Name: Harmonia Sacra
Start: 2018-02-15T19:00:00-05:00
End: 2018-02-15T20:00:00-05:00
Location: Royal Ontario Museum, Samuel Hall Currelly Gallery

Harmonia Sacra

Opera Atelier is North America’s premier period opera/ballet company, producing the opera, ballet and drama of the 17th, 18th, and 19th centuries. While drawing upon the aesthetics and ideals of the period, Opera Atelier goes beyond “reconstruction” and infuses each production with an inventive theatricality that resonates with modern audiences. Led by founding artistic directors Marshall Pynkoski and Jeannette Lajeunesse Zingg since 1985, Opera Atelier has garnered acclaim for its performances at home as well as in the United States, Europe and Asia.Opera Atelier is a not-for-profit organization.Charitable Registration Number: 128590817RR0001

Opera Atelier

Don’t miss this Toronto premiere! Opera Atelier presents a gorgeous one-hour concert experience melding musical masterpieces by the great English composer Henry Purcell with baroque dance – and a new Canadian commission.
 
Featuring Mireille Asselin (soprano), Jesse Blumberg (baritone), three Artists of Atelier Ballet in baroque costume, and six members of Tafelmusik Baroque Orchestra. Harmonia Sacra also features Opera Atelier’s first Canadian commission entitled Inception (for solo violin) - composed and performed by Edwin Huizinga, with contemporary choreography by dancer Tyler Gledhill. 
 Repertoire includes: The Blessed Virgin's Expostulation; Hosanna in the Highest; Evening Hymn on a Ground; the Golden Sonata; Close Thine Eyes; Chacony in g minor; Dances from King Arthur, The Fairy Queen and Dioclesian.
 
First created for Opera Atelier’s Royal Chapel debut in Versailles in May 2017
Samuel Hall Currelly Gallery, Royal Ontario Museum 7pm, Thu Feb 15, 2018 Doors open at 6:30. Enter through the main museum entrance on Bloor Street.
 
With special thanks to our partners at Tafelmusik
 
FAQs
 
What are my transportation/parking options for getting to and from the event?
You will be entering through the Main Museum entrance on Bloor Street West. 
Please see the ROM's website for more detailed information: <A HREF="https://www.rom.on.ca/en/visit-us/location-parking" TARGET="_blank" TITLE="Museum Location and Parking" DATA-MSYS-CLICKTRACK="0" REL="nofollow noopener noreferrer">Museum Location and Parking</A><A HREF="https://www.rom.on.ca/en/visit-us/location-parking" TARGET="_blank" TITLE="Getting to the Museum" DATA-MSYS-CLICKTRACK="0" REL="nofollow noopener noreferrer"> </A>
How can I contact the organizer with any questions?
Email tickets@operaatelier.com or call 416-703-3767 x222
 
Is my registration fee or ticket transferrable?
Yes, simply forward the email containing your tickets to the desired recipient.
 
Is it ok if the name on my ticket or registration doesn't match the person who attends?
Yes, as long as they have the tickets (electronically, or printed onto paper).

Royal Ontario Museum, Samuel Hall Currelly Gallery

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