(Credit: Jiyang Chen) The Atlanta Opera has world premiered “Orfano Mondo” on its Spotlight Media streaming platform. The work, which stars and was created by baritone Ryan McKinny in collaboration with filmmaker Felipe Barral, is broken up into a episodic series of eight episodes. The first four episodes are currently available. Each episode lasts between 10-15 minutes. The video uses {…}
The Atlanta Opera has released three “Love Letters to Atlanta,” a new video series featuring singers from around the world singing their “favorite songs in places woven into the fabric of Atlanta’s musical history.” The initial videos spotlight Jamie Barton, Kevin Burdette, and Morris Robinson and will be made available via the company’s Spotlight Media Streaming service until Feb. 14, 2021. {…}
The Atlanta Opera (TAO), hailed by the industry as being at the forefront of opera’s response to the pandemic with its innovative “Big Tent” series, announced the December 15 launch of Atlanta Opera Spotlight Media. The digital subscription service will provide access to monthly streaming bundles that combine concerts, special recordings, and behind-the-scenes footage with original opera productions captured live {…}
The Atlanta Opera has announced the receipt of a $500,000 grant towards its digital media and technology capacity. The grant is presented by the Lettie Pate Evans Foundation supports the organization’s pursuit of film and web-based content. “To have the Lettie Pate Evans Foundation deepen their investment in The Atlanta Opera through this gift…it’s a vote of confidence and demonstrates {…}
The Atlanta Opera has announced a cast change in “Pagliacci.” The company revealed that Studio Player Joshua Conyers will sing the role of Tonio for the final performances on Nov. 11, 13, and 14. Conyers replaces Reginald Smith Jr., who opened the production. Conyers has performed at Carnegie Hall, Wolf Trap Opera, Washington National Opera, Opera Wilmington, Opera Lafayette, and {…}
The Atlanta Opera has announced a new series of safety measures designed to help protect audiences as the company launches its 2020-21 season. Patrons who purchase digital tickets will only be able to access them after answering a health survey via the company’s app; tickets may only be accessed after passing the screening. This new precaution comes in partnership with {…}
In a display of community resilience, The Atlanta Opera has successfully recovered from damages to its Big Tent set up in the wake of Hurricane Zeta, which passed through the Atlanta region last Thursday. The company is currently midway through its run of performances of “Pagliacci” and “The Kaiser.” The company shared the experience in a video that captures some {…}
The Atlanta Opera (TAO) website greets visitors with an invitation: “JOIN US AT THE BIG TENT!” Cool. The company’s staging its 2021 productions in an enormous tent. But wait a minute; is that a circus tent? Yes, it is, and unlike the Met’s new-ish production of “Così fan tutte” in which the circus entered the opera house, The Atlanta Opera’s {…}
The Atlanta Opera has announced that its costume shop will be producing medical supplies for area hospitals. Per a press release, all costume shop employees will be dedicating their working hours to the effort. The idea was hatched late last week during a conversation between Atlanta Opera’s general director Tomer Zvulun and Grady Health System’s CEO John Haupert. “When I {…}
There has been a major cast change for The Atlanta Opera’s production of “Porgy and Bess,” which opens on Saturday. Per an update to the official website made on March 4, 2020, Talise Trevigne will be taking on the title role of Bess for all performances. She replaces Kristen Lewis, who was originally scheduled. Trevigne has appeared in a number {…}
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 {…}