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The Atlanta Opera Stages DAUGHTER OF THE REGIMENT
by BWW News Desk - January 17, 2018

The Atlanta Opera continues its 2017-18 season with Donizetti's The Daughter of the Regiment, known for its romance, comedy, and vocal acrobatics. Andriana Chuchman will make her Atlanta debut as Marie, the adopted daughter of the French 21st regiment. Santiago Ballerini, an alum of The Atlanta Opera Studio artist, returns to Atlanta as Tonio. Mezzo-soprano Stephanie Blythe makes her role debut as The Marquise of Berkenfeld. This production marks the debut of The Daughter of the Regiment at the Cobb Energy Centre, and the first presentation in Atlanta since 1985.

BWW Review: Smooth Sailing for Top-Notch Cast in Zvulun's New DUTCHMAN for Atlanta Opera
by Richard Sasanow - November 7, 2017

Atlanta may be landlocked, but a thrilling new sailing vessel came to town on Saturday night, in the new production of Wagner's DIE FLIEGENDE HOLLANDER (THE FLYING DUTCHMAN), at the Atlanta Opera in Cobb Energy Performing Arts Centre. The company's General & Artistic Director Tomer Zvulun commanded the helm of the production--a particularly fitting description for an opera about the sea, how it taketh from and giveth to the men who call it home as well as to the women who love them.

The Molly Blank Fund Donates $1.2 Million to Support Atlanta Opera's New Audience Initiatives
by BWW News Desk - October 27, 2017

The Atlanta Opera has received a $1.2 Million, three-year grant from The Molly Blank Fund of The Arthur M. Blank Family Foundation.

THE FLYING DUTCHMAN to Sail to The Atlanta Opera This Fall
by BWW News Desk - October 5, 2017

The Atlanta Opera opens its main stage season with a stunning, all-new production of Richard Wagner's The Flying Dutchman, featuring an internationally recognized cast and extraordinary visuals to present the old folktale in a new way.

The Atlanta Opera Welcomes Six Members to 2017-18 Studio
by BWW News Desk - September 6, 2017

Following a successful inaugural season in 2016-17, The Atlanta Opera announces the six members of the 2017-2018 Atlanta Opera Studio.

Encounter THE SEVEN DEADLY SINS at The Atlanta Opera This Fall
by BWW News Desk - August 22, 2017

The Atlanta Opera's Discoveries series brings Kurt Weill and Bertolt Brecht's The Seven Deadly Sins to Atlanta for the first time. Brian Clowdus, Artistic Director of Serenbe Playhouse, makes his Atlanta Opera directorial debut.

Atlanta Opera Closes Season With Puccini's TURANDOT, 4/29-5/7
by BWW News Desk - March 20, 2017

The Atlanta Opera closes the 2016-17 season with the romance and spectacle of Puccini's final masterpiece, Turandot, the first opera performed in the Cobb Energy Performing Arts Centre in 2007.

Atlanta Opera Partners With Dad's Garage For 24 HOUR OPERA PROJECT, 3/4
by BWW News Desk - February 20, 2017

The 24-Hour Opera Project® returns for the seventh year in a new and even more semi-spontaneous fashion. For the first time in history, The Atlanta Opera will partner with the leaders in Atlanta improv comedy, Dad's Garage Theatre Company, to write a hilarious series of short operas.

Atlanta Opera Presents DON PASQUALE, 3/25
by BWW News Desk - February 15, 2017

For the first time in its history, the Atlanta Opera presents Don Pasquale, Donizetti's comic masterpiece. Taking a new slant on the original, this production is transposed to the golden era of Hollywood in the 1950's.

The Atlanta Opera and the Atlanta Federation of Musicians Sign New Agreement
by BWW News Desk - November 2, 2016

The Atlanta Opera and the Atlanta Federation of Musicians announce the signing of a comprehensive three-year agreement for the company's Orchestra. The Opera secures extended time with the orchestra to collaborate and produce music, which is critical as the company recently expanded back to four productions per season. The new collective bargaining agreement runs until June 30, 2019.




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