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Atlanta Opera's La Traviata: Conductor's Inspiring Journey Unfolds

11/8/2025

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Evan Rogister, conductor of the Atlanta Opera's La Traviata, reflects on his journey from a boy choir to conducting opera.
He says opera demands performers be flexible and memorize their parts.
The production features international principals Mané Galoyan, Anthony Clark Evans, and Long Long in a Verdi interpretation, directed by Francesca Zambello.
It opens at Cobb Energy Centre on November 8 and runs through November 16, with tickets at atlantaopera.org.

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Evan Rogister, conductor of the Atlanta Opera's La Traviata, reflects on his journey from a boy choir to conducting opera.
He says opera demands performers be flexible and memorize their parts.
The production features international principals Mané Galoyan, Anthony Clark Evans, and Long Long in a Verdi interpretation, directed by Francesca Zambello.
It opens at Cobb Energy Centre on November 8 and runs through November 16, with tickets at atlantaopera.org.