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Executive Director
Beth Hanna
Director, Corporate
Businesses and Services
Janet Gates
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 kindly
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.
Gift Shop: Visit the Gift Shop in the main lobby of the
Elgin Theatre (next to the elevators) for mementos of
this unique National Historic Site.
Lost and Found Articles: Please 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
of the theatre. Admission is $12 for adults, $10 for
students and seniors. Group tours are available by
special arrangement. Call (416) 314-2871.
President and Chair
Bryan Graham, FCA
Treasurer
Sharon Giffen
Corporate Secretary
Ronald J. Walker
Board of Advisors
Elizabeth Comper
Dr. Murray Frum, C.M.
Norman Jewison
Johanna Metcalf
Florence Minz
David Minz
David Mirvish
Veronica Tennant, C.C.
R.H. Thomson
John Tory
Senior Manager of
Communications & Marketing
Bronwen Bradley
Manager of Corporate
Development & Special Events
Deanna Boychuck
Development Coordinator
Nicole Myers
Audience Services
Holly Coish
Audience Services
Karen MacKinnon
(on maternity leave)
Marketing & Communications
Coordinator
Claire Lucht
Resident Photographer
Bruce Zinger
Graphic Design
Ted Rouse
Cover Illustration by
Resident Set Designer
Gerard Gauci
Tour Manager
Wilson Klodt Wong
Associate Lighting Designer
Arun Srinivasan
Head of Wardrobe
Michael Legouffe
Scenic Drop Studios
Richard Mongait
Elizabeth Bailey
Cobbler
Jitterbug Boy
Make-up Designer
Barbara Szablowski
Make-up Assistant
Chantal Hubens
Wig Mistress
Jacqueline Robertson-Cull
Archival Videographer
John Kerr
MUSIC Staff
Resident Music Director
David Fallis
Assistant Conductor
Peter Tiefenbach
Repetiteurs
James Bourne
Christopher Mokrzewski
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