High anxiety? No, just the 24-Hour Opera Project
Up for a little bit of opera insanity? If so, this is your weekend. That’s when The Atlanta Opera holds its sixth annual 24-Hour Opera Project.
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This weekend's best bets: Oct. 31
Welcome to a weekend of firsts and one-of-a-kinds. The world premiere of “Pluto” at Actor’s Express. The debut of a monthly pop-up nightlife venue at the Woodruff Arts Center. The ASO’s inaugural “First Fridays” happy-hour concert. Plus Theatrical Outfit’s stunning “Harabel: A Sparrow Over a Minefield” and Out of Hand’s one-woman “Salome,” performed for audiences of 20 to 30, in private homes. Get a ticket! See a show! Have fun!
Read MoreThis weekend's best bets: Oct. 24
If we could see any one thing this weekend, it’d be “Harabel” at Theatrical Outfit or “Hamlet” at Georgia Shakespeare. Runners-up: “Vera Stark” and “Warrior Class” at the Alliance. Then we’d lick our chops in anticipation of Steve Yockey’s “Pluto,” beginning previews Oct. 30 at Actor’s Express.
Read More'Tosca,' 'Faust,' 'Barber of Seville' in opera's 2013-14 lineup
Atlanta Opera’s 2013-14 season includes three operas; its High School Opera Institute, beginning with auditions in September; the fourth annual 24-Hour Opera Project, which moves to Nov. 1-2 to coincide with National Opera Week; and the 2013 Atlanta Opera Ball, a fundraiser titled “Puccini’s Palazzo.”
Read More24-Hour Opera applications due by Friday
If you’re a composer, lyricist, singer, stage director or stage manager — with a yen for opera, Atlanta Opera wants you.
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