Interview: Peter Knell and Stephanie Fleischmann on Their New Opera ARKHIPOV at the Kirk Douglas Theatre
Even though I was very young, I still remember the tension in the air at school and at home during the Cuban Missile Crisis in 1962. And just today, news of the current Cold War going on between Russia and the rest of the world regarding Ukraine, with even Elon Musk warning the world about possible nuclear war breaking out. So it seems very fortuitous that Peter Knell and Stephanie Fleischmann have created a heart-stopping experience set in a submarine during the crisis of 1962. Their new opera ARKHIPOV is based on the true story of the man who saved humanity from nuclear annihilation during a tipping point between Russia and the United States in the Cuban Missile Crisis. But what motivated them to create an opera about such a terrifying moment in world history? I decide to speak with them and find out.
Center for Puppetry Arts Elects New Chairman, Officers and Board Members
Atlanta attorney Allen W. Yee of The Coca-Cola Company has been elected chairman of theCenter for Puppetry Arts' Board of Directors. At 38 years old, Yee is not only the youngest member of the board; he is the youngest leader of a major Atlanta arts organization as well. Yee also serves on the boards of The Atlanta Opera and Sigma Pi Educational Foundation, and he is an active alumni supporter of the University of Georgia School of Law, where he recently helped create its Jurist-in-Residence program.