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Festival Napa Valley Unveils 20th Anniversary Season
by Stephi Wild - Dec 18, 2025

Festival Napa Valley will celebrate its 20th anniversary July 4–19, 2026, with a lineup featuring international stars and emerging talent. Learn more about the upcoming event here!

Till Fellner Joins 2025 Cliburn Competition Jury
by A.A. Cristi - Apr 16, 2025

The Cliburn has announced a change to the jury for the Seventeenth Van Cliburn International Piano Competition, taking place May 21–June 7, 2025, at Van Cliburn Concert Hall at TCU and Bass Performance Hall in Fort Worth, Texas, USA.

SIEGFRIED Comes to the National Theatre in Prague
by Stephi Wild - Apr 1, 2025

Premiere of the third part of the famous tetralogy Der Ring des Nibelungen, Siegfried, in a historically informed interpretation Learn more about the show here!

BOTH EYES OPEN, A Hybrid Opera Theater Production, to Play Zellerbach Playhouse in February
by Blair Ingenthron - Jan 4, 2025

New Performance Traditions will present a new production of Both Eyes Open, an experimental electroacoustic opera by Brooklyn-based composer Max Giteck Duykers and Berkeley-based librettist and playwright Philip Kan Gotanda.

Soprano Aida Garifullina to Perform at London's Cadogan Hall in 2025
by Chloe Rabinowitz - Dec 13, 2024

Soprano Aida Garifullina is set to perform at London's iconic Cadogan Hall. Aida Garifullina is a regular guest at prestigious opera houses, including the Royal Opera House (Covent Garden), and more. Learn how to purchase tickets.

Gluck's Two Iphigénie Operas Will Open The GNO's 2024/25 Season
by Stephi Wild - Oct 10, 2024

The 2024/25 season of the Greek National Opera commences with a significant artistic challenge. Gluck’s two famous operas based on the ancient Greek legend of Iphigenia –Iphigénie en Aulide and Iphigénie en Tauride– will be presented together for the first time in a double bill.

Organist Karol Mossakowski Will Make Nyc Debut At The Brick Presbyterian Church
by Stephi Wild - Sep 30, 2024

Brick Presbyterian Church will launche its 2024-25 Worship & Arts concert series with a recital by world renowned organist Karol Mossakowski on Tuesday, October 29 at 7:00 PM at The Brick Presbyterian Church, 1140 Park Avenue, Manhattan.

'Infinite Refrain, Music of Love's Refuge' Celebrates Pride with 17th-Century Music About Gay Love
by Josh Sharpe - May 13, 2024

Infinite Refrain, Music of Love’s Refuge', a new album that is the first of its kind, features passionate duets and arias that explore the nuances of gay love in the 17th century in Venice. Though often concealed or suppressed, the connection, doubts, joy, misery, laughter, longing, and elation of same-sex admiration existed, nonetheless.  Conceived as the journey of two men in love, told through 17th-century music, this album draws back the curtain of religious absolutism that has obscured stories of gay romance for hundreds of years.

New Opera DIE GRÖSSTE FUGE To Have U.S. Premiere At Roulette Intermedium
by A.A. Cristi - May 6, 2024

On Thursday, June 13, 2024, at 8 pm, composer Elliott Sharp will present the US Premiere in English of Die Grösste Fuge (The Greatest Fugue), A Time Travel Opera at Roulette Intermedium in Brooklyn. 

DIE WALKURE Comes to the National Theatre in Prague This Month
by Stephi Wild - Mar 4, 2024

Die Walkure comes to the National Theatre in Prague this month. The performance is set for 9 March 2024. 

Festival Napa Valley Announces First Look At 2024 Summer Season
by A.A. Cristi - Jan 4, 2024

Festival Napa Valley announces its 2024 Summer Season featuring international stars and emerging talent in classical, jazz, contemporary, opera, and dance performances, along with Napa Valley's renowned food, wine, and hospitality.

The New York Philharmonic String Quartet, Musicians From The New York Philharmonic, and Emanuel Ax Come to 92NY
by Stephi Wild - Dec 1, 2023

The 92nd Street Y, New York (92NY), one of New York's leading cultural venues, has partnered with the New York Philharmonic to present the New York Philharmonic String Quartet, Musicians from the New York Philharmonic, and Emanuel Ax, piano on Sunday, December 17, 2023 at 2pm at the Kaufmann Concert Hall.

Alexander Malofeev, International Tchaikovsky Competition Winner, to Perform in Orange County Recital Debut
by Chloe Rabinowitz - Oct 24, 2023

Don't miss pianist Alexander Malofeev, winner of the International Tchaikovsky Competition, in his debut recital in Orange County. Join us on October 27, 2023, at Renée and Henry Segerstrom Concert Hall for an unforgettable performance featuring works by Bach, Handel, Purcell, and more.

Han Chen to Perform György Ligeti's 18 Etudes and New Commissions at National Sawdust
by Chloe Rabinowitz - Aug 15, 2023

Join pianist Han Chen at National Sawdust on September 24, 2023, for a captivating solo recital featuring György Ligeti's remarkable 18 Etudes and new commissions from talented composers. Celebrating Ligeti's centenary birthday, this concert promises an unforgettable evening of piano music.

Randall Scotting Comes to Hamburg in VENERE E ADONE This Month
by Stephi Wild - May 11, 2023

Renowned American countertenor Randall Scotting, who has become one-to-watch on the stages of Europe, will lead the world premiere of Italian composer Salvatore Sciarrino’s new opera Venere e Adone in five performances at the Staatsoper Hamburg from 28 May-8 June 2023. 

Pianist Brian Ganz, Cellist Carter Brey, violinist Laura Colgate in Chopin Chamber Music Concert at Strathmore
by Stephi Wild - Feb 15, 2023

Internationally acclaimed pianist Brian Ganz celebrates his 12th annual concert in his quest to perform the complete works of Frédéric Chopin with “An Evening of Chopin’s Chamber Music with Brian Ganz and Friends” at The Music Center at Strathmore at 8 p.m. Saturday, Feb. 25, 2023.