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Did you know that there was a black passenger on the ill-fated Titanic?

LaRoche, the opera by Sharon J. Willis, is based on the life of the only black passenger on the ill-fated Titanic.  This operatic production is being presented in commemoration of the centennial year of the Titanic tragedy.  LaRoche features Wendel Stephens as Joseph Philippe LeMercier LaRoche, Ward Gailey as Captain Edward John Smith, Marlysa Brooks and Kimberly Edwards-Hall as Juliette LaRoche. Show times and dates are Saturday, April 14th and Sunday, April 15, 2012 at 3pm and 7pm both days at Atlanta Metropolitan College, 1630 Metropolitan Parkway, 500 Academic Building, Atlanta, GA 30310. General Admission is $20.

For more in information please visit www.americoloropera.org.

The Atlanta Opera High School Opera Institute (HSOI) is open to voice students in grades 10-12 who are looking to pursue a higher degree and ultimate career in music. The application deadline for the 2010-2011 HSOI is September 7, and selected students will be invited to audition on September 19. Students accepted into the program will attend monthly workshops and vocal coachings, as well as attend working Atlanta Opera rehearsals throughout the season. The program culminates with a spring concert where students will showcase their work. If you know of high school students who might benefit from this program, let them know about it and notify your high school voice teacher.

More information about the Atlanta Opera High School Opera Institute is at www.atlantaopera.org/HSOI.