Speakeysie News Desk

ATLANTA, GA  – Today, the Atlanta Opera Film Studio releases three new cinematic opera films, transforming the company’s acclaimed stage productions of Richard Wagner’s Ring Cycle into full-length movie experiences. Drawn from performances of Das Rheingold, Die Walküre, and Siegfried, the films will stream exclusively on The Atlanta Opera Film Studio’s digital platform, bringing these monumental works to audiences around the world. 

Membership to the streaming platform is available for $25 annually or $7 monthly and provides access to the new releases, as well as an extensive library of content, including complete operas, documentaries, opera shorts, curated arias, and The Atlanta Opera’s popular Blink opera series and podcasts.

The films are produced by The Atlanta Opera’s Carl W. Knobloch Jr. General and Artistic Director Tomer Zvulun, and Film Studio Director Felipe Barral. The creative team for The Atlanta Opera’s Ring Cycleincludes Director Tomer Zvulun, Scenic and Projection Designer Erhard Rom, Costume Designer Mattie Ullrich, Lighting Designer Robert Wierzel, and Live Action Designer Ran Arthur Braun, with the stage productions led by conductors Arthur Fagen and Roberto Kalb.

Featuring many of today’s leading operatic artists, The Atlanta Opera’s Ring Cycle stars Greer Grimsley, Christine Goerke, Stefan Vinke, Lise Lindstrom, Alexander Kopeczi, Viktor Antipenko, Zachary Nelson, Rodell Rosel, Julius Ahn, Raymond Aceto, Gretchen Krupp, Laura Wilde, Lindsay Ammann, Richard Cox, Ronnita Miller, Elizabeth Deshong, and others.

The final production of Atlanta Opera’s Ring Cycle, Twilight of the Gods (Götterdämmerung), will be presented live on May 30-June 7, 2026, at the Cobb Energy Performing Arts Center. Details and tickets are available at atlantaopera.org.

In addition to producing opera films, The Atlanta Opera Film Studio offers livestreams of each mainstage opera throughout the season, including Twilight of the Gods on Friday, June 2. These livestreams are available for replay on the platform until the corresponding cinematic opera film is released. Livestreams and select content are free to registered account holders, while full-length opera films are exclusive to members.

For more information, visit The Atlanta Opera Film Studio’s streaming platform at stream.atlantaopera.org.

A deeper look at The Atlanta Opera Film Studio by Danielle Charbonneau (Atlanta Journal-Constitution): https://www.ajc.com/arts-entertainment/2025/05/felipe-barral-elevates-the-art-of-opera-on-film-for-the-streaming-age/

About The Atlanta Opera

Hailed by The New York Times for “Bringing Opera Back from the Brink,” The Atlanta Opera’s mission is to break the boundaries of opera to create exceptional experiences for audiences everywhere. Founded in 1979, the company has grown to achieve “Tier One” status (Opera America) in 2024 and works with world-renowned singers, conductors, directors, and designers who seek to enhance the art form. Under the leadership of internationally recognized stage director and Carl W. Knobloch, Jr. General & Artistic Director Tomer Zvulun, The Atlanta Opera expanded from three to four mainstage productions at Cobb Energy Performing Arts Centre and launched the acclaimed “Discoveries” event series, as well as the innovative 96-Hour Opera Project. In recent years, the company has been named among the “Best of” by the Atlanta Journal-Constitution and was nominated in 2016, 2023, and 2025 for International Opera Awards. It also received ArtsATL’s 2019 Luminary Award for Community Engagement in recognition of its successful Veterans Program in partnership with the Home Depot Foundation, while the 2023 Governor’s Award for the Arts and Humanities recognized the excellence of the 96-Hour Opera Project. In addition, The Atlanta Opera was featured in a 2018 Harvard Business School case study about successful organizational growth, and Zvulun presented a TEDx Talk at Emory University titled “The Ambidextrous Opera Company, or Opera in the Age of iPhones.”

During the COVID-19 pandemic, The Atlanta Opera was one of the few companies in the world to create a full, alternative season, consisting of no fewer than 40 live performances in two different outdoor venues, including a revolutionary custom-designed circus tent. The critically acclaimed productions and concerts were streamed in HD on the newly created “Atlanta Opera Film Studio” streaming platform, which continues to allow The Atlanta Opera to reach a global audience. National coverage of the “pandemic season” included features in the Wall Street Journal and on PBS NewsHour.

Tomer Zvulun and his creative team launched performances of Richard Wagner’s Ring cycle, developing an entirely new production. Featuring one of the four operas each season since 2023, the 4-opera music drama will premiere the final opera of the cycle, Gotterdammerung, in May/June 2026. Reflecting on the company’s achievements over the past decade, Musical America declared, “The Atlanta Opera has arrived.” For more information, visit atlantaopera.org.

About The Atlanta Opera Film Studio

Launched to expand the reach of opera through cinematic artistry, The Atlanta Opera Film Studio reimagines live performances into dynamic film experiences. Each production is filmed with a focus on dramatic intimacy and visual storytelling, offering a unique perspective on classic and contemporary operatic works. The Atlanta Opera Film Studio is led by Tomer Zvulun, the Carl W. Knobloch, Jr. General and Artistic Director of The Atlanta Opera. The project was founded to support the Opera’s activities during the coronavirus pandemic, but has become an integral part of the company’s transformation into one of the top opera companies in the U.S.

Director and filmmaker Felipe Barral began a creative partnership in 2017 with Zvulun, and their mutual vision led to the development of The Atlanta Opera as a digital media company. Barral has transformed the way opera is presented on screen by leveraging multi-camera setups, immersive editing, artistic staging, and meticulous sound and audio presentation. His unique blend of theatrical performance with feature-film aesthetic creates content with exceptional impact.