The Atlanta Opera Extends Contract With Orchestra

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The Atlanta Opera has announced that it has extended its contract with The Atlanta Opera Orchestra through the end of the 2023-24 season. The existing contract expired this past July. “The orchestra has been a critical partner in the growth of the company from 12 performances in 2013 to 32 performances in 2019,” shares Carl W. Knobloch, Jr. General and {…}

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The Atlanta Opera To Provide over 2,800 Tickets For Veterans Program In 2019-20

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(Credit: Duane Tinkey / Des Moines Metro Opera) The Atlanta Opera has announced that its Veterans Program will provide free tickets to over 2,800 veterans and active military. The company is also set to host an event on the eve of Veterans day prior to a performance of “La Cenerentola.” The event, which will also include a reception to celebrate {…}

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The Atlanta Opera Makes Two Key Leadership Hires

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The Atlanta Opera has hired Paul Harkins as its Chief Advanced Officer and Jonathan Blalock as Individual Giving Officer. Harkens worked previously as the Chief Development and External Relationships Officer at The Univeristy of Michigan School of Music, Theatre & Dance. In his new position, he will be charged with supervising the development and marketing teams. Blalock previously worked at {…}

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The Atlanta Opera Unveils Artists For 2019-20 Studio Program

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The Atlanta Opera has announced the six members of the 2019-20 Atlanta Opera Studio. The Studio will feature two returning artists as well as four new ones for the coming season. The returning artists include mezzo-soprano Elizabeth Sarian and Baritone Jonathan Bryan. The new artists include soprano Jouelle Roberson, bass Isaac Kim, pianist and vocal coach Alvaro Corral Matute, and {…}

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Stephanie Blythe & Friends Headed to The Atlanta Opera

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The Atlanta Opera is set to showcase “Stephanie Blythe & Friends” on May 18, 2019. The concert is set to take place at the Sandy Springs Performing Arts Center at City Springs and will feature the famed mezzo alongside baritone Jonathan Bryan, soprano Anna Koźlakiewicz, mezzo-soprano Elizabeth Sarian, and tenor Justin Stolz. Pianist Craig Terry will be music director and {…}

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Jennifer Larmore, Morris Robinson & Michael Mayes Headline The Atlanta Opera’s 2019-20 Season

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The Atlanta Opera has announced its 2019-20 season. According to the press release, for its 40th anniversary season, The Atlanta Opera will present operas which fall under the overarching theme of “dangerous liaisons,” where the “protagonists share a propensity for self-destructive relationships that threaten to bring about their downfall.” Additionally, during this season four internationally acclaimed artists will return home to {…}

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The Atlanta Opera To Receive Luminary Award

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The Atlanta Opera’s initiative to recognize military veterans with engagement programs and free tickets to the company’s mainstage productions has received a Luminary Award for Community Engagement from ArtsATL. The Luminary Awards are known as Atlanta’s premier arts honors, celebrating the social impact, diversity, innovation, leadership, and generosity of the city’s creative community. Since 2015 the Home Depot Foundation has been {…}

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Jamie Barton Headlines The Atlanta Opera Premiere Of ‘Dead Man Walking’

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The Atlanta Opera is set to present the company premiere of Jake Heggie and Terrence McNally’s “Dead Man Walking” in an original production General & Artistic Director Tomer Zvulun. The new interpretation of the work, which is a co-production with the Israeli Opera, will star Jamie Barton in her role debut as Sister Helen Prejean, and Michael Mayes in his {…}

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The Atlanta Opera To Bring Free Performances To Local Elementary Schools

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The Atlanta Opera continues its mission to bring opera to the next generation, announcing that it will team with The Atlanta BeltLine Partnership (ABP) to bring a series of free opera performances to four elementary schools along the Atlanta Beltline. The performances will be of “The Barber of Seville” and will be funded by a Collaborative Innovation Grant given to {…}

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The Atlanta Opera Extends Contract With Orchestra

The Atlanta Opera To Provide over 2,800 Tickets For Veterans Program In 2019-20

The Atlanta Opera Makes Two Key Leadership Hires

The Atlanta Opera Unveils Artists For 2019-20 Studio Program

Stephanie Blythe & Friends Headed to The Atlanta Opera

Jennifer Larmore, Morris Robinson & Michael Mayes Headline The Atlanta Opera’s 2019-20 Season

The Atlanta Opera To Receive Luminary Award

Jamie Barton Headlines The Atlanta Opera Premiere Of ‘Dead Man Walking’

The Atlanta Opera To Bring Free Performances To Local Elementary Schools