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This bird needs his own show! A video was recently posted to a Facebook page called Music Porn, featuring a parrot performing opera! The parrot performed a beautiful rendition of 'Queen of the Night' from Mozart's 'The Magic Flute.

The English National Opera will take part in ”ENO Breathe,” a rehabilitation program to support patients recovering from COVID-19.

Portland Opera has announced that renowned artists Karen Slack and Damien Geter have joined the company as Artistic Advisors.

The Met's new pay-per-view recital series, Met Stars Live in Concert, continues with tenor Roberto Alagna and soprano Aleksandra Kurzak performing live outdoors from the Château de la Chèvre d'Or, overlooking the Mediterranean Sea, in Èze, France.

The Met has announced the Week 22 schedule for its Nightly Met Opera Streams, a free series of encore Live in HD presentations and classic telecasts streamed on the company website during the coronavirus closure.

Houston Grand Opera has announced its partnership with companies nationwide to offer coordinated auditions for the Houston Grand Opera Studioa??s 2021-22 season.

As part of the Met’s At-Home Gala on April 25, 2020, the husband-and-wife soprano-tenor duo Roberto Alagna and Aleksandra Kurzak performed the uproarious duet “Caro elisir” from Donizetti’s “L’Elisir d’Amore”.

Opera Orlando celebrates five years, Sunday, September 20 at 2 p.

Catapult Opera has announced all new initiatives to re-imagine opera for the future.

Even though soprano Renee Fleming had a big farewell to her role as the Marschallin in DER ROSENKAVALIER in the Met’s recent production premiere, she seems far from the end of her career, not only continuing to concertize but even in opera.

During its hiatus from public performances, LA Opera has created an extensive array of online programming under the banner LAO At Home.

On Sunday, September 13, Opera Orlando fans are in for a special treat as executive director and acclaimed baritone Gabriel Preisser presents an exclusive concert of his personal opera and musical theater favorites in celebration of his recent Grammy win.

The Bilbao Opera has announced changes to its board of directors, with a new vice president and secretary on July 23.

The Bender JCC partners with friends at The Osher Marin JCC of San Rafael, CA to bring you Exploring Opera: Behind-the-Scenes, Thursdays August 6, 13, 20, 27, 2020 at 4:00 - 5:30 PM (EST) via ZOOM.

Check out a list of upcoming classical and opera streams including Anna Netrebko in Tosca, Caramoor's Chamber Music 'Feast', Music Academy of the West streams and more!

Charlottesville Opera has announced Soprano Sharin Apostolou as CO's first Ader Artist-in-Residence.

a??a??a??a??a??a??a?? The Atlanta Opera announces the formation of the Atlanta Opera Company Players, featuring twelve world-class singers, all resident in Atlanta and the southeast, who will collaborate with the company's leadership team to reimagine its 2020a?'21 season.

The High Note, Episode 10, airs this coming Friday, July 31 at noon.

The Met has announced the Week 21 schedule for its Nightly Met Opera Streams, a free series of encore Live in HD presentations and classic telecasts streamed on the company website during the coronavirus closure.

Marble City Opera will present a live, in-person performance of I Pagliacci, which will also be streamed to an online audience.

Eid in Dubai and MBC Al Amal present “Celebrate Giving” concert on August 1, to support children impacted by Covid-19.

IN Series, a DC-based opera company, has launched INVISION, a unique digital performing arts center.

OPERA America, the national champion for American opera, opera companies,  and artists has announced its latest program to advance the quality and creativity of the art form.

The Met Chorus Artists Emergency Grant Fundraiser has good news to share.

RedHouse has announced the long-awaited Americas release of the original-cast album of composer Matthew Peterson and librettist Jason Zencka's true-crime courtroom opera Voir Dire.