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Jessica Nuccio & Santiago Ballerini Headline Atlanta Opera’s 2020-21 Season

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The Atlanta Opera has announced its 2020-21 season celebrating its 41st anniversary. As part of this new season, the company will also introduce a new partnership with two local institutions, the Georgia Institute of Technology and the LGBTQIA+ community-focused Out Front Theatre Company. The season opens with Puccini’s “La Bohème” starring Jessica Nuccio in her U.S. debut with Timothy Myers {…}

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Jennifer Holloway to Highlight Atlanta Opera’s New ‘Salome’

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(Credit: Arielle Doneson) The Atlanta Opera is set to premiere Tomer Zvulun’s new production of “Salome” on Jan. 25, 2020. The work will star Jennifer Holloway in her U.S. title role debut with Arthur Fagen conducting. Holloway has turned “Salome” into one of her signature roles, performing it in Dreseden, Mannheim, Leipzig, Bilbao, and England’s Opera North. Nathan Berg will {…}

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Jamie Barton & Morris Robinson Among Atlanta Opera’s Artistic Advisory Council Members

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(Credit: Fay Fox) The Atlanta Opera has hired a number of notable artists to conform its Artistic Advisory Council. Its new advisors will include Jamie Barton, Michael Mayes, Kevin Burdette, and Morris Robinson. Burdette has appeared in such operas as “Die Entführung aus dem Serail” and “Dead Man Walking” at Atlanta Opera. Robison appeared in “Rigoletto” with the company, while {…}

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Atlanta Opera & Spelman College To Team Up For Angela Brown’s Opera…From A Sistah’s Point Of View

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Spelman College and the Atlanta Opera are set to partner for Angela Brown’s signature program Opera “…from a Sistah’s Point of View.” The free community performance will showcase Brown in a program which dispels the myths surrounding opera with a not-so-serious take on the stories and by demonstrating the ethnic, geographic, and socioeconomic diversity portrayed in opera characters. Brown’s mission {…}

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Santiago Ballerini Headlines Atlanta Opera’s ‘La Cenerentola’

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(Credit: Courtesy of The Atlanta Opera) The Atlanta Opera will open its 2019-20 season with Rossini’s “La Cenerentola.” The production, directed by Spanish director Joan Font, will star rising star and Atlanta Opera favorite Santiago Ballerini, Emily Fons in the title role, Thomas Glass, Dale Travis, and Alan Higgs. Dean Williamson will conduct the comic gem. In a press release, {…}

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Jamie Barton & Zuzana Markova Headline Atlanta Opera’s 2018-19 Season

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The Atlanta Opera has announced its 2018-19 season, which the company is presenting as its most exciting season to date. “Our 2018-19 season is programmed for avid opera lovers and new audiences alike. This will be our most popular season ever starting with our celebration of Bernstein and his seminal ‘West Side Story,’ and closing with a triumphant presentation of {…}

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Atlanta Opera To Present Abridged ‘Magic Flute’

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The Atlanta Opera will present Mozart’s “The Magic Flute” in performance at the Center for Puppetry Arts this January. The production will be part of The Atlanta Opera’s Studio Tour which will feature artists from the Atlanta Opera Studio. The performances will bring an abridged version to schools and community venues across Georgia and is set to reach more than 12,500 {…}

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Atlanta Opera Adds Four New Members To Its Board of Directors

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The Atlanta Opera has announced the addition of four new members to the company’s Board of Directors. The new members, who come from diverse backgrounds will provide a unique vision and skill set to further the Opera’s strategic plan. The four new members are Elizabeth Adler, Sandra Morelli, Alex Simmons, and Bill Snyder. Adler is a Counsel in King & {…}

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Q & A: Bass-Baritone Wayne Tigges on ‘The Flying Dutchman’ At Atlanta Opera

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Music was always a major part of bass-baritone Wayne Tigges’ youth. As the youngest of 10 kids, his father was part of a professional barbershop quartet and the majority of his family members were singers in one way or another. The young Tigges was also a lead singer in a heavy metal band called Aftershock.  From there he would eventually {…}