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Ambition, Blood, and Guilt: Verdi's MACBETH Is Staged at The Theatro Municipal in A Bold New Production
by Claudio Erlichman - Oct 30, 2025

From October 31 to November 9, the Theatro Municipal de São Paulo stages Giuseppe Verdi’s Macbeth in a bold new production by Elisa Ohtake, with musical direction by Roberto Minczuk. Inspired by Shakespeare’s tragedy, the opera delves into ambition, guilt, and power through Verdi’s dramatic score. Ohtake’s contemporary take transforms the medieval tale into a striking visual experience, where excess, collapse, and madness echo today’s world.

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.”

OPERA America Awards 2025 Marineau Opera Grants for Women Stage Directors and Conductors
by Stephi Wild - May 9, 2025

OPERA America has announced the nine recipients of the 2025 Marineau Opera Grants for Women Stage Directors and Conductors. Learn more about the recipients here!

La �"pera Rigoletto, De Giuseppe Verdi, Regresa Al Palacio De Bellas Artes
by A.A. Cristi - Apr 16, 2025

La Secretaría de Cultura del Gobierno de México y el Instituto Nacional de Bellas Artes y Literatura (INBAL), a través de la Compañía Nacional de Ópera (CNO), presentarán la obra Rigoletto, una de las óperas más emblemáticas del compositor italiano Giuseppe Verdi (1813 – 1901), en una nueva producción que reúne a grandes talentos del ámbito operístico nacional e internacional.

Review: Will Philadelphia’s LOVER Stay Anonymous?
by Richard Sasanow - Feb 4, 2025

Even though there’s no shortage of contemporary opera around, we all still long for the rediscovery of a delightful operatic work from the archives, particularly a comedy, of which there is a short supply. Would Opera Philadelphia’s THE ANONYMOUS LOVER (L’AMANT ANONYME)--by Joseph Bologne, Chevalier de Saint-George, a contemporary of Mozart, with libretto by Francois-Georges Fouques Deshayes, Desfontaines--fit the bill? Hope sprang eternal, for me at least.

Berkshire Opera Festival Announces Tenth Anniversary Season
by A.A. Cristi - Jan 23, 2025

BERKSHIRE OPERA FESTIVAL has announced its tenth anniversary season in Great Barrington, MA, with presentations in spring and summer 2025. The 2025 mainstage attraction is a new production of one of the most popular operas of all time: Giuseppe Verdi's masterpiece La Traviata.

OPERA America Selects Four Teams for the 2025 Robert L.B. Tobin Director-Designer Prize
by A.A. Cristi - Jan 23, 2025

OPERA America will award the Robert L.B. Tobin Director-Designer Prize to four teams of creative artists. The prize connects these rising artists with producers who can advance their careers.

RIGOLETTO is Now Playing at Paris Opera
by Stephi Wild - Dec 4, 2024

Rigoletto by Giuseppe Verde is now playing at the Paris Opera. Performances run through June 2025 at Opéra Bastille. Learn more about the upcoming show here!

Review: MACBETH at Kennedy Center
by David Friscic - Nov 18, 2024

Malevolence, greed, the thirst for power and the never-ending quest for revenge dominate the Washington National Opera production of composer Giuseppe Verdi’s Macbeth. The vocals by the company of classical singers assembled here are the glory of this production.

90.9 WGUC To Broadcast Cincinnati Opera's 2024 Summer Festival On Sunday Evenings In November
by Chloe Rabinowitz - Oct 2, 2024

90.9 WGUC will broadcast Cincinnati Opera’s 2024 Summer Festival on Sunday evenings in November, featuring performances from the renowned festival. Learn more about the festival and see how to tune in!

On Site Opera Returns To West Side Community Gardens For Three Free Performances
by Stephi Wild - May 24, 2024

On Site Opera will perform three free shows at the West Side Community Gardens, offering accessible opera experiences in a beautiful outdoor setting. Enjoy live opera in the heart of the community.

FLORENCIA EN EL AMAZONAS & More Set for North Carolina Opera 2024/2025 Season
by Chloe Rabinowitz - Apr 24, 2024

North Carolina Opera has unveiled its 2024/25 season featuring its first Spanish-language production and more!

LA Opera Season to Include ROMEO AND JULIET, Concerts from Kelli O'Hara and Kristin Chenoweth
by Blair Ingenthron - Feb 3, 2024

LA Opera President and CEO Christopher Koelsch has announced details for the company's 39th season. Music Director James Conlon will conduct three of the five mainstage productions, with other mainstage performances led by Resident Conductor Lina González-Granados and by guest conductor Domingo Hindoyan.

Photos: First Look At Verid's RIGOLETTO At Opera San José
by A.A. Cristi - Jan 31, 2024

Opera San José’s 40th anniversary season continues with a thrilling production of Verdi’s Rigoletto. See photos from the production.

Vengeance, Murder, More On Stage As Opera San José Presents RIGOLETTO, February 17- March 3
by A.A. Cristi - Jan 13, 2024

Opera San José's 40th anniversary season continues with a thrilling production of Verdi's Rigoletto. Boasting some of opera's most memorable music, including the signature aria “La donna è mobile,” this gripping work follows the jester Rigoletto, his innocent daughter Gilda, and the corrupt Duke of Mantua whose callous treatment of women launches a storm of vengeance, murder, and tragic self-sacrifice.

Florida Grand Opera Opens 2023�"2024 Season With Verdi's LA TRAVIATA
by Stephi Wild - Oct 12, 2023

Florida Grand Opera (FGO)’s 82nd season opens with La traviata. Learn more about the opera here!

SIMON BOCCANEGRA Comes to Teatro Alla Scala in 2024
by Stephi Wild - Sep 5, 2023

Simon Boccanegra comes to Teatro Alla Scala in 2024. Performances run from 1 to 24 February 2024.

Review: Crutchfield's Teatro Nuovo Turns Fairy Godmother as CRISPINO Returns to New York
by Richard Sasanow - Jul 24, 2023

The famed playwright and wit George S. Kaufman once said, “Satire is what closes on Saturday night.” One can only imagine what Kaufman--whose many credits include YOU CAN’T TAKE IT WITH YOU, as well as the source of Sondheim’s MERRILY WE ROLL ALONG, which is circling Broadway for a return this fall--would have had to say about satiric operas. CRISPINO E LA COMARE (CRISPINO AND THE FAIRY GODMOTHER), a lively and lightweight 1850 comic piece that was was happily rescued from obscurity this week by Will Crutchfield's Teatro Nuovo.

Merola Opera Program to Present Schwabacher Summer Concert in August
by Chloe Rabinowitz - Jun 29, 2023

Bay Area audiences are invited to revel in the high drama and opulent melodies of classic opera as artists from the 2023 Merola Opera Program perform extended scenes from works by Donizetti, Handel, Verdi, and others in the Schwabacher Summer Concert.

Verdi's Classic LA TRAVIATA Closes Memorable Season At Seattle Opera
by A.A. Cristi - Mar 30, 2023

In Seattle Opera’s mainstage finale, audiences will be treated to one of opera’s most enduring favorites: La traviata, Giuseppe Verdi’s sumptuous tale of true love lost.