CLASSICAL MUSIC OPERA NEWS COVERAGE

Composer Hans Thomalla will release his new opera DARK FALL, based on Goethe's 'Elective Affinities', on April 3, 2026. The opera, conducted by GRAMMY-winning Alan Pierson, features a talented cast and will be available on Oehms Classics....

I talk with John Holiday about his upcoming LA Opera star performance in Akhnaten, his creative process, and his widely anticipated upcoming album Over My Head, releasing this July....

Opera is widely considered to be a seasonal flower.  Around the world opera festivals show their shoots in early spring, they blossom in the summer, and they stretch their glory into the fall.  In St. Louis, though, we find one of the few fine opera companies willing to brave the icy blasts of win...

Jonas Kaufmann will release MAGISCHE TÖNE on April 10, 2026 via Sony Classical. Recorded with the Hungarian State Opera Orchestra and conducted by Dirk Kaftan, the album features operetta favorites and the tenor aria “Magische Töne” from Die Königin von Saba....

Watch the official trailer for INNOCENCE at The Metropolitan Opera, Kaija Saariaho’s final opera, conducted by Susanna Mälkki and starring Joyce DiDonato....

The Canadian Opera Company has released a first look trailer for its upcoming double bill of Bluebeard's Castle and Erwartung, directed by acclaimed Canadian stage director Robert Lepage....

This is the final chance to submi nominations for the 2025 BroadwayWorld Stage Recording Awards, celebrating outstanding achievements in theatrical and performance-based recordings released during the 2025 calendar year. ...

The winners of the prestigious 2026 George London Awards have been announced, with the competition available for viewing on YouTube. This event highlights emerging talents in the opera world....

Tempesta di Mare, the Philadelphia-based baroque orchestra, will present LE DONNE MUSICALI: ITALIAN WOMEN’S MUSIC FROM THE BAROQUE February 27 through March 1 at venues throughout the Greater Philadelphia area....

Get a first look at Opera Orlando's production of SILENT NIGHT this weekend for two nights ONLY at the Steinmetz Hall at Dr. Phillips Center for the Performing Arts....

Starting with the 2026–2027 season, Gustavo Dudamel and the New York Philharmonic will partner with Carnegie Hall on a five-year project that will annually bring exciting presentations of opera in concert to Stern Auditorium / Perelman Stage....

BroadwayWorld is now accepting nominations for the 2025 BroadwayWorld Stage Recording Awards, celebrating outstanding achievements in theatrical and performance-based recordings released during the 2025 calendar year. Nominations close February 28th, 2026....

Watch Hyona Kim, SeokJong Baek, and Andrzej Filończyk, as Suzuki, Pinkerton, and Sharpless, sing an excerpt from the Act III trio from the Met Opera's production of Madama Butterfly. ...

Washington National Opera’s planned separation from the Kennedy Center is moving into a complex legal stage, with negotiations underway over assets, facilities, and the future of the Kennedy Center Opera House Orchestra....

Washington National Opera announces spring 2026 performances at venues across the D.C. area, including Treemonisha, The Crucible, and additional concerts during its 70th anniversary season....

Alan Gilbert has renewed his contract as Music Director of the Royal Swedish Opera through the end of 2029, with the option of a further extension. Gilbert, a Grammy Award winner for Best Opera Recording, has held the post since 2021 and was named Royal Court Kapellmeister by the King of Sweden in 2...

BroadwayWorld is now accepting nominations for the BroadwayWorld Stage Recording Awards, celebrating outstanding achievements in theatrical and performance-based recordings released during the 2025 calendar year....

The National Society of Arts and Letters (NSAL) Florida has announced its 2026 season of scholarships and competitions, offering thousands of dollars in financial support to talented young artists in Florida....

Watch 'Che tu madre' from the Metropolitan Opera's production of Madama Butterfly, performed by Ailyn Pérez....

The Washington National Opera has approved a resolution to move its performances out of the John F. Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts, ending a relationship that has spanned more than five decades....

Watch Ailyn Pérez sings an excerpt from Cio-Cio-San’s Act II aria in an early stage rehearsal for Puccini’s Madama Butterfly....

OperaDelaware General Director Brendan Cooke will step down from his position at the conclusion of the company’s 2025–2026 season, marking the end of a transformative era for the nation’s 11th oldest opera company....

The Metropolitan Opera has released production photos from its new staging of Vincenzo Bellini’s I Puritani, marking the company’s first new production of the opera in nearly 50 years....

Dynamic artists from around the world perform in Zankel Hall at Carnegie Hall as part of the Musical Explorers Family Concerts, interactive performances that celebrate unique musical cultures and traditions around the globe....

Sarasota Opera has announced that Maestro Victor DeRenzi, Artistic Director and Principal Conductor, has decided to leave the company at the end of his current contract in May 2026....

La bohème. Glyndebourne. Three trumpeters blare out a fanfare as the chorus pours onto stage, ready to deliver the myriad vocal interjections which mark out the beginning of Act 2. But Glyndebourne is No Ordinary Opera, and this is no ordinary scene. On a single musical cue, thirty-six choristers, ...

Lincoln Center for the Performing Arts held its Fall Gala on Wednesday, November 12, 2025, at David Geffen Hall, where it honored Bayo Ogunlesi, co-founder of Global Infrastructure Partners and Treasurer and Vice Chair of Lincoln Center’s Board. Check out photos of the event....

As a dramatic soprano, Alexandra LoBianco is accustomed to performing some of the most challenging roles in the repertoire, including Leonore in “Fidelio,” with the Vienna State Opera and North Carolina Opera, Brünnhilde in “Die Walküre,” Minnie in “La fanciulla del West,” with Des Moi...

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. ...

The Dallas Opera has raised $13 million toward a $25 million challenge from the O’Donnell Foundation, which will match contributions dollar-for-dollar. ...

Chicago Opera Theater (COT) will illuminate Shakespeare and Antonio Salieri this fall with a trilogy of performances and events, culminating in the Chicago premiere of Salieri’s Falstaff, ossia Le tre burle (Falstaff, or The Three Tricks) December 3–7, 2025 at the Studebaker Theater....

Sandra Oh,freshly off her acclaimed performances in Shakespeare in the Park’s Twelfth Night, will make her Met debut as the Duchess of Krakenthorp in Laurent Pelly’s production of Donizetti’s La Fille du Régiment on October 17....

 In celebration of the Music Hall at Fair Park Centennial, Broadway Dallas and The Dallas Opera partner together to bring audiences a surreal, one-night-only concert event—Maria Callas in Concert: The Hologram Tour....

A thought-provoking reworking of Mozart's popular opera....

Mozart's beloved comedy The Marriage of Figaro opened Glyndebourne's very first Festival in 1934 and is the renowned opera house's most performed work. No sooner has the production closed in Sussex, it reappeared in London at the BBC Proms for a super semi-staged version....

Speranza Scappucci will make her debut as Principal Guest Conductor of The Royal Opera with Verdi’s The Sicilian Vespers, opening on the Main Stage September 19 and running through October 6, 2025. ...

This is a great opportunity to hear the breadth of Beethoven’s work performed in a novel way, and the drama does have its flashes of brilliance. In order to preserve these fleeting moments of conviction, though, Beethoven: I Shall Hear in Heaven needs to move away from tired biographical tropes an...

The Marriage of Figaro, Mozart’s beloved opera of amorous lovers, mistaken identities, and affairs of the heart, is replete with warmth, lyricism, and a touch of sweetness. Though there is formal elegance galore in Mozart, Director E. Loren Meeker has opted for a warm and affectionate approach to ...

Kennedy Center subscription sales fall 36% compared to 2023, with theater revenue dropping 82%. The decline follows President Donald Trump’s appointment as board chair and Richard Grenell as president....

Sound Espressivo and Price Attractions will present Sound Espressivo Laureate Gala at Weill Recital Hall at Carnegie Hall on Monday, June 30th at 7pm. ...