{"id":36586,"date":"2016-05-01T18:42:29","date_gmt":"2016-05-01T22:42:29","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.ludwig-van.com\/?p=36586"},"modified":"2016-05-01T18:42:29","modified_gmt":"2016-05-01T22:42:29","slug":"the-scoop-opera-atelier-performs-at-vip-party-with-justin-bieber-and-receives-a-25000-donation","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.ludwig-van.com\/toronto\/2016\/05\/01\/the-scoop-opera-atelier-performs-at-vip-party-with-justin-bieber-and-receives-a-25000-donation\/","title":{"rendered":"THE SCOOP | Opera Atelier Performs At VIP Party With Justin Bieber And Receives $25,000 Donation"},"content":{"rendered":"<figure id=\"attachment_36593\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-36593\" style=\"width: 1024px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\"size-full wp-image-36593\" src=\"http:\/\/www.ludwig-van.com\/toronto\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2016\/05\/GPM_6535.jpg\" alt=\"Justin Bieber and host Andy Curnew\" width=\"1024\" height=\"683\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.ludwig-van.com\/toronto\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2016\/05\/GPM_6535.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.ludwig-van.com\/toronto\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2016\/05\/GPM_6535-300x200.jpg 300w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-36593\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Justin Bieber and host Andy Curnew<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>Toronto&#8217;s Opera Atelier made a special appearance at the behest of Canadian entrepreneurs Andy Curnew and his wife Dr. Rita Kilislian at their Bridle Path residence in Toronto this Saturday, with\u00a0pop sensation, Justin Bieber in attendance.<\/p>\n<p>Three members of Opera Atelier (Meghan Lindsay, Christopher Enns and Olivier Laquerre) performed for the guests with pianist Nicole Bellamy.<\/p>\n<p>The event was in celebration of Justin Bieber&#8217;s father Jeremy Bieber\u2019s <a href=\"http:\/\/www.people.com\/article\/justin-biebers-dad-jeremy-bieber-engaged\" target=\"_blank\">recent engagement <\/a>to Chelsey Rebelo. It also happened to be host Andy Curnew\u2019s birthday.<\/p>\n<p>Guests celebrated in style with performances by acrobats, fire jugglers, and live graffiti art by Nicholas Sinclair. There were also Rodin sculptures, Warhol prints and the work of Montreal artist Joanne Corno.<\/p>\n<p>Host Andy Curnew had attended his first Opera Atelier this past April, with their production of Mozart\u2019s Lucio Silla. He was so impressed, he presented Opera Atelier co-artistic directors Marshall Pynkoski and Jeannette Lajeunesse Zingg a donation for\u00a0$25,000 during the event.<\/p>\n<p><!--more--><\/p>\n<p><strong><em>#LUDWIGVAN<\/em><\/strong><\/p>\n<p><em>Want more updates on Toronto-centric classical music news and reviews before anyone else finds out? 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