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The Atlanta Opera invites you to experience our Final Dress Rehearsal program.

This program gives educators and students an opportunity to engage with in-person operatic performances, and is designed for students in grades 5-12 and showcases a full-length opera with sets, costumes, and orchestra.

2025-26 Final Dress Rehearsals Schedule
Verdi’s La traviata – Thursday, November 6, 2025 at 7pm
Mozart’s The Marriage of Figaro – Thursday, March 12, 2026 at 7pm
Puccini’s Turandot – Thursday, April 23, 2026 at 7pm
Wagner’s Twilight of the Gods – Thursday, May 28, 2026 at 6pm

Please note the following:

Please review the Final Dress Rehearsal Guidelines for Eligibility & Requesting Tickets before submitting your application.
All in-person Final Dress Rehearsals will begin at 7:00 PM on Thursday evenings.
Performances are held at the Cobb Energy Performing Arts Centre - 2800 Cobb Galleria Pkwy, Atlanta, GA 30339.
*Student groups are required to pay a $100 non-refundable administrative fee per registration. The fee is payable via Check mailed to The Atlanta Opera OR Credit Card over the phone.

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Verdi's La traviata

Performance Date: Thursday, November, 7 2025 at 7:00 pm
Application Due: Thursday, October 23, 2025
Sung Italian with English Supertitles
Recommended for grades 6-12
The performance will last approximately 2 hr, 30 min
Click here for more information about La traviata.

Mozart's The Marriage of Figaro

Performance Date: Thursday, March 12, 2026 at 7:00 PM
Application Due: Thursday, February 26, 2026
Sung in Italian with English supertitles
Recommended for grades 6-12
The performance will last approximately 3 hr, 30 min
Click here for more information about The Marriage of Figaro.

Puccini's Turandot

Performance Date: Thursday, April 23, 2026 at 7:00 PM
Application Due: Thursday, April 9, 2026
Sung in Italian with English supertitles
Recommended for grades 6-12
The performance will last approximately 2 hr, 45 min
Click here for more information about Turandot

Wagner's Twilight of the Gods

Performance Date: Thursday, May 28, 2026 at 7:00 PM
Application Due: Thursday, May 14, 2026
Sung in German with English supertitles
Recommended for grades 5-12
The performance will last approximately 5 hr, 55 min
Click here for more information about Twilight of the Gods

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Minimum 10 tickets - Maximum 100 tickets

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We require a 1-to-10 chaperone-to-student ratio

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