Tag Archives: Atlanta Opera

Marianne Cornetti (courtesy of Athlone Artists)
Marianne Cornetti (courtesy of Athlone Artists)

Atlanta connections: mezzo Marianne Cornetti credits The Atlanta Opera with her first major role

William Ford | 26 JUL 2021 Marianne Cornetti is internationally recognized as one of the leading Verdi mezzo-sopranos of her generation. She has appeared as Amneris in Aida, Azucena in Il trovatore, Lady Macbeth in Macbeth, and Princess Eboli […]

Tomer Zvulun, general and artistic director of The Atlanta Opera. (credit: Felipe Barral)
Tomer Zvulun, general and artistic director of The Atlanta Opera. (credit: Felipe Barral)

The Atlanta Opera announces 2021-22 season, Tomer Zvulun discusses rethinking opera as pandemic restrictions ease

MARK GRESHAM | 25 MAY 2021 With the stroke of midnight, today The Atlanta Opera announced its 2021-22 season of Mainstage Series productions and a return to performing in the the Cobb Energy Performing Arts Centre. The company’s four […]

The cast of Imagine Broadway sings their grand finale, "There's No Business Like Show Business." (credit Felipe Barral / The Atlanta Opera)
The cast of Imagine Broadway sings their grand finale, "There's No Business Like Show Business." (credit Felipe Barral / The Atlanta Opera)

Matinee concerts afford opera singers a venue for vernacular song

The Atlanta Opera concludes its spring ’21 season this weekend THE ATLANTA OPERA The Big Tent, at Cobb Energy Centre April 24, 2021 Crossroads: The Sequel Performers: Gabrielle Beteag, Joshua Conyers, Theo Hoffman, Mike Mayes, Megan Marino. May 1, […]

On top of the bar, Carmen (Megan Marino) performs for the patrons of the Threepenny Tavern. (credit: Ken Howard)
On top of the bar, Carmen (Megan Marino) performs for the patrons of the Threepenny Tavern. (credit: Ken Howard)

The Atlanta Opera takes Carmen to East Texas for an American spin on a French classic

THE ATLANTA OPERA April 15, 2021 The Big Tent, at Cobb Energy Centre Threepenny Carmen adapted from Bizet’s opera, Carmen Jorge Parodi, conductor Tomer Zvulun, stage director Cast: Megan Marino (Carmen), Jasmine Habersham (Micaëla), Richard Trey Smagur (Don José), […]