Bel Canto

Fang Tao Jiang to Present BEL CANTO: FROM THE PAST TO THE FUTURE at Carnegie Hall
by A.A. Cristi - Oct 20, 2026

Soprano Fang Tao Jiang returns to Carnegie Hall's Zankel Hall with pianist Jonathan C. Kelly and guest artists for a concert spanning classical and contemporary works, with proceeds supporting the SolAria Music Foundation's Emerging Young Artist Scholarship.

Bellini’s NORMA To Be Presented By Seton Hall University At South Orange Performing Arts Center
by Marissa Faith Curley - Oct 11, 2026

The Seton Hall University Classical Concert Series, the Charles and Joan Alberto Italian Studies Institute, and MidAtlantic Artistic Productions is set to present Vincenzo Bellini's operatic masterpiece Norma at the South Orange Performing Arts Center (SOPAC).

Juan Diego Flórez to Make HK Phil Debut in Opera Galas
by Stephi Wild - Oct 9, 2026

Tenor Juan Diego Flórez will make his Hong Kong Philharmonic Orchestra debut in two opera galas conducted by Michele Spotti in Hong Kong and Guangzhou, featuring arias by Rossini, Donizetti, Massenet and Verdi.

FLYING DUTCHMAN Tickets Now On Sale at Opera Orlando
by A.A. Cristi - Oct 7, 2026

Opera Orlando opens its first Richard Wagner production with baritone Darren Drone in the title role, joined by soprano Johanna Will making her company debut. The production runs at Steinmetz Hall.

The Verdi Chorus to Present FROM VERDI TO VERISMO
by A.A. Cristi - Sep 30, 2026

The Verdi Chorus opens its 43rd season with a concert featuring operatic sequences from Verdi's works alongside selections from Leoncavallo and Puccini at the First Presbyterian Church in Santa Monica.

NORMA Will Open at Madison Opera
by A.A. Cristi - Sep 29, 2026

Madison Opera will present Bellini's NORMA, a tale of a Druid priestess caught between love, duty, and revenge, set to a score of profound beauty and electrifying fury.

SIRENS to Premiere at Church of St. Luke in the Fields
by Rachel Stone - Sep 10, 2026

Composer Victoria Bond's vocal work inspired by James Joyce's Ulysses will be performed by the Cygnus Ensemble at a Manhattan church as part of The Village Trip series.

THE BARBER OF SEVILLE, I PAGLIACCI & More Set for Opera Naples 2026-27 Season
by A.A. Cristi - Sep 4, 2026

Opera Naples has unveiled its 2026-27 season, featuring Dido and Aeneas, The Barber of Seville, I Pagliacci, Trouble in Tahiti and more under Artistic and Music Director Ramón Tebar.

MARY, QUEEN OF SCOTS to Return to San Francisco Opera
by Stephi Wild - Aug 27, 2026

San Francisco Opera will present Thea Musgrave's MARY, QUEEN OF SCOTS in a new co-production with English National Opera, starring Heidi Stober in the title role.

Buffalo Opera Unlimited to Perform NOTES ON VIARDOT and CINDERELLA
by Stephi Wild - Aug 21, 2026

Buffalo Opera Unlimited has announced it will open its 2026–2027 season with the U.S. East Coast premiere of composer Michael Ching's Notes on Viardot, presented alongside Pauline Viardot's chamber opera Cendrillon (Cinderella).

ARMIDA, DON QUICHOTTE & IL PIRATA Set for Washington Concert Opera 40th Season
by A.A. Cristi - Aug 19, 2026

Washington Concert Opera will mark its 40th season with Haydn's ARMIDA, Massenet's DON QUICHOTTE, and Bellini's IL PIRATA, performed at Lisner Auditorium in Washington, DC under Artistic Director Antony Walker.

Video: MARIA STUARDA Trailer Released Ahead of Met Opera Run
by Michael Major - Aug 19, 2026

The Met Opera shared a trailer for Donizetti's Maria Stuarda, starring Lisette Oropesa as Mary, Queen of Scots, in a production led by conductor Enrique Mazzola. Watch the video!

Interview: Director Josh Shaw of Donizetti's Comedic Opera IL FORTUNATO INGANNO
by Shari Barrett - Aug 14, 2026

I decided to speak with POP’s Artistic Director Josh Shaw about the discovery and selection of the long-long opera, selecting the venue, his selected cast, and why he thinks audiences will flock to enjoy a totally Italian experience with tickets starting at $15, with table seating that includes wine and pasta!

Review: BBC PROMS: ROSSINI'S 'STABAT MATER', Royal Albert Hall
by Aliya Al-Hassan - Aug 8, 2026

There was a distinctly Italian air to the Proms for Rossini's 'Stabat Mater'. Exciting Italian-Turkish conductor Nil Venditti paired Rossini's choral masterpiece with Ottorino Respighi's instrumental 'Vetrate di chiesa' or 'Church Windows' and all four soloists for Rossini's work were Italian. It made for a captivating evening, full of emotion and musical prowess.

ELIJAH ROCK: MEMORIES UNLEASHED to Play New Vic Theatre in Santa Barbara
by Stephi Wild - Aug 5, 2026

Ensemble Theatre Company will present ELIJAH ROCK: MEMORIES UNLEASHED, a one-night concert of song and story featuring music from the Great American Songbook, jazz, and blues.

Piedmont Opera to Reveal Casts for 50th Anniversary Season
by Chloe Rabinowitz - Aug 4, 2026

Piedmont Opera revealed the casts and creative teams for its milestone anniversary season, featuring Renée Fleming and North Carolina premieres of works by Jake Heggie and Gene Scheer.

Review: L'ELISIR D'AMORE at Union Avenue Opera
by Steve Callahan - Jul 26, 2026

This charming and quite wonderful production is perhaps the most perfect offering in the company’s splendid thirty-two year history.

THE DANGERS OF TOBACCO to Open Theater 86's New West 39th Street Home
by A.A. Cristi - Jul 22, 2026

Theater 86 will stage a reimagined version of Chekhov's THE DANGERS OF TOBACCO at its new Garment District home, expanding the classic monologue with live opera and violin, directed by Aleksey Burago.

Review: DON GIOVANNI a Bel Canto Opera? Crutchfield’s Teatro Nuovo Proves It
by Richard Sasanow - Jul 19, 2026

To “IL” or not to “IL”—that is the question. According to the program at the other night’s performance by Will Crutchfield’s Teatro Nuovo (TN) of Mozart’s great opera about Don Juan, it’s IL DON GIOVANNI, rather than simply the familiar DON GIOVANNI. That’s as it was called by its librettist (the composer’s great collaborator, Lorenzo da Ponte) and the portrayer of the eponymous anti-hero (baritone Manuel Garcia Sr.) on its first visit to New York 200 years ago, when Italian opera arrived here in New York for the first time.

Review: Teatro Nuovo Does It Again with Smashing TURCO IN ITALIA
by Richard Sasanow - Jul 16, 2026

While the US celebrates its 250th anniversary (with not much to cheer about), those bel canto specialists under Will Crutchfield at Teatro Nuovo are reveling in the 200th year since Italian opera (or at least opera in Italian) came to this country. And not a moment too soon.