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The Descent of Orpheus

Dance · Live Performances · Music

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About this event

Enjoy our season premiere with Canada’s first fully-staged production of M.A. Charpentier’s The Descent of Orpheus. Founding Co-Artistic Directors Marshall Pynkoski, C.M. and Jeannette Lajeunesse Zingg, C.M. direct and choreograph this fresh, contemporary, and emotionally-driven staging of Charpentier’s masterpiece, grounded in the concept of period performance. The production is the earliest known French operatic take on the Orpheus myth from Ovid's Metamorphoses. Celebrated American tenor Daniel McGrew is making his Canadian debut with Opera Atelier as Orpheus opposite French-Canadian soprano Mireille Asselin as Eurydice.

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Upcoming and ongoing · 4 entries

Thu, Oct 22, 2026 · 7:30 PM · End time not supplied
TELUS Centre for Performance and Learning at Koerner Hall
273 Bloor St W, Toronto, ON, M5S 1W2
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Fri, Oct 23, 2026 · 7:30 PM · End time not supplied
TELUS Centre for Performance and Learning at Koerner Hall
273 Bloor St W, Toronto, ON, M5S 1W2
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Sat, Oct 24, 2026 · 7:30 PM · End time not supplied
TELUS Centre for Performance and Learning at Koerner Hall
273 Bloor St W, Toronto, ON, M5S 1W2
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Sun, Oct 25, 2026 · 2:30 PM · End time not supplied
TELUS Centre for Performance and Learning at Koerner Hall
273 Bloor St W, Toronto, ON, M5S 1W2
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Source: City of Toronto Festivals & Events open data. Last checked Oct 13, 2026, 4:41 p.m. EDT. Source record updated Sep 28, 2026, 12:05 p.m. EDT. Listings can change between updates. Confirm details before travelling. TONearby is not affiliated with the City of Toronto.