The Black Pirate (USA 1926) – eight decades before Captain Jack Sparrow sailed through southern climes, Douglas Fairbanks portrayed an adventurous and daring privateer in The Black Pirate (German: Der Seeräuber ) – already familiar to some from the Robin Hood film, which the Symphony Orchestra presented in January 2022. This time, Fairbanks invites you to a true gem of early cinema – with buried treasure, exploding sailing ships, a romance with a beautiful girl, extraordinary stunts, and the capture of greedy treasure robbers! What more could you want? The Nuremberg Symphony Orchestra will celebrate the centenary of The Black Pirate with the European premiere of both the restored film version (Museum of Modern Art, 2023) and the new film score by Robert Israel (2023), who wrote a melodic swashbuckler score à la Erich Wolfgang Korngold, Max Steiner and John Williams especially for this film, which is in no way inferior to Fairbanks' artistic triumph on screen.

THE BLACK PIRATE Silent film with live orchestra

Documentation Center Nazi Party Rally Grounds

Following a string of awe-inspiring Met performances, soprano Lise Davidsen stars as Leonore, who risks everything to save her husband from the clutches of tyranny. Tenor David Butt Philip is the political prisoner Florestan, sharing the stage with bass-baritone Tomasz Konieczny as the villainous Don Pizarro, veteran bass René Pape as the jailer Rocco, and soprano Ying Fang and tenor Magnus Dietrich, in his company debut, as the young Marzelline and Jaquino. Bass Stephen Milling sings the principled Don Fernando, and Susanna Mälkki conducts the Met’s striking production, which finds modern-day parallels in Beethoven’s stirring paean to freedom.

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Fidelio

Lincoln Center for the Performing Arts

Experience the intensity and drama of Giuseppe Verdi's masterpiece, "Macbeth," brought to life by The Atlanta Opera. This season, immerse yourself in a world where ambition, power, and supernatural prophecies collide in a dark and riveting narrative. With no love story to soften its edges, "Macbeth" stands out as an opera that Verdi himself declared to be unlike any other, focusing solely on the relentless scramble for power at any cost.

Leading the cast in this magnificent production are Michael Mayes as Macbeth and Sara Gartland as Lady Macbeth, whose passionate and dramatic performances anchor the opera's tightly paced action and magnificent music. This production marks the second in our series of operas based on the works of Shakespeare, offering a fresh perspective on the timeless tale of ambition, guilt, and fate.

"Macbeth" is performed in Italian with English supertitles, ensuring that audiences can fully engage with the story's intricate details and emotional depth. The opera unfolds in four acts over approximately 2 hours and 55 minutes, with an intermission allowing for reflection on the powerful events depicted on stage.

The performances are scheduled to take place at the Cobb Energy Performing Arts Centre, offering a fittingly grand and atmospheric setting for Verdi's operatic exploration of power and madness. With performances on select dates in March 2025, including a matinee option, there are multiple opportunities to experience this compelling production.

Under the baton of conductor Iván López Reynoso and the visionary direction of Tomer Zvulun, with live action direction by Ran Arthur Braun, this production of "Macbeth" promises to be a highlight of The Atlanta Opera's season. Don't miss your chance to witness the ambition, the prophecy, and the tragedy of Macbeth and Lady Macbeth in an opera that continues to captivate audiences with its intensity and musical brilliance. Subscriptions and tickets are available now for what promises to be a memorable and stirring operatic experience.

Macbeth

Cobb Energy Performing Arts Centre

Concert 5: “Movie Night”

Taos Center for the Arts

Concert 3: “Silent Cinema Serenade”

Shuler Theater

Following a string of awe-inspiring Live in HD performances, Norwegian soprano Lise Davidsen returns to the Metropolitan Opera as Leonore, the faithful wife who risks everything to save her husband from the clutches of tyranny in Beethoven’s Fidelio. Completing the distinguished cast is British tenor David Butt Philip as the political prisoner Florestan, Polish bass-baritone Tomasz Konieczny as the villainous Don Pizarro, veteran German bass René Pape as the jailer Rocco, Chinese soprano Ying Fang and German tenor Magnus Dietrich as the young Marzelline and Jaquino, and Danish bass Stephen Milling as the principled Don Fernando. Susanna Mälkki conducts the March 15 performance, which will be transmitted live from the Met stage to cinemas worldwide.

Robert Israel

Events

Past events

Jan 30 - Feb 1, 2026

THE BLACK PIRATE Silent film with live orchestra · Nuremberg Symphony Orchestra

4 - 15 Mar, 2025

Fidelio · The Metropolitan Opera

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