Against The Grain Theatre
227 Front Street East, Suite 400 M5A 1E8 Toronto, ON, Canada

Sending a big TOI X 3 to all of the finalists at the Eckhardt-Gramatte Competition this weekend!!! Sarah Parkin, Brittany Rae, and Virginie Mongeau were all a part of our National Opera Intensive last summer singing lots of contemporary repertoire. We are cheering you on!

AtG TV is LIVE with Opera Pub: Quarantunes "West Coast Vibes"! Featuring soprano Lara-Secord Haid, bass-baritone Daniel Okulitch, and pianist Tina Chang, join us for an evening of captivating performances by our friends in Vancouver, with a local special guest host! Special thanks to our friends at Vancouver Opera and Elba Haid of Realcare Inc. for joining the The Yukon Arts Centre in sponsoring this special edition of Opera Pub: Quarantunes.

TONIGHT! Opera Pub: West Coast Vibes at 8pm ET/ 5pm PT. Featuring Lara Secord-Haid, Daniel Okulitch, Tina Chang, and a special guest host! Lara was a part of "No Ones Safe" at Banff Centre last summer with AD Joel Ivany. Heres a clip from the opera. http://ow.ly/5XTj50BtD5Z

Today we are chatting with Alistair Hepburn of ACTRA Toronto, who introduced us to this Opera Machine initiative from the Royal Opera House, which uses seventeen camera angles to give the audience the experience of their choice. Check it out and let us know what angle youd be most interested to view from!

Tune in every Tuesday and Thursday at 12:30pm ET to "Lunch & Learn"! AD Joel Ivany will be interviewing experts on technology to assist our knowledge in creating art within digital spaces. There will be interviews, presentations, and Q&As on a variety of topics pertaining to our current artistic climate. Todays chat is with Alistair Hepburn - Director of Independent and Broadcast Production | ACTRA Toronto... Alistair Hepburn is the Director of Independent and Broadcast Production at ACTRA Toronto. Alistair was also a Business Representative with ACTRAs sister union Canadian Actors Equity Association (Equity). He specialized in the Canadian Theatre Agreement, the Stratford Addendum and the Independent Theatre Agreement. A former freelance Production Manager with a deep background in arts and cultural advocacy in Toronto, Alistair has worked with Mirvish Productions, Ross Petty Productions, and Canadian Stage, to name a few.

TOMORROW! Opera Pub: West Coast Vibes at 8pm ET/ 5pm PT. Featuring Lara Secord-Haid, Daniel Okulitch, Tina Chang, and a special guest host! I wonder who it could be? Tune in to find out and enjoy a beautiful evening of music from home on #AtGTV!

JESSYE NORMAN AT 75: A Celebration Help us celebrate an icon! Join host Kenneth Overton LIVE on September 15th at 6pm EDT for this start-studded line-up, all in support of the Estate of Jessye Norman and the film, BLACK OPERA. To learn more and purchase tickets, visit http://bit.ly/JessyeNorman75 Featuring: Laverne Cox, Damien Sneed, JNai Bridges, Anna Deavere Smith, Chauncey Packer, Elaine Sturkey, James Norman, Aundra Clark, Denyce Graves, Richard Saunders, Sidney Outlaw, ...Kenneth Overton, Simon Estes, Krysty Swann, Michael Tilson Thomas, Karen Slack, Richard Danielpour, Errin Brooks, Harolyn Blackwell, Mark Markham, Brandie Sutton, George Shirley, Measha Brueggergosman, Martina Arroyo, Justin Austin, Laquita Mitchell, Darren Walker, James Norman, Jessye Norman School of the Arts, Dance Theatre of Harlem, Alicia Hall Moran, Audrey DuBois Harris, Kevin Miller, Mary Pinto and Myra Huang and Adina Williams. PresentedBrookfield Place New Yorkns LLC and Brookfield Place New York. Director: Jonathan Estabrooks Executive Producer: Miranda Plant Producers: Miranda Plant, Jonathan Estabrooks, Kenneth Overton and Ras Dia.

Here at AtG, we are learning all about bringing the performing arts online with livestreaming through generous support from the Canada Council for the Arts. Check out this great read on How to Produce a Great Livestreamed Event on Any Budget!

Social Distancing in Effect ... #AtGMemeMondays This photo features the Banff cast of AtGs "A Little Too Cozy" from 2016. Shantelle Przybylo as Felicity, Pascale Spinney as Dora, Brent Calis as Elmo, and Aaron Sheppard as Fernando.

Join AtG for Opera Pub: West Coast Vibes on this Thursday at 8pm ET/ 5pm PT. Featuring soprano Lara Secord- Haid, bass-baritone Daniel Okulitch, and pianist Tina Chang. Vancouver Opera joins the Yukon Arts Centre to sponsor this edition of Opera Pub, with a special guest host!

Help us celebrate an icon! Join host Kenneth Overton LIVE on September 15th at 6pm EDT for this start-studded line-up, all in support of the Estate of Jessye Norman and the film, BLACK OPERA. To learn more and purchase tickets, visit http://bit.ly/JessyeNorman75 Featuring: Laverne Cox, Damien Sneed, JNai Bridges, Anna Deavere Smith, Chauncey Packer, Elaine Sturkey, James Norman, Aundra Clark, Denyce Graves, Richard Saunders, Sidney Outlaw, Kenneth Overton, Simon Estes, Kryst...y Swann, Michael Tilson Thomas, Karen Slack, Richard Danielpour, Errin Brooks, Harolyn Blackwell, Mark Markham, Brandie Sutton, George Shirley, Measha Brueggergosman, Martina Arroyo, Justin Austin, Laquita Mitchell, Darren Walker, James Norman, Jessye Norman School of the Arts, Dance Theatre of Harlem, Alicia Hall Moran, Audrey DuBois Harris, Kevin Miller, Mary Pinto and Myra Huang and Adina Williams. Presented by Black Opera Productions LLC and Brookfield Place. Director: Jonathan Estabrooks Executive Producer: Miranda Plant Producers: Miranda Plant, Jonathan Estabrooks, Kenneth Overton and Ras Dia.

Today was the last day for our AtG Summer Team! Thank you Jonelle, Kendra, Midori, Madison, Marcel, Jesse, and Renee for an awesome 8 weeks. We LOVED having you. You will always be a part of our AtG Family!!!

CALLING ALL JEOPERADY PLAYERS! Check your emails for the Zoom meeting information. The game starts at 8pm EST - be there! Email Kendra at [email protected] if you have any questions.

JEOPERADY is TONIGHT at 8pm ET! Join our AtG JEOPERADY Stars in this special event. Come have a laugh and play along! The answers are some of your opera favourites! ... A few tickets remain! http://ow.ly/7dKo50BhDa7

Hi AtG Fam! Madison here and I will be your host for JEOPERADY tomorrow night. A little bit about me...I dont play games . Depending on the day my favourite drink is a tall soy non-fat chai tea latte OR a double G&T that Ill live to regret. Finally, my favourite opera is "La traviata" because what girl doesnt want to be a courtesan dying of consumption when she grows up? ... See you soon!

AtGs JEOPERADY Stars INTRODUCING: Renee Fajardo Renee: Ill take "Getting to Know You" for $1000, Madison.... M: Your favourite game. R: What is The Last of Us? M: Your favourite drink. R: What is Matcha milk tea? M: Your favourite opera. R: What is lincoronazione di Poppea? Take your best guess at JEOPERADY on Thursday, September 10th at 8pm ET on Zoom! Limited spots available! Get your FREE tickets here: http://ow.ly/5TQZ50Bj5tS

Join AD Joel Ivany tonight as he chats with lyric soprano Breanna Sinclair.

A minor delay with our interview with Lyric Soprano, Breanna Sinclair. Stay tuned! Well be live shortly and you dont want to miss this discussion with Breanna and Joel!

TONIGHT at 8pm ET! We chat with lyric soprano Breanna Sinclair on #AtGTV. Listen to Breanna and the rest of the cast of BOUND as they perform "As Steals the Mourn" from this new opera by Kevin Lau and Joel Ivany.... See you tonight! http://ow.ly/XzOd50Bk5nJ

He had it coming. #AtGMemeMondays Photos featuring Krisztina Szab and Stephen Hegedus with Topher Mokrzweski on the keys from AtGs 2015 production of Death & Desire.

TOMORROW at 8pm ET! Join AD Joel Ivany as he chats with lyric soprano Breanna Sinclair. Breanna was to perform in AtGs world premiere of BOUND this past spring. We are looking forward to catching up with her! Tune in LIVE on YouTube, Facebook, Twitter, and Twitch!

AtGs JEOPERADY Stars INTRODUCING: Marcel dEntremont Marcel: Ill take "Getting to Know You" for $1000, Madison.... Mad: Your favourite game. Mar: What is Animal Crossing? Mad: Your favourite drink. Mar: What is coffee? Mad: Your favourite opera. Mar: What is Rigoletto? Play along at JEOPERADY on Thursday, September 10th at 8pm ET on Zoom! Limited spots available! Get your FREE tickets here: http://ow.ly/5TQZ50Bj5tS

AtGs JEOPERADY Stars INTRODUCING: Midori Marsh Mid: Ill take "Getting to Know You" for $1000, Madison.... Mad: Your favourite game. Mid: What is Settlers of Catan? Mad: Your favourite drink. Mid: What is La Croix? Mad: Your favourite opera. Mid: What is Les Contes dHoffmann? Play along at JEOPERADY on Thursday, September 10th at 8pm ET on Zoom! Limited spots available! Get your FREE tickets here: http://ow.ly/5TQZ50Bj5tS

AtGs JEOPERADY Stars INTRODUCING: Jonelle Sills J: Ill take "Getting to Know You" for $1000, Madison.... M: Your favourite game. J: What is Uno? M: Your favourite drink. J: What is tea? M: Your favourite opera. J: What is La Bohme? Join us for JEOPERADY on Thursday, September 10th at 8pm ET on Zoom! Limited spots available! Get your FREE tickets here: http://ow.ly/1jtM50BiGji

The summer team at AtG is personally inviting you to a one-night only, virtual game show extravaganza! Free of charge, just to say thank you. JEOPERADY is an online, opera-themed live event, based on the hit television show, Jeopardy. The game will be structured using a Jeopardy-style format, featuring snippets of your favourite opera tunes sung by AtG artists throughout the evening. Categories include Heroines and Heros, Opera Idiots, and more! JEOPERADY will be hosted on Zo...om, but dont worry - your cameras and microphones wont be on. Audience members will answer questions using the poll function, and are encouraged to discuss their thoughts in the chat! All of our featured AtG artists will be hanging out in the chat as well, to answer questions about opera or technical issues, and talk with everyone. Guests will be entered in a raffle to win fabulous prizes curated from local businesses. We want to support our community affected by the ongoing COVID-19 crisis, and we know you do too. Reserve your FREE tickets here: http://ow.ly/7dKo50BhDa7 Have questions? Feel free to email us at [email protected] and well personally answer any of your queries!

Were letting the good times roll with this one! We just dropped the "Good Times" Playback Playlist. Grab a drink and listen along. Subscribe to our YouTube channel and stay tuned for more fun! http://ow.ly/dL0I50Bhx2l

Here is a sneak peak from tomorrows "Good Times" Playback Playlist. This highlight is the "Toreador Song" from Carmen sung by Philip Addis. Cheers!