Woodstock Resident Wins Lifetime Award

Staff Report

Capitol City Opera Company Founder and Artistic Director Emeritus Donna Angel will be given the Partners in Excellence Lifetime Award by Opera Volunteers International at their annual conference which will be held jointly with OPERA America in San Francisco in June.  

This will be the first time the award has been given to an individual from Georgia.  Angel will receive the award at OVI’s Awards Dinner on Friday, June 20 at San Francisco’s War Memorial Opera House. 

With the Partners in Excellence Lifetime Award, Opera Volunteers International honors individuals or support groups who have made outstanding contributions to their opera companies and their communities.  

Angel, who founded Capitol City Opera Company in 1983, was nominated by the company's Board of Directors to recognize her exceptional dedication and singular vision in creating an opera company whose sole purpose is to champion Atlanta’s local opera talent. 

Under Donna’s leadership, Capitol City Opera Company has provided a training ground for Atlanta’s young opera singers by creating opportunities for them to learn and perform repertoire and refine their vocal and acting skills on a professional level. 

“For those of us involved in Capitol City Opera Company, we have long recognized Donna’s extraordinary achievements," said Board President Cory Colton. "She has an unparalleled passion for nurturing opera talent, and has remained focused on that mission through Capitol City Opera Company for more than 30 years.  We are very happy to see her honored publicly for her work."

Angel added she was thrilled to receive the honor. 

"Opera education has been my mainstay throughout my life," she said. "I can’t envision myself doing anything else. I am grateful to the CCOC Board of Directors for nominating me and to OVI for recognizing the hard work of opera volunteers."