The latest opera news, reviews, and production coverage from the Metropolitan Opera and companies around the world.
The recent New York premiere of Yuval Sharon’s production of THE COMET/POPPEA at Lincoln Center kicked off the summer’s 5-week residency of the American Modern Opera Company (cheekily known as AMOC, after its penchant for taking a somewhat wild and crazy approach to the art form).
Le Nozze di Figaro is a piece I’ve been living with as long as I can remember.
Teatro Grattacielo is introducing major accessibility and audience engagement initiatives for its 2025 summer season at La MaMa, starting with two centerpiece productions.
Opera Theatre of St.
Even ardent opera fans may struggle to recall the story or the score for Mazeppa.
One of the operas at the top of my list for next season at the Met is the Deborah Warner staging of Tchaikovsky’s EUGENE ONEGIN that brings back soprano Asmik Grigorian for the first time since her 2024 debut in MADAMA BUTTERFLY.
Opera San José kicks off its 42nd season with Mozart's beloved romantic comedy Così Fan Tutte, a sparkling blend of charm and wit that plays out like an 18th-century reality show—“Temptation Island” meets powdered wigs—where loyalty is tested, disguises abound, and no heart escapes unscath
OPERA America has awarded $180,000 in Civic Practice Grants to seven opera companies.
This summer, New York City Opera (NYCO) will return to Bryant Park with two open-air events.
The Merola Opera Program has appointed internationally renowned tenor, director, and 2007 Merola alum Alek Shrader as its new Director of Membership & Engagement.
Susanne Burgess sings Norina, the quintessential bel canto soprano role.
Just how much fun can you have at an oratorio about a Old Testament tale of jealousy, madness and death? Well, quite a lot as it happens at the return of Barry Kosky's remarkable production of Handel's Saul.
Grange Park Opera has opened its new season with a crowd-pleaser.
The Metropolitan Opera and the American Guild of Musical Artists have reached a one-year contract agreement with wage increases, including a temporary boost linked to state funding.
Opera Holland Park has never shied away from audacious programming, and with Jonathan Dove’s Itch, it plunges boldly into radioactive territory—literally.
Kennedy Center subscription sales fall 36% compared to 2023, with theater revenue dropping 82%.
'This House', a world premiere opera at Opera Theatre of St.
Sarasota Opera will welcome Matthew Glover to its Development Department.
The Metropolitan Opera's revival of Tchaikovsky’s *The Queen of Spades*, which opened on Friday, May 23, 2025, offered a visually opulent and musically ambitious evening, though not without its challenges.
Opera Montana - the state's oldest professional opera company - has revealed its 2025-2026 season, the company's 48th.
BroadwayWorld chats with San Francisco Opera's Carrie-Ann Matheson about the 2025 Merola Summer Festival featuring four different musical events from June 26 to August 16.
Stormy weather and an enthusiastic audience mark Julia Burbach’s The Flying Dutchman as it proves a smashing success to open the 2025 season of Opera Holland Park.
Sarasota Opera has been awarded a $50,000 traditional grant for Spring 2025 from The William G.
The Metropolitan Opera has named soprano Rachel Willis-Sørensen the winner of the 2025 Beverly Sills Artist Award.
Kentucky Opera will present its third annual Amplify: Songs of Justice concert at the Kentucky Opera Center for Cultural Health.
