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Central City Opera to Present Great American Composers: Celebrating the USA 250 & Colorado 150
The Central City Opera is set to present the Great American Composers: Celebrating the USA 250 Colorado 150. The concert, which will be held on Oct. 17, 2026 at…
Aviva Fortunata Joins TACT Artists Management
(Credit: © Sam Gaetz) Canadian-Italian soprano Aviva Fortunata has joined the roster of TACT management. The soprano will be represented by Rebecca Townsend. Fo…
Opéra de Limoges Appoints New General Director
Nicolas Faye has been named as the next General Director of Opéra de Limoges. He will succeed Alain Mercier in September 2027. Faye joined the Opéra de Limoges …
VOX: American Voices Opera Lab Announces 2027 Finalists
VOX: American Voices Opera Lab has announced its four 2027 finalists, whose works will be presented at the VOX Showcase at the Perelman Performing Arts Center i…
Opera Australia to Present First New Production of ‘La Bohème’ in 15 Years
Opera Australia will present a new production of Puccini s La Bohème at the Regent Theatre in Melbourne from Nov. 7 to 18. This Bohème is set in 20th century Pa…
Metropolitan Opera 2026-27 Review: Così Fan Tutte
(Photo: Marty Sohl © Met Opera) Phelim McDermott’s vibrant production of Mozart’s “Così fan tutte” gives a striking contemporary interpretation of love’s ups-an…
Dutch National Opera 2026-27 Review: Pagliacci / Cavalleria Rusticana
(Photo: Bart Grietens) Dutch National Opera opened its 2026 season with a double bill centered on infidelity and adultery. Written close together in the late 19…
Claudia Muschio, Alejandro Baliñas Vieites Headline New National Theatre Tokyo’s ‘Il Turco in Italia’
(Photo Credit: Javier del Real) The New National Theatre Tokyo (NNTT) will open its 2026-27 season with a new production of Rossini s Il Turco in Italia. The co…
Teatro Petruzzelli di Bari to Present Italian Premiere of ‘Bona Sforza’
(Credit: © Andrey Rafael) On Sept. 14, the Teatro Petruzzelli in Bari will host the Italian premiere of Zygmunt Krauze s two act opera, Bona Sforza. The opera t…
Igor Golovatenko to Headline Mariinsky Theatre’s ‘Simon Boccanegra’ Alongside Valery Gergiev
Igo Golovatenko is set to headline the Mariinsky Theatre s Simon Boccanegra. The Russian baritone will perform on Sept. 12 in a production by Andrea De Rosa and…
Royal Swedish Opera Announces Farewell Concert Ahead of Five-Year Renovation of Opera House
The Royal Swedish Opera will present a farewell concert on its main stage on Nov. 29, 2026, marking the close of the Opera House ahead of a five-year renovation…
Gran Teatre del Liceu Announces Multiple Cast Changes for ‘Aida’
The Gran Teatre del Liceu has announced various cast changes for its production of Aida. The company said, that Àngel Òdena will sing Amonasro, replacing Ariun …
Sarasota Opera Receives Major Grant from Gulf Coast Community Foundation
Sarasota Opera has received a $60,000 Empowering Arts Grant from Gulf Coast Community Foundation in support of its 2026-27 season. The grant was made possible t…
Regina Opera to Present Concert at Raymour & Flanigan Furniture Showroom
On Sept. 20, The Regina Opera is set to perform at the Raymour Flanigan Furniture Showroom. The free two-hour concert will feature opera favorites with soloists…
Guitar used by George Michael in Faith video goes up for auction
Gretsch Synchromatic 160 acoustic guitar expected to sell for as much as £120,000, as star lot in auction of items owned by late personal assistant Siobhan Bail…
BBC Proms 2026 Review: The Met Orchestra Plays Mahler
Caressing with a trembling hand, the characters of Mahler’s works exert the urgent longing gripping those near death. In restless staggers figures grasp for mem…
Gustavo Dudamel to be Honored at Yale University
Yale University is set to honor conductor and arts advocate Gustavo Dudamel with the prestigious Henry E. Howland Memorial Prize, one of the University s highes…
New York Polyphony to Mark 20th Anniversary with Concert at Site of Founding
(Photo: Nino Felbab • Utstein Kloster) GRAMMY-nominated vocal quartet New York Polyphony will celebrate its 20th anniversary with a concert on Sept. 19 at 7 p.m…
Romanian National Opera Cluj-Napoca to Premiere Gounod’s ‘Roméo et Juliette’
The Romanian National Opera in Cluj-Napoca will present Gounod s Roméo et Juliette on Oct. 2 and 3, 2026, at 6:30 p.m. in the company s Main Hall. George Vîrban…
Bayreuth Festival 2026 Review: Parsifal
(Photo: Bayreuther Festspiele) Was it possible for director Jay Scheib to offer a production even more unappetizing than his 2023 debut of Parsifal, with its mu…
Anna Netrebko, Aigul Akhmetshina, Anthony Davis, Edward Nelson, Miles Mykkanen, Olga Kulchynska Lead New CD/DVD Releases
Welcome back as we explore the latest CD and DVD releases from around the opera world. This week, audiences will get to see a new production of Nabucco with a g…
Mike D: ‘After Yauch died I couldn’t make music. I’d open a computer file and just feel sadness’
As part of the Beastie Boys, the rapper shot to fame and notoriety in the 80s, before bandmate Adam Yauch’s death saw him withdraw from the spotlight. He return…
‘I could have put a deposit on a house or do this crazy experiment’: the British musician playing 365 gigs this year
Isaac Neilson is burning through his savings to play a gig every day in 2026 in a bold bid to break through – and champion Britain’s struggling grassroots music…
Donald Lee III Named Opera Memphis’ New Music Director
Donald Lee III is Opera Memphis’ new Music Director. Lee is an active conductor, pianist, and advocate for opera and contemporary music. He has appeared in conc…
Rossini Opera Festival 2026 Review: Le siège de Corinthe
(Credits: Rossini Opera Festival ©) Gioachino Rossini’s Le siège de Corinthe occupies a fundamental place both in the evolution of the composer born in Pesaro a…
Wolf Trap Foundation for the Performing Arts Announces The Barns’s 2026-27 Season
Wolf Trap Foundation for the Performing Arts has announce the initial lineup for The Barns at Wolf Trap’s 2026–2027 season. Arvind Manocha, President and CEO of…
Arena di Verona 2026 Review: Nabucco
(Photo: Arena di Verona) There are few operas more congenial to the Arena di Verona than Verdi’s “Nabucco.” Its massed choruses, martial confrontations, religio…
‘I didn’t understand what Gaz was singing. It’s about needing a hug’: how Reef made Place Your Hands
‘We were swept up in the moment and full of testosterone. The 90s wasn’t a time when men were encouraged to be sensitive’...
Freddie de Tommaso, Eleonora Buratto, Maggie Finnegan & Gundula Janowitz Lead New CD/DVD Releases
Welcome back as we explore the latest CD and DVD releases from around the opera world. This week, audiences will get to hear a world premiere recording from one…
From TikTok to signing with Kesha, Boy Throb say they’re for real – and serious about a US visa
‘The people’s boy band’ are petitioning the US government for an ‘extraordinary abilities’ visa for singer Darshan Magdum, who lives in India...