Yongzhao Yu to Make San Francisco Opera Debut as The Duke in RIGOLETTO
by A.A. Cristi - Jul 1, 2025
San Francisco Opera has announced a casting update for the opening production of its 2025–26 season. Chinese tenor Yongzhao Yu will make his Company debut in the role of The Duke of Mantua in Giuseppe Verdi’s Rigoletto, replacing Giovanni Sala, who has withdrawn for personal reasons.
Review: Atlanta’s SIEGFRIED Showcases Spectacular Cast in Zvulun Production
by Richard Sasanow - Apr 29, 2025
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. Ta-da! SIEGFRIED’s eponymous hero, sung brilliantly by heldentenor Stefan Vinke, arrived to save the day.
The Met: Live in HD to Continue with Jeanine Tesori's GROUNDED
by Chloe Rabinowitz - Oct 7, 2024
The Metropolitan Opera’s 2024–25 Live in HD season will continue with two-time Tony Award–winning composer Jeanine Tesori and librettist George Brant’s new opera, Grounded. Learn more about the opera and see how to watch!
Video: The Atlanta Opera Season Announcement 24/25
by Joshua Wright - Jan 19, 2024
The Atlanta Opera Announces 45th Anniversary Season in 2024–25, Featuring Immersive “Bohème Project” & New Production of Siegfried with Greer Grimsley, Stefan Vinke, Lise Lindstrom, Lindsay Ammann & Barry Banks