Opera Newsroom
The latest news, features, and updates from BroadwayWorld's Opera coverage.
MITRIDATE, RE DI PONTO to Lead Opera Philadelphia's Pick Your Price Sale
Opera Philadelphia will offer Pick Your Price tickets starting at $11 for its season-opening productions, including a Mozart work and a new opera based on a Tennessee Williams play.
CHRISTMAS CAROL GOES WRONG to Make Australian Premiere at Sydney Opera House
The Mischief production will bring its comic take on A Christmas Carol to the Sydney Opera House Concert Hall this festive season, marking its Australian premiere.
LA TRAVIATA Performance Added at the Greek National Opera
With all eight performances of La traviata sold out, the Greek National Opera announces an additional performance at the Stavros Niarchos Hall at the SNFCC.
JOHN LEWIS: GOOD TROUBLE to Headline Cincinnati Opera's 2027 Summer Festival
Cincinnati Opera announced its 2027 Summer Festival lineup, led by a world premiere honoring the civil rights icon along with Puccini's TURANDOT and Mozart's THE MARRIAGE OF FIGARO.
Review: L'ELISIR D'AMORE, Dorset Opera Festival
The Dorset Opera Festival finds the perfect setting for Gaetano Donizetti's L'elisir d'amore.
SUNDAY IN THE PARK WITH LYRIC to Return to Chicago in August
Lyric Opera of Chicago is inviting the city to its end-of-summer ritual: Sunday in the Park with Lyric.
OPERA BALL to Launch San Francisco Opera's 104th Season at City Hall
San Francisco Opera and San Francisco Opera Guild will present OPERA BALL, an Italian palazzo-inspired gala at City Hall, alongside the opening night of Verdi's SIMON BOCCANEGRA conducted by Music Director Eun Sun Kim.
Associate Musicians Reach Tentative Agreement With Met Opera
The Associate Musicians of the Metropolitan Opera have reached a tentative agreement with the company on a one-year contract, the Associated Musicians of Greater New York, Local 802 AFM announced.
Brazilian Tenor Thiago Arancam to Perform TIMELESS CLASSICS at Sanctuary of the Arts
Brazilian tenor Thiago Arancam will perform at Sanctuary of the Arts in Coral Gables, blending opera, Broadway favorites, and international songs in an intimate 314-seat concert hall.
Trombone Shorty and Mavis Staples to Celebrate New Orleans at NJPAC
Trombone Shorty and his brass band Orleans Avenue, joined by Grammy Lifetime Achievement Winner Mavis Staples, will perform a one-night-only concert at NJPAC's Prudential Hall in Newark, New Jersey.
Buxton Opera House Appoints New Trustees
Buxton Opera House has announced the appointment of three new trustees to its board: senior construction lawyer Dr.
San Francisco Opera Unveils 2026-27 Season Featuring SIMON BOCCANEGRA, MANON, DAS RHEINGOLD & More
San Francisco Opera has announced its 2026-27 season, featuring productions of Simon Boccanegra, Mary, Queen of Scots, Manon, The Marriage of Figaro, Das Rheingold, and Tosca, along with concerts, Opera Ball, and Opera in the Park.
Baritone Babatunde Akinboboye to Fuse Opera And Hip-hop At Sierra Madre Playhouse
Babatunde Akinboboye, a baritone singer will bring fresh new perspective to opera with “Hip Hopera,” a genre-defying musical style fusing the classical opera with the rhythmic intensity and attitude of hip-hop, at the Sierra Madre Playhouse.
The Dallas Opera 2026/2027 Season Tickets to go on Sale to the Public Next Week
The Dallas Opera will offer single tickets to its upcoming season, featuring four mainstage productions including Lohengrin, plus family operas and concerts, starting at $27.
Review: ARIADNE AUF NAXOS, Glyndebourne Festival
Richard Strauss's opera within an opera, Ariadne aux Naxos, is a curious beast: a hybrid of spoken word and singing, a mix of musical influences and themes which ask whether high art can ever mix with popular entertainment.
Review: DON GIOVANNI a Bel Canto Opera? Crutchfield’s Teatro Nuovo Proves It
To “IL” or not to “IL”—that is the question.
BREAKING THE WAVES Album to Be Released by Houston Grand Opera
Houston Grand Opera will release the first-ever recording of Missy Mazzoli and Royce Vavrek's opera Breaking the Waves, captured during its 2025 Houston premiere.
Ravinia Festival Cancels ABDUCTION FROM THE SERAGLIO Performance Due to Air Quality
The Ravinia Festival in Highland Park, IL, cancelled the performance of Mozart’s Abduction From The Seraglio on July 16 because of the increasingly hazardous air quality due to the wildfires in Canada.
ACQUAPROFONDA to Return to Aquarium of the Pacific With Long Beach Opera
Long Beach Opera Education will present ACQUAPROFONDA, a free family opera about ocean conservation, at the Aquarium of the Pacific's Honda Pacific Visions Theater, with activity sessions before and after each performance.
