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The Atlanta Opera Announces New Facility on the Beltline

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The Atlanta Opera has announced that it will transform the historic Bobby Jones Clubhouse, located on Woodward Way on the Atlanta Beltline, into a home for opera and the performing arts in a community-forward, multi-disciplinary arts center. The company’s new plan will create a nature-inspired recital hall, immersive theatre venue, and education spaces, as well as administrative and rehearsal areas {…}

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The Atlanta Opera to Live Stream ‘La Bohème’

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The Atlanta Opera is set to live stream Puccini’s “La Bohème” on Sept. 20, 2024. The production by Tomer Zvulun and Vita Tzykun will star Kameron Lopreore, Amanda Batista, Luke Sutliff, Cadie J. Bryan, Allen Michael Jones, David Crawford, Andrew Nolen, and Levi Adkins. The work is being presented at the Tara Theatre directly from Pullman Yards. The “Bohème” is {…}

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‘Jala Smriti — Water Memory’ Wins The Atlanta Opera’s 96-Hour Opera Festival 2024

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The Atlanta Opera has announced the winners for its 96-hour opera festival.  The winning composition was Kitty Brazelton and Vaibu Mohan’s “Jala Smriti — Water Memory.” The opera explores the use of Artificial Intelligence to support people with dementia. Mohan and Brazelton will share the $10,000 Antinori Foundation Grand Prize and a commission from The Atlanta Opera to create a {…}

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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 {…}

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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 Announces 2024 96-Hour Opera Festival

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The Atlanta Opera has announced its 2024 96-Hour Opera Festival. The event will feature the world premiere of “Forsyth County is Flooding (with the Joy of Lake Lanier),” which won the 2022 competition. The opera will be staged by Tinashe Kajese-Bolden and conducted by Chaowen Ting. It stars Kevin Thompson (Church Jenkins), Minka Wiltz (Odella), Andrew Gilstrap (Mayor John Johns), Tiffany Uzoije (Butter), and Marnie Breckenridge. The opera’s {…}

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The Atlanta Opera to Perform ‘Another Sunrise’ for Holocaust Remembrance Day

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The Atlanta Opera and community partner The Temple will present “Identity & Conflict,” a concert and panel discussion leading up to Yom HaShoah, Holocaust Remembrance Day. The concert will be performed on May 1, 2024 and will feature a performance of “Another” Sunrise for soprano and chamber ensemble by Jake Heggie and Gene Scheer. Esther Tonea will perform as the {…}