The Atlanta Opera plans to release 18 new filmed operas on its streaming platform, The Atlanta Opera Film Studio.
Founded by Tomer Zvulun and Felipe Barral, the Atlanta Opera Film Studio was originally launched during the pandemic to help support the opera. The platform continued to help bring opera directly into people’s homes.
According to a press release, the 18 opera films include “Madama Butterfly,” “Don Giovanni,” “The Barber of Seville,” “Bluebeard’s Castle,” La bohème,” and the first three operas of Richard Wagner’s “Ring Cycle” – “Das Rheingold,” “Die Walküre,” and “Siegfried.”
“With this major release of feature films of opera, we demonstrate our commitment to innovation, to breaking boundaries, and underscoring the power of this vibrant art form,” Zvulun, who is also the company’s Carl W. Knobloch, Jr. general and artistic director, said in the release. “Opera’s stories and emotions are universal, whether experienced in the theater or on the screen.”
In addition to the classics, the films will also include modern works such as “As One,” “Forsyth County is Flooding,” and “Steele Roots.” The films will start to become available to Atlanta Opera Film Studio subscribers beginning on Sept. 25, with new films releasing monthly through December.
Starting in November, the Atlanta Opera also plans to livestream four upcoming operas for free on its streaming platform. “La traviata” will stream on Nov. 14. Next year, “The Marriage of Figaro” will stream on March 20, “Turandot” will stream on May 1, and “Twilight of the Dogs (Götterdämmerung)” will stream on June 5.
