SAN DIEGO OPERA NEWS COVERAGE

Rossini’s Barber of Seville is a top ten opera in performances. Donors love it for its vocal gymnastics, memorable arias and sparkling melodies. Receptive newcomers like it because of its delightful bubbling overture, the familiar Figaro aria that soon follows, and its simple fast-moving sitcom-li...

San Diego Opera will stage Bizet's CARMEN with Melody Wilson, Guadalupe Paz, Thomas Kinch, and Jonny Kaufmann in lead roles....

San Diego Opera has received a $4.5 million landmark commitment from Irwin Jacobs, renowned local philanthropist and steadfast supporter of the San Diego arts community....

San Diego Opera opened its 2025-26 season on a Halloween night with an appropriately disturbing opera about a murderous clown. Its unsavory plot hasn’t kept Ruggero Leoncavallo’s Pagliacci from becoming one of opera’s most popular creations. The reasons for its success? A can’t-wait-for-it t...

What did our critic think of OPERA À LA CARTE'S PRODUCTION OF OFFENBACH'S ORPHEUS IN THE UNDERWORLD at St. Peter's Episcopal Church Of Del Mar? With even large companies struggling to survive, why did soprano and voice teacher Abla Hamza decide to found Opera À La Carte? Her goals were laudable. ...

San Diego Opera has announced it will present the Southern California premiere of Fellow Travelers, the acclaimed opera by Gregory Spears and Greg Pierce, from July 10–12, 2026. ...

Opera San José has revealed the 2025–26 Artists-in-Residence—a group of distinguished opera professionals who will perform in the company’s four mainstage productions. Learn more!...

On the heels of a landmark 60th anniversary season, San Diego Opera has unveiled the lineup for its 61st season, featuring Pagliacci and more. See the full lineup here!...