Giuseppe Verdi

Tiffany Townsend Will Bring CRASH OUT QUEENS to Long Beach Opera
by Stephi Wild - Jan 7, 2026

Long Beach Opera will present the bold Crash Out Queens: A Tiffany Townsend Recital on January 31 at 7:30pm and February 1 at 4pm,, developed in close collaboration with the company at the Altar Society, 230 Pine Avenue in Long Beach.  

The Finnish National Opera and Ballet Perform LA TRAVIATA in February
by Stephi Wild - Jan 6, 2026

The Finnish National Opera and Ballet will perform La Traviata beginning next month. Performances will run 11 February - 25 March 2026. Learn more here!

Daniele Gatti Returns to Lead the HK Phil in Hong Kong and Guangzhou
by Stephi Wild - Jan 5, 2026

The Hong Kong Philharmonic Orchestra will welcome the return of the esteemed Maestro Daniele Gatti in January 2026 for a programme featuring masterpieces by Mendelssohn, Beethoven and Mahler.

The Bregenzer Festspiele Returns to Lake Constance in Summer 2026
by Stephi Wild - Dec 18, 2025

The Bregenzer Festspiele will return to the shores of Lake Constance next summer with Giuseppe Verdi’s “La traviata” staged on the festival’s famous floating Seebühne.

Sarasota Opera Announces Departure Of Longtime Artistic Director Victor DeRenzi
by A.A. Cristi - Dec 2, 2025

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.

GNO Successfully Completes First Cycle Of International Tours Across Asia, Africa, and Europe
by Stephi Wild - Nov 24, 2025

With La traviata in China, Golden Age in Italy and Cyprus, and Les Nuits d’été in South Africa, the Greek National Opera has successfully completed the first cycle of presenting its artistic work abroad for the 2025/26 season.

Han Chen To Join Lansing Symphony Orchestra For Miller’s SHATTERED NIGHT In January 2026
by A.A. Cristi - Nov 20, 2025

GRAMMY-nominated pianist Han Chen will appear with the Lansing Symphony Orchestra on January 9, 2026, performing Jared Miller’s Shattered Night for Piano and Orchestra under Music Director Timothy Muffitt.

The Dessoff Choirs to Present Annual Holiday Concerts: WELCOME YULE & MESSIAH SING
by Chloe Rabinowitz - Nov 13, 2025

​​​​​​​The Dessoff Choirs - led by Music Director Malcolm J. Merriweather - will present its annual holiday concerts: Welcome Yule, followed by Messiah Sing.

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.

Guild Opera Company to Present Free Concert Of IL TROVATORE This Weekend
by Chloe Rabinowitz - Oct 28, 2025

Guild Opera Co. will present Il Trovatore by Giuseppe Verdi in concert. A musical masterpiece filled with passion, revenge, and a mistaken identity. Learn how to attend!

Review: AIDA at the Kennedy Center's Opera House
by Alexander C. Kafka - Oct 25, 2025

With this marvelous Aida, WNO kicks off its 70th-anniversary season in grand style.

USC's Betsy Blackmon Dance Co. to Perform At The Koger
by Chloe Rabinowitz - Oct 14, 2025

The University of South Carolina's Betsy Blackmon Dance Company will present its Fall Concert the Koger Center for the Arts. Learn more and see how to purchase tickets.

Interview: Alexandra LoBianco Returns to Center Stage in Boston Lyric Opera's MACBETH
by R. Scott Reedy - Oct 10, 2025

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 Moines Metro Opera, and the title roles in “Turandot,” with Des Moines Metro Opera, Palm Beach Opera, and Maryland Lyric Opera, and “Aida” at Seattle Opera, to name but a few.

SF Symphony Youth Orchestra and Wattis Foundation Music Director Radu Paponiu Perform Five Concerts in the 2025�"26 Season
by Stephi Wild - Oct 9, 2025

The San Francisco Symphony Youth Orchestra (SFSYO) and Wattis Foundation Music Director Radu Paponiu will perform five concerts during the 2025–26 season, beginning with their season-opening performance in November.

AIDA is Now Playing at the Paris Opera
by Stephi Wild - Sep 30, 2025

Tel est le dilemme d’Aida, princesse éthiopienne réduite en esclavage en Égypte, confrontée de surcroît à la rivalité d’Amneris, la fille du pharaon, qui aime le même homme qu’elle, Radamès.

The Greek National Opera Receives Standing Ovation on China Tour
by Stephi Wild - Sep 15, 2025

The Greek National Opera’s tour to China concluded with unprecedented success. The two performances of Giuseppe Verdi’s La traviata were given this weekend, at the packed Guangming Culture & Arts Center in Shenzhen

Photos: Giuseppe Verdi’s RIGOLETTO at San Francisco Opera
by Emmy Rice - Sep 6, 2025

San Francisco Opera opens its 103rd season on Friday, September 5 with Opera Ball, the opening night benefit gala co-presented with San Francisco Opera Guild, and Giuseppe Verdi’s Rigoletto (September 5–27), led by Caroline H. Hume Music Director Eun Sun Kim. See the photos here!

OPERA BALL and VERDI’S RIGOLETTO Launch San Francisco Opera's New Season
by Stephi Wild - Sep 2, 2025

To raise the curtain on San Francisco Opera’s 103rd season, San Francisco Opera and San Francisco Opera Guild will present Opera Ball. Learn more about the production here!

Sarasota Opera Opens Ticket Sales at the Box Office
by Stephi Wild - Sep 2, 2025

Tickets are now on sale at the Sarasota Opera Box Office for the 2025/2026 season. As of Tuesday, September 2, tickets can be purchased in person at the Box Office.

Theatro São Pedro Presents Verdi’s FALSTAFF, a Comic Opera Based on Shakespeare
by Claudio Erlichman - Aug 12, 2025

Theatro São Pedro's opera season brings the comic opera 'Falstaff' by renowned Italian composer Giuseppe Verdi to the public, with musical direction by Ira Levin and staging by Caetano Vilela. With a libretto by Arrigo Boito—written based on the first and second parts of William Shakespeare's plays 'Henry IV' and 'The Merry Wives of Windsor'—Falstaff is Verdi's last opera. Divided into three acts, the title is a lyrical commedia that Verdi released to the world after a lifetime of composing tragedies.