Mme Caeneus's Canteen
Mme Caeneus’s Canteen, James Rolfe
An ANIMA/Open Ears co-presentation, produced by ANIMA
WORLD PREMIERE at the Registry Theatre, Kitchener, 5 June 2026
Premiere production directed by Henry Oswald Peirson; musical direction by Juliet Palmer; stage management by Paula Bornacelli; costume design by Rachel Kaufman Behling; artist-care consultant Claire Yurkovich; and featuring: Martin Gomes as LUCY, asitha tennekoon අසිත තෙන්නකෝන් as EUGENE, Lesley Emma Bouza as REMI, Paul Genyk-Berezowsky as BEN, Ryan McDonald as PAT, Daniel Cabena as BIRD — plus Mme Caeneus’s house band: Phil Albert (electric bass), Richard Burrows (percussion), Juliet Palmer (bandleader/clarinet), Matti Pulkki (accordion), and Philipp Samutin (violin).
St. Matthew Passion by Johann Sebastian Bach
Jean-Sébastien Vallée, conductor
Jonathon Adams, baritone
Isaiah Bell, tenor
Allyson McHardy, mezzo-soprano
Nicholas Nicolaidis, evangelist
Sherezade Panthaki, soprano
Leslie Higgins, Ancilla 2
Lindsay McIntyre, Acilla 1, Uxor Pilati
Ryan McDonald, Testi 1
Nathan Gritter, Testi 2
Neil Aronoff, Pilate
Kieran Kane, Peter
Graham Robinson, Judas
Paul Winkelmans, Kaiphas, Pontifex
David Yung, Pontifex 1
Leonard Bernstein’s Chichester Psalms and Benjamin Britten’s Rejoice in the Lamb
The Cellar Singers
Mitchell Pady, artistic director
Ryan McDonald, soloist
A Spotless Rose - 1200 Years of Carols for New Year's
The Toronto Consort
Paul Agnew, guest conductor
Where the Heart Lies: Britten and the Songs of Home
TEMC Musical Mosaic
Ryan McDonald, countertenor
Ivan Estey Jovonavic, piano
Elora Festival
Elora Festival
The Elora Singers
The Elora Singers, under the direction of Mark Vuorinen, has established an international reputation as one of Canada’s finest professional choirs. Founded in 1980, it is the ensemble-in-residence of the Elora Festival for three weeks each summer, in addition to presenting a regular concert series, producing recordings, and touring across Canada and internationally.
Glimmer : A personal and shared exploration of queerness
Glimmer is a new trans-disciplinary, concert-length work by Thierry Tidrow that explores the many layers and interpretations of queerness, both within society and through diverse personal experiences. Commissioned by NMC, and presented at Buddies in Bad Times Theatre, this piece marks a significant shift as it brings together text, music, and staging organically created by an all-queer team of performers and musicians.
BUS Opera
BUS Opera
Composer & Librettist: Rebecca Gray
BUS Opera is a dark, surrealist comedy that follows an anxious and anguished millennial as their hopes, horrors and histrionics collide on an overnight bus trip. Through an innovative musical structure of dreams, reality and fantasies in between, BUS Opera explores gender identity, alienation, and the quest for stability in modern life.
The Pigeon Keeper
The Pigeon Keeper
Composer David Hanlon
Librettist Stephanie Fleischmann
Co-commissioned by The Santa Fe Opera
Co-commissioned and Premiered at Opera Parallèle
Co-commissioned by Opera Omaha and Opera on the Avalon
The Pigeon Keeper, a world-premiere opera composed by David Hanlon with a libretto by Stephanie Fleischmann, explores a magical realist world where themes of otherness and belonging take centre stage.
Visionaries: Vivaldi & Davinci
Immerse in the world of Leonardo da Vinci with Jocelyn Hagen’s groundbreaking multimedia concert, The Notebooks of Leonardo da Vinci. Through state-of-the-art video syncing technology, Da Vinci’s words and drawings are brought to life, harmonized with the live voices of the Toronto Mendelssohn Singers. And, experience Vivaldi’s celestial Gloria in this concert that gorgeously reflects the profound complexity and beauty of life.
Glimmer : A personal and shared exploration of queerness (Workshop)
Glimmer is a new trans-disciplinary, concert-length work by Thierry Tidrow that explores the many layers and interpretations of queerness, both within society and through diverse personal experiences. Commissioned by NMC, and presented at Buddies in Bad Times Theatre, this piece marks a significant shift as it brings together text, music, and staging organically created by an all-queer team of performers and musicians.
Masterclass & Recital Tour
Masterclass and recital tour with Paul Agnew, William Christie and Les Arts Florissants.
Ryan McDonald at Commissariat House
Join Ryan McDonald for an intimate concert at the historic Commissariat House on October 2nd, as part of our OOTA Fall Festival.