#UncleJohn: always unpredictable

Interview

#UncleJohn has a new star! Baritone Cameron McPhail is pretty pumped to put on his Mozart hat and head to the Banff Centre next month. He'll be singing the title role in Against the Grain Theatre's production of #UncleJohn, in the Open Space program at the Banff Centre.

Joel Ivany on #UncleJohn

Interview

Joel Ivany, artistic director of Against the Grain Theatre, has had a pretty wild year. Just this week, he won a Dora Award with Figaro's Wedding for Outstanding New Musical/Opera, and closed a sold-out run of Pelléas et Mélisande.

Topher Mokrzewski on #UncleJohn

Interview

Topher Mokrzewski is a man of many hats. As Music Director of Against the Grain Theatre, he has been the musical mind behind most of AtG Theatre's projects, including the Dora Award-winning Figaro's Wedding. Topher recently wrapped up a season as Calgary Opera's Resident Conductor, and his next stop is the Banff Centre for the Arts, for the inevitable #UncleJohn.

Meet the cast of Crush: Sam

Interview

Toronto-based baritone Clarence Frazer heads to The Banff Centre this summer to work with Against the Grain Theatre, to sing Sam in their workshop of Crush, a new opera by James Rolfe (composer) and Anna Chatterton (librettist).

AtG in Banff, 2015

Editorial

This summer at the beautiful Banff Centre, Against the Grain Theatre and the Canadian Opera Company collaborate for the second consecutive year, with Open Space: Opera in the 21st Century. This year, they'll put up two shows, one of which is A Little Too Cozy. The third in his transladaptations of the Mozart/Da Ponte operas (Figaro's Wedding, #UncleJohn), AtG Artistic Director Joel Ivany writes an original libretto to Mozart's Così fan tutte.

Meet the cast of Crush: Donna

Interview

Toronto-based soprano Simone McIntosh heads to The Banff Centre this summer to work with Against the Grain Theatre, singing Donna in their workshop of Crush, a new opera by James Rolfe (composer) and Anna Chatterton (librettist).

Meet the cast of Crush: Anna

Interview

Soprano Samantha Pickett heads to The Banff Centre this summer to work with Against the Grain Theatre, to sing Anna in their workshop of Crush, a new opera by James Rolfe (composer) and Anna Chatterton (librettist).

Meet the cast of Crush: Otto

Montréal-based tenor Pasquale D'Alessio heads to The Banff Centre this summer to work with Against the Grain Theatre, to sing Otto in their workshop of Crush, a new opera by James Rolfe (composer) and Anna Chatterton (librettist).

Meet the cast of Crush: Lola

Interview

Ottawa-born soprano Ellen McAteer heads to The Banff Centre this summer to work with Against the Grain Theatre, singing Lola in their workshop of Crush, a new opera by James Rolfe (composer) and Anna Chatterton (librettist).

Meet the cast of Crush: Matt

Interview

Montréal-based baritone Bruno Roy heads to The Banff Centre this summer to work with Against the Grain Theatre, singing Matt in their workshop of Crush, a new opera by James Rolfe (composer) and Anna Chatterton (librettist).