When Robert Shaw arrived 57 years ago, Atlanta had few cultural institutions. He changed everything with the Atlanta Symphony Orchestra. “I could argue that Robert Shaw was our calling card," its longtime archivist contends. Now that calling card is complete.
Starting in March, The ASO on GPB brings you fresh performances from the Atlanta Symphony Orchestra’s 2023–24 season—Nathalie Stutzmann’s second as music director.
Hailed by the New York Times as the “leader of a new generation of opera stars,” and christened “opera’s nose-studded rock star,” Rome, Georgia's Mezzo-Soprano Jamie Barton has blown off the stodgy opera dust of a few centuries.
"This was meant to identify communities that have been totally underrepresented. Haven't had a seat at the table...or even more specifically, on the stage."
