Salle: Cobb Energy Performing Arts Centre: John A Williams Theatre, Atlanta

Atlanta Ballet began its season with a mixed bill which amply demonstrated the versatility and capabilities throughout all the ranks of the company.

The second installment in The Atlanta Opera's first-ever Ring Cycle benefits from the committed performances of veteran Wagnerians like Christine Goerke and Greer Grimsley.

General and Artistic Director Tomer Zvulun unleashes an unending flow of creativity and originality in The Threepenny Carmen. 

Jake Heggie's Dead Man Walking is credited as being the most performed 21st-century opera, and with good reason.