Opera Atelier is an opera company located in

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. It was founded in 1985 by husband and wife Marshall Pynkoski and Jeannette Lajeunesse Zingg. The company mounts

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from the 17th and 18th centuries that are presented in venues located in Toronto's Theatre District. For many years, their productions have been performed at the

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. Patricia Barretto served as the executive director from 2011 to 2015. The company has performed baroque operas in New York, Houston, Stuttgart, Bremen, London, Singapore, Seoul, and Tokyo, and at the

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and

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, France. Opera Atelier received a number of

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's Awards for the Arts before these were discontinued in 2003. Opera Atelier presents two full operas per year and tours internationally biennially. They use period instruments, as well as sets and costume designs that reflect the aesthetics of the epoch. Opera Atelier has collaborated with other music organizations in Toronto, including the

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(Opera Atelier's pit orchestra for performances at the Elgin Theatre) and the

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. The organization also benefits from funding from the Toronto Arts Council.opera atelier
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References

External links

Opera Atelier

Tafelmusik website
{{authority control Musical groups established in 1985 Musical groups from Toronto Canadian opera companies 1985 establishments in Ontario