Conductor and pianist Donald Lee III has been named Music Director, joining a roster of new Handorf Company Artists that includes sopranos, a mezzo-soprano, and a tenor for the upcoming season.
WFMT host Candice Agree discusses what she is most anticipating from Lyric Opera of Chicago's upcoming season in a new video from the company.
San Francisco Opera will hold its free Opera in the Park concert in Golden Gate Park, with Music Director Eun Sun Kim leading the orchestra and singers from the fall season's productions.
Cape Town Opera will present PORGY AND BESS with London's Chineke! Orchestra, opening Sept.
Washington National Opera launches a new video series previewing its 2026/27 season, featuring General Director Timothy O'Leary and Artistic Director Francesca Zambello discussing eight productions across five venues.
Music Director Enrique Mazzola discusses the range of productions coming to Lyric Opera of Chicago's upcoming season in a new video from the company.
A new trailer previews Lowest of the Low, a documentary opera based on Günter Wallraff's undercover exposé, ahead of its UK premiere at Arcola Theatre.
Giuseppe Verdi’s La Traviata will continue its 2026 run at the Arena di Verona as part of the 103rd Arena di Verona Opera Festival.
The GNO Alternative Stage is extending its partnership with the Municipal & Regional Theatre of Kavala for a second consecutive year.
The Vergennes Opera House will present its 2026-2027 season, marking the first time the historic Vermont theater is fully accessible following completion of its All Access Project.
Goodspeed Musicals shared a new video introducing Eric Graise and his character Philip ahead of the world premiere of THE SNOW GOOSE this fall in East Haddam.
Canadian Opera Company posted a video ahead of its fall LA TRAVIATA staging, asking viewers whether Verdi's tragic heroine Violetta can be read as a proto-feminist character.
Umberto Giordano's early opera MARINA received its first fully staged world premiere at the Teatro Umberto Giordano in Foggia, opening the inaugural GIO Festival 138 years after it was composed.
Leonard Bernstein and Kurt Weill write great tunes and tell terrific stories in brilliant debut twin productions by Opera Prelude
Long Beach Opera will present its debut commercial recording of Anthony Davis and Richard Wesley's Pulitzer Prize-winning opera THE CENTRAL PARK FIVE, set for release on Platoon.
New Jersey Lyric Opera will return to Mercer County Community College's Kelsey Theatre for the fourth consecutive year with a weekend of opera favorites on Mercer County Community College's West Windsor Campus, during the Summer Opera Festival.
Buffalo Opera Unlimited has announced it will open its 2026–2027 season with the U.
The Dallas Opera will present a new-to-Dallas production of Donizetti's THE ELIXIR OF LOVE at the Winspear Opera House, directed by Stephen Lawless and led by Soraya Mafi and Anthony León.
The Spiritualist Church of NYC will host a Celebration of Life for musical director and pianist William Russell Lewis at The Church of Saint Paul and Saint Andrew, featuring singers he worked with throughout his career.
Austin Opera has named Cory Lippiello, formerly of Lyric Opera of Chicago, as Chief Producing Officer, overseeing the company's Artistic and Production departments.
This production, direct from Glyndebourne, is a delight from start to finish, with laughter and glorious voices leading to a true emotional climax to send us soaring into the summer night.
Washington Concert Opera will mark its 40th season with Haydn's ARMIDA, Massenet's DON QUICHOTTE, and Bellini's IL PIRATA, performed at Lisner Auditorium in Washington, DC under Artistic Director Antony Walker.
The Met Opera shared a trailer for Donizetti's Maria Stuarda, starring Lisette Oropesa as Mary, Queen of Scots, in a production led by conductor Enrique Mazzola.
The Royal Opera House shared footage of the Act II finale quartet from Mozart's THE MARRIAGE OF FIGARO, capturing one of the opera's most intricate ensemble sequences.
Sarasota Opera has been awarded a $12,500 grant from the Community Foundation of Sarasota County to support consultant fees for the organization’s strategic planning process.
