The Atlanta Opera Announces Their 2010-11 Season

Student Shorts - La bohème

Thursday, October 07, 2010

Time: 10:00AM and 12PM
Venue: Cobb Energy Centre
Grades: 6-12
Admission: $7

These fully-staged and abbreviated versions of our main-stage productions provide students an opportunity to attend a live opera performance. Parents and educators are provided with an Opera Guide including information, activities and lesson plans that correlate directly with the Georgia Performance Standards. The Atlanta Opera Student Shorts are presented in partnership with Cobb Energy Performing Arts Centre's ArtsBridge Education Program. Reservations may be made by phone 770.916.2808 or email education@cobbenergycentre.com.

by Giacomo Puccini
In cold and snowy Paris, six young struggling artists are full of idealism, beauty and unbridled love. The tragic love story of Rodolfo and Mimì, along with fellow bohemians Marcello, Colline, Schaunard and Musetta, is the second most frequently performed opera in North America. Students will enjoy some of opera's most famous music in this abridged version of the work. Performed in Italian with English supertitles.

Running Time: 55 minutes; taken from the full production and performed with full sets, costumes and lighting, and accompanied by The Atlanta Opera Orchestra.

Atlanta Opera Masterclass - Bryan Hymel, tenor

Thursday, October 07, 2010

Time: 11:00 AM
Venue: Aderhold Learning Center 430 at Georgia State University
Admission: FREE

Tenor Bryan Hymel makes his Atlanta Opera debut as Rodolfo in performances of La bohème, October 2, 5, 8 & 10, 2010. A top prize winner of the 2009 Gerda Lissner Foundation Competition, and first-prize winner of the 2008 Licia Albanese/Puccini Foundation Competition, the 2008 Loren L. Zachary Vocal Competition, and the 2008 Giulio Gari Foundation Competition, Mr. Hymel has sung with the English National Opera, Dallas Opera, Bayerische Staatsoper and Wexford Festival Opera, among others. He made his Carnegie Hall debut with Opera Orchestra of New York in a gala concert featuring Renée Fleming, Marcello Giordani, and Dolora Zajick.

Contact: 404.413.5901

For additional information, visit Georgia State University School of Music.

Bon Appétit!

Thursday, November 4, 2010

Time: 7:30pm
Venue: The Cook's Warehouse at Ansley Mall
Admission: $25. All donations are tax-deductible. Open to the public. To purchase tickets, call Amanda Wilborn at 404.591.2928 or visit atlantaopera.org.

Join The Atlanta Opera for Bon Appétit! - a 30-minute musical extravaganza based on Julia Child's popular television show! Singer Susan Nicely will whip up some giggles and comedic-fromage and will even "bake" a cake in the demonstration kitchen! Following the performance, guests will delight in Julia's yummy treats! Guests will also have the opportunity to shop in the store and sign up for future cooking classes. All of this fun for only $25!

There will be giveaways and private shopping time. Attendees will receive a 10% discount on in-store purchases made that evening!

24-Hour Opera Project Showcase

Sunday, November 7, 2010

Time: 7:30 p.m.
Venue: Florence Kopleff RecitAl Hall, located in the Arts & Humanities Building at the corner of Gilmer Street and Peachtree Center Avenue.
Cost: FREE and open to the public.

In celebration of OPERA America's National Opera Week, opera organizations and educational programs in the Metro-Atlanta area will be hosting a 24-Hour Opera Project - a creative science project where Verdi meets reality TV! The showcase will feature the final products!
**This is a collaboration between The Atlanta Opera, Georgia State University School of Music, Clark Atlanta University & University of West Georgia.

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