March 23, 2010

Getting to Know Soprano Nicole Cabell

Looking forward to our production of The Magic Flute, we’re getting very excited about all the singers who will be new to The Atlanta Opera stage, including soprano Nicole Cabell. Nicole, our Pamina in Flute, quickly gained fame after winning the 2005 BBC Singer of the World Competition in Cardiff and has been rising in the world of opera ever since. Check out this video on her debut album: Also, read up on Nicole Cabell in this great Met interview […]
April 19, 2010

Video: Stage Director Tomer Zvulun

Get a behind-the-scenes look at our upcoming production of The Magic Flute in this video interview with Stage Director Tomer Zvulun!
April 21, 2010

Interview with Baritone Hugh Russell

A singer known not only for his vocal skills but also for his engaging acting, baritone Hugh Russell sings the role of Papageno in The Atlanta Opera’s current production of The Magic Flute. Recently, we sat down with Hugh to talk about his career in opera, the difficulty of performing comedy onstage, and his take on Atlanta. TAO: You were a comic hit as Dandini in The Atlanta Opera’s 2008 production of Rossini’s Cinderella. How is performing comic roles different […]
April 23, 2010

The Magic Flute Production Photos!

Photographer Tim Wilkerson took some great photos last night during the Final Dress Rehearsal of The Magic Flute, so here’s a sneak peek: The three ladies and Tamino (Sean Panikkar): Papageno (Hugh Russell) and the bird puppets: The Queen of the Night (Kathleen Kim): The Queen of the Night (Kathleen Kim) and Tamino (Sean Panikkar): Sarastro (Denis Sedov) and Pamina (Nicole Cabell): The three genies and Tamino (Sean Panikkar): Tamino (Sean Panikkar) with his flute: Papageno (Hugh Russell) and Papagena […]
May 10, 2010

Life as a Supernumerary: An Insider’s View of The Magic Flute

In April I discovered one of the best kept secrets in all of opera-going. And that is the opportunity to be a supernumerary. Supers are the folks standing around holding spears, or the officers come to arrest the tenor, etc. They are typically a function of the set more than a character in the story. I was invited to be one of fourteen supers in the Atlanta Opera’s The Magic Flute. This experience would turn out to be the operatic […]