Anchorage Opera

Musical group in Anchorage, Alaska, US

Anchorage Opera (AO) is a professional opera company located in Anchorage, Alaska and is a member of OPERA America.[1]

## History

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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.[2] Lorene Harrison once worked with the opera.[3] Anchorage Opera was the first opera company to perform Behind The Green Door.[4]

## References

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1. ^ OPERA America membership directory Archived July 16, 2011, at the Wayback Machine
2. ^ Zietz, Karyl Lynn (1995). "Anchorage Opera". Opera Companies and Houses of the United States : A Comprehensive, Illustrated Reference. McFarland & Company. p. 4\. ISBN 9780899509556.
3. ^ Baechtel, Mark. "A pioneering music to the very end - Anchorage arts patron and musician dies at 100" (PDF). Alaska. Anchorage Daily News. Retrieved 5 November 2013.
4. ^ "Anchorage Municipality County, Alaska". Modern Language Association. Archived from the original on August 15, 2013. Retrieved August 10, 2013.

## External links

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* Official Site of Anchorage Opera

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