Elizabeth H.
8/30/2021
I have seen many operas and enjoyed the Rossini fest music from the Knox Opera Company. My favorite production of La Traviata was here, as well as an excellent production of Les Contes d'Hoffman....
Knoxville Opera
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612 E Depot Ave
Knoxville, TN 37917
History
Founded:1978 as Knoxville Civic Opera Artistic Director: Edward Zambara (1978-1981) Performance Space: Bijou Theatre, Capacity: 750 (built 1890s as vaudeville house) 1983: Company becomes fully professional; name changed to: Knoxville Opera Company General Director/Principal Conductor: Robert Lyall (1982-1999) Francis Graffeo (2000-2005) Brian Salesky (2005-present) Performance Venues: Civic Auditorium, Capacity 2400 Tennessee Theatre, Capacity 1600 (built in 1927) www.knoxvilleopera.com/about/archives/
Specialties
Providing the residents of East Tennessee with high quality locally produced opera. Contributing to the future of the operatic art form by educating the community about opera and its role in our culture and presenting new works when possible. Expanding audiences for opera in the region. Encouraging the development of operatic talent in this community, and foster its exposure to the greater opera audience.
Reviews
2.53 reviews
Brendan W.
11/10/2019
Yellowface opera in 2019. Not much more to be said. Totally inexcusable, there are dozens of people involved with this organization at the artistic level and they gave this the green-light. That...
Kaylee D.
11/10/2019
There are pictures going viral of Knoxville Opera's cast of "Madame Butterfly". This company decided to do yellow face rather than A. use asian performers B. using costuming rather than makeup or...
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