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Performances 2021-22 Season Julius Caesar The Pirates of Penzance The Barber of Seville The (R)evolution of Steve Jobs Past Performances Tickets Purchase Tickets Subscriptions Group Sales Veterans Program Young Professionals Visit Safety Location Food & Drink Stream Get Started What’s On Donate Ways to Donate Individual Donations Planned Giving Corporate & Foundation Donations Donate Now Learn Education & Community Engagement Community Opera Professionals Opera 101 Connecting to Our Community About About Us Leadership Company Players The Glynn Studio Players Orchestra Chorus Staff Justice Statement Shopping Cart Shopping Cart Your Account More Info The 2021-22 Season at the Cobb Energy Performing Arts Centre This season is all about optimism, drama, modern icons, and, yes, laughs. You’ll find joyful escape with The Pirates of Penzance and The Barber of Seville . You will be inspired. We’ll shine a light on great leaders, who in the end were all too human. Julius Caesar and The (R)evolution of Steve Jobs bookend our Mainstage Series. 2021-22 Season Preorder Now & Save 50%! The Threepenny Carmen | The Threepenny Opera Couldn’t make it to the Big Tent? Watch it from the comfort of home. Pre-order the films to stream later this summer. Special $10 early access price! Pre-Order Now Streaming Opera Stream unlimited Atlanta Opera productions and special content from your favorite device for an entire year. For both newbies and current subscribers, ’s streaming service, Spotlight Media, is an easy way to watch and listen to . The Company Players This team of twelve operatic superstars call Atlanta and the southeast home. Many have performed with . All know what it means to look for belonging and meaning in a time of great hardship for artists throughout the world. Streaming Now Duration: 55 minutes Composer: Librettist: Premiere Date: It’s a wild ride performing during a pandemic. Hear tales from the tent with Company Players – hilarious audience moments, masks while singing and much more. FLASHBACK Pagliacci: Cast Discussion Learn More Duration: 70 minutes Composer: Librettist: Premiere Date: It’s a wild ride performing during a pandemic. Hear tales from the tent with Company Players – hilarious audience moments, masks while singing and much more. FLASHBACK The Kaiser of Atlantis: Cast Discussion Learn More Duration: 56 minutes Composer: Librettist: Premiere Date: Hear stories from Company Players Jamie Barton, Morris Robinson, Michael Mayes, and Megan Marino about what happened behind the scenes at Crossroads: A Variety Show. Hosted by Carl W. Knobloch, Jr. General & Artistic Director, Tomer Zvulun. FLASHBACK Crossroads Concert: Cast Discussion Learn More Duration: 43 minutes Composer: Various Librettist: Various Premiere Date: It’s a Company and Studio Players jamboree! If you loved Opera to Opry (2016, 2017) featuring the one and only Michael Mayes, you’d adore this latest creative showcase. Our Players are multitalented singers and instrumentalists, and they will perform bluegrass, gospel, blues and other American standards. Meet us at the Crossroads for a casual good time and unforgettable tunes. Crossroads: A Variety Show Various Learn More Duration: 8 episodes - about 15 mins each Composer: Librettist: Premiere Date: A world premiere film series created by international opera star Ryan McKinny and Emmy-award winning filmmaker Felipe Barral. Italian for “orphan world,” Orfano Mondo artfully addresses the hidden specter of fear that lingers over live performances during a pandemic. The film series draws inspiration and utilizes footage from ’s fall Big Tent productions of Leoncavallo’s Pagliacci and The Kaiser of Atlantis by Viktor Ullmann and Pietr Kien. Orfano Mondo Learn More Duration: 60 mins Composer: Viktor Ullmann Librettist: Petr Kien Premiere Date: December 16, 1975 Viktor Ullmann and Peter Kien’s now critically acclaimed chamber opera The Kaiser of Atlantis was written in 1943 in the Theresienstadt concentration camp. Before his death at Auschwitz, Ullmann gave the score to a colleague, and the opera remained unperformed until 1975. A haunting allegory about redemption despite the worst of humanity, this new production of The Kaiser of Atlantis features Company Players in a chilling satire built for our time. The Kaiser of Atlantis Viktor Ullmann Learn More Duration: 80 minutes Composer: Various Librettist: Various Premiere Date: This extravaganza celebrates the incredible work of Company and Studio Players who sing at the sultry end of the musical staff. Superstars Jamie Barton, Gabrielle Beteag, Daniela Mack, and Megan Marino planned an evening of operatic favorites and explorations into the wider realm of mezzo-soprano greatness that met with audience acclaim on November 10th in the Atlanta Opera Big Tent. Mezzo Extravaganza Various Learn More Duration: 2:13 Composer: Mitch Leigh Librettist: Joe Darion Premiere Date: April 1966 Morris Robinson has a story to tell, and he has a musical Love Letter to share with his hometown of Atlanta, Georgia. In the first of a series of twelve Love Letters to Atlanta, featuring the stellar Atlanta Opera Company Players, Robinson visits the historic Fox Theatre in Atlanta to sing and speak about a moment when he had an “Impossible Dream” to become a performer. Morris Robinson: Love Letter to Atlanta Mitch Leigh Learn More Duration: 3:32 Composer: Hoagy Carmichael Librettist: Stuart Gorrell Premiere Date: Sept 15, 1930 Mezzo-soprano Jamie Barton salutes her current hometown of Atlanta in a Fox Theatre debut that will knock your socks off. Barton’s performance is the third of a series of twelve Love Letters to Atlanta, featuring the stellar Atlanta Opera Company Players. Jamie Barton: Love Letter to Atlanta Hoagy Carmichael Learn More Duration: 80 mins Composer: Ruggero Leoncavallo Librettist: Ruggero Leoncavallo Premiere Date: May 21, 1892 In ’s completely new fall production of Leoncavallo’s verismo classic, audiences enter a dystopian world where artists question their ability to perform, distance separates loved ones, and a play-within-a-play exposes a great betrayal. Pagliacci Ruggero Leoncavallo Learn More Duration: 2:25 Composer: Frederick Loewe Librettist: Alan Jay Lerner Premiere Date: Oct 1, 1960 Kevin Burdette’s Atlanta has a hidden gem with a storied past. Burdette sings “If Ever I Would Leave You” from the beloved Lerner and Loewe musical Camelot, honoring one of his favorite vocal heroes, Cesare Siepi, another bass who adopted Atlanta as his hometown. Kevin Burdette: Love Letter to Atlanta Frederick Loewe Learn More From Our Blog Artist Spotlight: B.E. Boykin March 31, 2021 Read More Tomer Zvulun Named to Atlanta 500 January 22, 2021 Read More Friday Feature: Daniela Mack December 11, 2020 Read More Friday Feature: Kylie Saunders December 4, 2020 Read More Education & Community Engagement A core mission of is to provide educational opportunities for students of all ages. Our programs seek to promote an enduring appreciation of opera and to create audiences for the future. IN-PERSON & VIRTUAL STUDIO TOUR Founded in 1980 to teach students about opera, Studio Tour productions travel to schools and community venues across the state of Georgia each season. Studio Tour Info VIRTUAL WORKSHOPS & RESIDENCIES Bring into your classroom with our virtual offerings! Custom workshops and masterclasses offered in-person or via teacher’s preferred online platform. Virtual Offerings Our Mission Building the major international opera company Atlanta deserves. More Information Hear from us: Thank you to our Sponsors! Performances Tickets Visit Learn Ways To Donate About Contact Us News Blog Auditions & Jobs Rentals Administrative Office 1575 Northside Drive, NW Suite 350 Atlanta, Georgia 30318 main: 404-881-8801 ticket office: 404-881-8885 tickets@atlantaopera.org Staff Directory Our non-profit organization is creating online surveys with SurveyHero.com. 2020 - - Privacy Polic...