Enrico Caruso

Watch as renowned tenor SeokJong Baek sings an excerpt from Calàf’s Act III aria in an early dress rehearsals for the Met Opera's Turandot. Baek just made his Met debut last year.

New York City Opera presents Caruso and His Songs, a recital by tenor Mark Milhofer and pianist Marco Scolastra, paying homage to the legendary Enrico Caruso. The program features songs written for Caruso, including compositions by Caruso himself.

New York City Opera presents Caruso and His Songs on Wednesday, February 21, 2024 at 7:30pm at Zankel Hall at Carnegie Hall, 881 7th Ave, NYC.

It is safe to say that Carnegie Hall has been the premiere showcase for what is great in American Art and Culture for over 130 years. It is not hyperbole to say that the concert given Monday night by Broadway and television star Lea Michele will be remembered as one of those defining zeitgeist events. Her two-hour intermission-less journey through her career so far was the kind of powerhouse performance that people talk about for years. For the young Millennial set, it is their Judy Garland moment, the thing they will reminisce over cocktails “I was there for…”

hackedepicciotto, Alexander Hacke & Danielle de Picciotto, have shared a new video for the opening track to their latest album, Keepsakes, out now on vinyl, CD and digitally via Mute. The new video comes ahead of a winter tour that will see the duo tour across Europe and the UK. Watch the video for the lullaby-like dreaminess of “Troubadour.”

Get ready to be transported by Franco Zeffirelli’s timeless production of Puccini’s La Bohème, which is returning to the Metropolitan Opera stage in October. Find out all the important details about the dates and venue for this iconic opera performance.

Listen to the wonderfully woozy “La Femme Sauvage”, a multilingual beauty that unfurls with the spirit of Morricone as sputtering-yet-subtle electronics simmer away in the background, strings swoop and the pair’s vocals stack on top of one another in beautiful harmony.

hackedepicciotto, Alexander Hacke & Danielle de Picciotto, have announced details of a new album Keepsakes, set for release on vinyl, CD and digitally via Mute. The album will precede a run of European tour dates. The band have also shared the first track, the hugely textural and detailed “Schwarze Milch”.

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.

Get set for an event that needs to be seen to be believed!  Rock and roll legends Roy Orbison and Buddy Holly return to the stage – live – through state of the art hologram technology!  Roy Orbison & Buddy Holly – The Rock n' Roll Dream Tour comes to MPAC for two shows, Saturday, February 12 at 3 pm and 7 pm. Tickets are $29-$59.

Oper Frankfurt has announced cast changes for its upcoming production of Umberto Giordano’s Fedora. Soprano Nadja Stefanoff will take over the title role on April 3, 8, 10, 16, 18, 21, 23, and 28, 2022, replacing Olesya Golovneva. Asmik Grigorian will perform the title role on May 6 & 14, 2022.

Palm Beach Symphony returns to CBS 12 News and CW34 for the second consecutive year with a brand new holiday-themed Sounds of the Season this December with airings that include Christmas Eve, Christmas Day and New Year's Eve broadcasts. Music Director Gerard Schwarz, who recently received the eighth and ninth Emmy Awards of his distinguished career, conducts.

On Monday June 28th at 7:00 PM, Opera Italiana is in the Air returns to Central Park to present a special, one-night only, open-air performance of beloved Italian opera classics under the baton of Maestro Alvise Casellati at the newly reopened Naumburg Bandshell.

This Sunday, September 20 at 2 p.m., Opera Orlando pulls out all the stops in celebration of five seasons with its online Fifth Anniversary Party: A Grand Night for Singing. Audiences can access the live broadcast from Casa Feliz Historic Home Museum via the Company's YouTube channel.

Pregones/Puerto Rican Traveling Theater (Pregones/PRTT)a?"NYC's longest-running theater company centering Puerto Rican and Latinx artistrya?"announces the opening of its 2020/2021 season with Remojo 2020: a preview of new works in development. Featuring five 30-minute especially produced episodes, Remojo 2020 will be broadcast FREE on Mondays at 7:30 p.m. EDT July 6-August 3 through Zoom, Pregones/PRTT's website, and additional digital platforms.

The Musicians Foundation is honored to announce that it has been granted a generous Art Works award of $25,000 from the National Endowment for the Arts.

The Musicians Foundation is honored to announce that it has been granted a generous Art Works award of $25,000 from the National Endowment for the Arts. 

It's a busy week for Piotr Beczala, at least on the Met on Demand. It started with Monday's free broadcast of 2014's RUSALKA, opposite Renée Fleming (when the interview that follows was conducted) to Saturday night's free ADRIANA LECOUVREUR performance opposite Anna Netrebko, from January 2019. You can also hear him in excerpts from WERTHER, opposite Joyce DiDonato, which was scheduled for last month at the Met, but sidelined by COVID-19. The arias were recorded in JDD's living room, to give audiences a glimpse of what they might have missed in the complete performance.

Now at Birdland, Karrin Allyson is a great muse for Mose Allison. His wit and satirical edge sound interestingly freshened sung by a modern female voice who is clearly in sync with the way he used to think.  

It was reported today that acclaimed playwright William Luce has passed away at age 88.