Against the Grain is a collective of Toronto artists — actors, opera singers, musicians, painters, writers, dancers, and arts professionals — with a penchant for performing in unique spaces. We present classical repertoire, from Mozart, Handel and Puccini to Britten, Janáček and Kurtág… differently. Acclaim for Against the Grain: "The future of opera." – Alexander Neef, General Director, Canadian Opera Company "Against the Grain Theatre has [...] achieved that rarest of wonders: a production that succeeds on all levels." – John Terauds, Musical Toronto “Opera needs exciting productions like #UncleJohn [...] The directness is electric.” — Maclean’s "One of the most exciting companies in the country" – The Charlebois Post "The troupe has an unbroken five-year list of hits, including 2011’s La Bohème (performed in a bar) and this summer’s sumptuous Pélleas et Mélisande (sung in an outdoor courtyard)." — NOW Magazine "...there you are sitting in the grungy basement Black Box Theatre on Queen Street, with 80 other people sitting at 20 tables arranged for a mock wedding reception, and the power of art, of opera, of storytelling and of great music smack you in the face like a bracing wake-up call to the spirit." — The Globe & Mail