OPERA OPERA NEWS COVERAGE - PAGE 9

When we last saw Brunnhilde in Atlanta, in the second segment of Richard Wagner’s Ring Cycle, DIE WALKURE, she’d been punished by the gods for saving Sieglinde, but rescued by her father, Wotan. She was forced into sleep on a rock surrounded by a ring of fire, until wakened some day by a hero. T...

Opera Saratoga will present La Vie parisienne: composed by Jacques Offenbach, with a libretto by Henri Meilhac and Ludovic Halévy, and a new commissioned book by Tim Drucker. Learn more!...

Wagner College Opera will be presenting the beloved masterpiece The Magic Flute beginning this May. The production will be preented in English with updated dialogue....

The Oratorio Society of New York (OSNY) under Maestro Kent Tritle brings the world premiere performance of ALL SHALL RISE, by composer Paul Moravec and librettist Mark Campbell, to Carnegie Hall on May 5. It concludes their American Voices trilogy of choral works—this one about the history of voti...

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!...

Composer David T. Little and Royce Vavrek's haunting post-apocalyptic tale Dog Days has been reissued by Bright Shiny Things, out now digitally and on CD....

Baritone Sidney Outlaw has joined the cast of Opera Philadelphia's new production of Mozart's Don Giovanni for four performances beginning this week. Learn more here!...

Acclaimed baritone Justin Austin will return to Opera Theatre of Saint Louis for the world premiere of Ricky Ian Gordon’s This House from May 31 to June 29, 2025....

Opera Parallèle will present the West Coast debut of Harvey Milk Reimagined, a bold and timely refreshed version of the groundbreaking opera originally composed by Stewart Wallace and librettist Michael Korie. ...

Operatic soprano and arts and health advocate Renée Fleming, one of the most highly acclaimed singers of our time, will make her debut with Tulsa Opera when she brings her popular Voice of Nature: The Anthropocene concert to town. Learn more!...

Opening night of A Wondrous Sound took place Wednesday, April 16 at the Lyric Opera House, launching a two-performance-only celebration of the Lyric Opera Orchestra and the Lyric Opera Chorus. See photos! ...

The Opera Festival of Chicago has revealed the cast and creative team for The Love of Three Kings (L’Amore dei tre Re), with music by Italo Montemezzi. See who is staring and learn more!...

The American Composers Orchestra (ACO) is set to release the world premiere recording of composer Huang Ruo and librettist David Henry Hwang’s moving and timely opera An American Soldier digitally via Platoon on Friday, May 23, 2025....

Carmen continues at the Broward Center for the Performing Arts in Fort Lauderdale on April 24 and 26. Presented by Florida Grand Opera, this Carmen is unlike any you've seen before — a powerful new vision directed by Maria Todaro. ...

For many Edmontonians, the Telus World of Science evokes fond childhood memories. Until April 15, one of the museum’s most beloved features- the Zeidler Dome- lights up with Edmonton Opera’s dazzling sold-out production, Aquarius: Songs of the Stars. The Zeidler Dome- a digital theatre famous ...

Opera San José has revealed the programming for the company’s 42nd season, which will include classic Italian operatic favorites that all explore the question, “What is love?” See the full lineup and learn more!...

Opera Saratoga will present an intimate production of Bock, Harnick and Masteroff's jewel-box musical She Loves Me. Learn more about the production and see how to purchase tickets. ...

Teatro Grattacielo's 2025 season will conclude with Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart's Le Nozze di Figaro, showcasing emerging international talent in three performances. Learn more! ...

Teatro Grattacielo will bring back Pietro Mascagni's charming verismo opera, L'Amico Fritz. Learn more about the upcoming performance and see how to purchase tickets. ...

Teatro Grattacielo will present the World Premiere of The Tin Angel as part of its 31st season in June. Learn more about the upcoming production and see how to purchase tickets. ...

Teatro Grattacielo has unveiled its 31st Season, marking a significant expansion with the addition of a third production and an enhanced 'Creative Tableaux' educational and community outreach program. Learn more!...

Des Moines Metro Opera has revealed updated casting for the company's 2025 Festival Season. The season features the return of Richard Wagner's The Flying Dutchman and more. ...

After years of rising audience enthusiasm and sold-out performances, North Carolina Opera is expanding its season in 2025-2026 with three full-scale productions. Learn more! ...

Art, architecture, spirituality, and music unite as the Tulsa Opera presents the Tulsa Opera Signature Chorale, the Tulsa Opera Orchestra, and four soloists in Antonín Dvořák's Stabat Mater. Learn how to attend....

Long Island Concert Orchestra will present the World Premiere of Rossini Perduto. Rossini Perduto brings an innovative operatic experience to the stage, reimagining lost and forgotten fragments of Rossini's musical legacy. Learn more!...

Long Beach Opera will present The Library of Maps: An Opera in Many Parts—Pauline Oliveros’ uniquely experimental opera devised in collaboration with poet and librettist, Moira Roth....

Macheath’s back in town! Or at least he was for a few short days, when the Berliner Ensemble brought its now-famous Barrie Kosky production of THREEPENNY OPERA to BAM, in association with St. Ann’s Warehouse....

Mezzo-soprano Anita Rachvelishvili has filed a lawsuit against the Metropolitan Opera and her union, alleging discrimination and breach of contract after her performances were canceled following the birth of her child. ...

Opera Carolina is facing a lawsuit from former production director Michael Baumgarten over breach of contract, as the nonprofit undergoes leadership changes and financial challenges....

Opera Carolina has announced programming for its upcoming 76th season with an ambitious lineup of grand operas, special concerts, philanthropic events and community initiatives....

Opera Carolina, the largest professional opera company in the Carolinas, has announced programming for its upcoming 76th season with an ambitious lineup of grand operas, special concerts, philanthropic events, and community initiatives....

Lyric Opera of Chicago will bring together its renowned Orchestra and Chorus for A Wondrous Sound, a concert showcasing some of opera’s most beloved overtures and choral works. Learn how to attend....

Opera Philadelphia has revealed the lineup for its upcoming 2025-2026 Season. February brings the World Premiere of Complications in Sue to the Academy of Music for four performances. ...

Madison Opera concludes its 2024/25 mainstage season with Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart's Don Giovanni, the company's first production of this classic work in twelve years. ...

What’s a Mozart lover to do? Great music and a more-than-decent cast don’t necessarily add up to an enchanting night at the opera. Yes, it’s true that LE NOZZE DI FIGARO ('The Marriage of Figaro') has some of Mozart’s most delicious music; there’s no denying that. Where do I start? “Dove...

British actor Ralph Fiennes will direct his first opera, the Paris National Opera announced on Wednesday. He is set to stage Pyotr Tchaikovsky’s Eugene Onegin at the historic Palais Garnier in January 2026....

The Royal Ballet and Opera launches its 2025/26 Season, unveiling an unforgettable programme of new commissions, world premieres and much-loved revivals alongside the first annual festival connecting the worlds of opera and technology. ...

South African soprano Khayakazi Madlala has joined Cape Town Opera (CTO) as a Judith Neilson Young Artist. Earlier this year, Khayakazi made her debut as the High Priestess in Aida at the Royal Opera House in London, and will be reprising the role in CTO's own highly anticipated production ...

Although Sarasota Opera's Winter Festival has ended, area residents will have the opportunity this spring to view recorded performances of three operas from this year's season for free at The Bay park, the blue-and-green gathering place in downtown Sarasota!...

What did our critic think of SAN DIEGO OPERA PRESENTS STRAUSS'S SALOME at San Diego Civic Theater? Richard Strauss’s eerie and perverse Salome is based on Oscar Wilde’s play of the same name, as adapted by librettist Hedwig Lachmann. Wilde was inspired by the Biblical tale of Princess Salome an...