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News, Season Announcement

 Ailyn Pérez, Angela Meade, Arturo Chacón-Cruz, Samantha Hankey Lead Santa Fe Opera’s 2027 Season

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(Credit: Emily Doyle Moore) The Santa Fe Opera has announced its 2027 season. John Fiore conducts Puccini’s “Turandot” with Paul Curran directing. Angela Meade, Arturo Chacón-Cruz, Kathleen O’Mara, and Peixin Chen star. Performance Dates: July 2-August 28, 2027 Iván López Reynoso conducts Rossini’s “Il barbiere di Siviglia” with Stephen Barlow directing. Sun-Ly Pierce, Jonah Hoskins, Luke Sutliff, Kevin Burdette, and William Guanbo Su {…}

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Lise Lindstrom & Stefan Vinke Lead Atlanta Opera’s ‘Götterdämmerung’

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The Atlanta Opera is set to present Richard Wagner’s “Götterdämmerung.” The production by Tomer Zvulun will be presented between May 30 and June 7, 2026, at the Cobb Energy Performing Arts Centre. This production will mark the first complete staging of the Ring cycle in the Southeast and represents one of the most ambitious artistic undertakings in the company’s history. Conducted {…}

News, Streaming

The Atlanta Opera Releases ‘Ring Cycle’ Films on Streaming Service

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The Atlanta Opera Film Studio has released three new cinematic opera films adapted from the company’s acclaimed stage productions of Richard Wagner’s Ring Cycle. Produced by The Atlanta Opera’s Carl W. Knobloch Jr. General and Artistic Director Tomer Zvulun and Film Studio Director Felipe Barral, the films transform the stage productions into full-length movie experiences designed for global streaming audiences. {…}

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Joyce El-Khoury, Patricia Racette & Leah Hawkins Lead Dallas Opera’s ‘Dialogues of the Carmelites’

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The Dallas Opera is set to announce the Dallas premiere of Francis Poulenc’s “Dialogues of the Carmelites.” The opera will open on Nov. 7 and run until Nov. 15, 2025, in a production by Olivier Py. In a statement, Py said, “This is not just a French story—it’s universal. The nuns teach to the world a lesson of dignity. It’s {…}

News, Season Announcement

Marina Viotti, Joyce El-Khoury, Nicole Car, Etienne Dupuis & Patricia Racette Lead Dallas Opera’s 2025-26 Season

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The Dallas Opera has announced its 2025-26 season. Mainstage  The season opens with Bizet’s “Carmen.” The company will present the United States premiere of a new production that recreates the original Opéra-Comique production with sets and costumes faithfully designed as they were in 1875. The production will be directed by Romain Gilbert. Marina Viotti sings the title role in her company {…}

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Atlanta Opera Announces Studio Artists for 2024-25 Season

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The Atlanta Opera has announced the artists selected for the 2024-25 Season Studio Artist program. The young artists will apprentice and perform throughout the season. The selected artists are soprano Amanda Sheriff, mezzo-soprano Aubrey Odle, and bass-baritone, Jason Zacher for a second season, and tenor Wade Odle and stage director Elio Bucky for their first season. Each Studio Artist is {…}

Reviews, Stage Reviews

The Atlanta Opera 2023-24 Review: Die Walküre

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(Photo credit: Raftermen Photography) Of late, The Atlanta Opera (TAO) makes possible the nearly-impossible. In March, your reviewer summarized the robust health this company enjoys despite the current fiscal climate that shrinks arts organizations. With each gut punch to classical music lovers in the United States—the Metropolitan Opera Guild evaporating and Opera News taking the form of a brief supplement {…}

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The Atlanta Opera Announces Cast Change for ‘Die Walküre’

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The Atlanta Opera has announced a cast change for the production of Richard Wagner’s “Die Walküre.” The company announced that Christine Goerke will sing the role of Brünnhilde taking over from Wendy Bryn Harmer. According to a press release, Harmer contracted a viral infection just before the crucial, final week of rehearsals began and was forced to make the painful {…}