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Photos and Video: Joyce DiDonato, Phillip Boykin and More in AMAHL AND THE NIGHT VISITORS
by Chloe Rabinowitz - Dec 18, 2025

You can now get a first look at photos and videos of Lincoln Center Theater's production of the beloved family opera Amahl and the Night Visitors at the Mitzi E. Newhouse Theater.

National Youth Opera Academy to Launch Summer Training With The Young Voices Of The Santa Fe Opera
by Chloe Rabinowitz - Dec 12, 2025

The National Youth Opera Academy, in collaboration with the Young Voices of the Santa Fe Opera, will offer an intensive new summer program for aspiring high school vocal artists.

Photos: Joyce DiDonato, Phillip Boykin and More in AMAHL AND THE NIGHT VISITORS Rehearsals
by Chloe Rabinowitz - Dec 10, 2025

Rehearsals have begun for Lincoln Center Theater's brand-new production of the beloved family opera Amahl and the Night Visitors, the first seasonal family offering in LCT history. See rehearsal photos!

Full Cast and Creatives Set For AMAHL AND THE NIGHT VISITORS at Lincoln Center
by Stephi Wild - Nov 25, 2025

Lincoln Center Theater has announced the complete cast and creative team for the brand-new production of the beloved family opera Amahl and the Night Visitors, the first seasonal family offering in LCT history.

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.

East Passyunk Opera Company To Team Up with Society Hill Dance Academy for LOVE NOTES 4: PHILLY
by Chloe Rabinowitz - Dec 30, 2024

East Passyunk Opera Project will reunite with Society Hill Dance Academy and Top Dog Cocktails to present Love Notes 4 Philly, the fourth and final concert experience in its beloved Love Notes series that started in 2021. Learn how to attend.

THE ANONYMOUS LOVER Comes to the Philadelphia Opera
by Stephi Wild - Nov 13, 2024

Opera Philadelphia will return to the historic Academy of Music in January with the company premiere of The Anonymous Lover, a 1780 opera by Joseph Bologne.

National Children's Chorus Unveils 2024/25 Season
by Chloe Rabinowitz - Sep 20, 2024

The National Children's Chorus has unveiled its 2024/25 season, 'Kaleidoscope,' featuring a revitalized curriculum and innovative programming. This season launches a new era in the NCC's 120-year history. Learn more!

AWAKE, Debut Album From 17-year-old Composer Samuel Siskind, To Be Released in August
by Chloe Rabinowitz - Jul 19, 2024

Fourth Wall Ensemble is collaborating with ASCAP Morton Gould Young Composer Award winner Samuel Siskind on his debut album Awake, releasing August 29, 2024.

Opera Theatre of St. Louis Announces Their 50th Anniversary Festival Season
by James Lindhorst - Jun 11, 2024

Opera Theatre of Saint Louis (OTSL) announced repertory and celebrations for a landmark 50th season in 2025, celebrating five decades of artistic innovation and discovery since the company’s founding in 1976. The 2025 Festival Season opens on May 24, 2025, with Johann Strauss II’s effervescent Die Fledermaus, which has not been seen at Opera Theatre since 1989. The season continues with the company’s 44th world premiere, This House, with music by Ricky Ian Gordon and libretto by Pulitzer Prize-winner Lynn Nottage and her daughter Ruby Aiyo Gerber. Next, Opera Theatre will present an all-new staging of Donizetti’s Don Pasquale — the very first opera that the company ever performed. Britten’s enchanting adaptation of Shakespeare’s A Midsummer Night’s Dream rounds out the season. In addition to four mainstage productions, Opera Theatre will continue to present the annual young artist showcase, Center Stage. This concert shines a spotlight on the members of OTSL’s highly selective Young Artist Programs, accompanied onstage by members of the St. Louis Symphony Orchestra, which has served as OTSL’s Festival Season orchestra since 1978.

Lyric Opera Of Kansas City Announces ROMEO ET JULIETTE 
by A.A. Cristi - Feb 3, 2024

Lyric Opera of Kansas City announces Roméo et Juliette, running March 9-17, 2024 at Kauffman Center for the Performing Arts.

Experience a Modern Twist on Rossini's BARBER OF SEVILLE at Pacific Opera Project
by Chloe Rabinowitz - Jul 19, 2023

Experience the magic of Pacific Opera Project's modern-day spin on Rossini's beloved comedic classic, The Barber of Seville. Join us for a one-night-only performance at The Ford on August 25. Don't miss this accessible and entertaining twist on a timeless masterpiece. Secure your tickets now!

National Children's Chorus to Have Solo Debut at Carnegie Hall's Stern Auditorium in May
by Blair Ingenthron - Apr 28, 2023

The GRAMMY Award-winning National Children's Chorus (NCC), under the leadership of Artistic Director Luke McEndarfer and Associate Artistic Director Dr. Pamela Blackstone, will present 'Voices of Action, Creating a World of Belonging,' the organization's solo debut concert at Carnegie Hall's Stern Auditorium / Perelman Stage on Saturday, May 6 at 3pm.

Opera Philadelphia Films Coming To Five Movie Theaters This Fall
by Stephi Wild - Oct 20, 2022

 Following the success of September's Festival O22 presentation of live opera productions alongside opera films, “redefining opera on stage and screen” according to the Wall Street Journal, Opera Philadelphia will bring its renowned films to five regional movie theaters, offering audiences an opportunity to appreciate the intersection of two art forms.

Film Takes Center Stage at Festival O22
by Stephi Wild - Sep 27, 2022

On the heels of a successful opening weekend and rave reviews for live productions of Rossini's Otello and Toshio Hosokawa's The Raven, Opera Philadelphia's Festival O continues this week with the first Opera on Film series, featuring more than 30 cinematic operas presented in 12 screenings at the Philadelphia Film Center.

Find Out Who Won at the 2022 GRAMMY Awards - All the Winners!
by Michael Major - Apr 21, 2022

The 64th Annual GRAMMY Awards featured a tribute to Stephen Sondheim, a win for Barlow and Bear's 'Unofficial Bridgerton Musical,' Lady Gaga and Tony Bennett for their 'Love For Sale' Cole Porter duets album, Olivia Rodrigo, and more. Check out the full list of winners now!

Portland Opera Presents The Pulitzer Prize-Winning Opera THE CENTRAL PARK FIVE
by A.A. Cristi - Feb 19, 2022

Portland Opera continues the 2021/22 season with The Central Park Five, composed by Anthony Davis with a libretto by Richard Wesley. Winner of the Pulitzer Prize for Music in 2020, The Central Park Five is set in New York City in the late 80s—when five Black and Latino teenagers were falsely accused of rape and assault and coerced into confession. Their high-profile case spiraled out of control, turning the accused, and their families, into victims of prejudice and grave injustice.  

NYFOS Offers Four Upcoming Digital Programs As Part Of NYFOS@Home Series
by A.A. Cristi - Jan 7, 2022

New York Festival of Song, led by Artistic Director Steven Blier, presents four digital programs in 2022 as part of its free NYFOS@Home Digital Series launched in Fall 2020.

NYFOS Announces Four Upcoming Digital Programs As Part Of NYFOS@Home Series
by Chloe Rabinowitz - Jan 6, 2022

New York Festival of Song, led by Artistic Director Steven Blier, will present four digital programs in 2022 as part of its free NYFOS@Home Digital Series launched in Fall 2020.

Renée Fleming to Lead SongStudio Workshop Celebrating the Art of the Vocal Recital
by Chloe Rabinowitz - Dec 15, 2021

From January 17–22, 2022, renowned soprano Renée Fleming will mentor 10 aspiring young singers and 10 collaborative pianists from around the world in the fourth year of SongStudio, an innovative program exploring the future of the vocal recital.