Review: THE RAILWAY CHILDREN, Glyndebourne
Composer Mark-Anthony Turnage and his partner Rachael Hewer eschewed making banana bread during the Covid lockdown and decided to write an opera.
Review: A REGIMENT with Comic Style and High Notes, Thanks to Morley and Brownlee at the Met
It’s hard for a soprano to get a break in Donizetti’s LA FILLE DU REGIMENT, which I caught up with at the Met on Friday evening.
Opera Orlando’s Inaugural OPERAZZI BASH Raises Over $80,000 For Youth And Education Programs
Opera Orlando hosted its first annual Operazzi Bash on October 25 at the Grand Bohemian Orlando, raising more than $80,000 in support of the company’s education programs, including the Opera Orlando Youth Company.
Carnegie Hall’s SONGSTUDIO Will Return January 2026
Carnegie Hall’s SongStudio returns January 12–18, 2026, for its eighth season, led by Artistic Director Anthony Roth Costanzo.
Giordano’s ANDREA CHÉNIER Returns to the Metropolitan Opera In November
The Metropolitan Opera will revive Umberto Giordano’s Andrea Chénier for six performances beginning November 24, 2025, featuring soprano Sonya Yoncheva and tenor Piotr Beczała in their Met role debuts as Maddalena di Coigny and Andrea Chénier.
Review: PORGY AND BESS at Houston Grand Opera
What did our critic think of PORGY AND BESS at Houston Grand Opera? As Houston performing arts ventures grow for the 2025-26 season, Houston Grand Opera surpasses them all with a thrilling 50th anniversary production of Gershwin's Porgy and Bess.
Greetings! It’s World Opera Day!
It’s World Opera Day—an annual event held on October 25—a collaboration between OPERA America, Opera Europa, and Ópera Latinoamérica to showcase the ways opera companies and artists add vigor to their countries, communities and the world.
Video: Sandra Oh Makes Metropolitan Opera Debut In LA FILLE DU RÉGIMENT
Sandra Oh, fresh off her acclaimed performances in Shakespeare in the Park’s Twelfth Night, made her Metropolitan Opera debut as the Duchess of Krakenthorp in Laurent Pelly’s production of Donizetti’s La Fille du Régiment on October 17.
Washington Concert Opera Opens Season with Gluck’s IPHIGÉNIE EN TAURIDE In November
Washington Concert Opera will open its 2025–26 season with Gluck’s Iphigénie en Tauride on Sunday, November 23, 2025, at 6 p.
ARABELLA Opens at the Metropolitan Opera In November
The Metropolitan Opera will open a revival of Richard Strauss’s Arabella on November 10, 2025, marking soprano Rachel Willis-Sørensen’s role debut in the title part and Tomasz Konieczny’s Met role debut as Mandryka.
Seattle Opera To Premiere Huang Ruo And James Schamus’ New Opera THE WEDDING BANQUET
Seattle Opera announced it will present the world premiere of The Wedding Banquet, a new comic opera by composer Huang Ruo and librettist James Schamus, inspired by Ang Lee’s beloved 1993 film.
Opera San José to Present Puccini’s MADAMA BUTTERFLY At The California Theatre
Opera San José continues its 42nd season—centered on the theme “What Is Love?”—with Puccini’s tragic masterpiece Madama Butterfly, running November 16–30, 2025, at the California Theatre (345 South First Street, San José).
Interview: 'It Has To Be Fresh”: Director and Choreographer Lynne Hockney on Reviving Sir Peter Hall's Iconic A MIDSUMMER NIGHT'S DREAM at Glyndebourne
Celebrated choreographer and director Lynne Hockney has been involved in Sir Peter Hall’s iconic version of Benjamin Britten’s A Midsummer Night’s Dream at Glyndebourne since 2001.
John Aylward’s OBLIVION Sets New International Workshops and Screenings
Following its win for “Best Musical Film” at the Cannes World Film Festival earlier this year, composer and librettist John Aylward’s one-act opera film Oblivion has set new performances and screenings this fall in the United States and Italy.
The Gerda Lissner Foundation Reveals 2025 Art Song Competition Winners And Updated Prize Structure
The Gerda Lissner Foundation, an organization dedicated to supporting and encouraging emerging classical vocalists, has revealed the winners of its 2025 Art Song Competition.
Review: A MIDSUMMER NIGHT'S DREAM, Glyndebourne
Sir Peter Hall's iconic production of Benjamin Britten's A Midsummer Night's Dream has achieved legendary status since its premiere in 1981.
San Francisco Opera To Premiere Huang Ruo And David Henry Hwang’s THE MONKEY KING In November
San Francisco Opera will present the world premiere of The Monkey King by composer Huang Ruo and librettist David Henry Hwang, running November 14–30, 2025, at the War Memorial Opera House.
Review: LA BOHÈME, Glyndebourne
PucciniAs the nights draw in, it seems highly appropriate to return to Glyndebourne for the start of its Autumn season and the chilly streets of Puccini’s La bohème.
Review: ONE-ACT FESTIVAL at Union Avenue Opera
New things at Union Avenue Opera! This wonderful company is extending it’s 31st season with an evening of two one-act operas.
Review: MARTYRS & RELICS, A Mashup of Buxtehude, Shaw and Balliett at St. John the Divine
How did the martyrs—those Christians and otherwise who have been put to death or endured great suffering defending their beliefs, principles, or causes—meet their ends? As told through Douglas AA Balliett’s MARTYRS & RELICS, which played a handful of performances this week as its world premier
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.
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.
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.
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