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Opera Newsroom
The latest news, features, and updates from BroadwayWorld's Opera coverage.
Review: THE MAGIC FLUTE at Her Majesty's Theatre, Adelaide Festival Centre
A thought-provoking reworking of Mozart's popular opera.
Review: BBC PROMS: THE MARRIAGE OF FIGARO FROM GLYNDEBOURNE, Royal Albert Hall
Mozart's beloved comedy The Marriage of Figaro opened Glyndebourne's very first Festival in 1934 and is the renowned opera house's most performed work.
Speranza Scappucci Makes Debut As Principal Guest Conductor In Verdi’s THE SICILIAN VESPERS
Speranza Scappucci will make her debut as Principal Guest Conductor of The Royal Opera with Verdi’s The Sicilian Vespers, opening on the Main Stage September 19 and running through October 6, 2025.
Houston Grand Opera to Present MUSIC-STORIES-OPERA! In September 23 At Miller Outdoor Theatre
Houston Grand Opera (HGO) will present Music-Stories-OPERA!, a free program for students and families, daily from Tuesday through Thursday, September 23 through 25, at Miller Outdoor Theatre.
2025-2026 YoungArts Fellows Revealed, Granting $30,000 to Five Artists
YoungArts revealed the 2025-2026 YoungArts Fellows, the institution's most significant award given to five mid-career artists across disciplines from around the country.
Divaria Opera To Return To Bay Street With WE ARE CARMEN
Bay Street Theater will present Divaria Opera's We Are Carmen (Somos Carmen), a powerful multidisciplinary performance celebrating the 150th anniversary of the premiere of Bizet's Carmen.
Review: SEMELE, Starring Hilary Cronin, Opera Holland Park
In the 35 years I've been going to Opera Holland Park, I've never been disappointed by the music, performances and sheer joy of being in the open air with accompanying local sound effects.
Central City Opera Reveals 94th Festival Season Featuring Mozart and Colorado Sesquicentennial Celebration
Central City Opera has announced its 94th festival season, running June 27–August 2, 2026, in Central City, Colorado.
Lyric Opera Unveils Details for Cherubini's MEDEA
Lyric Opera of Chicago’s 2025/26 Season will kick off with a searing tale of vengeance and betrayal: Cherubini’s Medea.
San Francisco Opera’s DEAD MAN WALKING Returns for 25th Anniversary in September
San Francisco Opera will present the 25th-anniversary production of Jake Heggie and Terrence McNally’s Dead Man Walking from September 14–28 at the War Memorial Opera House.
Brian Stokes Mitchell and Laura Benanti to Open Lyric Opera of Chicago 2025/26 Season
Lyric Opera of Chicago is launching its 2025/26 Season in unforgettable style with Brian Stokes Mitchell & Laura Benanti in Concert, for one night only.
Utopia Opera Will Present Fantasy-Inspired Take On GIlbert & Sullivan’s THE MIKADO
From October 3–5, Utopia Opera will present Gilbert & Sullivan’s The Mikado in a fantasy-inspired co-production with London’s Forbear! Theatre.
Atchley Opera Will Present A Double Bill Of Puccini’s SUOR ANGELICA and GIANNI SCHICCHI
This fall, Atchley Opera, Fort Worth’s newest opera company, will invite audiences to experience the full range of human emotion through the exquisite storytelling and music of Giacomo Puccini.
Opera Columbus Will Launch 44th Season With RAPPACCINI’S DAUGHTER
Opera Columbus will open its 44th season with the Columbus premiere of Daniel Catán’s Rappaccini’s Daughter, performed in Spanish with English and Spanish supertitles at the Southern Theatre on September 19 and 21, 2025.
Review: CARMEN at Wolf Trap
The ever popular and hardy perennial of the operatic canon, composer Georges Bizet’s Carmen, was given a unique yet solid interpretation by the Wolf Trap Opera under the direction of John de los Santos.
Review: SALOME at Union Avenue Opera
Kelly Slawson brings a dazzlingly powerful, beautiful voice to the title role.
Opera San José Will Let the Audience Decide in COSÌ FAN TUTTE
What happens when Mozart’s mischievous masterpiece collides with Silicon Valley ingenuity? Opera San José is flipping the script—literally—in a bold, laugh-out-loud staging of Così Fan Tutte where the audience gets to choose the ending at every performance.
Opera Baltimore Receives $50,000 Grant for ‘Voices In Solidarity’
Opera Baltimore has been awarded a $50,000 grant from the Maryland Heritage Areas Authority (MHAA) in support of Voices in Solidarity: Baltimore's Black and Jewish Operatic History.
MADAMA BUTTERFLY to be Presented at Opera San José in November
Opera San José will continue its season with Puccini’s heartbreaking Madama Butterfly.
OPERA America Grants $300,000 To 14 Companies To Test Audience Retention Strategies
OPERA America has announced 14 recipients of its new A/B Testing Grants, created to support experimentation in building opera audiences.
Northern Ireland Opera Reveals Full Cast And Creative Team For FOLLIES
Northern Ireland Opera has announced the complete cast and creative team for its historic revival of Follies, running September 13–20, 2025, at the Grand Opera House in Belfast.
Review: Lincoln Center’s Festival Orchestra Concert Covered the Globe, from Paris to Patagonia
Maestro Karen Kamensek opened the Lincoln Center Festival Orchestra’s concert at Geffen Hall—“Paris to Patagonia”—with some interesting introductory remarks that almost sounded like an audition for the Philharmonic’s storied Young People’s Concerts.
Portland Opera Names Damien Geter Music Director
Portland Opera will appoint Damien Geter as Music Director, solidifying his role after nearly four years on an interim basis.
Union Avenue Opera To Launch Inaugural One-Act Festival This October
Union Avenue Opera will present its inaugural One-Act Festival October 10–12, 2025, featuring dwb (driving while black) and As One.
