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The Atlanta Opera Review 2024: A Midsummer Night’s Dream

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Photo credit: Raftermen “Toi toi toi, y’all,” intones the attractive, Southern-inflected t-shirt at The Atlanta Opera’s pop-up gift shop. An apt tagline for a company having outgrown regional status, still honoring its roots in this de facto capital of the American South. Like Atlanta—now the sixth most populous metropolitan area in the United States, having recently edged past Philadelphia and {…}
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The Atlanta Opera to Present ‘A Midsummer Night’s Dream’

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The Atlanta Opera is set to present Benjamin Britten’s “A Midsummer Night’s Dream.” The opera will be presented at the Cobb Energy Performing Arts Centre between March 2 and March 10 with a live stream on March 8. The production will be directed by Bruno Baker and will be conducted by Louis Lohraseb. The cast will include Sir Iestyn Davies, {…}
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Atlanta Opera 2023-24 Review: The Shining

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(Photo credit: Raftermen/courtesy of The Atlanta Opera) Atlanta Opera gave a skillful East Coast premiere of Paul Moravec and Mark Campbell’s “The Shining.” As most are familiar with the plot of Stephen King’s 1977 novel, “The Shining,” from the 1980 Stanley Kubrick film, I will not recount the storyline. However, it is important to mention the operatic version is based {…}
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Atlanta Opera to Present ‘Frankenstein’ for Halloween

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The Atlanta Opera is set to present a special one-night-only showing of the 1931 James Whale-directed classic film “Frankenstein” starring Boris Karloff and Colin Clive. The evening will be presented at the Cobb Energy Performing Arts Center on Oct. 28, 2023. The film will be presented with a score by Michael Shapiro that will he will conduct performed live by {…}
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The Atlanta Opera Unveils 2023-24 Glynn Studio Artists

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The Atlanta Opera has unveiled the lineup of Glynn Studio Artists for its upcoming 2023-2024 season. The selected artists include mezzo-soprano Aubrey Odle, soprano Amanda Sheriff, director Nora Winsler, and bass-baritone Jason Zacher, meanwhile tenor Kameron Lopreore has been chosen for a second season. The Studio Artists will be given training and stage experience, including some lead performances and major {…}
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Liv Redpath, Iestyn Davies, George Gagnidze & Long Long Lead Atlanta Opera’s 2023-24 Season

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The Atlanta Opera has announced its 2023-24 season featuring six productions. All productions will be filmed for release on The Atlanta Opera’s Spotlight Media platform. The streaming platform is just one of the creative ways The Atlanta Opera rose to the occasion of the pandemic with innovations of lasting value and importance to future operations. It was, in part, these {…}
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The Atlanta Opera Announces Glynn Studio Artists for 2022-23 Season

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The Atlanta Opera has announced the Glynn Studio Artists for 2022-23. This year’s artists include stage director Bruno Baker, soprano Alexis Seminario, bass Edwin Jhamal Davis, mezzo Gretchen Krupp, and tenor Kameron Lopreore; Baker and Krupp are returning artists while Davis, Lopreore, and Seminario will be making their debuts. These artists will have an opportunity to work with established artists {…}
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Santa Fe Opera Announces 2022 Season Apprentice Singers & Confirms Return of Visitor Activities

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Santa Fe Opera unveiled its 47 Apprentice Singers for the 2022 season and will restart the popular visitor activities. With over 800 applicants, the Santa Fe Opera’s Apprentice Singer Program set a new record in selecting 47 participants. Current participants hale from the United States, Canada, China, Haiti, Japan, Korea, and Venezuela. Sopranos include Caitlin Aloia, Avery Boettcher, Caroline Corrales, {…}
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Patricia Racette, Susan Graham, Amy Shoremount Headline Top 5 Operas To See This Weekend – North America

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As November gets started, we look at a weekend packed with repertory that you don’t get a chance to see every day. So without further ado, here are top five operas to see this weekend. La Serva Padrona – The Lighthouse Opera Company, Bronx, NY The Bronx-based opera company will showcase the rare Pergolesi opera at Opera America with a {…}

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