Opera Atelier

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title: "Opera Atelier" type: doc version: 1 created: 2026-02-28 author: "Wikipedia contributors" status: active scope: public tags: ["canadian-opera-companies", "musical-groups-established-in-1985", "1985-establishments-in-ontario", "canadian-classical-music-groups", "music-organizations-based-in-canada", "arts-organizations-based-in-canada", "musical-groups-from-toronto", "organizations-based-in-toronto"] topic_path: "arts" source: "https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Opera_Atelier" license: "CC BY-SA 4.0" wikipedia_page_id: 0 wikipedia_revision_id: 0

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Field	Value
name	Opera Atelier
image	Elgin Theatre Toronto 18078451842.jpg
caption	The Elgin Theatre
type	Performing arts company
status	Registered charity
purpose	Historically informed performance
products	Baroque Opera and Ballet
formation	1985
founder	Marshall Pynkoski, Jeannette Lajeunesse Zingg
location_city	Toronto, Ontario
location_country	Canada
key_people	Alexandra Skoczylas (Executive Director), Measha Brueggergosman-Lee (Artist in Residence)
awards	Ordre des Arts et des Lettres (France), Ruby Award (Opera Canada), Muriel Sherrin Award for outstanding contribution to music in Toronto, Dora Mavor Moore Award, Lieutenant Governor's Award for the Arts
website
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| name = Opera Atelier | image = Elgin Theatre Toronto 18078451842.jpg | caption = The Elgin Theatre | type = Performing arts company | status = Registered charity | purpose = Historically informed performance | products = Baroque Opera and Ballet | leader_title = | leader_name = | formation = 1985 | founder = Marshall Pynkoski, Jeannette Lajeunesse Zingg | headquarters = | location_city = Toronto, Ontario | location_country = Canada | key_people = Alexandra Skoczylas (Executive Director), Measha Brueggergosman-Lee (Artist in Residence) | awards = Ordre des Arts et des Lettres (France), Ruby Award (Opera Canada), Muriel Sherrin Award for outstanding contribution to music in Toronto, Dora Mavor Moore Award, Lieutenant Governor's Award for the Arts | website =

Opera Atelier is an opera company located in Toronto, Ontario, Canada. It was founded in 1985. The company mounts baroque operas and ballets 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 Elgin Theatre.

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 Glimmerglass Festival and Chateau de Versailles, France. Opera Atelier received a number of Lieutenant Governor'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 Tafelmusik Baroque Orchestra (Opera Atelier's pit orchestra for performances at the Elgin Theatre) and the Royal Conservatory of Music. The organization also benefits from funding from the Toronto Arts Council.

References

References

1. "About". Opera Atelier.
2. (November 1, 2019). "Scrutiny: Opera Atelier Launches New Season With Sumptuous Don Giovanni Revival". Museland Media Inc..
3. (July 18, 2012}}{{Dead link). "New Administrative and Board Leadership at Opera Atelier". Opera Atelier.
4. Vincent, Michael. (2020-03-04). "In Memoriam: Patricia Barretto, Former Executive Director Of Opera Atelier, Dies At 45".
5. "City of Toronto: Toronto businesses - Opera Atelier".
6. [http://www.operaatelier.com opera atelier]

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