by Anchorage Opera | Nov 2, 2023 | News
Review by Ahsan Awan, American Presswire, Oct 30, 2023 Anchorage Opera, Alaska’s premier opera company, kicked off its highly anticipated 2023-2024 season with a stunning production of Gaetano Donizetti’s beloved masterpiece, “The Elixir of Love.” The performances,...
by Anchorage Opera | Jun 6, 2023 | News, Press Releases
Anchorage, Alaska: Anchorage Opera (AO) Retiring General Director Reed W. Smith’s last day with AO is June 2, 2023, but before his departure tributes in recognition of his dedicated years of service abounded. On May 6, during Smith’s curtain speech for Carmen by Bizet...
by Anchorage Opera | Feb 3, 2023 | News, Press Releases
Anchorage, Alaska: Anchorage Opera (AO) Board of Trustees has announced Ben Robinson as the company’s new General Director following Reed W. Smith’s retirement at the end of the 2022-23 Celebrating 60 Season. Originally from Raleigh, North Carolina, Robinson brings a...
by Anchorage Opera | Jan 10, 2023 | News, Press Releases
Anchorage, Alaska: Anchorage Opera (AO) General Director Reed W. Smith has announced he plans to retire at the end of the 2022-23 Celebrating 60 Season. Hired by the AO Board of Trustees in 2014, Smith is the longest serving CEO in the history of the company. During...
by Anchorage Opera | Oct 11, 2022 | News, Press Releases
Anchorage, Alaska: Anchorage Opera has been selected by the Anchorage Chamber of Commerce for a ribbon cutting ceremony in celebration of their 2022-23 Celebrating 60 Season on Friday, October 14 from 4 – 6 PM in the Discovery Theatre at the Alaska Center for the...
by Anchorage Opera | Feb 2, 2022 | News, Press Releases
Anchorage, AK—Anchorage Opera (AO) is pleased to announce the company has been approved to receive an American Rescue Plan grant from the National Endowment for the Arts (NEA) to help the arts and cultural sector recover from the pandemic. In this highly competitive...