Opera Atelier: The Angel Speaks at the ROM
20 Feb 2019.  

Soprano Mireille Asselin and Baritone Jesse Blumberg will be joined by members
of the Tafelmusik Baroque Orchestra under the direction of David Fallis, alongside Artists of Atelier Ballet. “When The Angel Speaks was first presented to a sold-out audience at the Royal Chapel in Versailles, it was greeted with eight sustained minutes of applause,” says Opera Atelier Founding Co-Artistic Director Marshall Pynkoski, who also stages the concert. “I like to think of the performance as a ‘theatrical intervention’ in which we insert contemporary choreography and specially-commissioned music into a program of 17th century music with baroque choreography. The two styles are meant to overlap with each other, reflect one another and merge into a unique creative endeavour. This innovative concert underlines Opera Atelier’s core belief that creations and techniques from the past can act as important catalysts for creating something vibrant and new for 21st century audiences.”


The program’s baroque choreography was developed by Opera Atelier Co-Artistic Director Jeannette Lajeunesse Zingg; and the contemporary choreography by Atelier Ballet Artist Tyler Gledhill. The resulting concert promises a seamless blend of old and new, redefining the very definition of the traditional concert experience.