The tiny downtown mom-and-pop opera institution soon will shut its doors: its last performance will be May 29, 2009, the last night of The Marriage of Figaro; this was their 61st season. THIRTEEN a few years ago profiled Amato in a documentary Amato: A Love Affair With Opera.

8 years ago, this list catalogued of all of the opera companies across the U.S., of which Amato was one. Now that Amato is closing, which of the other companies on this list have closed in the intervening years? If you know, tell us in the comments.

* Read or watch a profile of Tony Amato, the company’s founder
* See a gallery of scenes from the Company, 1948-2001
* Watch clips from the documentary (realmedia)

Newshour on Monday, 5/18, interviewed Tony Amato:

More from Newshour:
* See Newshour’s Artbeat blog, including a recent performance of La Boheme from the Company.
* Read the transcript for Newshour’s 5/18 news story on Amato with Ray Suarez.

More about Opera from THIRTEEN:
* Opera on Great Performances
* Young Opera, SundayArts’ video series profiling rising stars in the field.