The Atlanta Opera

The Atlanta Opera is an opera company based in Atlanta, Georgia, US. Founded in 1979, the company produces four mainstage opera productions each season at Cobb Energy Performing Arts Centre, its primary performance venue since 2007. It also presents smaller-scale productions and operates education, artist-development, film, and new-works programs. Tomer Zvulun has served as the company's general and artistic director since 2013. Under his leadership, The Atlanta Opera launched its Discoveries series, Studio Artists program, Film Studio, and New Opera Works Festival. In 2024, Opera America placed The Atlanta Opera among the 10 largest opera companies in the United States after its annual operating budget reached $15 million. In 2026, the company began construction on the Molly Blank Center for Opera and the Arts, scheduled to open late 2027 as its permanent administrative and artistic home with performance, rehearsal, education, and office spaces. Between 2023 and 2026, The Atlanta Opera presented the four operas of Richard Wagner's Der Ring des Nibelungen individually over four seasons, concluding with Götterdämmerung. The company plans to present the four operas together as two complete cycles during The Atlanta Opera Ring Festival in June 2029.