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Gregory Spears Announces THE MYSTERIES World Premiere and 2026-27 Season
by Rachel Stone - Oct 21, 2026

Composer Gregory Spears revealed his upcoming season, featuring the world premiere of orchestral work THE MYSTERIES with Columbus Symphony and Carnegie Hall, plus new operas and recordings.

Photos: ANON Celebrates Opening Night at MCC
by Nicole Rosky - Oct 15, 2026

MCC Theater just celebrated opening night for the World Premiere of ANON by Anne Washburn and directed by Obie Award winner and Tony Award nominee Anne Kauffman. ANON is the first production in MCC's 40th Anniversary season. The limited run will continue through Sunday November 1, 2026 at the Newman Mills Theater at The Robert W. Wilson MCC Theater Space. Check out photos here!

THE MYSTERIES to Receive World Premiere by Columbus Symphony
by Rachel Stone - Sep 14, 2026

Composer Gregory Spears' orchestral work THE MYSTERIES will receive its world premiere from the Columbus Symphony, followed by a New York performance at Carnegie Hall. The program will also feature bass-baritone Davóne Tines performing Concerto No. 2: ANTHEM and Tchaikovsky's Fifth Symphony.

Cory Lippiello Named Chief Producing Officer at Austin Opera
by Chloe Rabinowitz - Aug 20, 2026

Austin Opera has named Cory Lippiello, formerly of Lyric Opera of Chicago, as Chief Producing Officer, overseeing the company's Artistic and Production departments.

Solti Foundation U.S. Names 16 Conductors for 2026 Career Assistance Awards
by Rachel Stone - Aug 13, 2026

The Solti Foundation U.S. has selected 16 young American conductors, ages 24 to 36, to receive Career Assistance Awards, bringing the total distributed since 2006 past 200.

Interview: Director Kevin Newbury On the 10th Anniversary Tour of FELLOW TRAVELERS at Glimmerglass
by Joshua Wright - Jul 29, 2026

Director Kevin Newbury discusses the 10th Anniversary National Tour of FELLOW TRAVELERS at Glimmerglass, the acclaimed opera set during the 1950s Lavender Scare and its resonance in today's political climate.

Video: FELLOW TRAVELERS Tenor Andy Acosta Performs Aria on Fox San Diego
by Joshua Wright - Jul 3, 2026

Tenor Andy Acosta, who plays Tim Laughlin in San Diego Opera's FELLOW TRAVELERS, performs the aria 'Last Night' live on Fox 5 San Diego, accompanied by Resident Conductor Bruce Stasyna.

Video: FELLOW TRAVELERS Comes to San Diego Opera
by Joshua Wright - Jun 11, 2026

San Diego Opera presents FELLOW TRAVELERS, an opera set in 1953 Washington D.C. following a secret love affair amid McCarthyism. Music by Gregory Spears, libretto by Greg Pierce, based on Thomas Mallon's novel.

FELLOW TRAVELERS to Make Southern California Premiere at San Diego Opera
by Stephi Wild - May 22, 2026

San Diego Opera will present the Southern California premiere of FELLOW TRAVELERS at the historic Balboa Theatre in downtown San Diego, featuring baritone Joseph Lattanzi and tenor Andy Acosta as part of the opera's Tenth Anniversary Tour.

Renée Fleming, Isabel Leonard and More Set for Washington National Opera's 2026-2027 Season
by Chloe Rabinowitz - May 15, 2026

Washington National Opera has unveiled its 2026-2027 season—its first full season as an independent company, following its departure from the Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts in January 2026

San Diego Opera Reveals 2026-27 Season - Mozart's THE MARRIAGE OF FIGARO and More
by Chloe Rabinowitz - Mar 23, 2026

San Diego Opera has revealed its 2026–2027 season. The season showcases four distinctive works spanning centuries and styles, including The Marriage of Figaro, Rigoletto and more.

Austin Opera Unveils 2026-2027 Season with World Premiere of OFRENDA
by Stephi Wild - Feb 26, 2026

Austin Opera's 2026-2027 Season will begin in October with the company's first world premiere commission, Ofrenda, with music by Jorge Sosa and a libretto by John de los Santos.

Portland Opera To Present FELLOW TRAVELERS At Newmark Theatre
by A.A. Cristi - Feb 25, 2026

Portland Opera will stage the compelling opera FELLOW TRAVELERS, exploring themes of love and secrecy in 1950s America, with performances beginning February 2026.

Review: DiDonato Brings Dickinson Poems to Life through Brilliant Song Cycle by Puts at Carnegie
by Richard Sasanow - Feb 23, 2026

Though only a handful of Emily Dickinson’s hundreds of poems were published during her lifetime (more than 1700 others were found posthumously), she is best known as a risk-taking writer whose work straddled the line between the straightforward and the more abstract. Inaddition, she has long been an inspiration to composers who clearly found the music in her work. The most recent of these was heard at Carnegie Hall late last week in the local premiere of EMILY—NO PRISONER BE, a song cycle by Kevin Puts that looks long and deep into the eyes of the poet.

World Premiere Of SLEEPERS AWAKE Comes to Opera Philadelphia
by Stephi Wild - Feb 11, 2026

Opera Philadelphia is set to debut Gregory Spears' new opera, SLEEPERS AWAKE, offering a fresh take on the Sleeping Beauty tale from April 22-26.

Shereen Pimentel & More Join The Glimmerglass Festival's 2026 Season
by Joshua Wright - Jan 26, 2026

The Glimmerglass Festival has announced casting for its 2026 season, featuring Oklahoma!, Madame Butterfly, Così, Fellow Travelers, Happy End, and Robin Hood, running July 10–August 17 in Cooperstown, New York.

FELLOW TRAVELERS, A Gay Love Story Set During The Lavender Scare, Comes To Seattle Opera
by Stephi Wild - Jan 7, 2026

This February, Seattle Opera will present the trailblazing opera Fellow Travelers, a gay love story set during the Lavender Scare, a McCarthy-era witch hunt that ousted thousands of gay and lesbian employees from the federal government.

Composer Gregory Spears Reveals 2025-2026 Season Highlights and World Premieres
by Stephi Wild - Oct 8, 2025

Composer Gregory Spears has announced a milestone 2025-2026 season, including the debut of his newest opera, Sleepers Awake, at Opera Philadelphia, and the launch of a national, multi-year tour,

Works & Process to Present Up Until Now Collective's FELLOW TRAVELERS
by Chloe Rabinowitz - Sep 24, 2025

Works & Process will present Up Until Now Collective's Fellow Travelers, by composer Gregory Spears and librettist Greg Pierce. Learn more and see how to attend!

San Diego Opera to Present Southern California Premiere of FELLOW TRAVELERS in July 2026
by A.A. Cristi - Jul 29, 2025

San Diego Opera has announced it will present the Southern California premiere of Fellow Travelers, the acclaimed opera by Gregory Spears and Greg Pierce, from July 10–12, 2026.