(Credit: Raftermen) Laura Kaminsky, Mark Campbell, and Kimberly Reed’s chamber opera “As One” has brought a newness to the opera stage through the kind of story they tell and created opportunities for opera professionals in the LGBTQIA+ community. In The Atlanta Opera’s production, starring Lucia Lucas as Hannah Before and Blythe Gaissert as Hannah After, the positive impact and need {…}
The Atlanta Opera has announced new health protocols starting April 4, 2022. The company, which noted that it has prioritized safety throughout the two years of the COVID-19 pandemic, will no longer require that audience members show proof of vaccination or proof of a negative COVID test. It also announced that masks are encouraged for all patrons but not required. {…}
The Atlanta Opera has announced its 2022-23 season featuring some of the great classics in the repertoire. Mainstage Season Puccini’s “Madama Butterfly” opens the season with Timothy Myers conducting the production by Tomer Zvulun. Yasko Sato stars in the title role with Gianluca Terranova, Nina Yoshida Nelsen, Julius Ahn, and Allen Michael Jones. Performance Dates: Nov. 5-13, 2022 Arthur Fagen {…}
The Atlanta Opera announced it has added a livestream option for the company’s production of “Pirates of Penzance,” which opens Jan. 22, 2022. The move comes in response to the current omicron surge and enables ticket holders to enjoy the show from their home should they feel uncomfortable attending in person. Along with offering the livestream alternative, the company has {…}
The Atlanta Opera has announced its 2021-22 Season featuring four mainstage productions. Händel’s “Julius Caesar in Egypt” opens the season with Gary Wedow leading Tomer Zvulun’s new production. The opera will feature Jasmine Habersham and Meg Marino. Performance Dates: Nov 6-14, 2021 The second work of the season will be W. S. Gilbert & Arthur Sullivan’s “The Pirates of Penzance.” {…}
This calendar year has been a difficult one for the world and for the music industry. It tested artists in ways they never thought they would. And yet it also showed resilience, love, and humility. It was a year where generosity was predominant and where artists united for a better cause. Usually, at this point in time, OperaWire has a {…}
The Atlanta Opera has announced its fall Big Tent Concert Series. The company will present three new, live concerts from late October into November, in addition to the previously announced “Pagliacci” and “The Kaiser of Atlantis.” The first evening will be “Mack the Knife: An evening of Kurt Weill” on Oct. 25 with Megan Marino, Brian Vu, and Jasmine Habersham. {…}
The Atlanta Opera has announced its Studio Players, who will be a part of the 2020-21 Molly Blank Big Tent Series. The Studio Players will include soprano Susanne Burgess, mezzo-soprano Gabrielle Beateag, tenor Brian Vu, baritone Joseph Lattanzi, baritone Joshua Conyers, and bass-baritone Calvin Griffin. “For opera singers to grow and reach their greatest potential, they must work and they {…}
The Atlanta Opera has announced a new business model for the 2020-21 season with the “Big Tent” series. The new series will comprise of six new chamber opera productions in open-air venues prioritizing the health and safety of audiences, artists, and backstage personnel while maintaining the exceptional level of music and storytelling. The series will launch in the fall with {…}
The Atlanta Opera has announced the formation of the Atlanta Opera Company Players, featuring 12 world-class singers. The 12 artists will collaborate with the company’s leadership team to reimagine its 2020–21 season. Among the singers are sopranos Jasmine Habersham and Talise Trevigne; mezzos Jamie Barton, Daniela Mack, and Megan Marino; tenors Alek Shrader and Richard Trey Smagur; baritones Michael Mayes {…}
The Atlanta Opera has created a new virtual “Hansel and Gretel” expressly for distance learning, replacing its originally planned studio tour. Adapted by director Brenna Corner, this reimagining of Humperdink’s opera will be for the Zoom age. The adaptation, “Story Time with Hansel and Gretel” finds the siblings isolating at home, but apart from one another. Gretel has been stuck {…}