Erwin Schrott Out of Royal Opera's FAUST for Select June Performances
Erwin Schrott has withdrawn from the performances of Faust on 2, 6 and 10 June for personal reasons.
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Wesh National Opera Chorus Vote Unanimously For Further Action Short Of Strike
The chorus of the Welsh National Opera have voted unanimously to take further action short of strike on Thursday 27 February and Saturday 1 March, affecting shows on these dates.
Lise Davidsen Recording Of Wagner's Der Fliegende Holländer Out This April
Decca Classics has announced Der fliegende Holländer, the first full-length opera recording on the label from Lise Davidsen.
Opera Saratoga To Hold Local Auditions in March
For two days in March, Opera Saratoga will hold local auditions for the 2025 Summer Festival Season and beyond, in order to create a local roster of affiliated singers, actors and pianists.
OPERA America Awards $100,000 In Discovery Grants To Eight Women Composers
OPERA America has revealed the eight recipients of the 2025 Discovery Grants from its Opera Grants for Women Composers program.
The Metropolitan Opera Reveals 2025-26 Season Featuring Met Premieres and More
The Metropolitan Opera has revealed its 2025–26 season, the company’s 142nd year, featuring six new productions—three of which are Met premieres—and 12 revivals.
Boston Lyric Opera To Present CAROUSEL 80th Anniversary Production
Boston Lyric Opera will present an 80th anniversary production of “RODGERS & HAMMERSTEIN'S ‘CAROUSEL,'” directed by BLO Artistic Associate Anne Bogart, conducted by BLO Music Director David Angus, and running April 4-13, 2025 at the Emerson Colonial Theatre.
Welsh National Opera Announces 2026 Performances At Birmingham Hippodrome
Welsh National Opera has announced its 2025/2026 Season, which will also see the Company celebrate its 80th anniversary.
Femme/Trans-Led JESUS CHRIST SUPERSTAR Announced At Utopia Opera
This March, Utopia Opera will present the timeless rock opera Jesus Christ Superstar with a 30-piece orchestra from March 14th through 23rd at the Ida K.
Jerod Impichchaachaaha' Tate's Opera LOKSI' SHAALI' to be Presented By Mount Holyoke College
Chickasaw American composer Jerod Impichchaachaaha' Tate's new opera Loksi' Shaali' (Shell Shaker), conducted by Tianhui Ng will have its East Coast Premiere at Mount Holyoke College in South Hadley, MA.
THE BARBER OF SEVILLE to Open This Weekend at Sarasota Opera
Sarasota Opera will open Gioachino Rossini’s The Barber of Seville on Saturday, Feb.
Review: MARY, QUEEN OF SCOTS, London Coliseum
And so to the final new production of English National Opera’s season; Mary, Queen of Scots, directed by Stewart Laing and conducted by Joana Carneiro.
Review: Julia Bullock’s PERSISTENT VOICE Is Stunning Combination of Past and Present
While opera-lovers wait eagerly for soprano Julia Bullock’s appearance in the latest John Adams lyric drama, ANTONY AND CLEOPATRA at the Met in May, Bullock continues to tantalize us with some other parts of her repertoire, from the Baroque (her recent program with the Orchestra of the Age of Enli
Review: THE SNOWY DAY at Minnesota Opera
What did our critic think of THE SNOWY DAY at MN Opera?
Photos: MARY QUEEN OF SCOTS At English National Opera
Thea Musgrave’s rarely performed Mary, Queen of Scots makes its London and English National Opera (ENO) premiere in February 2025.
OPERA America Reveals Recipients Of Opera RESPECTS Training Awards
OPERA America has revealed the three recipients of the first Opera RESPECTS Training Awards.
REVIEW: Heartbeat’s SALOME Raised the Audience’s Blood Pressure--and the Roof--at Irondale
The people at Heartbeat Opera--that dazzling reinvention-machine for taking works that you think you might have heard one time too often and making them compelling--must have had a crystal ball when they programmed Strauss’s SALOME long before the current, decadent regime took control in US politi
Sarasota Opera House Cebrates 100th Anniversary and More In 2025-2026 Season
There's much to celebrate next season at Sarasota Opera.
BWW Review: Columbus Presents a Tour-de-FOURce Production of WEST SIDE STORY
In an unprecedented collaboration, the Columbus Symphony, BalletMet, Opera Columbus, and the Columbus Association for the Performing Arts (CAPA) have all joined forces to present West Side Story, the classic forbidden love story and rivalry between the Jets and the Sharks in a mesmerizing fusion of
Verdi's LA TRAVIATA to be Presented at Palm Beach Opera
Palm Beach Opera is inviting audiences to experience the timeless passion and heartbreak of Verdi's La traviata at the Kravis Center for the Performing Arts.
Review: FESTEN, Royal Ballet And Opera
Mark-Anthony Turnage has a provocative habit of turning unconventional narratives into opera
Music Director James Conlon To Depart LA Opera After 20 Years; 40th Anniversary Season Lineup Announced
LA Opera has announced details for the company's 40th anniversary season, which will launch on September 20, 2025.
Opera Singer's Lawsuit Against University of Michigan Over Firing is Dismissed
Opera singer David Daniels sued the University of Michigan after being fired for sexual misconduct in 2020.
FELLOW TRAVELERS and More Set for Seattle Opera 2025/25 Season
Seattle Opera has revealed the 2025/26 mainstage season.
Washington Concert Opera to Present Mozart's LA CLEMENZA DI TITO and VERDI'S LUISA MILLER
The first Washington Concert Opera performance of 2025 will honor the remarkable W.
