Anchorage Opera (AO) is a professional
opera company located in
Anchorage
Anchorage () is the largest city in the U.S. state of Alaska by population. With a population of 291,247 in 2020, it contains nearly 40% of the state's population. The Anchorage metropolitan area, which includes Anchorage and the neighboring Ma ...
,
Alaska and is a member of
OPERA America.
History
Anchorage Opera was one of the first major performing arts institutions established by Americans in the Circumpolar North. The company was officially incorporated as Anchorage Civic Opera in 1962.
Lorene Harrison once worked with the opera.
Anchorage Opera was the first opera company to perform
Behind The Green Door.
References
External links
Official Site of Anchorage Opera
American opera companies
Musical groups established in 1962
Performing arts in Alaska
1962 establishments in Alaska
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