The Anonymous Lover

The Atlanta Opera’s acclaimed Discoveries series continues with The Anonymous Lover, an opera written in 1780 by the groundbreaking Black composer Joseph Bologne, Chevalier de Saint-Georges. A beautiful young widow begins receiving love letters from an anonymous source in this timeless comic love story. As she ponders the sender of these romantic overtures and wrestles with her own doubt of rediscovering love, her dear friend battles his own feelings of anxiety and yearning as the mysterious author of these notes of affection. True love is his goal, but time will tell if he finds his love requited.

The Anonymous Lover runs at Morehouse College’s Ray Charles Performing Arts Center on March 31, April 1 and April 2. Tickets start at $35 and can be purchased at atlantaopera.org or by calling 404-881-8885. The opera will be performed in French, with spoken English dialogue and English supertitles.