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Richard E. Waits Makes Metropolitan Opera Debut in I PURITANI
by Chloe Rabinowitz - Jan 8, 2026

The Metropolitan Opera’s new production of Vincenzo Bellini’s bel canto masterpiece I Puritani, features theatre actor Richard E. Waits making his Met debut!

Review: PURITANI Is Bel Canto Bliss with Oropesa and Brownlee under Armiliato's Baton
by Richard Sasanow - Jan 7, 2026

The Met’s new production of Vincenzo Bellini’s I PURITANI made its debut on New Year’s Eve, but I caught up with it at its third performance on January 6. I was glad I did--because it offered a cast with staggering singing abilities in four major roles that offered major demands, along with at least one minor one and the brilliant Met chorus under Tilman Michael. Simply put, soprano Lisette Oropesa, tenor Lawrence Brownlee, baritone Artur Rucinski and bass-baritone Christian Van Horn sang the pants off their roles, with Marco Armiliato conducting the fearless Met orchestra.

Review Roundup: I PURITANI at the Metropolitan Opera
by Stephi Wild - Jan 2, 2026

Performances are now underway for The Metropolitan Opera's new staging of Vincenzo Bellini’s I Puritani, marking the company’s first new production of the opera in nearly 50 years. Find out what the critics are saying in the reviews here!

Photos: First Look at the Metropolitan Opera’s New Production of Bellini’s I PURITANI
by Joshua Wright - Dec 29, 2025

The Metropolitan Opera has released production photos from its new staging of Vincenzo Bellini’s I Puritani, marking the company’s first new production of the opera in nearly 50 years.

Review: A REGIMENT with Comic Style and High Notes, Thanks to Morley and Brownlee at the Met
by Richard Sasanow - Nov 2, 2025

It’s hard for a soprano to get a break in Donizetti’s LA FILLE DU REGIMENT, which I caught up with at the Met on Friday evening. Not that Marie—the role of the title, sung at the Met by Erin Morley—doesn’t have some gorgeous music and shenanigans to show off her musical and comic chops in the now-classic Laurent Pelly production.

Carnegie Hall’s SONGSTUDIO Will Return January 2026
by A.A. Cristi - Oct 29, 2025

Carnegie Hall’s SongStudio returns January 12–18, 2026, for its eighth season, led by Artistic Director Anthony Roth Costanzo. The week-long program includes master classes with Lisette Oropesa, Lawrence Brownlee, and Bryan Wagorn.

Video: Sandra Oh Makes Metropolitan Opera Debut In LA FILLE DU RÉGIMENT
by A.A. Cristi - Oct 24, 2025

Sandra Oh, fresh off her acclaimed performances in Shakespeare in the Park’s Twelfth Night, made her Metropolitan Opera debut as the Duchess of Krakenthorp in Laurent Pelly’s production of Donizetti’s La Fille du Régiment on October 17. Check out a video clip of her performance below!

Seattle Chamber Music Society Acquires The Concert Truck
by A.A. Cristi - Sep 29, 2025

Seattle Chamber Music Society has acquired The Concert Truck, a mobile concert hall that brings world-class performances to schools, parks, and community spaces.

Sandra Oh Will Appear in Met Opera's LA FILLE DU RÉGIMENT
by Joshua Wright - Sep 17, 2025

Sandra Oh,freshly off her acclaimed performances in Shakespeare in the Park’s Twelfth Night, will make her Met debut as the Duchess of Krakenthorp in Laurent Pelly’s production of Donizetti’s La Fille du Régiment on October 17.

THE MAGIC FLUTE and More Set for Opera Carolina 2025-26 Season
by Chloe Rabinowitz - Sep 11, 2025

Opera Carolina - the largest professional opera company in the Carolinas - has revealed programming for its upcoming 76th season with an ambitious lineup of grand operas, special concerts, philanthropic events, and community initiatives. 

Opera Carolina Announces 2025-2026 Season
by A.A. Cristi - Apr 5, 2025

Opera Carolina has announced programming for its upcoming 76th season with an ambitious lineup of grand operas, special concerts, philanthropic events and community initiatives.

Opera Carolina Unveils 2025-2026 Season with 'Opera for All' Theme
by Josh Sharpe - Apr 4, 2025

Opera Carolina, the largest professional opera company in the Carolinas, has announced programming for its upcoming 76th season with an ambitious lineup of grand operas, special concerts, philanthropic events, and community initiatives.

Soprano Khayakazi Madlala Joins Cape Town Opera's Judith Neilson Young Artist Programme
by A.A. Cristi - Apr 2, 2025

South African soprano Khayakazi Madlala has joined Cape Town Opera (CTO) as a Judith Neilson Young Artist. Earlier this year, Khayakazi made her debut as the High Priestess in Aida at the Royal Opera House in London, and will be reprising the role in CTO's own highly anticipated production of Verdi's Aida that opens at Artscape on 23 May 2025.

PORGY AND BESS, MESSIAH and More Set For Houston Grand Opera 2025-26 Season
by Stephi Wild - Mar 20, 2025

Throughout the 2025-26 season, HGO will be celebrating its beloved artistic and music director, Patrick Summers, who in May 2026 will transition to a new role. Learn more here!

PORGY AND BESS & More Set for Houston Grand Opera 2025-26 Season
by Josh Sharpe - Mar 19, 2025

Houston Grand Opera (HGO) has announced its 2025-26 season, featuring the American opera that launched HGO as a trailblazer, the Gershwins’ Porgy and Bess.

Let's Hear It for the Five Winners of the Met's 2025 Laffont Competition!
by Richard Sasanow - Mar 18, 2025

Imagine being a rising young opera singer and getting to sing two solos from the stage of the Metropolitan Opera. And picture receiving $20,000 and the prestige, exposure and networking opportunities that come with it. That's what came to Sopranos Alissa Goretsky and Emma Marhefka, Mezzos Sadie Cheslak and Michelle Mariposa, and Baritone Luke Sutliff, who took top honors and applause from the crowd of thousands at the opera house on Sunday March 16.