Some filth or dementia from Michael Anthonio
Speaking of dementia in opera, all I can think of is the extraordinary reimagined production of Béla Bartók’s chamber opera Bluebeard’s Castle that I saw at Atlanta Opera in October 2022.
Atlanta Opera
Silent Night
Kevin Puts's and Mark Campbell's opera in a live video broadcast from Atlanta Opera
Streaming and discussion start Nov 13 at 7:35 PM
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Götterdämmerung
Roberto Kalb conducts Lise Lindstrom and Stefan Vinke in the conclusion of Atlanta Opera's Ring Cycle.
Streamed June 5, 2026 at 6:00 PM
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Not in Kansas anymore
Christopher Corwin speaks to rising bass-baritone Le Bu about his journey from Yancheng, China to the Met (with a stop in Wichita) and what important roles await him.
His infinite variety
Bass-baritone Le Bu’s recital with Vocal Arts DC highlighted his linguistic and timbral versatility.
Turandot
Angela Meade, Jonathan Burton, and Juliana Grigoryan star in a live video broadcast from Atlanta Opera
Streamed May 1, 2026 at 7:30 PM
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Do the locomotion
As my friend and I Ubered out to the luxurious Cobb Energy Centre for Atlanta Opera’s La traviata, I had trains on the mind.
Semele
Handel‘s scintillating oratorio in a live video broadcast from Atlanta Opera
Monuments man
It has been a great season for prolific Bay Area composer Jake Heggie.
Think different
Bay Area composer Mason Bates’s and librettist Mark Campbell’s contemporary opera about the life of the tech mogul Steve Jobs came home “to the place where it all began” in spectacular fashion
Shark in a tent
The great Dalai Lama once said, “whenever there is a challenge, there is also an opportunity to face it, to demonstrate and develop our will and determination.”
Meeting Venus
Last month in the New York Times Joshua Barone surveyed recent European streams of German works by Kurt Weill and pondered their relationship to his later Broadway successes; his piece prompted Trove Thursday to feature two versions of One Touch of Venus.
Atlantis in Atlanta
“Once upon a time / Lived a foolish king. / Mocking Death, his crime, / Pure chaos he bring.”
The party’s over
Seven characters step forward and sing a rousing opening number, “The Party Goes On,” accompanied by images of job lines, Hoovervilles, and soup kitchens.
I’ll take the fall
The days are getting shorter, but you can keep the prattle going this fall’s Talk of the Town! You will, you can, you must join in the discussion about: Great mezzo soprano performances (October),
Gained in translation (November), Teleport me back to… (December).