A Midsummer Night’s Dream – Atlanta Opera’s Director’s Note
“We are such stuff as dreams are made on, and our little life is rounded with a sleep.”— William Shakespeare, The Tempest I’m so grateful for dreams. With reality kicking …
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Program Notes on Atlanta Opera’s Rigoletto
In November of 1832, an excited Parisian audience gathered at the Théâtre-Français for the premiere of a new piece by the brilliant playwright Victor Hugo, titled Le Roi s’amuse (The …
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Atlanta Opera Opens New Season With Rigoletto
Rigoletto, an Italian opera in three acts, is considered one of by Giuseppe Verdi’s most acclaimed works. On November 4, Atlanta Opera will open its new mainstage season with this …
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Atlanta Opera Presents Stephen King’s The Shining
The Shining, a 1977 gothic horror novel by Stephen King, which was turned into one of the most acclaimed horror films of all time in 1980, is coming to Atlanta …
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Das Rheingold Closes Out Atlanta Opera’s Season
A new production of Das Rheingold, from Wagner’s monumental Ring Cycle, will close the Atlanta Opera’s 2022-23 mainstage season, April 29 through May 7. The Atlanta Opera’s artistic director Tomer …
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The Atlanta Opera Presents Candide in March
One of Leonard Bernstein’s most famous works—the classic comedy operetta Candide—will be presented for the first time by the Atlanta Opera, featuring an acclaimed cast of rising stars and veterans …
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Madama Butterfly Opens Atlanta Opera Season
Madama Butterfly, Giacomo Puccini’s 1904 opera, will open the Atlanta Opera’s 2022-23 season, and will feature a cast of leading, international singers who will bring the haunting story of love, …
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Fresh Production of Bluebeard’s Castle Opens Atlanta Opera Season
The North American premiere of a new production of Bela Bartók’s one-act chamber opera Bluebeard’s Castle, will kick off the Atlanta off the Atlanta Opera’s acclaimed Discoveries Series for 2022-23. …
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