Review: Davidsen Goes Out with a Bang in Beethoven’s FIDELIO Under Malkki
Political prisoner is rescued from dungeon by his faithful wife, only to find that she’s pregnant!
Shocking! Not really: Norwegian soprano Lise Davidsen, who’s shown herself indispensable in roles from Tchaikovsky’s QUEEN OF SPADES to Strauss’s ARIADNE AUF NAXOS starts her maternity leave a
Nashville Opera To Close 24.25 Season With Donizetti's LUCIA: THE BRIDE OF LAMMERMOOR
Nashville Opera brings its 24.
Great Lakes Operetta To Present OPERETTA AROUND THE WORLD
Great Lakes Operetta's inaugural 2024-2025 season continues with its second concert: Operetta Around the World: A Concert of Light Opera Gems from Across the Globe.
Florida Grand Opera To Present FEMMES FANTASTIQUES: A MUSICAL TRIBUTE TO WOMEN IN THE ARTS
Florida Grand Opera will present SongFest: Femmes Fantastiques, a dynamic and moving musical tribute celebrating the legacy and innovation of women composers.
Opera Maine to Present SWEENEY TODD- THE DEMON BARBER OF FLEET STREET
Opera Maine will present Stephen Sondheim's Sweeney Todd: The Demon Barber of Fleet Street, a tale of vengeance, love, and dark humor that has captivated audiences for decades.
Review: Heggie-Scheer MOBY-DICK Triumphs in New Foglia Production at the Met
MOBY-DICK--Herman Melville’s epic tale of obsession and man-versus-nature, succinctly adapted by composer Jake Heggie with Gene Scheer’s taut libretto--roared into the Met Monday night and begged only one question: What took so long for it to get here?
Megan Moore to Perform Jake Heggie World Premiere At George & Nora London Foundation Recital
On Sunday, April 6, at 4:00 pm, mezzo-soprano Megan Moore, a 2022 George London Award winner, will perform the world premiere of a new three-song cycle by Jake Heggie at a recital presented by the George and Nora London Foundation for Singers at The Morgan Library & Museum.
Photos: First Look at Met Opera's MOBY DICK
Get a first look at Moby-Dick at the Metropolitan Opera.
Review: DIE ZAUBERFLOTE at Winter Opera
Winter Opera rounds out its 18th season with a splendid production of Mozart’s Die Zauberflöte (The Magic Flute).
Review: IL TROVATORE, Royal Ballet And Opera
An animated revival of Adele Thomas’s 2023 production, Il Trovatore strays from realism and instead focuses on a symbolic reading of this dark and gritty opera.
Rainelle Krause Will Make Metropolitan Opera Debut in THE MAGIC FLUTE
The Metropolitan Opera has announced the company debut of soprano Rainelle Krause as the Queen of the Night in Mozart's beloved opera The Magic Flute.
Rarely-Performed Strauss Opera DAPHNE To Have LA Premiere From Independent Opera Company
Independent Opera Company will continue its 2024-2025 season with 'Daphne,' a rarely- performed opera by German composer Richard Strauss.
Four Sarasota Winter Festival Operas To Be Presented During Opera Lovers Weeks
Opera lovers can immerse themselves in four operas in a three- or four-day period during Sarasota Opera's Winter Opera Festival.
Austin Opera Celebrates 40th Birthday In 2025-2026 Season
Austin Opera's 2025-2026 Season will mark several major milestones, as the company celebrates its 40th birthday as well as the 10th anniversary of Annie Burridge's tenure as General Director & CEO.
Video: AIDA at the Metropolitan Opera Trailer
Tony Award-winning director Michael Mayer brings a new production of Verdi’s grand masterpiece Aida to the Met next month.
Aigul Akhmetshina and Freddie De Tommaso Will Lead the Royal Opera's CARMEN
This Spring, The Royal Opera will present the first revival of Damiano Michieletto's production of Carmen.
Opera Saratoga To Hold Local Auditions in March
For two days in March, Opera Saratoga will hold local auditions for the 2025 Summer Festival Season and beyond, in order to create a local roster of affiliated singers, actors and pianists.
OPERA America Awards $100,000 In Discovery Grants To Eight Women Composers
OPERA America has revealed the eight recipients of the 2025 Discovery Grants from its Opera Grants for Women Composers program.
Femme/Trans-Led JESUS CHRIST SUPERSTAR Announced At Utopia Opera
This March, Utopia Opera will present the timeless rock opera Jesus Christ Superstar with a 30-piece orchestra from March 14th through 23rd at the Ida K.
THE BARBER OF SEVILLE to Open This Weekend at Sarasota Opera
Sarasota Opera will open Gioachino Rossini’s The Barber of Seville on Saturday, Feb.
Review: MARY, QUEEN OF SCOTS, London Coliseum
And so to the final new production of English National Opera’s season; Mary, Queen of Scots, directed by Stewart Laing and conducted by Joana Carneiro.
Review: Julia Bullock’s PERSISTENT VOICE Is Stunning Combination of Past and Present
While opera-lovers wait eagerly for soprano Julia Bullock’s appearance in the latest John Adams lyric drama, ANTONY AND CLEOPATRA at the Met in May, Bullock continues to tantalize us with some other parts of her repertoire, from the Baroque (her recent program with the Orchestra of the Age of Enli
Review: THE SNOWY DAY at Minnesota Opera
What did our critic think of THE SNOWY DAY at MN Opera?
OPERA America Reveals Recipients Of Opera RESPECTS Training Awards
OPERA America has revealed the three recipients of the first Opera RESPECTS Training Awards.
REVIEW: Heartbeat’s SALOME Raised the Audience’s Blood Pressure--and the Roof--at Irondale
The people at Heartbeat Opera--that dazzling reinvention-machine for taking works that you think you might have heard one time too often and making them compelling--must have had a crystal ball when they programmed Strauss’s SALOME long before the current, decadent regime took control in US politi
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