OPERA OPERA NEWS COVERAGE

Teatro alla Scala will begin performances of La forza del destino by Giuseppe Verdi on Decemver 2. The production will run through January 7, 2025....

Opera San José will present an all-new production of Béla Bartók's chilling one-act opera Bluebeard's Castle, directed by OSJ General Director/CEO Shawna Lucey and conducted by Opera San José Music Director Joseph Marcheso. ...

The National Opera Studio has announced the launch of the National Opera Studio Academy, a transformative programme designed to identify and nurture emerging operatic talent from across the UK. ...

Wagner College Opera will present SOMETHING MORE..., an opera scenes concert featuring masterpieces by Donizetti, Verdi, Mozart, Strauss, Bernstein, Menotti, and more....

Teatro Grattacielo has received a grant award totaling $40,000 from the New York State Council on the Arts to support the nonprofit arts and culture sector. Learn more!...

Opera director and Hudson resident R.B. Schlather reunites with early music band Ruckus for six performances of Handel's baroque blockbuster GIULIO CESARE at Hudson Hall from April 19-May 2, 2025....

OPERA America has revealed the 18 global participants selected for the 2025 Leadership Intensive. The Intensive offers participants an extended professional development experience. Learn more about the program!...

Palm Beach Opera has revealed the casts for its 2025 season with Gounod's ROMÉO ET JULIETTE, and more featuring acclaimed artists and debuts at the Kravis Center. See full programming and learn how to purchase tickets....

Malevolence, greed, the thirst for power and the never-ending quest for revenge dominate the Washington National Opera production of composer Giuseppe Verdi’s Macbeth. The vocals by the company of classical singers assembled here are the glory of this production....

​​​​​​​Nostalgia isn’t what it used to be. That’s the hypothesis of Harry Fehr’s new iteration of The Elixir Of Love, a self-reflexive swipe on 1970s sitcoms drunk on the saccharine sentimentalism of second world war triumphalism. Pip pip. Tally ho....

San Jose Opera's production of La Bohème is currently being presented through December 1, 2024 at the California Theatre in San Jose.  Check out the production photos here!...

Long Beach Opera announced its 2025 season featuring works by Pauline Oliveros, highlighting site-specific performances. Discover how these innovative productions will transform traditional opera experiences....

The San Francisco Opera Center has announced the 2025 Adler Fellows, highlighting emerging artists in opera. ...

An intimate look at family, faith, and community in times of grief and healing, Blue makes its Chicago premiere at Lyric Opera of Chicago from November 16 to December 1, 2024. See photos of the production....

Words run out, as The Voice is lost and recovered...

A GILBERT & SULLIVAN CHRISTMAS CAROL will return to Long Island for its 30th anniversary, featuring five performances including one in Westbury....

Marc A. Scorca, President/CEO of OPERA America, has announced his retirement after 33 years of leadership. ...

Portland Opera will present THE JULIET LETTERS, a new collaboration between Elvis Costello and the Brodsky Quartet. ...

Daniele Rustioni has been appointed as the Metropolitan Opera's Principal Guest Conductor, becoming only the third person to hold this position in the company's history....

Check out photos from CAVALLERIA RUSTICANA and PAGLIACCI at Pittsburgh Opera.  The operas will be performed November 9, 12, 15, and 17, 2024 at Benedum Center. ...

There are only three more performances, so book quickly....

The Welsh National Opera Chorus has announced updates on their ongoing strike action, addressing key concerns and negotiations with management. ...

The Marriage of Figaro returns to Lyric Opera of Chicago for eight performances only, November 9–30, 2024. Check out photos and video of the production....

Damiano Michieletto brings plenty of pizzazz to Offenbach's crowdpleaser, but wastes some of his on-stage talents...

Florida Grand Opera has announced the season kickoff with a new production of THE MAGIC FLUTE on November 16th....

Mission Opera is presenting the West Coast video premiere of Girondines, a powerful opera by Mvskoke opera singer Kirsten C. Kunkle and Sarah Van Sciver. Learn more and see how to purchase tickets....

Mezzo-soprano Denyce Graves’ career has garnered unparalleled popular and critical acclaim. Ms. Graves’ acclaimed appearances as Carmen and Dalila in Samson et Dalila have resounded in the world’s greatest opera houses, and her success has been recognized in notable television appearances, interview...

What did our critic think of SAN DIEGO OPERA PRESENTS LA BOHÈME at San Diego Civic Center? San Diego Opera celebrated the opening of its 60th season with Giacomo Puccini’s La bohème, the same opera the company staged to open its first season. Its magnificent melodies, a touchingly tragic love story...

The Riverside Opera Company will present A Night at the Opera on Saturday, November 9.  Doors open at 7:30 p.m....

Lyric Opera has announced a concert on February 15, 2025, celebrating the life and career of Sir Andrew Davis, featuring performances by renowned artists and the Lyric Opera Orchestra....

San Francisco Opera Orchestra has signed another short-term contract extension to allow for additional negotiation time toward a long-term contract. The extension will continue through May 30 and has the same terms as their current contract....

What did our critic think of CARMEN at Polish National Opera?...

As usual, the gala concert of the Richard Tucker Music Foundation started off with an interloper from the golden age of opera: Richard Tucker himself, singing Mascagni’s “Addio alla Madre” from CAVALLERIA RUSTICANA. A tough act to follow for those singing live at Carnegie Hall, but happily no one se...

The Breeders' Cup will welcomes internationally-acclaimed tenor Anthony Kearns back to the Breeders' Cup World Championships at Del Mar on Saturday, November 2, 2024, to perform on Race Day afternoon....

According to France 24, the Paris Opera will close its houses for years of renovation work. The Palais Garnier will close from mid-2027 for two years, and the Opera Bastille will begin renovation mid-2030, for another two years....

I must admit that the Met’s current revival of IL TROVATORE--with RIGOLETTO and TRAVIATA, considered the great creations of Verdi’s middle period--made me think of another masterwork, “A Night at the Opera,” my favorite of the movies by those champions of silliness, the Marx Brothers....

Mezzo-soprano Ariana Maubach of Toronto took home First Prize and the Audience Choice Prize at the Canadian Opera Company’s 11th annual Centre Stage: Ensemble Studio Competition on October 30, 2024 at the Four Seasons Centre for the Performing Arts....

The snowfall in Act III of Franco Zeffirelli’s staging of Puccini’s La Bohème is one of the most breathtaking moments on the Met stage. Go behind the scenes and watch how the Met Stagehands make the magic happen....

There’s no shame in pulling an old favourite from the vaults but Jonathan Miller’s 1982 gangster-themed production is firing blanks in this latest revival....

San Francisco Opera's 102nd season will continue in November with a variety of performances and events. Along with Georges Bizet’s Carmen (November 13–December 1) and the Carmen Encounter (November 21), November brings two annual, year-end concerts. Learn how to purchase tickets....