OPERA CLASSICAL MUSIC NEWS COVERAGE

The latest news on performances of Classical Music in Opera.

The Rochester Philharmonic Orchestra Reveals Its Summer Season by Stephi Wild - May 31, 2023

The Rochester Philharmonic Orchestra (RPO) has announced its Centennial Summer Season. RPO Outdoors includes 13 concerts – 10 of which are free of charge – from Friday, July 7 through Tuesday, August 1....

Review: TOSCA at Opera Theatre Of Saint Louis by Steve Callahan - May 30, 2023

It’s a masterpiece!  Tosca has opened at Opera Theatre of St. Louis, and the production  emphatically reconfirms that group’s status as one of the world’s great opera companies. ...

Central City Opera Announces Four-Year Contract With AGMA by Blair Ingenthron - May 28, 2023

Central City Opera (CCO) has announced that a contract with the American Guild of Musical Artists (AGMA) has been signed by both parties as of May 26, 2023. AGMA announced Thursday, May 18 that the agreement had been ratified by its membership and provided a signed document to Central City Opera on ...

Gustavo Dudamel To Resign As The Paris Opera Music Director by A.A. Cristi - May 25, 2023

The Paris Opera announces the resignation of Gustavo Dudamel as Music Director at the end of the  22/23 season for personal reasons.  ...

Review: TREEMONISHA at Opera Theatre Of Saint Louis by Steve Callahan - May 23, 2023

Last Saturday Opera Theatre of St. Louis premiered a new adaptation of Scott Joplin’s legendary opera Treemonisha.  It is a bright and worthy addition to our recent flurry of adoration of some of America’s major black composers;  the Black Rep closed their stunningly fine evening of Eubie Blake’s mu...

Opera Parallele & Transgender District Announces EXPANSIVE 2023 Showcase Artists by Blair Ingenthron - May 20, 2023

Building on the overwhelming success of last year's Expansive initiative, Opera Parallèle and The Transgender District have announced plans to renew their collaboration and present a showcase of transgender and non-binary classical artists for two performances at 7.30 p.m. on Thursday, August 3 and ...

Review: LA BOHÈME at Kennedy Center by David Friscic - May 17, 2023

The glorious music of Puccini remains the principal reason to see the Washington National Opera’s (WNO)current production of the beloved classic opera La bohème. This oft-referenced opera that has influenced everything from the famous film Moonstruck to the hit Broadway musical Rent, must be a fairl...

The Greek National Opera Reveals 2023-24 Season by Stephi Wild - May 16, 2023

 The Greek National Opera’s 2023-24 season, curated by GNO Artistic Director Giorgos Koumendakis, features seven new opera and ballet productions including the first Wagner production to be staged at the Stavros Niarchos Cultural Center, two co-productions, and one newly commissioned opera, as well ...

Judith Lynn Stillman to Join Met Opera Baritone Will Liverman in Rhode Island Debut by Blair Ingenthron - May 14, 2023

Rhode Island College's Nazarian Center for the Performing Arts will present ART SONG TO ARIA featuring RIC's Artist-in-Residence Judith Lynn Stillman, pianist, with GRAMMY Award-winning, Metropolitan Opera superstar baritone Will Liverman in his first appearance in Rhode Island, on Sunday, June 4th ...

New York City Opera Presents THE GARDEN OF THE FINZI-CONTINIS At NYU Florence, June 29-30 by A.A. Cristi - May 11, 2023

This summer, in partnership with NYU Florence, New York City Opera will bring The Garden of the Finzi-Continis to Florence, Italy for two exclusive performances of selected scenes at the historic Villa La Pietra....

Interview: Charles H. Eaton of DON GIOVANNI at Minnesota Opera by Jared Fessler - May 09, 2023

Don Giovanni is an egotistical and infamous womanizer, brazen in his shameless seductions. But his betrayals soon catch up to him when divine retribution exacts the ultimate price. Set in the 1930s, this new production centers the women who cross paths with Don Giovanni and ultimately deliver his gr...

Review Roundup: Ivo van Hove's DON GIOVANNI Opens at the Metropolitan Opera by Review Roundups - May 06, 2023

Ivo van Hove, the Tony Award–winning director of Broadway’s A View from the Bridge, is making a major Met debut with Mozart’s Don Giovanni (May 5–June 2), re-setting the familiar tale of deceit and damnation in an abstract architectural landscape and shining a light into the work’s dark corners. Rea...

FESTIVAL OPERA Announces 2023 Summer Season by Blair Ingenthron - May 06, 2023

Festival Opera has announced plans for the company's 2023 season highlighted by a bold new production of Georges Bizet's Carmen, a work at the heart of the repertory and one of the most performed operas in the world, set for August 18 and 20 at the Lesher Center for the Arts....

Review: MasterVoices Shows that There's Still Life in Gilbert & Sullivan's IOLANTHE in the 21st Century by Richard Sasanow - May 05, 2023

Maybe the Met should stop thinking about THE MERRY WIDOW and DIE FLEDERMAUS when it takes a turn at operetta—let alone the bevy of comic operas by Rossini and Donizetti that are given more than their due on a regular basis—and let Gilbert & Sullivan (G&S) have a turn at bat....

VIDEO: Get A First Look At Ivo van Hove's DON GIOVANNI at the Met Opera by Stage Tube - May 04, 2023

Get a sneak peek at Ivo van Hove's debut at the Met Opera with his production of Mozart's Don Giovanni, featuring Peter Mattei and an exceptional cast....

Bloomingdale School Of Music to Present Free Faculty Concert Series in May And June by Chloe Rabinowitz - April 26, 2023

Bloomingdale School of Music continues its 2022/23 Free Faculty Concert Series at the David Greer Concert Hall in May and June....

Programming Added to Jack, Joseph and Morton Mandel Opera & Humanities Festival by Chloe Rabinowitz - April 25, 2023

The Cleveland Orchestra announced updates to its inaugural Jack, Joseph and Morton Mandel Opera & Humanities Festival: The American Dream, which takes place this spring at Severance Music Center and with Cleveland partner organizations....

VIDEO: Get A First Look At Rehearsals for Ivo van Hove's DON GIOVANNI at the Met Opera by Stage Tube - April 24, 2023

Get a first look at Baritone Peter Mattei singing the title character’s Act II aria, “Deh vieni alla finestra,” in an early rehearsal, accompanied by assistant conductor Jonathan C. Kelly.  ...

Review: San Diego Opera's Production of GHOSTS at Balboa Theatre by Ron Bierman - April 21, 2023

Nicolas Reveles was diagnosed with late-stage pancreatic cancer shortly after completing Ghosts, and it is tragic that he died just weeks before its world premiere in a San Diego Opera production. A sincerely religious man, his spirit lives on in the minds of the many grieving friends and admirers w...

LA Opera Names 2023 Recipients of the Eva and Marc Stern Artist Award by Chloe Rabinowitz - April 20, 2023

LA Opera has announced the 2023 recipients of the Eva and Marc Stern Artist Award: conductor Lina González-Granados and bass-baritone Nicholas Brownlee....

American Classical Orchestra Performs ROMANTIC FANTASY With Rachell Ellen Wong and Enrico Lagasca at Alice Tully Hall by Stephi Wild - April 19, 2023

Founder and Artistic Director Thomas Crawford leads the American Classical Orchestra in its final concert this season on Thursday, May 18, at Alice Tully Hall: an evening of Romantic music by Rossini, Schumann, Sarasate, and Grieg, played on period instruments....

Opera In The Pines to Present BAR CRAWL BOHEME by Blair Ingenthron - April 15, 2023

Opera in the Pines will present Bar Crawl Bohème, an immersive, community-focused adaptation of the operatic classic La bohème in a first of its kind bar crawl across the state from Maine Beer Company on May 10, to Three of Strong Spirits on May 11, and Oyster River Winegrowers on May 12....

Christ Church in Short Hills To Present The Fauré Requiem In A Special Concert Of Remembrance by Chloe Rabinowitz - April 14, 2023

As part of its 140th Anniversary, Christ Church in Short Hills will present a Special Concert of Remembrance featuring Gabriel Fauré's Requiem and Cantique de Jean Racine on Sunday, April 23, 2023 at 4:00 pm....

Interview: Tara Branham of TOSCA at Opera San José Shines a New Light on the Operatic Canon by Jim Munson - April 12, 2023

BroadwayWorld chats with Tara Branham who is making her mainstage debut as director at Opera San Jose with the Puccini classic 'Tosca' running April 15 to 30....

Liudmyla Monastyrska to Step in for Angela Gheorghiu in TOSCA at the Met This Week by Blair Ingenthron - April 08, 2023

Soprano Liudmyla Monastyrska will sing the title role in Puccini's Tosca on April 8 and 12, replacing Angela Gheorghiu, who is ill. She will also sing the final performance on April 15, as was previously announced. ...

VIDEO: Susan Graham On How She Got Her Start by Stage Tube - March 29, 2023

Legendary mezzo-soprano and LAO Young Artist Artist Director Susan Graham is back on the DCP stage in her role debut as Geneviève in 'Pelléas and Mélisande.' We sat down with her to ask about her inspiring start in opera, her role as a mentor, and the advice she has for the up-and-coming generation ...

The Greek National Opera Pays Tribute To Maria Callas On Her Centennial Anniversary by A.A. Cristi - March 21, 2023

The Greek National Opera has announced its events honoring Maria Callas, the greatest soprano of the 20th century with a series of tributes curated by the Artistic Director of the Greek National Opera Giorgos Koumendakis, taking place from April to December 2023. ...

Carnegie Hall to Present Medal of Excellence to Douglas L. Peterson by Chloe Rabinowitz - March 20, 2023

Douglas L. Peterson, President and CEO of S&P Global, will receive the Carnegie Hall Medal of Excellence at a gala benefit on Tuesday, April 18 at 6:30 p.m. at The Plaza in New York City...

Grander Than Before, Opera Columbus and Columbus Symphony Bring RIGOLETTO Back to Columbus  by A.A. Cristi - March 15, 2023

For the first time in nearly a quarter century, Rigoletto will return in grand scale to Columbus thanks to a remarkable collaboration between Opera Columbus and the Columbus Symphony at the Ohio Theatre March 31 and April 1. ...

Opera Naples' FESTIVAL UNDER THE STARS Opens With Jennifer Rowley and Jonathan Tetelman by Blair Ingenthron - March 11, 2023

Soprano Jennifer Rowley and tenor Jonathan Tetelman are among the world-renowned artists that will perform during Opera Naples' third annual outdoor Festival Under the Stars March 21 to April 5 in Cambier Park. Rowley opens the multi-day festival with the Opera Stars Concert with orchestra Tuesday, ...

Review: THE SONG POET at Minnesota Opera by Jared Fessler - March 10, 2023

What did our critic think of THE SONG POET at Minnesota Opera? The first Hmong story adapted for the operatic stage, St. Paul writer Kao Kalia Yang's memoir The Song Poet comes to life in this world premiere. It tells the story of Yang's family and her song poet father as war drives them from the mo...

Ramin Karimloo, Tesori & Brant World Premiere & More Set for Washington National Opera 2023–2024 Season by Chloe Rabinowitz - March 09, 2023

Washington National Opera has announced its 2023-24 season featuring the world premiere of Tesori's Grounded and more....

Review: New Jersey Symphony Performs MAHLER 3RD at NJPAC by Peter Danish - March 08, 2023

What did our critic think of NJ SYMPHONY MAHLER 3RD at NJPAC? NJ Symphony musical director, Xian Zhang has stated often that the Mahler 3rd is her favorite work of all time. This was evident from the instant she bounded up onto the platform until the time she stepped down some 99 minutes later. Duri...

Review: THE DESERT SONG at Winter Opera by Steve Callahan - March 07, 2023

A stellar cast brightens a Romberg favorite. Operetta, as a genre, arose in the 1850's and swelled into a widely beloved form of entertainment. In America its chief luminaries were Sigmund Romberg, Victor Herbert, and Rudolf Friml. From the 1920's to the '40's the modern musical gradually drove oper...

The Royal Danish Opera Presents AIDA Beginning This Week by Stephi Wild - March 02, 2023

The Royal Danish Opera has in recent seasons presented several new productions of Verdi’s operas. Now, the turn has come to his famous operatic work, Aida....

What You Need to Know About the World Premiere of PROXIMITY at Lyric Opera of Chicago by Chloe Rabinowitz - February 21, 2023

See details about the world premiere of Proximity at Lyric Opera of Chicago!...

Review: THE SAN DIEGO OPERA'S PUCCINI DUO at San Diego Civic Center Theater by Ron Bierman - February 16, 2023

The big question for the evening was how mezzo-soprano Stephanie Blythe would do as the first woman in professional opera to sing the baritone title role in Gianni Schicchi. But the question wouldn’t be answered until the second one-act opera in San Diego Opera’s “Puccini Duo.” Blythe was first a co...

NJ Festival Orchestra to Present Puccini's GIANNI SCHICCHI This Month by Chloe Rabinowitz - February 14, 2023

The Sopranos meet The Addams Family in NJ Festival Orchestra's upcoming production of Puccini's only comedy, Gianni Schicchi....

Interview: Stephanie Blythe of SAN DIEGO OPERA'S PUCCINI DUO at The San Diego Civic Theater by Ron Bierman - February 13, 2023

Stephanie Blythe looks for “creativity, imagination and curiosity” in her students. The first two are required of any good artist. Curiosity is a little less obvious, but she credits it for her ever expanding interests. Kate Smith led to reading about song writers, which In turn led to playing ukule...

Ivo van Hove's DON GIOVANNI, Terence Blanchard's CHAMPION & More to Headline The Metropolitan Opera Spring Season by Chloe Rabinowitz - February 09, 2023

The Metropolitan Opera will present the company premiere of Terence Blanchard’s Champion, Ivo van Hove's Met debut with Don Giovanni, and more this spring season. See how to purchase tickets!...




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