Atlanta Opera to Open 2011-2012 Season With Donizetti's Lucia di Lammermoor

On November 12 at 8:00 p.m., The Atlanta Opera opens its 2011-12 season with Donizetti's Lucia di Lammermoor. To celebrate Opening Night, and the Company's fifth season at the Cobb Energy Performing Arts Centre, patrons are invited to attend an Opening Night Party, immediately following the performance.

Tickets for the party can be purchased at atlantaopera.org. Other performances will be on November 15 at 7:30 p.m., November 18 at 8:00 p.m., and November 20 at 3:00 p.m. Single tickets are on sale now, and can be purchased online at atlantaopera.org or by calling (404) 881-8885.

In Donizetti's dramatic tragedy, Lucia is forced to marry against her will, setting off tragic events that lead to the most spectacular mad scene in opera. Soprano Georgia Jarman sings Lucia, with baritone Stephen Powell in the role of her brother, Enrico. Edgardo is sung by tenor Jonathan Boyd, and tenor Timothy Culver performs the role of Lucia's bridegroom, Arturo. Mezzo-soprano, and Atlantan, Susan Nicely sings the role of Lucia's handmaid, Alisa.

Arthur Fagen, in his inaugural season as Atlanta Opera music director, conducts. Stage direction will be provided by Tomer Zvulun, who delighted Atlanta Opera audiences with his engaging staging of The Magic Flute in 2010 and The Flying Dutchman in 2009. Lucia di Lammermoor will be sung in Italian with English supertitles projected above the stage.

 

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