The Atlanta Opera Podcast

Blink and it's over. It's 5 things you need to know about The Atlanta Opera's production of Gilbert & Sullivan's The Pirates of Penzance with director and choreographer Seán Curran.

In this week’s episode of BlinkOpera, we learn from an expert in the opera field as we join Maestro Francesco Milioto for a 15-minute deep dive into the music of The Pirates of Penzance. Blinks are built to give you an introduction to operas told from the artists who actually perform them and know them intimately. So, let’s listen to the highlights, unpack the plot, and hear about performance anec...

Dr. Rohit Deshpande’s passion for the arts extends beyond the concert stage to the business office. In his work at Harvard Business School, Dr. Deshpande advocates for entrepreneurship within the arts that draws from cutting edge best-practices in the for-profit sector. Tomer speaks with Dr. Deshpande about what the nonprofit arts organizations can do to thrive even during the trying times of the...

With absurd adventures, improbable paradoxes, and endless clever tunes, Gilbert and Sullivan’s The Pirates of Penzance is a classic operetta for all to enjoy! Join soprano Susanne Burgess on this week’s episode as she takes us through the background, history, and the opera’s plot ahead of her role debut as Mabel in the Atlanta Opera’s upcoming production. Blinks are built to give you an introducti...

Composer Mason Bates and Tomer Zvulun discuss taking on the mythology of Steve Jobs, creating new sonic worlds for opera and Bates' influences in the latest episode of The Atlanta Opera's The Business of Opera.

Atlanta Opera Board Chair Rhys Wilson talks with Tomer Zvulun about the whirlwind decision-making of opera companies in the last 18 months. Wilson is an Atlanta-based attorney working in mergers and acquistions.

Baritone John Moore will sing the title role in the 2022 productions of The (R)Evolution of Steve Jobs. Tomer Zvulun speaks to Moore about capturing the nuances of a complex man, performing new operas and more.

Andy Binns and his company Change Logic love innovation, disruption and the ways companies and leaders think differently. Tomer Zvulun asks him about his work, his view on Steve Jobs and other visionaries, and his upcoming book. Binns' upcoming book,  Corporate Explorer: how corporations beat startups at the innovation game , is a guide book for managers and executives seeking to build new busines...

In this episode, Tomer Zvulun interviews one of his business heroes, Dr. Michael Tushman of Harvard Business School. Tushman was an inspiration for Zvulun's TEDx talk about how opera companies must be "ambidextrous" in their thinking to thrive.  Among his many accolades and accomplishments, Dr. Tushman is the Charles B. (Tex) Thornton Chair of the Advanced Management Program at Harvard. His influe...

Blink and it's over. It's the top 5 things you need to know about The Atlanta Opera's production of Handel's Julius Caesar. 

Welcome to season two of Blink Opera. Blinks are built to give you an introduction to operas told from the artists who actually perform them and know them intimately. So, let’s listen to the highlights, unpack the plot, and hear about performance anecdotes in a time-efficient and fun way! In this week’s episode of Blink Opera, we learn from an expert in the opera field as we join celebrated conduc...

Librettist Mark Campbell digs into his approach to writing, how he made Steve Jobs' character uniquely human and more in this first episode of The Business of Opera with Tomer Zvulun. #meetopera

Welcome to season two of Blink Opera. Blinks are built to give you an introduction to operas told from the artists who actually perform them and know them intimately. So, let’s listen to the highlights, unpack the plot, and hear about performance anecdotes in a time-efficient and fun way! With themes of vengeance, love, betrayal, jealousy, and honor, Handel’s Julius Caesar has become a timeless cl...

Go behind the scenes with our new Table Talk series, an in-depth chat with the artists as they dispel never-heard-before stories, anecdotes, and their experience during the process. In this episode, the cast and creative team of The Threepenny Carmen chat about what happened behind the scenes, and what it's like performing during a pandemic.

In this Table Talk, soprano Jasmine Habersham sits down with fellow Company Players and renowned Black opera singers for a conversation about trailblazing BIPOC artists, representation in opera, and how Prince is like Mozart. Stay tuned for the quiz at the end! This discussion was produced in conjunction with the Concert for Unity, May 2021.

It's a wild ride performing during a pandemic. Hear tales from the tent with The Atlanta Opera Company Players - hilarious audience moments, masks while singing, and much more.  Tomer Zvulun hosts a lively, insightful conversation with Company Players and "Crossroads" performers, Jamie Barton, Morris Robinson, Micahel Mayes, and Megan Marino.

It's a wild ride performing during a pandemic. Hear tales from the tent with The Atlanta Opera Company Players - hilarious audience moments, masks while singing, and much more. Tenor Alek Shrader (Harlequin) hosts with fellow artists from the cast of The Kaiser of Atlantis: Michael Mayes, Kevin Burdette, Daniela Mack, Jasmine Habersham, Calvin Griffin, Brian Vu, Nathan Munson, and conductor Clinto...

Tomer Zvulun hosts this Flashback with the cast of Pagliacci: Talise Trevigne, Richard Trey Smagur, Reginald Smith, Jr., Megan Marino, and Joseph Lattanzi.

Welcome to BlinkOpera, episode 4. We've built these blinks to give you a solid dose of opera's incredible storytelling for all those times you can't make it out to the theatre, or the Big Tent, or--let's face it--you just don't have time. Soprano Jasmine Habersham gives some background, history, and takes you through the plot of Weill, Brecht, and Hauptmann's dark satire The Threepenny Opera, whic...

Welcome to BlinkOpera, episode 3. We’ve built these blinks to give you a solid dose of opera’s incredible storytelling for all those times you can’t make it out to the theatre, or the Big Tent, or–let’s face it–you just don’t have time. Mezzo-soprano Daniela Mack gives some background, history, and takes you through the plot of Bizet's (in)famous searing drama, Carmen, which The Atlanta Opera pres...

Welcome to BlinkOpera, episode 2. We’ve built these blinks to give you a solid dose of opera’s incredible storytelling for all those times you can’t make it out to the theatre, or the Big Tent, or–let’s face it–you just don’t have time. Bass Kevin Burdette gives some background, history, and takes you through the plot of Ullmann and Kien’s dark, biting satire work, The Kaiser of Atlantis which The...

Welcome to BlinkOpera, episode 1. We’ve built these blinks to give you a solid dose of opera’s incredible storytelling for all those times you can’t make it out to the theatre, or the Big Tent, or–let’s face it–you just don’t have time. Tenor Richard Trey Smagur gives some background, history, and takes you through the plot of Leoncavallo’s most famous work, Pagliacci , which The Atlanta Opera pre...