The latest opera news, reviews, and production coverage from the Metropolitan Opera and companies around the world.
Chicago Opera Theater will close its season with the concert world premiere of TRUSTED, a new opera composed by Aaron Israel Levin with a libretto by Marella Martin Koch, at the Studebaker Theater at the Fine Arts Building.
Some evenings remind you why opera exists.
Wagner College Opera will present Cinderella, weaving together scenes from operatic and musical theatre interpretations, including works by Massenet, Rossini, Viardot, and Rodgers & Hammerstein, performed on Wagner College's Main Stage.
Canadian Opera Company has released rehearsal footage of BLUEBEARD'S CASTLE/ERWARTUNG, a pair of one-act psychological thrillers now playing through May 16, 2026 at the Four Seasons Centre for the Performing Arts.
Opera San José will present La Traviata to close its 2025–26 season.
Grammy-nominated opera producer Beth Morrison and choreographer Moses Pendleton will receive honorary doctorates from Boston Conservatory at Berklee, recognized for their decades of artistic innovation in opera and dance.
Composer Rene Orth’s award-winning opera 10 Days in a Madhouse will receive its Canadian premiere at the Luminato Festival, co-presented by Tapestry Opera and the Canadian Opera Company.
San Francisco Opera has released first look footage of THE BARBER OF SEVILLE, Gioachino Rossini's beloved comedic masterpiece, running May 28 through June 21, 2026 at the War Memorial Opera House in San Francisco.
English National Opera announced Helen Shute, current CEO of Rambert, as its new Chief Executive Officer.
Carmen by Georges Bizet will be presented by Opéra de Montréal this spring.
Guild Opera Company will present Verdi's Un ballo in maschera at River of the Valley in Canoga Park, with Felipe Prado, Emma Berggren, and Carlos Oliva leading the cast.
Vienna's MusikTheater an der Wien will host the International Opera Awards ceremony for the first time, marking a milestone for the venue that received the Opera Company Award in 2025.
London's Arcola Theatre will present the GRIMEBORN OPERA FESTIVAL, featuring productions exploring migrant worker exploitation, climate activism, and political violence alongside new stagings of Handel's GIULIO CESARE IN EGITTO and RINALDO.
Royal Ballet and Opera chief executive Alex Beard says Timothée Chalamet's recent dismissal of opera and ballet as art forms 'no one cares' about has turned into an unexpected marketing win for the Covent Garden institution.
Park City Opera announced a 16-event summer season featuring two fully staged mainstage operas — Copland's THE TENDER LAND and Gounod's ROMÉO ET JULIETTE — plus a free weekly outdoor concert series across Park City venues.
San Francisco’s acclaimed Merola Opera Program has unveiled its 2026 season.
The winners of the 2025 BroadwayWorld Stage Recording Awards have been revealed, celebrating outstanding achievements in theatrical and performance-based recordings released during the 2025 calendar year.
The Wiener Staatsoper has announced its 2026/27 season, which director Bogdan Roščić will present to the public during a matinee in the main house on Sunday, April 12 at 11:00 AM, broadcast live on ORF III, play.
Royal Ballet and Opera announced its 2026/27 Season, featuring 10 new opera productions including PARSIFAL, GÖTTERDÄMMERUNG, and LA GIOCONDA, plus ballet masterworks and Wayne McGregor's 20th anniversary.
Young Victorian Theatre Company will present IOLANTHE in Baltimore this summer.
The Atlanta Opera will present TURANDOT and TWILIGHT OF THE GODS (GÖTTERDÄMMERUNG) to close its 2025–2026 season.
With recordings and live performances in 2026, they plan to transform, enchant and move audiences across the Seattle area
Jackie Chan is heading to the opera house.
Mark Ravenhill takes over a legendary boxing venue for a show that packs plenty of punch
Washington National Opera's American Opera Initiative will present three world premiere one-act operas at the WNO Rehearsal Studio in Washington, D.
