February 9, 2010

2010-2011 Season Announcement

Welcome to The Atlanta Opera’s brand new blog! We’ll be posting several times per week with news, photos, and more, so be sure to check back soon. To open this blog, we want to share our recently announced 2010-2011 season, which will be our fourth in the Cobb Energy Performing Arts Centre! In an effort to remain fiscally responsible during these tough economic times, we’ve scaled back to three productions, so we’ve made sure that our three choices all have […]
April 1, 2011

Every opera has its drama…. and its fun facts… especially Così fan tutte

You never know when you may be called upon to summon up obscure opera facts for a game of Trivial Pursuit. Have no fear… we’ve got the antidote below. Enjoy some fun facts from our upcoming production of Mozart’s mischievous and brilliant Così fan tutte. 1. Mozart’s full name was Johannes Chrysostomus Wolfgangus Theophillus Amadeus Gottlieb Sigismundus Mozart. Theophillus, Amadeus, Gottlieb and Sigismundus all mean “beloved of God,” just in different languages. 2. Mozart was appointed concertmaster of the Archbishop […]
April 7, 2011

ARTIST PROFILE | Matthew Plenk

Così fan tutte is Mozart’s comedic 18th century reality show, and caught in the mix is the charming, beguiling, and fairly naive, Ferrando, played by Matthew Plenk. This is Matthew’s debut with The Atlanta Opera, and already he’s making a lasting impression. All’s fair in love and war? All’s well that ends well? Let’s have Matthew help us decide, and learn a little about “real life” along the way… 1. Where do you live when you’re not traveling? I live […]