Bel Canto

What You Need to Know About Mozart’s COSI FAN TUTTE at Lyric Opera of Chicago
by Chloe Rabinowitz - Nov 19, 2025

Lyric Opera of Chicago will present Mozart’s beloved masterpiece Così fan tutte. This glamorous rom-com returns to Lyric in a sun-soaked 1930s-era seaside country club setting.

Review: A REGIMENT with Comic Style and High Notes, Thanks to Morley and Brownlee at the Met
by Richard Sasanow - Nov 2, 2025

It’s hard for a soprano to get a break in Donizetti’s LA FILLE DU REGIMENT, which I caught up with at the Met on Friday evening. Not that Marie—the role of the title, sung at the Met by Erin Morley—doesn’t have some gorgeous music and shenanigans to show off her musical and comic chops in the now-classic Laurent Pelly production.

LA BOHEME and More Set for Opera Saratoga's Upcoming Season
by Chloe Rabinowitz - Oct 31, 2025

Opera Saratoga — the Capital Region's only professional opera company — is celebrating its 65th anniversary with its eyes firmly on the future, with a modern new minimalism that makes room for maximum drama.   

Video: Sandra Oh Makes Metropolitan Opera Debut In LA FILLE DU RÉGIMENT
by A.A. Cristi - Oct 24, 2025

Sandra Oh, fresh off her acclaimed performances in Shakespeare in the Park’s Twelfth Night, made her Metropolitan Opera debut as the Duchess of Krakenthorp in Laurent Pelly’s production of Donizetti’s La Fille du Régiment on October 17. Check out a video clip of her performance below!

Orpheus Male Chorus to Join Phoenix Children's Chorus and Centennial High School in Concert
by Chloe Rabinowitz - Oct 13, 2025

Three dynamic choirs will come together for a powerful multigenerational musical experience at the annual Legacy Concert. Learn more about the performance and see how to attend.

Review: SONGS FOR NOBODIES at Pumphouse, Takapuna
by Monica Moore - Oct 9, 2025

A luminous, generous evening. Jackie Clarke becomes one with the music with the elements of voice, body, and soul in seamless accord; matched by Penny Dodd’s eloquent musicianship and Janice Finn’s lucid staging. If you can find a seat, take it, and meet ten unforgettable souls summoned by one remarkable artist.

Review: CINDERELLA, London Coliseum
by Aliya Al-Hassan - Sep 29, 2025

It’s over 40 years since English National Opera staged Rossini's Cinderella (La Cenerentola) and they open their 2025-26 season with a vibrant new production of the sparkling comedy. After the rocky time the company has had in recent times, it is great to see them having such fun on stage.

Sandra Oh Will Appear in Met Opera's LA FILLE DU RÉGIMENT
by Joshua Wright - Sep 17, 2025

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.

I CAPULETI E I MONTECCHI Comes to the Dutch National Opera
by Stephi Wild - Sep 17, 2025

Under the baton of bel canto specialist Antonino Fogliani, the Netherlands Philharmonic brings out the lyrical power of Bellini’s music, together with the Chorus of Dutch National Opera. 

THE MAGIC FLUTE and More Set for Opera Carolina 2025-26 Season
by Chloe Rabinowitz - Sep 11, 2025

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

The Junction Trio to Premiere Music By John Zorn At The Isabella Stewart Gardner Museum
by Chloe Rabinowitz - Aug 28, 2025

The Isabella Stewart Gardner Museum will continue its Fall 2025 Weekend Concert Series, presenting the Junction Trio in September. Learn more and see how to purchase tickets.

I PURITANI Comes to Teatro Colon
by Stephi Wild - Aug 19, 2025

Los puritanos de Escocia, más conocida como Los puritanos, fue la última obra del compositor italiano Vincenzo Bellini. Está ópera de bel canto italiano sube a escena en versión de concierto, con la dirección musical de Maurizio Benini.

Photos: LE COMTE ORY At Merola Opera Summer Festival
by A.A. Cristi - Jul 31, 2025

The Merola Opera Program continues its Summer Festival season with a fully staged production of Rossini’s rarely performed comedic gem, Le Comte Ory. Metropolitan Opera conductor Pierre Vallet makes his Merola debut leading the orchestra, while director Garnett Bruce brings the production to life on stage. See photos from the production.

Review: Out Damned Spot�"But Hello to Teatro Nuovo’s Unusual MACBETH!
by Richard Sasanow - Jul 25, 2025

I must admit that I was a little disappointed when I read that this season’s offerings from Will Crutchfield’s Teatro Nuovo featured a couple of familiar titles: Verdi’s MACBETH and Bellini’s LA SONNAMBULA, particularly the former, which one doesn’t think of in the domain of bel canto, the group’s specialty. I needn’t have worried, for this performance made it clearer than usual why Verdi said that “this MACBETH…I love in preference to my other operas.”

Review: LUCIA DI LAMMERMOOR, Opera Holland Park
by Gary Naylor - Jul 22, 2025

Jennifer France gives everything in a role demanding bel canto singing and bloody revenge

Review: LA TRAVIATA, Opera Holland Park
by Aliya Al-Hassan - Jul 21, 2025

Now on its third revival, Rodula Gaitanou's heart-stopping version of Verdi's tragic La Traviata is as affecting as ever. Opening with courtesan Violetta gasping for air, it never lets up its hold on the senses.

Festival Opera Launches Salon Series And New Musical Residency At Historic Hotel Mac
by A.A. Cristi - Jul 17, 2025

Festival Opera will continue its 2025 season with the launch of a new Salon Series—a trio of artist-curated, Sunday afternoon chamber concerts designed to showcase intimate vocal performances in a close-up setting.

Golda Zahra Returns to Broad Stage in July
by Stephi Wild - Jun 26, 2025

Internationally acclaimed soprano Golda Zahra will make her return to Broad Stage in Santa Monica next month for a one-night-only concert. Learn more about the performance here!

Review: A MIDSUMMER NIGHT'S DREAM at Opera Theatre Of Saint Louis
by Steve Callahan - Jun 17, 2025

Opera Theatre of St. Louis draws us into a truly enchanted forest.  In staging Benjamin Britten’s 'A Midsummer Night’s Dream' they create a marvelous amalgam of strange and gorgeous music, superlative voices, and design and directorial genius.  And they are unerringly true to Shakespeare’s iconic tale.

Review: DON PASQUALE at Opera Theatre of St. Louis
by Steve Callahan - Jun 10, 2025

Susanne Burgess sings Norina, the quintessential bel canto soprano role. She’s astonishing! She defines that vocal style.