DAILY DISH:
ATELIER'S DON GIOVANNI heading to the U.S.
12 JUL/11

JOHN COULBOURN - QMI Agency


TORONTO - Toronto hasn’t even had a chance to see Opera Atelier’s new production of Don Giovanni, but it’s already been booked for a run in Columbus, Ohio, after it finishes its previously announced stint at the Elgin Theatre, Oct. 29-Nov. 5.

The American engagement was announced Tuesday, by OA’s co-artistic director Marshall Pynkoski, who will also direct the work. While the Columbus engagement will feature the Toronto cast as well as the artists of the Atelier Ballet, they will be performing with the Columbus Symphony and local singers in the chorus.

As part of Tuesday’s announcement, it was also revealed that the production has been underwritten by a $200,000 gift from Michael A. Wekerle, the largest gift in the company’s 25-year history.