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See our Upcoming Operas “to Go” in Their Past Lives

Tapestry — Thu, 04 Mar 2010 19:42:39 +0000

We are reviving 5 Opera to Go favourites this month. Check out some pics of their previous productions.

Opera to Go runs March 24,25,26 at 8pm in the Fermenting Cellar, Distillery Historic District. See what director Tom Diamond and our Opera to Go design team have in store for our remount of these 5 short works.

TICKETS: $40 / $20
416.537.6066 or online

Opera to Go Tickets are On Sale Now!

Tapestry — Tue, 02 Feb 2010 16:02:30 +0000

Tickets are on sale now for Tapestry’s Opera to Go Revival!

Opera to Go runs March 24-26, 2010 at the Fermenting Cellar, Distillery Historic District and features short operas by Michael Lewis MacLennan & Jeffrey Ryan, Jill Battson & Andrew Staniland, Mark Brownell & Chan Ka Nin, Camyar Chai & James Rolfe and Lisa Codrington & Kevin Morse.

Click here for more info.

Tickets: $40 / $20
Box Office: 416.537.6066 (x243) or online

Librettist Taylor Graham on her Tapestry experience, Dora Nomination and the theatre community

Tapestry — Wed, 08 Jul 2009 20:07:15 +0000

Taylor Graham, librettist for The Virgin Charlie (part of Opera to Go 2009), has blogged about her experience working with Tapestry and the effect of her Dora Award Nomination on her life and career.

Click here to read her candid thoughts on the Tapestry creative process, the awards ceremony, and her career in the theatre/opera community.

Artists Featured: Scott Belluz & Krisztina Szabo in “The Virgin Charlie” (Opera to Go 2009)
Photo © Michael Cooper, 2009

6 Dora Nominations for Tapestry!

Tapestry — Thu, 04 Jun 2009 14:24:48 +0000

Great news yesterday: Tapestry productions have received 6 Dora Award Nominations. Winners will be named at an awards ceremony June 29, 2009 at the Wintergarden Theatre in Toronto. Congratulations to all the nominees!

In the Best New Opera/Musical Category:

Sanctuary Song
Abigail Richardson, composer / Marjorie Chan, librettist

Opera to Go: The Perfect Screw
Alexis Diamond, librettist / Abigail Richardson, composer

Opera to Go: The Virgin Charlie
Taylor Graham, librettist / William Rowson, composer

Opera to Go: My Mother’s Ring
Marcia Johnson, librettist / Stephen Andrew Taylor, composer

In the Best Direction for an Opera/Musical Category:

Wayne Strongman (for Opera to Go)

In the Best Opera Production Category:

Sanctuary Song
Presented by Tapestry & Theatre Direct in partnership with Luminato

Each opera nominated is eligible for the Dora’s Audience Choice Award. You can vote for your favourite at www.nowtoronto.com

Artists Featured: Xin Wang & Alvin Crawford in Sanctuary Song
Photo © John Lauener, 2008

Production Shots from Opera to Go 2009

Tapestry — Thu, 09 Apr 2009 23:30:11 +0000

Thanks to everyone who made it out to Opera to Go this year! Check out some production shots below.

Tickets are on sale now for our next world premiere The Shadow by Alex Poch-Goldin & Omar Daniel – May 21-30 at the Berkeley Street Theatre Downstairs.

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ARTISTS PICTURED: Scott Belluz, Sally Dibblee, Keith Klassen, Peter McGillivray, Krisztina Szabó

PHOTO CREDIT: Michael Cooper, 2009

Great Review for Opera to Go from The Toronto Star!

Tapestry — Fri, 27 Mar 2009 13:03:37 +0000

John Terauds has given Tapestry a rave for Opera to Go! Read his review here.

Only 3 more performances – buy tickets here or call 416.973.4000, or in person after 1pm at the Harbourfront Centre box office, 235 Queen’s Quay West.

$40 regular
$25 “birds eye view” seats (available by phone or in person only).
$20 students
$20 arts worker (available by phone or in person only).

Don’t be scared of the “birds eye view” seats on the side or even behind the stage. They are fun, and only $25!

Opera to Go runs at the Enwave Theatre, Harbourfront Centre (231 Queen’s Quay West) tonight at 8pm, Saturday at 8pm and Sunday at 3pm.

Photo Credit: (L-R) Scott Belluz, Peter McGillivray, Keith Klassen & Kristina Szabo in One Lump or Two by Sandy Pool & Glenn James – part of Opera to Go 2009. (c) Michael Cooper, 2009.

Opera to Go artists on Toronto radio this morning

Tapestry — Tue, 17 Mar 2009 12:00:26 +0000

If you are up and at ‘em, listen in this Tuesday morning to some radio interviews in advance of Opera to Go.

8:10AM…

…Sally Dibblee & Wayne Strongman chat with Jean Stilwell & Mike Duncan on The New Classical 96.3 FM, Good Day GTA: Classical Breakfast

9:30AM…

…Marcia Johnson chats with Catherine Kustanczy on CIUT 89.5 Take 5.

What a music workshop looks like.

Tapestry — Tue, 03 Feb 2009 22:55:50 +0000

For a couple of snowy weeks this January a bunch of fantastic artists were hard at work in the Ernest Balmer Studio at Tapestry participating in the final music workshop for the short operas for Opera to Go 2009. Writers and composers have a chance to work with the director, music director, repetiteur and singing actors and to make final adjustments to the score. The director and designers have a chance to hear the music and see the performers and advance their own visions prior to the rehearsal period.

Click here to learn more about this year’s production which has its world premiere in late March at the Enwave Theatre, Harbourfront Centre. You can buy tickets here.

The reason for this Blog, beyond sharing news and pictures with everyone is to show a glimpse of everything that happens behind the scenes at Tapestry. As a company dedicated to new work, we spend a lot of time developing operas. So we might not have a production up in the theatre, but we almost always have something going on in the studio. this year we invited photographer Meghan Hall into the studio and here is a glimpse of some great Tapestry artists at work.

Just click on the photo to advance the slide.

Artists Pictured: Scott Belluz, Catharin Carew, Sally Dibblee, Keith Klassen, Peter McGillivray, Christopher Foley, Tom Diamond, Wayne Strongman, Isolde Pleasants-Faulkner, Julia Tribe, Alexis Diamond, Taylor Graham, Marcia Johnson, Glenn James, Abigail Richardson, William Rowson, Stephen Andrew Taylor. All photos (c) Meghan Hall 2009.

Opera…to Go & Network

Tapestry — Tue, 12 Feb 2008 19:09:20 +0000

The Emerging Arts Professional Network is an online community for arts professionals across Canada. The EAP provides online career resources and a community network for arts administrators, managers and artists who are at the start of their careers and looking for opportunities to gain valuable access to online mentors and insight into the possible directions in which to forward their careers.

We look forward to sharing an evening of New Opera with New Arts Professionals.