Review: Prototype’s EAT THE DOCUMENT Brings Back the Activism of the ‘70s
The lobby of the HERE Theatre in SoHo was buzzing after Saturday’s performance of the new opera EAT THE DOCUMENT—not just for the performance we’d just watched but for the memories of the age that the piece evoked for many in the audience.
Calgary Opera Presents DON PASQUALE
Calgary Opera's Don Pasquale will run February 1, 5 and 7, 2025, at the Southern Alberta Jubilee Auditorium, Featuring an all-Canadian cast of superstars and Calgary favourites.
George And Nora London Foundation Competition For Opera Singers Returns In February
The George and Nora London Foundation Competition for American and Canadian opera singers, one of the opera world's oldest and most prestigious competitions, will hold its 53rd event in 2025, with a public final round at New York's Morgan Library and Museum on Friday, February 21, at 4:00 pm.
New York City Opera Presents MUSIC OF SURVIVAL: Works By Weinberg, Korngold, And Rovner
New York City Opera will present Music of Survival: Works by Weinberg, Korngold, and Rovne, with the NYC Opera Orchestra, featuring Constantine Orbelian, Conductor; Kristina Reiko Cooper, Cello; and Elizaveta Ulakhovich, Soprano.
Teatro Grattacielo Welcomes Three Women Leaders To Its Board Of Directors And Advisory Board
Teatro Grattacielo has added three remarkable female leaders to its Board of Directors and Advisory Board.
Jeanine Tesori's GROUNDED Sets GREAT PERFORMANCES AT THE MET Airing
PBS has set the premiere of Jeanine Tesori’s powerful new opera Grounded as part of their Great Performances at the Met series.
CIM Opera Theater to Present Nico Muhly's DARK SISTERS in February
CIM Opera Theater will present Dark Sisters, a 2009 opera by Nico Muhly about a woman’s attempt to escape from a repressive religious sect.
Preview: EAT THE DOCUMENT Premiere Kicks Off PROTOTYPE Festival 2025 Lasting through January 19
New York’s annual PROTOTYPE Festival—produced by Beth Morrison Projects and HERE, which has been showcasing visionary, nontraditional opera-theatre and music-theatre pieces since 2013—kicked off its 2025 edition on January 9 followed by BLACK LODGE/BARDO, IN A GROVE, POSITIVE VIBRATION NATION,
Review: AIDA and the Temple of Doom Comes to the Met with Angel Blue
Someone at the Met should have been giving out flu shots (before RFK Junior makes them illegal), because something is obviously going around the cast of the new AIDA.
Video: Take a Set Tour of LA BOHEME at The Royal Opera House
Get a behind the scenes look at the set of La Boheme, now being presented at The Royal Opera House.
Madison Opera Presents MARÍA DE BUENOS AIRES
Madison Opera livens up winter with its first production of María de Buenos Aires, a tango opera by the legendary Argentine composer Astor Piazzolla.
Palm Beach Opera Announces New SALON SERIES At Historic Sea Gull Cottage
Palm Beach Opera has announced an exciting expansion of programming with a new Salon Series, a trio of intimate afternoon recitals showcasing the extraordinary talents of the Bailey Apprentice Artists.
Conductor Daniele Callegari to Conduct January Performances of Verdi's RIGOLETTO
Conductor Daniele Callegari will conduct the January performances of Verdi's Rigoletto, replacing Maurizio Benini, who has withdrawn for personal reasons.
Opera Saratoga Unveils Cast & Creative Teams For 2025 Summer Festival
Opera Saratoga has revealed the creative teams for its Summer Festival 2025.
Heartbeat Opera To Present New Production of SALOME At Irondale In Brooklyn
New York's Heartbeat Opera will present a new adaptation of Richard Strauss' iconic opera SALOME, transforming Oscar Wilde's tight, 100-minute thrill ride into a startlingly intimate Salome.
Houston Grand Opera Launches Partnership with Barcelona’s Gran Teatre del Liceu
Houston Grand Opera is partnering with the Gran Teatre del Liceu in Barcelona, created to foster cultural exchange and collaboration between the two internationally recognized opera houses.
Opera Saratoga Appoints Amanda Robie as New Executive Director
Opera Saratoga has announced the establishment of a new executive leadership position.
New York Gilbert & Sullivan Players 50th Anniversary Season Continues with THE PIRATES OF PENZANCE
New York Gilbert & Sullivan Players will present one of Gilbert & Sullivan's most famed works, The Pirates of Penzance for a limited engagement of six performances on January 4, 5, 11 & 12, 2025 at the Gerald W.
Pentatone To Release GOODBYE MR. CHIPS By Gordon Getty
The recording of “Goodbye, Mr.
WEST SIDE STORY To Be Presented By Houston Grand Opera to In January
On January 31, 2025, Houston Grand Opera (HGO) will open blockbuster musical West Side Story, created by composer Leonard Bernstein, lyricist Stephen Sondheim, choreographer Jerome Robbins, and playwright Arthur Laurents.
Works & Process to Present Boston Lyric Opera: THE SEASONS By Antonio Vivaldi
Works & Process at the Guggenheim will present Boston Lyric Opera: The Seasons by Antonio Vivaldi, libretto by Sarah Ruhl with Anthony Roth Costanzo, Sarah Ruhl, Zack Winokur, and Pam Tanowitz.
THE GREAT GATSBY, WICKED Movie, & More Nominated For MUAHS Guild Awards
The Make-Up Artists & Hair Stylists Guild (MUAHS, IATSE Local 706) has announced nominations for the 12th Annual MUAHS Guild Awards, with honors going to Broadway's The Great Gatsby, Cabaret, the Wicked movie, and more.
MasterVoices to Perform NY Premiere Of BLIND INJUSTICE at Lincoln Center
Artistic Director Ted Sperling will lead the 120–member MasterVoices Chorus and 12 cast members in the New York premiere of the acclaimed opera, Blind Injustice.
Review: Strauss’s Powerhouse FRAU OHNE SCHATTEN Casts Big Shadow at the Met
Richard Strauss’s DIE FRAU OHNE SCHATTEN (THE WOMAN WITHOUT A SHADOW), with a libretto by his long-time collaborator, Hugo von Hofmannsthal, has made a triumphant return to the Met with a stellar cast and the Met Orchestra in peak form under Yannick Nezet-Seguin.
LA REINE-GARÇON Begins In January At the Four Seasons Centre
The first-ever co-commission between the Canadian Opera Company and Opéra de Montréal, La Reine-garçon is a stunning new Canadian-led opera from acclaimed composer Julien Bilodeau and award-winning librettist Michel Marc Bouchard that dives into the life of one of history's most fascinating roya
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