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A RIVER RUNS THROUGH IT World Premiere to Open with Opera Montana
by Stephi Wild - Jun 24, 2026

Opera Montana will present five 'Page to Stage' preview events across Montana ahead of the world premiere of A RIVER RUNS THROUGH IT, a new opera based on Norman Maclean's classic novella, set to debut at Bozeman's Ellen Theater.

A RIVER RUNS THROUGH IT To Have World Premiere At Opera Montana
by A.A. Cristi - Jun 23, 2026

Opera Montana will offer audiences a first look at its new opera adaptation of A River Runs Through It through a series of preview events across Montana this summer. The world premiere, based on Norman Maclean's beloved novella, opens in Bozeman this September.

Yo-Yo Ma, Garrick Ohlsson, and More Set For Brevard Music Center 90th Anniversary Season
by Stephi Wild - Apr 21, 2026

Brevard Music Center will celebrate its 90th anniversary summer season in the Blue Ridge Mountains of NC, featuring Yo-Yo Ma, Garrick Ohlsson, Gil Shaham, Branford Marsalis, and a world premiere viola concerto.

The 92nd Street Y, New York to Present Freddie Ballentine, Tenor & Kunal Lahiry, Piano: OUR PEOPLE
by Chloe Rabinowitz - Jan 13, 2026

The 92nd Street Y in New York will present concert titled Our People, featuring Grammy-winning tenor Freddie Ballentine and acclaimed pianist Kunal Lahiry.

OPERA America Awards $220,000 in Grants to Eight Companies to Develop New American Operas
by A.A. Cristi - Jan 12, 2026

OPERA America has awarded $220,000 in grants to eight opera companies for the development of new American operas, aiming to enrich the national opera repertoire.

Feature: THE FALLING AND THE RISING Comes To Nickel City Opera
by Michael Rabice - Feb 23, 2024

Nickel City Opera's 15th Season will bring a new American opera, The Falling and the Rising produced by the U.S. Army Field Band, Saturday, June 29th at 8:00pm and Sunday, June 30th at 4:00pm at Nichols Flickinger Performing Arts Center, 1250 Amherst Street Buffalo. On Friday, March 1st, A Night of Funny Stuff with Artistic Director, Valerian Ruminski and pianist Ivan Docenko accompanying in concert at The Meeting House, 5658 Main Street, Williamsville and the 15th Annual NCO Gala Dinner, Tuesday, June 25th at 6:00pm at Ilio DiPaolo’s 3785 South Park Avenue, Blasdell.

VIDEO: Washington National Opera Presents The 11th Season Of American Opera Initiative Featuring Three World Premieres
by Joshua Wright - Jan 16, 2024

Washington National Opera will present the 11th season of American Opera Initiative (AOI), an acclaimed initiative to commission and present new American operas, on January 19, 2024, at 7:00 p.m. and 9:00 p.m. in the Kennedy Center Terrace Theater. T

Washington National Opera to Present The 11th Season Of American Opera Initiative Featuring Three World Premieres
by Chloe Rabinowitz - Nov 20, 2023

Washington National Opera will present the 11th season of American Opera Initiative featuring three world premieres of 20-minute chamber operas.

THE FALLING AND THE RISING is Now Playing at Des Moines Festival Opera
by Stephi Wild - Jul 21, 2023

The Falling and the Rising centers around a strong female hero known only as “Soldier”. After sending a video message home on the eve of her daughter’s thirteenth birthday, the Soldier is severely wounded by a roadside IED. Doctors quickly place her in an induced coma to help minimize the extensive trauma to her brain. The Soldier must now make an arduous journey towards both healing and home. 

San Diego Opera's THE FALLING AND THE RISING To Feature Active Military In Singing Roles
by A.A. Cristi - Mar 22, 2023

San Diego Opera's 2022-2023 season comes to a close with Zach Redler's opera about  military spirit with The Falling and the Rising. The Falling and the Rising opens May 12, 2022 at 7:30  PM at the Balboa Theatre as part of the dētour Series.

San Diego Opera's Season Closes With THE FALLING AND THE RISING
by Stephi Wild - Feb 22, 2023

San Diego Opera's 2022-2023 season comes to a close with Zach Redler's opera about military spirit with The Falling and the Rising. The Falling and the Rising opens May 12, 2022 at 7:30 PM at the Balboa Theatre as part of the dētour Series. Additional performances are May 13 at 7:30 PM and May 14 at 1 PM.

Des Moines Metro Opera Announces 2023 Festival Season
by Stephi Wild - Oct 5, 2022

Des Moines Metro Opera's General and Artistic Director, Michael Egel, has announced the complete repertory for the company's 2023 Festival Season.

Opera Memphis Moves To The City's Urban Core
by Stephi Wild - Jun 27, 2022

Continuing its mission to bring opera to every ZIP code of the city, Opera Memphis will present its 2022-23 season in venues and public spaces across Memphis and Shelby County.

World Premiere of EL ULTIMÓ SUEÑO DE FRIDA Y DIEGO And More Announced for San Diego Opera 2022-2023 Season
by A.A. Cristi - May 22, 2022

The season opens with the world premiere of El ultimó sueño de Frida y Diego, the Company debut of Puccini's Suor Angelica, the return of Gianni Schicchi after a fifty-two-year absence, and performances of the beloved warhorse Tosca. The dētour Series consists of the world premiere of three one-act operas by composer Nicolas Reveles for an evening entitled Ghosts, and The Falling and the Rising, an opera co-commissioned with the United States Army. 

Arizona Opera Announces Casting For Its 2022/23 Season
by A.A. Cristi - May 11, 2022

Arizona Opera announced casting today for their vibrant 2022/23 Season, which will feature an exciting array of productions, ranging from beloved classics to new works, including a return to five in-theater shows in both Phoenix and Tucson.

Houston Grand Opera Announces Bold New 2022-2023 Season
by A.A. Cristi - Mar 1, 2022

Houston Grand Opera has announced its 2022–23 season, featuring a new production of Dame Ethel Smyth's rarely-performed masterpiece The Wreckers, the triumphant return of HGO-commissioned mariachi opera El Milagro del Recuerdo, the U.S. premieres of Opéra National de Paris and Royal Opera House's production of Werther and the Palau de les Arts Reina Sofía of Valencia's production of Salome, and beloved HGO classics La traviata, The Marriage of Figaro, and Tosca.

15 Emerging Composers And Librettists Will Create Works For Seattle Opera
by A.A. Cristi - Dec 8, 2020

Seattle Opera announces the inaugural cohort of the Jane Lang Davis Creation Lab, which aims to support a new generation of storytellers in opera. The initiative is open to Washington artists ages 18–30 of all backgrounds—including those without opera experience. The 15 people selected will create short works, which will be performed in Tagney Jones Hall at the Opera Center in 2021.

Seattle Opera Receives $1 Million Gift For Jane Lang Davis Creation Lab
by A.A. Cristi - Oct 20, 2020

A $1 million gift to the Seattle Opera will help usher in a more diverse generation of storytellers in opera, with a focus on composers and librettists ages 18–30.

Seattle Opera Announces New 'Creation Lab'
by A.A. Cristi - Aug 17, 2020

Seattle Opera is announcing a new initiative to help cultivate and develop the next generation of opera composers and librettists in Washington State. Creation Lab seeks 16 emerging composers and writers of all genres to give way to the creation of short operatic pieces, which will be performed during the 2020/21 Season.

Bret Adams and Paul Reisch Foundation Announces Recipients of Virus Response Grants for Theater Writers
by Chloe Rabinowitz - Apr 17, 2020

The Bret Adams and Paul Reisch Foundation has announced the recipients of their special COVID-19 response grants for playwrights, composers, lyricists and librettists who have had a full professional production cancelled, closed, or indefinitely postponed due to the COVID-19 closures.