Opera Parallele Represented In 14 Cities This Season
Opera Parallèle, San Francisco's contemporary opera company now in its 16th anniversary season, is on the move—stretching its wings across North America and beyond.
Opera Newsroom
The latest opera news, reviews, and production coverage from the Metropolitan Opera and companies around the world.
Sondra Radvanovsky In Cherubini’s MEDEA Opens Lyric Opera Of Chicago 71st Season
Lyric Opera of Chicago launches its 71st season with the company premiere of Luigi Cherubini’s Medea, opening Saturday, October 11, 2025, at the Lyric Opera House.
Review: CARMEN, London Coliseum
If you liked Evita at the Palladium, you'll like Carmen at the Coliseum
Madison Opera Opens 2025–26 Season with Puccini’s LA BOHÈME
Madison Opera launches its 2025–26 season with Puccini’s timeless masterpiece La Bohème, performed November 7 and 9 at Overture Hall.
Sing For Your Seniors Launches New Partnership with the Metropolitan Opera Chorus Artists
Sing For Your Seniors, the New York City–based nonprofit that brings live musical performances to older adults, has announced a landmark partnership with members of the world-renowned Metropolitan Opera Chorus Artists.
Details Revealed for CARMINA BURANA at Lyric Opera of Chicago
Lyric Opera of Chicago will present the company premiere of Carl Orff’s Carmina Burana.
Frank DiLella to Host THE REAL HOUSEWIVES OF NEW YORK CITY: AN OPERA
Frank DiLella, Emmy Award-winning Journalist, media personality and host of ON STAGE on Spectrum NY1, will join the one-night-only debut concert presentation of The Real Housewives of New York City: An Opera.
Guest Blog: 'It's Such An Iconic Opera': Conductor Olivia Clarke on Taking on ENO's CARMEN
I’m looking forward to conducting Bizet’s Carmen for English National Opera (ENO) this autumn, alongside fellow conductor, Clelia Cafiero.
Review: GIUSTINO, Royal Ballet And Opera
Both director and designer have slightly too many ideas about what the show could be, and what is left is unresolved potential.
Review: Spectacular Nadine Sierra Shines in Villazon’s Somnolent SONNAMBULA by Bellini
Sometimes great singing can save a bad production.
CARMEN to Return to the Metropolitan Opera in October
Carrie Cracknell’s production of Carmen will return to the Met for 13 performances beginning in October.
LA BOHEME to Return to The Metropolitan Opera in October
Franco Zeffirelli’s production of Puccini’s La Bohème will return to the Met stage for 20 performances featuring many of today’s leading artists.
Review: OPERA À LA CARTE'S ORPHEUS IN THE UNDERWORLD at St. Peter's Episcopal Church in Del Mar
What did our critic think of OPERA À LA CARTE'S PRODUCTION OF OFFENBACH'S ORPHEUS IN THE UNDERWORLD at St.
The Dallas Opera Announces $25 Million Challenge Gift From O'Donnell Foundation
The Dallas Opera has raised $13 million toward a $25 million challenge from the O’Donnell Foundation, which will match contributions dollar-for-dollar.
Seven Emerging Artists Advance To Centre Stage: Ensemble Studio Competition
The Canadian Opera Company has announced the seven finalists for the 2025 Centre Stage: Ensemble Studio Competition, taking place October 23, 2025, at Toronto’s Four Seasons Centre.
The Met: Live In HD Season Opens With LA SONNAMBULA
The Metropolitan Opera's new production of Bellini's La Sonnambula marks the beginning of the 19th season of The Met: Live in HD, with Nadine Sierra making her company role debut as Amina and Xabier Anduaga in his company role debut as Elvino
Sarah Kirkland Snider’s HILDEGARD Premieres at Los Angeles Opera
Snider’s first opera, HILDEGARD, for which she also wrote the libretto, will be presented in rolling world premieres by Los Angeles Opera (November 5-9, 2025) and PROTOTYPE Festival in New York (January 9-17, 2026), with subsequent performances at the Aspen Music Festival and School (Summer
Chicago Opera Theater To Present Shakespeare And Salieri Trilogy This Fall
Chicago Opera Theater (COT) will illuminate Shakespeare and Antonio Salieri this fall with a trilogy of performances and events, culminating in the Chicago premiere of Salieri’s Falstaff, ossia Le tre burle (Falstaff, or The Three Tricks) December 3–7, 2025 at the Studebaker Theater.
New Rochelle Opera Appoints Jason C. Tramm As General And Artistic Director
New Rochelle Opera has appointed Maestro Jason Tramm as its new General and Artistic Director.
Review: ZORRO at Arizona Opera
Héctor Armienta’s operatic reimagining of ZORRO is a richly textured work that fuses bravado and romance into a timely meditation on liberty.
Review: CINDERELLA, London Coliseum
It’s over 40 years since English National Opera staged Rossini's Cinderella (La Cenerentola) and they open their 2025-26 season with a vibrant new production of the sparkling comedy.
Photos: THE MIKADO Comes to New York in Utopia Opera and Forbear! Theatre Co-Production
Utopia Opera and London’s Forbear! Theatre will bring their fantasy-inspired production of Gilbert & Sullivan’s The Mikado to New York City for four performances, October 3–5 at Hunter College.
Review: Met Season’s First DON GIOVANNI Shows Off a Great Score for the Audience to Relish
Mozart’s DON GIOVANNI was one of my first operas and remains among my favorites, despite its misogyny and the difficulty in putting together the kind of cast that can do justice to the string of show-stoppers in the score.
The Dallas Opera to Present Local Premiere Of Poulenc's DIALOGUES OF THE CARMELITES
The Dallas Opera will present the Dallas premiere of Francis Poulenc’s Dialogues of the Carmelites, opening on November 7, 2025, at the Winspear Opera House.
Ailyn Pérez Will Sing the Title Role in TOSCA at the Royal Opera House
The Royal Opera House has announced a cast change for the September 24, 2025, performance of Puccini’s Tosca.
