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Opera Australia Premieres Bold New Production of CARMEN
by Emmy Rice - May 31, 2025

Opera Australia’s 2025 winter season will open in this July with the highly anticipated global premiere of Australian Director Anne-Louise Sarks’ production of Carmen at the Sydney Opera House, in what is set to be the opera event of the year.

Review: THE (R)EVOLUTION OF STEVE JOBS at Kennedy Center
by Roger Catlin - May 5, 2025

It’s not so strange, really, that there’s  a serious opera about Apple co-founder Steve Jobs. His life’s work is usually invoked before every production of the last decade or more, when audiences are asked to silence their smartphones.

Cynthia Erivo, Sutton Foster, Kelli O'Hara, and More Set For 2025 Ravinia Festival
by Stephi Wild - Apr 25, 2025

Cynthia Erivo, Sutton Foster, Kelli O'Hara, and more have joined the lineup for this year Ravinia Festival, set for this summer in Highland Park, IL. Tickets are on sale now!

Chicago Opera Theater Reveals 2025/26 Season Featuring Chicago Premieres and More
by Chloe Rabinowitz - Mar 31, 2025

Chicago Opera Theater has unveiled its 2025/26 Season. The season centers around three operas never before seen in Chicago and more. Learn more about the season and see how to purchase tickets.

Symphony San Jose Unveils 2025 - 2026 Season Featuring Classical, Contemporary and More
by Chloe Rabinowitz - Mar 31, 2025

Symphony San Jose has revealed its 2025/2026 season—one filled with an exciting mix of classical masterpieces, contemporary discoveries, light classics, film music, pops, ballet, and education concerts. Learn more!

Thirty Orchestras Join League of American Orchestras Consortium
by Chloe Rabinowitz - Mar 13, 2025

Thirty orchestras from across the United States will take part in the League of American Orchestras’ Virginia B. Toulmin Foundation Orchestral Commissions Program. Learn more about the event!

Cynthia Erivo, Sutton Foster, & More Set for The Ravinia Festival's 2025 Summer Lineup
by Josh Sharpe - Mar 13, 2025

The Ravinia Festival has unveiled its 2025 summer lineup, which features more than 100 concerts and 40 artist debuts. Highlights include appearances by Cynthia Erivo, Sutton Foster and Kelli O’Hara. Check out the full lineup!

Chicago Opera Theater Will Perform Concert Premiere of REMEDIOS VARIOS PARA LAS AFLICCIONES DEL CUERPO Y EL ESPIRITU
by Stephi Wild - Mar 7, 2025

Chicago Opera Theater will continue its 2024-25 season with the concert premiere of the sixth full-length opera produced through COT's industry leading Vanguard Initiative.

Review: SAN DIEGO OPERA PRESENTS LA BOHÈME at San Diego Civic Center
by Ron Bierman - Nov 6, 2024

What did our critic think of SAN DIEGO OPERA PRESENTS LA BOHÈME at San Diego Civic Center? San Diego Opera celebrated the opening of its 60th season with Giacomo Puccini’s La bohème, the same opera the company staged to open its first season. Its magnificent melodies, a touchingly tragic love story, and arias that are among the most beautiful ever written have made it one of the world’s most performed operas for many years, an obvious choice for attracting audiences and donors. The story begins in a bohemian Parisian garret where Rodolfo, a young writer, rooms with a painter, a musician and a philosopher. Money is scarce, and the only source of heat is a small stove. With no wood left to burn, Rodolfo begins to use pages from the manuscript of a play he’s writing for what few moments of heat they can provide. When the flames die down a roommate comments, “It opened and closed on the same night.”

Colburn School Announces 2024�"25 Season
by A.A. Cristi - Aug 29, 2024

Colburn School has announced its 2024–25 season featuring a range of performances, including classical music, jazz, and dance.

Lyric Opera of Chicago and Chicago Opera Theater Join Forces for Free Panel On Two Operas Based On The Same Story
by A.A. Cristi - Aug 29, 2024

Chicago's two major opera companies – Lyric Opera of Chicago (Lyric) and Chicago Opera Theater (COT) – will join forces for a unique discussion on two operas based on the same source material: Ludwig van Beethoven's only opera Fidelio – to be presented at Lyric from September 26 through October 10, and Ferdinando Paër's opera Leonora – to be presented by COT in its North American Premiere October 1 through October 6.

Chicago Opera Theater Presents North American Premiere Of LEONORA
by A.A. Cristi - Aug 23, 2024

Chicago Opera Theater (COT), Chicago's foremost producer of new and rarely produced operas, begins its 2024/25 Season, with an exciting and aptly timed production of the North American premiere of Leonora.

Rice's Shepherd School Appoints Renowned Conductor Miguel Harth-Bedoya as Distinguished Resident Director of Orchestras and Professor of Conducting
by Stephi Wild - May 16, 2024

 Following an exhaustive international search, the Shepherd School of Music at Rice University has announced that Emmy Award-winning and Grammy-nominated conductor Miguel Harth-Bedoya will join the faculty as distinguished resident director of orchestras and professor of conducting.

Royal Liverpool Philharmonic Orchestra Unveils 2024/25 Season
by Chloe Rabinowitz - May 3, 2024

The Royal Liverpool Philharmonic Orchestra has revealed its 2024/25 season. See the performances and learn how to purchase tickets to the season.

Chicago Opera Theater Announces Two Premieres and More for 2024-25 Season
by A.A. Cristi - Apr 30, 2024

Discover the exciting new season announced by CHICAGO OPERA THEATER for 2024-25. Get a sneak peek into the upcoming performances and stay updated with the latest in the world of opera.

Thirty Orchestras Join League Of American Orchestras Consortium
by Chloe Rabinowitz - Apr 25, 2024

Thirty orchestras have joined the League of American Orchestras Consortium, marking a significant expansion in the American orchestral scene. Learn more!

The London Philharmonic Orchestra Reveals 2024/25 London Season
by Stephi Wild - Apr 16, 2024

Discover the upcoming 2024/25 season of the London Philharmonic Orchestra. Expect a line-up of world-renowned conductors and soloists, showcasing a diverse repertoire of classical music.

Review: DUKE BLUEBEARD'S CASTLE, London Coliseum
by Gary Naylor - Mar 22, 2024

English National Opera closes its troubled, but successful, 2023-24 season with Bartok's curious compelling slice of psychodrama beautifully played by its orchestra

Nashville Symphony Announces 2024/25 Season
by A.A. Cristi - Mar 18, 2024

Featuring more than 100 performances covering a range of genres and styles, the Nashville Symphony has announced its 2024/25 season.

English National Opera Performs DUKE BLUEBEARD'S CASTLE Next Month
by Stephi Wild - Feb 20, 2024

Closing the 2023/24 Season, the English National Opera will present a semi-staged concert performance of Béla Bartók’s psychodrama Duke Bluebeard’s Castle on 21 and 23 March at the London Coliseum.