Capitol City Opera

Audition Applications for the 2027 are open!
Capitol City Opera Company and Atlanta Concert Opera are thrilled to hold roster auditions on October 23 and 24, 2026.

Please see the link in bio for more information!

Help us craft the 2027 Dinner & a Diva season!
Sponsor an evening of food and fun at Petite Violette for next year!

Get to know Emily Adams!
Previous CCOC Roles: Lucia in Lucia di Lammermoor, Elisabetta in Roberto Devereux

Emily Adams is a soprano based in Atlanta, GA, but born and raised in Southern Louisiana. She is well known for her youthful yet powerful and passionate interpretations of bel canto coloratura roles as well her versatility amongst lyric repertoire.

Engagements for 2026 will be Capitol City Opera's I puritani and her debut as Elvira Her most recent completed engagement was her role in Sarasota Opera's Winter 2026 Studio Artist Program covering Leonora in Verdi's Il trovatore under the baton of Stephano Teani and Verdi specialist Maestro Victori DeRenzi in his final year of conducting. Mrs. Adams will also be returning as an Emerging Artist in Jennifer Rowley's Aria Bootcamp in August 2026.

Engagements for 2025 included Mrs. Adams' winning performance in the Georgia District of the Metropolitan Laffont Competition in November. In August, Mrs. Adams was a participant of renowned spinto soprano Jennifer Rowley's Aria Bootcamp as an Emerging Artist.​ In May 2025, she debuted Elisabetta in Roberto Devereux with Capitol City Opera in Atlanta, GA & performed two full length recitals with Atlanta Opera pianist, Valerie Pool. Mrs. Adams is on faculty as a voice, piano teacher at Hawk Music Academy, LLC, as well as an Office Assistant, Marketing and Graphic Design Specialist for the company.

The 2024-2025 season included Bach's Magnificat with Emory Presbyterian in Decatur, GA, under the baton of Justin Han; Lucia di Lammermoor with Capitol City Opera; and the Vivaldi Magnificat with Trinity Lutheran in Marietta, GA. February 2024 allowed Mrs. Adams to perform Milhaud's Chansons de Ronsard, originally written for French coloratura soprano Lily Pons with the Georgia State University Orchestra and Dr. Tamara Dworetz on the podium. In November of 2024 she was awarded the Encouragement Award for the Georgia Division of the Metropolitan Opera Eric and Dominique Laffont Competition.

Engagements in 2023-2024 included her debut of Die Königin der Nacht (Die Zauberflöte) with Harrower Opera Theatre in Atlanta, GA. That same May, she was the graduate winner of the prestigious Opera Guild of Atlanta's Scholarship Competition. She was an Emerging and Studio Artist in St. Petersburg, FL, covering the titular characters of Handel's Alcina and Donizetti's Lucia di Lammermoor with St. Petersburg Opera under Maestro Mark Sforzini.

Make sure to grab your tickets to see Emily in I Puritani at Petite Violette on June 16th! Tickets available at https://www.petitevioletterestaurant.com/

Photos courtesy of Matthew Holler Photography

A few pictures from our recent Dinner and a Diva!

Do you have your tickets for next week? Head over to Petite Violette's website to book your seat!

Having a wonderful time at our Madama Butterfly Dinner and a Diva at ! Can’t wait to see you all next month for our I Puritani!

We had a Magical time with our Magic Flute Dinner and a Diva at this evening!

Our cast of West Side Story had SO much fun at today’s Dinner and a Diva at ! Looking forward to seeing you all next month for The Magic Flute

Kicking off the New Year with our lovely Pirates of Penzance cast for Dinner and a Diva at

From last performance to first rehearsal! We love our Madrigals Singers!
There’s one more chance to hear this stellar group sing some old favorites and some new tonight at ! Doors open at 6:30 for our Boar’s Head Feast! Come enjoy a holiday feast with highlights of traditional music, carol, madrigals… and maybe even some Spice Girls!

To say we had a little fun at our of Hansel and Gretel is definitely an understatement!
We loved welcoming back as our pianist and music director and as an adorably sassy Gretel and we’re thrilled to debut as the sugar crazed Hansel and debuting in double duty as Hansel and Gretel’s mother, Gertrud, and the Gingerbread Witch! Peek the wonderful crochet work that Gabrielle put into the witch costume and… maybe rethink taking candy from stranger.

See you next month at !