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The Atlanta Opera Announces Changes to Streaming Platform

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The Atlanta Opera has announced changes to its streaming platform. The company has restructured its newly renamed streaming platform Atlanta Opera Film Studio to allow greater access to audiences. Per an official press statement, free accounts will allow access to live stream replays, while the monthly subscription has been reduced to $5 to allow access to the organization’s top content. {…}

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The Atlanta Opera Announces Return of 96-Hour Opera Project

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The Atlanta Opera  has announced the return of its composition competition, the 96-Hour Opera Project. The program is tailored specifically for composers and librettists from historically underrepresented communities. This year there will be six chosen teams will travel to Atlanta with completed 10-minute works based on a historical theme provided by story partner, Atlanta History Center. Once in Atlanta, the {…}

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The Atlanta Opera to Present Chevalier de Saint-Georges’ ‘The Anonymous Lover’

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The Atlanta Opera will present “The Anonymous Lover” as part of its Discoveries Series this March. The production of the Joseph Bologne, Chevalier de Saint-Georges work, will be showcased in partnership with Morehouse College. This represents the first-ever production of an opera by a Black composer by The Atlanta Opera. Performances open on March 31 at the Ray Charles Performing {…}

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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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Michael Mayes & Susan Bullock Headline The Atlanta Opera’s ‘Bluebeard’s Castle’

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The Atlanta Opera’s Discoveries Series is set to kick off the 2022-23 Season with Bela Bartók’s “Bluebeard’s Castle” on October 7- 9. The opera, which will be presented in association with Atlanta State University School of Music from Kennesaw, will star Michael Mayes and Susan Bullock. It will be directed by Daisy Evans and conducted by Stephen Higgins. “We’ve been {…}

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Marcus Norris & Adamma Ebo Win The Atlanta Opera’s ’96-Hour Opera Project: Stories that Resonate’

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The Atlanta Opera has announced that composer Marcus Norris and librettist Adamma Ebo have been chosen as the winners of their inaugural “96-Hour Opera Project: Stories that Resonate.” The competition ran from June 17 – 20, with the finals presented at the Ray Charles Performing Arts Center in Morehouse College. The project is a composition showcase where six teams created {…}

Reviews, Stage Reviews

The Atlanta Opera 2021-22 Review: As One

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(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 {…}

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The Atlanta Opera Announces Composer-Librettist Teams for 96-Hour Opera Project

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The Atlanta Opera has announced the teams that will comprise its 96-Hour Opera Project, a composition showcase and competition where teams of composers and librettists create completely new 10-minute operas. The finals, held on June 20th, will be held at the Ray Charles Performing Arts Center at Morehouse College School of Music. The teams are: composer Johanny Navarro and librettist {…}