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The Seven Deadly Sins Kurt Weill & Bertolt Brecht

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WELCOME their experience as immigrants, deprived of their homeland, albeit one they no longer believed in. Their character, a split personality known as Anna I and Anna II, encounters each sin as she/they travel to seven states in the United States.

I find this piece especially interesting as we perform it in America today.

Following a period of vagabonding between various countries, the brilliant Weill spent his final years in the United States. His last chapter in America, a country built by immigrants, represented the idea that very few countries allowed immigrants from all over the world to find a real home within its borders. Being an immigrant in America myself, I find this idea very powerful.

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The idea of the seven deadly sins goes back as far as the Greeks and Romans, and some even argue that it appears in the Bible in the book of Mishlei. It became obvious during the course of humanity that people were susceptible to the most desirous of obsessions that lead us away from holiness and toward evil. This vulnerability was especially prevalent in certain periods in history, and the time in which this opera was created represents one of these moments.

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The Seven Deadly Sins was written during a very charged point in history. Composer Kurt Weill and librettist Bertolt Brecht fled Nazi-occupied Germany after realizing they had no place in a country flooded with racism and hate. Their composition was a satire that mocked capitalism and drew inspiration from

Our production is not just an opera, but a reality-blurring cabaret experience, paying homage to the glory days of the German cabaret that took Berlin by storm before World War II. The Seven Deadly Sins will be explored onstage, but where does the stage begin and the audience end? And what does it all mean to us today?

I am certain that you will enjoy Weill’s brilliant music, in this unusual venue, in a new interpretation by groundbreaking director Brian Clowdus. Furthermore, I hope that this performance will provoke some thoughts and discussion about history, politics, and human nature. Isn’t this what theater is all about?

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ACT I THE CABARET MUSIC Kurt Weill CABARET SELECTIONS INCLUDE

ALABAMA SONG .................................................................. lyrics by Bertolt Brecht MAHAGONNY I’M A STRANGER HERE MYSELF ........................................ lyrics by Ogden Nash ONE TOUCH OF VENUS JE NE T’AIME PAS .............................................................. lyrics by Maurice Magre LONELY HOUSE ................................................................lyrics by Langston Hughes STREET SCENE LOST IN THE STARS.......................................................lyrics by Maxwell Anderson LOST IN THE STARS MACK THE KNIFE ................................................................. lyrics by Bertolt Brecht THE THREEPENNY OPERA English lyrics by Marc Blitzstein PIRATE JENNY ....................................................................... lyrics by Bertolt Brecht THE THREEPENNY OPERA English lyrics by Marc Blitzstein SEPTEMBER SONG ........................................................lyrics by Maxwell Anderson KNICKERBOCKER HOLIDAY SPEAK LOW .............................................................................. lyrics by Ogden Nash ONE TOUCH OF VENUS STAY WELL .......................................................................lyrics by Maxwell Anderson LOST IN THE STARS THE TROUBLE WITH WOMEN ............................................ lyrics by Ogden Nash ONE TOUCH OF VENUS WHAT GOOD WOULD THE MOON BE?....................lyrics by Langston Hughes STREET SCENE YOUKALI .................................................................................. lyrics by Roger Fernay Music by Kurt Weill Used by arrangement with European American Music Corporation, agent for the Kurt Weill Foundation for Music, Inc.

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ACT II THE SEVEN DEADLY SINS MUSIC Kurt Weill LIBRETTO Bertolt Brecht FIRST PERFORMANCE June 7, 1933, at the Théatre des Champs-Elysées, Paris THE SEVEN DEADLY SINS PROLOGUE .....................................................................................Anna I & Anna II NO. 1 SLOTH ................................................................................................... Family

NO. 2 PRIDE .................................................................................... Anna I & Family NO. 3 ANGER................................................................... Anna I, Anna II, & Family NO. 4 GLUTTONY .......................................................................................... Family

NO. 5 LUST ....................................................................... Anna I, Anna II, & Family NO. 6 COVETOUSNESS ............................................................................... Family

NO. 7 ENVY ..................................................................................... Anna I & Family EPILOGUE .......................................................................................Anna I & Anna II CONDUCTOR Rolando Salazar PRODUCTION DIRECTOR Brian Clowdus SCENIC DESIGNER Christopher S. Dills COSTUME DESIGNER Joanna Schmink CAST ANNA I Jennifer Larmore Sept. 28; Oct 1, 3, 5 ANNA I Gina Perregrino* Sept. 29, 30; Oct. 4, 6 ANNA II Meg Gillentine *member of The Atlanta Opera Studio

WIG & MAKEUP DESIGNER Lindsey Ewing LIGHTING DESIGNER Kevin Frazier CHOREOGRAPHER Meg Gillentine

CABARET/FATHER Nathan Munson CABARET/BROTHER Justin Stolz* CABARET/BROTHER Christopher Dunham* CABARET/MOTHER Calvin Griffin CABARET Bryn Holdsworth*

MUSICAL PREPARATION Clinton Smith INSTRUMENTALISTS PIANO Clinton Smith Musicians employed in this production are represented by the PIANO Rolando Salazar American Federation of Musicians PERCUSSION Michael Cebulski, Principal of the United States and Canada.

CONTRACTOR Mark McConnell Additional funding in support of The Loraine P. Williams Orchestra Concertmaster Chair PRODUCTION STAGE MANAGER Brian August ASSISTANT STAGE MANAGER Renée Varnas Performed in English with English supertitles Entire evening approximate running time: 90 minutes plus one intermission THE SEVEN DEADLY SINS Music by Kurt Weill. Lyrics by Bertolt Brecht Ballet chanté in nine scenes Orchestral reduction for two pianos and percussion by John Greer English translation by W. H. Auden and Chester Kallman Used by arrangement with European American Music Distributors Company, sole U.S. and Canadian agent for Schott Music GmbH & Co. KG, Mainz, Germany, publisher and copyright owner.

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THE ATLANTA OPERA DIRECTOR’S CIRCLE Mr. & Mrs. Ronald R. Antinori Mr.* & Mrs. Carl W. Knobloch, Jr. Nancy & *Jim Bland Mary Ruth McDonald The Laura & Montague Boyd Foundation Peggy & Jack McDowell Dr. Harold Brody Mr. James B. Miller, Jr. John & Rosemary Brown Victoria & Howard Palefsky Mr. & Mrs. John L. Connolly Mr. William E. Penningtion Ann & Frank Critz Jerry & Dulcy Rosenberg Mr. Robert P. Dean & Robert Epstein Baker & Debby Smith Martha Thompson Dinos Mr. William F. Snyder Nancy & Holcombe Green Triska Drake & G. Kimbrough Taylor John L. Hammaker Rhys T. & Carolyn Wilson Mr. Howard Hunter Ms. Bunny Winter & Mr. Michael Doyle - Gramma Fisher Foundation Mr. & Mrs. Michael L Keough *deceased Major support for The Atlanta Opera is provided by the Mayor’s Office of Cultural Affairs.

This program is also supported in part by the Georgia Council for the Arts through the appropriations of the Georgia General Assembly.

GCA also receives support from its partner agency - the National Endowment for the Arts.

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SYNOPSIS THE SEVEN DEADLY SINS

Anna I (who sings) and Anna II (who dances) are two facets of one personality.

At the behest of her family, she/they travel to six American cities to make enough money to build a little house on the banks of the Mississippi. In each city, she/they encounter a different deadly sin, and Anna I (the practical side) rebukes Anna II (the artistic side) for engaging in sinful behavior — that is, behavior which hinders the accumulation of wealth.

INTRODUCTION Anna I sets out the plot, explaining the relationship between herself and Anna II (“Actually, we’re not two persons, only one”) and their quest, and identifies the rest of the family: a mother, a father, and two brothers.

SLOTH Anna’s parents note that she has always been lazy but in other ways has been a dutiful child, while the brothers intone, “Idleness is mother of all vices.” The Family closes with a prayer that God will keep Anna on the path that leads to prosperity and happiness.

PRIDE Anna I and Anna II are in Memphis.

Anna II’s new clothes have made her conceited. When she takes a job as an exotic dancer, she tries to turn it into art, to the displeasure of the paying customers. Anna I scolds her for her pride and reminds her that she must do what is demanded of her.

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SYNOPSIS THE SEVEN DEADLY SINS WRATH The Family notes with displeasure that the Annas have not been sending enough money. They are in Los Angeles, and things are going quite well until Anna II witnesses acts of cruelty and rebels against injustice.

Then Anna I reminds her that such anger will make her unemployable and therefore useless, so she must set it aside.

GLUTTONY The family has received a letter from the Annas, who are in Philadelphia. They are making good money, but Anna II’s contract specifies that she may not gain any weight, even a gram. They recall that Anna II loves to eat and acknowledge her hardship but trust her to remember that a contract is a contract.

LUST In Boston, Anna II has found a wealthy lover, but she prefers another man, who is poor. Anna I points out that the rich lover will not tolerate divided loyalty. Anna II rebels, but finally gives in reluctantly and renounces the poor lover.

COVETOUSNESS The Family learns that the Annas are in Baltimore. Men are committing suicide over Anna II, which will increase her earning power, but the Family fears she will get too greedy. They hope she will be moderate and not make herself too unpopular to earn money.

ENVY From San Francisco, Anna I tells us that Anna II is worn out and envious of those who do not have to work hard. Anna I preaches of the need to renounce the pleasures of the world and promises a reward to come. The Family seconds her, saying that strict self-control is the path to glory.

FINALETTO The Annas return to Louisiana after seven years. The house is complete, and they rejoin the Family.

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PRODUCTION PRODUCTION NOTE NOTE THE THE SEVEN SEVEN DEADLY DEADLY SINSSINS

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PRODUCTION NOTE THE SEVEN DEADLY SINS first meeting and the first performance of The Seven Deadly Sins — although those months were not without drama.

Part of Weill’s genius lay in his ability to work within the cracks, whether bridging musical styles or art forms. Not shy about his standing in the cultural universe, the refugee composer negotiated to add to the effort a literary partner, one of “equal stature.” Billing The Seven Deadly Sins as a “ballet chanté” (a “sung ballet”), Weill offered the project to Jean Cocteau, who declined. James then pressured him to mend fences with Brecht.

Weill called Brecht “one of the most repulsive, unpleasant characters on the face of the earth.” Brecht, also a refugee, scoffed at James’ “bourgeois” project but couldn’t bring himself to say no. He needed the money. So he joined Weill in Paris, giving the work 10 days of his life, and then returned to Switzerland. This was Brecht and Weill’s last collaboration.

Lenya sang the premiere.

The Seven Deadly Sins is a smart, ironic, and compact satire about a small-town girl who travels from city to city for a noble cause: to earn enough money as a dancer to build a home for her family.

But this isn’t an allegory about smalltown values and big-city vice. This is a drama that rages within the human heart, whatever the circumstance.

By splitting the principal character into two performers — Anna I and Anna II — Weill and Brecht give us a window into the young dancer’s inner dialogue. With each stop on her journey, she struggles with one of the seven sins, but Brecht’s book is far from unambiguous. The characters tend to commit one deadly sin to avoid another.

In the movement labeled “Anger,” Anna I scolds Anna II: “If you take offence at injustice, Mister Big will show he’s 16

offended. If a curse or a blow can enrage you so, your usefulness here is ended.” In other words, Anna I justifies committing the sin of sloth (inaction) to avoid the sin of anger, although one senses that greed is her true mistress.

“Think of our house in Louisiana!

Look! It’s growing! More and more it needs you! Therefore curb your craving. ... Gluttons never go to heaven.”

– Anna’s Family, The Seven Deadly Sins The story takes place in America. Over seven years, Anna travels from city to city as her family cackles about virtue, always with an eye on the money.

The family’s presence is particularly oily, with music that pivots between church chorale and barbershop quartet. Notably, the mother’s voice is sung by the bass.

W.H. Auden and Chester Kallman prepared the English translation of The Seven Deadly Sins. The original score features a soprano as Anna I, but the publisher offers an arrangement for a “low female voice.” This alternate version favored Lenya (although some argue she was outside her vocal range at the Paris premiere).

In 1935, Weill and Lenya settled in the United States; they remarried the next year and, in 1943, Weill became a U.S. citizen.

In 1947, when a Life magazine article referred to Weill as a “German composer,” he wrote to them: “I have a gentle beef about one of your phrases. Although I was born in Germany, I do not consider myself a ‘German composer.’ The Nazis obviously did not consider me as such either, and I left their country (an arrangement which suited both me and my rulers admirably) in 1933. I am an American citizen, and during my dozen years in this country I have composed exclusively for the American stage.”

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CAST & CREATIVE JENNIFER LARMORE ANNA I

ATLANTA OPERA DEBUT: CINDERELLA, 2008 Jennifer Larmore began her carreer at Opera de Nice in 1986 with Mozart’s La Clemenza di Tito and went on to sing at virtually every major opera house in the world, including the Metropolitan Opera, La Scala, Paris Opera, Berlin Deutsche Oper, Theater an der Wien, Staatsoper Wien, Teatro Colon, and London Covent Garden. Recently she added more dramatic roles with Lady Macbeth in Verdi’s Macbeth, which she performed in Geneva, Bologna, and Reggio Emilia; Kostelnička Buryjovka in Janacek’s Jenůfa at Berlin Deutsche Oper and the New National Theater, Tokyo; Gertrude in Thomas’ Hamlet at the Metropolitan Opera and La Monnaie Brussels, as well as the Countess Geshwitz in Berg’s Lulu performed at London Covent Garden, Paris Bastille, Amsterdam, Madrid, and Rome. In 1992, she was awarded the Chevalier des Arts et des Lettres by the French government for her contribution to music. Her discography of more than 100 CDs has garnered 11 Grammy nominations and two wins. Master classes are a passion of Miss Larmore, with classes this year in Atlanta, Luxembourg, Quebec, and London. Her international career includes symphonic works, and concerts with her quintet, OpusFive.

GINA PERREGRINO ANNA I

STUDIO ARTIST | ATLANTA OPERA DEBUT Praised by Opera News as a “standout,” young mezzo-soprano Gina Perregrino has already garnered attention nationwide for her colorful timbre and expressivity. Recent operatic debuts include two productions at Minnesota Opera, singing Stéphano in Roméo et Juliette and Clizia in L’arbore di Diana. She joined Guatemala’s Lyric Opera where she sang Maddalena in Rigoletto. Most recently, she performed the title role in Carmen at Central City Opera as an apprentice artist.

Ms. Perregrino was a soloist with the Cincinnati May Festival as part of its Dream Project, which included Mendelssohn’s A Midsummer Night’s Dream and Vaughan Williams’ A Tribute to Music. Ms. Perregrino made her debut with Opera Theatre of Saint Louis singing Blindwoman in the world premiere of Shalimar the Clown. A graduate of Manhattan School of Music, she performed the leading role (Marquise de Merteuil) in Conrad Susa’s contemporary opera Dangerous Liaisons under the baton of George Manahan. She was a past grand prizewinner of the Metropolitan International Vocal Competition. She is a recipient of the Richard Gaddes Career Grant from Opera Theatre of Saint Louis and an Encouragement Award winner from the Metropolitan Opera National Council.

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CAST & CREATIVE MEG GILLENTINE ANNA II ATLANTA OPERA DEBUT

Meg Gillentine is thrilled to be making her Atlanta Opera debut. She made her Broadway debut in Cats at the age of 19 playing Cassandra.

Broadway credits include Fosse and The Frogs. She was a featured dancer in City Center Encores’ production of A Bed and a Chair: A New York Love Affair, with music by Stephen Sondheim, performed by Wynton Marsalis and the Jazz at Lincoln Center Orchestra, starring Bernadette Peters, Norm Lewis, Cyrille Aimee, and Jeremy Jordan. She was in the first national tour of The Producers with Jason Alexander and Martin Short.

She can be seen on the PBS special of Fosse performing along side Ann Reinking and Ben Vereen. Regionally, she has played Lola in Damn Yankees at Arena Stage (Helen Hayes Award for Best Actress in a Musical), Cabaret as Sally Bowles (Helen Hayes nominated for Best Actress in a Musical), and Mother Courage and Her Children opposite Kathleen Turner as Yvette.

Last summer, she made her opera debut at the Glimmerglass Festival in La Gazza Ladra (The Thieving Magpie) as the choreographer and playing the role of the Magpie. Atlanta theater credits: the Alliance Theatre world premiere of Bull Durham (Claudette/Reporter); Calendar Girls (Celia) at Georgia Ensemble; The Producers (Ulla) and Damn Yankees (Lola) at the Atlanta Lyric Theatre. She is married to operatic tenor Jay Hunter Morris.

NATHAN MUNSON CABARET / FATHER

ATLANTA OPERA DEBUT: LUCIA DI LAMMERMOOR, 2011 A native of Kalamazoo, Mich., Mr. Munson has been praised for his vocal beauty and has proven to be a versatile presence on the concert and operatic stage. Recent roles include Beppe in I pagliacci with both the Sarasota Opera and the Hawaii Opera Theatre. Also with HOT, he debuted as the tenor soloist in Carmina Burana, as Tom Snout in Britten’s A Midsummer Night’s Dream, and in performances of the Steersman in Wagner’s Der fliegende Holländer. He will return to Honolulu this fall to sing Remendado in Carmen. With The Atlanta Opera, he has performed the Camera Man in The Golden Ticket, Normanno in Lucia di Lammermoor, Rodolfo in La bohème (as a cover and in a touring production), and Emperor Altoum in Turandot. Other recent performances include Bastien in Bastien und Bastienne and Alberto in La Curandera with Opera Piccola San Antonio, Valére in Tartuffe with Capitol City Opera, El Dancaïre in Carmen with Opera North, and Dr. Baglioni in a world premiere revision of Daniel Catan’s La Hija di Rappaccini with the Illinois Opera Theater. Other roles include Roméo in Roméo et Juliette, Ferrando in Così fan tutte, Cassio in Verdi’s Otello, Laurie in Adamo’s Little Women, and Pedrillo in Die Entführung aus dem Serail.

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CAST & CREATIVE JUSTIN STOLTZ CABARET / BROTHER STUDIO ARTIST | ATLANTA OPERA DEBUT

Praised for his “exceptionally emotional” (Ontario Arts Review) and “effortlessly powerful” voice (The Chronicle Journal), Canadian tenor Justin Stolz is establishing himself as an exciting young performer following his graduate studies under the tutelage of Timothy Noble at Indiana University. Upcoming roles with The Atlanta Opera include Der Steuermann in Wagner’s The Flying Dutchman, and Remendado in Bizet’s Carmen and Tamino in Mozart’s The Magic Flute for the company’s touring production. Mr. Stolz recently made his IU Opera and Ballet Theater debut as Don José in Carmen and performed the role of B.F. Pinkerton in the company’s production of Puccini’s Madama Butterfly. Highlights of past seasons include Mr. Owen in Argento’s Postcard From Morocco, Rodolfo in Puccini’s La bohème, and Don Ottavio in Mozart’s Don Giovanni. A recent recipient of the first prize in The S. Livingston Mather Competition of Cleveland, Ohio, Mr. Stolz began his vocal studies in his hometown of Thunder Bay, Ontario, under Mary McGhee, and is a graduate of The Glenn Gould School (The Royal Conservatory of Music), where he studied under Monica Whicher. Earlier engagements for 2017 included Britten’s Serenade at Indiana University, the tenor soloist in Mendelssohn’s Elijah with the Columbus Indiana Philharmonic Orchestra, and a reprisal of the role of Don José in the Brott Music Festival’s production of Carmen.

CHRISTOPHER DUNHAM CABARET / BROTHER STUDIO ARTIST | ATLANTA OPERA DEBUT

Christopher Dunham, a native of Niagara Falls, Ontario, has captivated audiences across Canada and as far as the Adriatic coast of Italy. A recent graduate from l’Atelier Lyrique de l’Opéra de Montréal his roles include Figaro in The Barber of Seville, Mercutio in Romeo et Juliette, Escamillo in Carmen, the title role in Don Giovanni, Eisenstein in Die Fledermaus, and Dandini in La Cenerentola. Christopher can be seen with Pacific Opera Victoria this season, singing Argante in Handel’s Rinaldo, and is thrilled to be joining The Atlanta Opera Studio young artist program.

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CAST CAST&&CREATIVE CREATIVE CALVIN CALVINGRIFFIN GRIFFINCABARET CABARET/ /MOTHER MOTHER ATLANTA ATLANTAOPERA OPERADEBUT DEBUT

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BRYN BRYNHOLDSWORTH HOLDSWORTHCABARET CABARET

SECOND SECONDYEAR YEARSTUDIO STUDIOARTIST ARTIST ATLANTA ATLANTAOPERA OPERADEBUT: DEBUT:SILENT SILENTNIGHT, NIGHT,2016 2016 Praised PraisedbybyThe TheNew NewYork YorkTimes Timesfor forher her“limpid-toned, “limpid-toned,articulate articulate soprano,” soprano,”Bryn BrynHoldsworth Holdsworthisisgarnering garneringattention attentionononstages stagesaround around the thecountry. country.This Thisseason seasonShe Shereturns returnstotoThe TheAtlanta AtlantaOpera Operafor fora asecond second year yearasasitsitsresident residentsoprano. soprano.She Shewill willsing singKrysia KrysiaininOut OutofofDarkness, Darkness, Marie Marie(cover) (cover)ininThe TheDaughter Daughterofofthe theRegiment, Regiment,and andPamina Paminaininthe the Atlanta AtlantaOpera OperaStudio StudioTour TourofofThe TheMagic MagicFlute.

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BOARD OF DIRECTORS OFFICERS CHAIR Ms. Cathy Callaway Adams IMMEDIATE PAST CHAIR Mr. William E. Tucker VICE CHAIR Mr. John L. Hammaker VICE CHAIR Mr. Rhys T. Wilson VICE CHAIR Mr. Charles “Charlie” R. Yates, Jr. TREASURER Mr. Robert Dean SECRETARY Mr. Michael E. Paulhus MEMBERS Mr. Bryan H. Barnes Mr. Dante Bellizzi Mr. Andy Berg Mr. Montague L. Boyd, IV Mrs. Rosemary Kopel Brown Ms. Mary Calhoun Mr. Mario Concha Dr. Frank A. Critz Ms. Martha Thompson Dinos Mr. Robert G. Edge

Mr. Dieter Elsner Dr. Donald J. Filip Mr. Kevin Greiner Mrs. Joanne Chesler Gross Mr. Howard W. Hunter Mr. William C. Hyde Mr. Gregory F. Johnson Mr. Kevin Kelly Mr. Alfred Kennedy, Jr. Mr. Michael Keough

HONORARY MEMBERS Mrs. Nancy Carter Bland The Very Reverend Samuel G. Candler Mr. Carl I. Gable, Jr. Mrs. Nancy Hall Green Mrs. Mary B. James Mr. Carter Joseph Mrs. Emily Knobloch

Mr. Andrew Long Mr. James B. Miller Mr. William E. Pennington Mr. Herbert J. Rosenberg Mr. Charles Sharbaugh Mr. Timothy E. Sheehan Ms. Christine St.Clare Mr. G. Kimbrough Taylor, Jr. Ms. Bunny Winter Mr. Allen W. Yee

Mr. George W. Levert Mrs. Peggy McDowell Mr. Harmon “Sandy” B. Miller, III Mr. J. Barry Schrenk Mr. Mark K. Taylor Mr. Thomas R. Williams Mr. Robert G. Woodward

REMEMBRANCES As we pause to reflect on the loss of several important members of the Opera family, we invite you to join us in celebrating these extraordinary individuals.

Mrs. Boyce L. Ansley Dr. James W. Bland, Jr. Mr. Donald R. & Mrs. Marilyn Keough Mr. Carl Knobloch, Jr. Ms. Barbara D. Stewart Mrs. Eleanor H. Strain Ms. Jane S. Willson Mrs. Loraine P. Williams 24

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Award-winning Aussie native Executive Chef Matthew Basford’s commitment to serving fresh, seasonal ingredients marries well with the rich tradition of Canoe. Alongside Southern favorites such as pork chops and wood-roasted chicken you’ll find both freshand saltwater fish (and bivalves), plus beef and duck. He’s even worked kangaroo into the menu. Lunch, dinner, Sunday brunch.

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Shared plates, fish, steaks. Wine-centric bar with craft cocktails. Weekday lunch, weekend brunch and dinner menus led by Atlanta Chef Kyle Schmidt who comes to Paces & Vine after eight years in Atlanta kitchens King and Duke, JCT Kitchen and No. 246, among others. Lunch, dinner, Saturday and Sunday brunch.

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THE ENCORE ATLANTA [COBB COUNTY] DINING GUIDE MEXICAN CINCO – Authentic, Latin-infused Mexican cuisine served in a setting that is designed to put a contemporary twist on Mexico’s culture. Unique menu offers an upscale variety of items that are carefully prepared from scratch, using only the finest ingredients.

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ITALIAN CRISPINA — Neapolitan style ristorante and pizzeria in Vinings. Pizza dough is naturally leavened, never frozen, and pastas are made freshly daily. 3300 Cobb Parkway SE, Unit 208, 678-426-7149, crispinaatlanta.com.

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