SCRUTINY | Against the Grain’s ‘Messiah/Complex’ Finds A Radical Strength
By Stephan Bonfield on December 14, 2020
Against the Grain’s reimagining of Handel's classic offers a way forward in our conflicted land.
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By Stephan Bonfield on December 14, 2020
Against the Grain’s reimagining of Handel's classic offers a way forward in our conflicted land.
(Continue reading)By Michael Vincent on November 9, 2020
Against The Grain has announced a reimagined Handel’s Messiah to premiere online this holiday season in partnership with the Toronto Symphony Orchestra and the Banff Centre.
(Continue reading)By Michael Zarathus-Cook on April 30, 2020
COC Ensemble Studios pianist Rachael Kerr talks about keeping busy and staying grateful during the COVID-19 lockdown.
(Continue reading)By Michael Vincent on April 22, 2020
Toronto’s indie opera darlings Against the Grain Theatre have teamed up with Rue Pigalle to present a virtual concert with tenor Matthew Dalen and pianist Holly Kroeke.
(Continue reading)By Stephan Bonfield on October 12, 2019
Other opera companies had better start taking notes. Against The Grain's La Bohème redefines opera for a new generation.
(Continue reading)By Paula Citron on April 6, 2019
If ever there was a production where the stage picture bears no relation to the libretto, it is this. The musical forces, however, are outstanding.
(Continue reading)By Hye Won Cecilia Lee on November 15, 2018
Against the Grain makes an opera matching Handel to a narrative inspired by the stories of migration and displacement due to war, discrimination, hate, and intolerance.
(Continue reading)By Matthew Timmermans on April 23, 2018
An interview with AtG’s Joel Ivany, and a look at some reasons why his approach to Orphée et Eurydice continues a lineage of adaptation over 200 years old.
(Continue reading)By Matthew Timmermans on December 18, 2017
From the moment you walked in, AtG and its volunteers put their acting chops to the test to create an atmosphere of suspicion and hostility, pushing the boundaries between the stage and the audience.
(Continue reading)By Michael Vincent on November 21, 2017
Singers from around the world are being asked to submit videos for an innovative opera co-production involving Against the Grain Theatre, Opera Columbus, and the Banff Centre for Arts and Creativity.
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