BWW Review: Columbus Presents a Tour-de-FOURce Production of WEST SIDE STORY
In an unprecedented collaboration, the Columbus Symphony, BalletMet, Opera Columbus, and the Columbus Association for the Performing Arts (CAPA) have all joined forces to present West Side Story, the classic forbidden love story and rivalry between the Jets and the Sharks in a mesmerizing fusion of
Music Director James Conlon To Depart LA Opera After 20 Years; 40th Anniversary Season Lineup Announced
LA Opera has announced details for the company's 40th anniversary season, which will launch on September 20, 2025.
Opera Singer's Lawsuit Against University of Michigan Over Firing is Dismissed
Opera singer David Daniels sued the University of Michigan after being fired for sexual misconduct in 2020.
Opera Theatre Of Saint Louis: THIS HOUSE to be Presented at Works & Process
Works & Process at the Guggenheim will present Opera Theatre of Saint Louis: This House by Ricky Ian Gordon, Lynn Nottage, and Ruby Aiyo Gerber.
Review: Michael Hersch’s AND WE, EACH Challenges the Audience at Every Turn
Michael Hersch took no prisoners with his new opera, AND WE, EACH, a production of the Baltimore musical organization, Mind on Fire, which had its New York premiere on February 6 at National Sawdust in Williamsburg, Brooklyn.
Video: CENDRILLON (CINDERELLA) at the Dr. Phillips Center
Opera Orlando is presenting a fairy tale classic, Jules Massenet’s Cendrillon (Cinderella), based on the beloved French Cinderella story by Perrault.
Review: Richards-Cote INJUSTICE Opera Gives Hope that Truth is Not BLIND
Anyone who’s spent enough time watching network TV knows an American criminal justice system that is built around simplistic stories of the good guys (hard-working prosecutors and police detectives) putting away the bad guys (“perps” of all stripes) with the help of brilliant DNA evidence that
Experiments In Opera Presents A Double Bill Of World Premiere SOLOperas
Experiments In Opera has announced the world premiere of SOLOperas, two back-to-back operas written for and inspired by the self-accompanying solo performer.
Opera On Tap Will Host Benefit Concert in Support of Education Programs
Opera on Tap has announced its upcoming Benefit Concert.
The Kosciuszko Foundation And New York City Opera Present Interwoven Melodies: Mieczysław Weinberg's World In Music And Words
The Kosciuszko Foundation, in collaboration with the New York City Opera, the Polish Cultural Institute New York, and the National Institute of Music and Dance, cordially invites you to a recital and lecture about composer Mieczysław Weinberg.
Review: Will Philadelphia’s LOVER Stay Anonymous?
Even though there’s no shortage of contemporary opera around, we all still long for the rediscovery of a delightful operatic work from the archives, particularly a comedy, of which there is a short supply.
Renée Fleming & More Confirmed For 2025 Vancouver USA Arts And Music Festival
The Vancouver USA Arts & Music Festival has revealed that Renée Fleming, Mark and Maggie O'Connor, and Sharon Isbin will headline the Vancouver Symphony Orchestra USA performances at the 2025 Festival.
Winner: World Premiere Recording of Saariaho's ARIANA MATER under Salonen Wins Opera Grammy
ARIANA MATER, the opera by Kaija Saariaho, who died last summer at 70, won this year's Grammy for Best Opera Recording, for the Deutsche Grammophon recording issued last August.
Long Beach Opera Presents Pauline Oliveros' EL RELICARIO DE LOS ANIMALES
Long Beach Opera will present two landmark performances of a new production of Pauline Oliveros' El Relicario de Los Animales, February 15th & 16th at the historic indoor-outdoor Heritage Square Museum in Los Angeles.
Anabella Lenzu To Celebrate New Book Release at Peridance Center In February
Anabella Lenzu will celebrate the release of her new book, Teaching and Learning Dance through Meaningful Gestures, in February.
Donizetti's THE ELIXIR OF LOVE Begins In February At Florida Grand Opera
Florida Grand Opera will present Gaetano Donizetti's The Elixir of Love (L'elisir d'amore), an iconic romantic comedy filled with humor, human emotion, and unforgettable bel canto melodies.
Review: AIDA, Royal Ballet and Opera
Robert Carsen's vision is as uncompromising as ever, but the world has changed in three short years
Soprano Karen Slack to Tour to AFRICAN QUEENS To Kennedy Center, 92NY And University Of Toronto
Karen Slack will continue the nationwide tour of her new program African Queens.
Review: Going for Baroque with ENLIGHTENMENT and BULLOCK
The 17th and 18th centuries rode roughshod over the programming at the 92NY the other night, when that brilliant British baroque ensemble, the Orchestra of the Age of Enlightenment, and superb guest soloist, soprano Julia Bullock, bathed the audience in the warmth of what itself acknowledged was a l
Sarasota Opera Announces 2025 Mini Events
Sarasota Opera is once again offering its popular Mini Events, which take place throughout the year and are themed, intimate dining events hosted at a private home or venue.
OPERA America Selects Four Teams for the 2025 Robert L.B. Tobin Director-Designer Prize
OPERA America will award the Robert L.
Musica Viva Performs Choral Music From The Baltic States
New York City's leading chamber choir, Musica Viva NY, will present CURSE UPON IRON, a one-night only concert at Manhattan's All Souls NYC in March.
Review: Prototype’s Gorgeous IN A GROVE by Cerrone and Fleischmann Arrives in New York
The New York premiere of the Christopher Cerrone/Stephanie Fleischmann opera IN A GROVE, in Mary Birnbaum’s simply beautiful—or beautifully simple—production triumphed at La Mama Experimental Theatre Club on Saturday as part of the Prototype Festival.
Video: Act III Quartet from RIGOLETTO at the Met Opera
Watch Erin Morley, Rihab Chaieb, Pene Pati, and Luca Salsi sing an excerpt from the Act III quartet in a recent performance.
Review: JENŮFA, Royal Ballet And Opera
It’s a mistake to dismiss Claus Guth’s production of Janacek’s Jenůfa as symbolically overwrought and interminably grey.
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