LeRoy Johnson

What to Know About MADAMA BUTTERFLY at Lyric Opera of Chicago
by Chloe Rabinowitz - Feb 2, 2026

Lyric Opera of Chicago will present Puccini’s Madama Butterfly, on stage in a production that dares to ask: what if everything we think we know about this classic opera is only half the story?

Bravo! Vail Music Festival Reveals 39th Season Featuring More Than 60 Concerts
by Chloe Rabinowitz - Dec 3, 2025

The Bravo! Vail Music Festival (Bravo! Vail) has revealed its 39th Festival season, with more than 60 concerts throughout Colorado's Vail Valley region.

Review: Strauss’s ARABELLA Has the Music and the Singers�"and Old Vienna�"at the Met
by Richard Sasanow - Nov 12, 2025

For all those operagoers tired of classics set in rodeos, Las Vegas or on a space station (Paris has a BOHEME of that ilk), Otto Schenk’s production for ARABELLA, with stage design by Gunther Schneider Siemssen, dating back to 1983, will be a relief. It features a return to “old Vienna,” including an Act II ballroom scene that’s as welcoming as a sacher torte.

Nominations Announced For The 2025 Dora Mavor Moore Awards
by Joshua Wright - May 28, 2025

The Toronto Alliance for the Performing Arts (TAPA) has announced nominations for the 45th Anniversary Dora Mavor Moore Awards presented by the Romano D’Andrea Foundation. The Awards will be presented on Monday, June 30 at Toronto’s Meridian Hall.

MEDEA, SALOME and More Set for Lyric Opera of Chicago 2025/26 Season
by Chloe Rabinowitz - Mar 11, 2025

Lyric Opera of Chicago has revealed the company’s 2025/26 Season, its first complete season featuring Medea, Salome and more. See full programming and learn how to purchase tickets.

EUGENE ONEGIN Comes Home To The COC
by Stephi Wild - Mar 7, 2025

Eugene Onegin runs for seven performances at the Four Seasons Centre for the Performing Arts in May. Learn more about the upcoming event and how to get tickets here!

Review: ROMEO & JULIET at MN Opera
by Joe Sarafolean - Nov 5, 2024

What did our critic think of ROMEO & JULIET at MN Opera?

San Francisco Opera Announces 2024�"25 Season Including CARMEN, LA BOHÈME and More
by A.A. Cristi - Feb 21, 2024

The 2024–25 Season includes six mainstage opera productions along with concert presentations including a one-night-only performance of Beethoven's Ninth Symphony on October 26, honoring the work's 200th anniversary and, in the summer of 2025, a special Pride Concert celebrating San Francisco's LGBTQIA+ community.

MADAMA BUTTERFLY Comes to Det. KGL. Teater in 2024
by Stephi Wild - Nov 8, 2023

MADAMA BUTTERFLY comes to Det. KGL. Teater in 2024. Performances run 25 February - 30 April 2024.

Glyndebourne Reveals 2024 Season Lineup
by Aliya Al-Hassan - Aug 21, 2023

As the 2023 Festival draws to a close, Glyndebourne has announced the programme for 2024, when the company marks its 90th anniversary year.

Soprano Yaritza Véliz Wins The 2023 Jan Shrem and Maria Manetti Shrem Emerging Stars Competition
by Blair Ingenthron - Aug 12, 2023

Yaritza Véliz is named 2023 Emerging Star of the Year based on a popular vote conducted online at sfopera.com from July 11 to August 4, 2023. As the winner of the competition, now in its fifth year, Véliz receives a $10,000 cash prize.

The Gallery At Mercer County Community College Presents 'Paintings And Sculptures By Leroy Johnson'
by Stephi Wild - Jan 31, 2023

​​​​​​​The Gallery at Mercer County Community College has announced “Paintings and Sculptures by Leroy Johnson.” The exhibition will be on view through March 24, 2023 with an opening reception on Wednesday, February 8 from 5:30 to 7:30 p.m.

BWW Review: The Dallas Opera's MADAME BUTTERFLY Stirs Hearts and Minds at Winspear Opera House
by Zac Thriffiley - Feb 19, 2022

TDO’s newest production marks the long-awaited and triumphant return of an art form that cannot help but remind us of our shared humanity.

VIDEO: Dallas Opera Returns With MADAME BUTTERFLY, February 18
by Alan Henry - Feb 9, 2022

The Dallas Opera returns to presenting fully staged works after an almost two-year hiatus with its production of Puccini's Madame Butterfly, reminding audiences that grand opera endures.The production, filled with some of the most beautiful operatic music of all time, opens at the Winspear Opera House.

Dallas Opera Returns With MADAME BUTTERFLY, February 18
by A.A. Cristi - Feb 5, 2022

The Dallas Opera returns to presenting fully staged works after an almost two-year hiatus with its production of Puccini's Madame Butterfly, reminding audiences that grand opera endures.The production, filled with some of the most beautiful operatic music of all time, opens at the Winspear Opera House.

San Francisco Opera's 2022-23 Centennial Season Announced
by Chloe Rabinowitz - Jan 19, 2022

As only the third American opera company in history to reach this centennial milestone, the Company’s 2022–23 Season will honor San Francisco Opera’s glorious past while inviting the public into an exciting new era of musical excellence under Kim’s music directorship and a renewed commitment to innovation.

See What's On Stage, Live And Virtual Holiday Shows, From Philly Theatre This Week
by A.A. Cristi - Dec 23, 2021

See what's on stage this week virtually and in person from Philly theatre companies!

The Dallas Opera Cancels Spring 2021 Operas, Announces New 2021/2022 Season
by Chloe Rabinowitz - Jan 27, 2021

Ian Derrer, The Dallas Opera’s Kern Wildenthal General Director and CEO, announced today that extreme and ongoing COVID 19 concerns are forcing the company to cancel its March and April 2021 subscription performances, with full-scale operas in the Winspear Opera House resuming in February and March of 2022 in a brand-new 2021/2022 Season.

BWW Review: RUSALKA at Des Moines Metro Opera and Iowa PBS: A Journey to the Depths of the Sea and Back.
by DC Felton - Jul 6, 2020

Last week Des Moines Metro Opera (DMMO) and Iowa Public Broadcasting Service started the 2020 Virtual Opera season with a stunning airing of 'Manon.' The decision to go virtual this season was due to the continuing COVID crisis. They continue their summer season this week with their 2018 production of Antonin Dvořák's 'Rusalka,' which I had the opportunity to usher during the 2018 season.

Des Moines Metro Opera Announces Broadcast Of Four Operas Through Virtual Festival
by A.A. Cristi - Jun 11, 2020

Following the cancellation of the 2020 Festival Season, Des Moines Metro Opera and Iowa PBS have formed a unique partnership to bring the opera season into a digital format with online streams and televised broadcasts of four fan-favorite productions.