Nina Stemme

Edinburgh International Festival Reveals Programme Highlights
by Stephi Wild - Mar 11, 2026

Running from 7-30 August 2026, this year's Edinburgh International Festival will present 24 days of world-class performances selected for their artistic and cultural resonance across opera, theatre, music and dance.  

The Metropolitan Opera Reveals 2026–27 Season - LINCOLN IN THE BARDO, MACBETH and More
by Chloe Rabinowitz - Feb 19, 2026

The Metropolitan Opera has revealed its 2026–27 season, featuring five new and 12 repertory productions, a special 60th-anniversary gala, and performances of Mahler’s Eighth Symphony conducted by Yannick Nézet-Séguin.

Alan Gilbert extends contract as Music Director of Royal Swedish Opera Through 2029
by Joshua Wright - Jan 15, 2026

Alan Gilbert has renewed his contract as Music Director of the Royal Swedish Opera through the end of 2029, with the option of a further extension. Gilbert, a Grammy Award winner for Best Opera Recording, has held the post since 2021 and was named Royal Court Kapellmeister by the King of Sweden in 2022.

Review: Strauss’s Powerhouse FRAU OHNE SCHATTEN Casts Big Shadow at the Met
by Richard Sasanow - Dec 7, 2024

Richard Strauss’s DIE FRAU OHNE SCHATTEN (THE WOMAN WITHOUT A SHADOW), with a libretto by his long-time collaborator, Hugo von Hofmannsthal, has made a triumphant return to the Met with a stellar cast and the Met Orchestra in peak form under Yannick Nezet-Seguin. It dazzled and glowed like few other evenings in recent memory, in a production by Herbert Wernicke, who died young, not long after its debut in 2001.

Video: First Look At DIE FRAU OHNE SCHATTEN At Metropolitan Opera
by A.A. Cristi - Nov 29, 2024

Met Music Director Yannick Nézet-Séguin takes the podium to lead Strauss’s grand mythological epic in Richard Strauss' Die Frau ohne Schatten. See video highlights from the production.  

The Philadelphia Orchestra And Ensemble Arts Announces 2024-25 Season Lineup
by A.A. Cristi - Aug 14, 2024

The Philadelphia Orchestra and Ensemble Arts have announced their 2024-25 season lineup featuring Tony-winning Broadway productions, GRAMMY Award-winning performances, holiday favorites, and more.

LA BOHEME & More Set for The Met's 2024 Live In HD Summer Encores
by Chloe Rabinowitz - May 8, 2024

Experience the magic of the MET's 2024 Live in HD Summer Encores, set to begin on Wednesday, July 24. Learn how to purchase tickets!

San Francisco Opera Medal Awarded To Director Michael Cavanagh
by A.A. Cristi - Apr 19, 2024

San Francisco Opera presented the Opera Medal, the Company's highest honor, to Michael Cavanagh shortly before his death last month. The acclaimed Canadian opera director, who passed away on March 13 from leptomeningeal cancer at the age of 62, was a guiding, creative force behind a number of important new productions for San Francisco Opera over the past decade.

GROUNDED by Jeanine Tesori to Open The Metropolitan Opera's 2024–25 Season
by Chloe Rabinowitz - Feb 21, 2024

The Metropolitan Opera has unveiled the 2024–25 season lineup. Learn about the operas being presented and see how to purchase tickets.

Bernadette Peters, Adrienne Warren, Max von Essen & More Set for Carnegie Hall 2024-25 Season
by Chloe Rabinowitz - Feb 7, 2024

Carnegie Hall has revealed its programming for its 2024–2025 season, including approximately 170 concerts. See full programing and learn how to purchase tickets!

TOSCA Returns to the Royal Opera House in February
by Stephi Wild - Jan 16, 2024

This February, The Royal Opera’s Tosca returns to Covent Garden. Jonathan Kent’s staging receives its 14th revival since its premiere in 2006 and this year will showcase debut performances from several artists new to the Royal Opera House stage.   

Review: ELEKTRA, Royal Opera House
by Alexander Cohen - Jan 15, 2024

The Royal Opera House’s new production of Elektra could do with an extra pinch of Saltburn-esque depravity.

VIDEO: Watch Nina Stemme as Kostelnička in Janáček's JENŮFA (Act Three)
by Blair Ingenthron - Nov 26, 2023

Lyric Opera of Chicago has released video footage of Nina Stemme from their production of Janáček’s JENŮFA. Watch the footage here!

VIDEO: Watch Footage from Lyric Opera of Chicago's Production of Janáček's JENŮFA
by Blair Ingenthron - Nov 12, 2023

Lyric Opera of Chicago has released footage of their production of Janáček’s JENŮFA, now running through November 26th. Check out the trailer here!

Photos: First Look at Janáček's JENŮFA at Lyric Opera of Chicago
by Blair Ingenthron - Nov 11, 2023

Janáček’s dramatic masterpiece Jenůfa will return to Lyric Opera of Chicago for the first time in more than 20 years, November 12 – 26, 2023. Check out production photos here!

VIDEO: Watch A Spooky Tour of The Royal Opera House
by Blair Ingenthron - Oct 22, 2023

Watch a spooky tour complete with opera ghost stories in this video from the Royal Opera House here!

Everything You Need to Know About Janáček's JENUFA at Lyric Opera of Chicago
by Chloe Rabinowitz - Oct 3, 2023

Discover all the essential information about Janáček's Jenůfa at Lyric Opera of Chicago, including dates, venue, and what to expect from this highly anticipated production. Don't miss out on this incredible opera experience.

San Francisco Opera Medal Awarded to Soprano Nina Stemme
by Stephi Wild - Jun 6, 2023

Immediately following the June 4 opening performance of Richard Strauss and Hugo von Hofmannsthal’s fairy-tale opera Die Frau ohne Schatten, soprano Nina Stemme, who performed the role of the Dyer’s Wife in the opera, was presented with the San Francisco Opera Medal.

San Francisco Opera Reveals Program For One-Night-Only Centennial Concert Celebration
by Stephi Wild - May 9, 2023

San Francisco Opera announced the program for its 100th Anniversary Concert at the War Memorial Opera House on Friday, June 16. Caroline H. Hume Music Director Eun Sun Kim, former Music Director Sir Donald Runnicles and former Principal Guest Conductor Patrick Summers will conduct the San Francisco Opera Orchestra and Chorus along with a host of star soloists in selections inspired by the Company's history.

San Francisco Opera Presents Strauss and Hofmannsthal's 'Die Frau Ohne Schatten' Next Month
by Stephi Wild - May 2, 2023

San Francisco Opera Presents Strauss and Hofmannsthal's 'Die Frau ohne San Francisco Opera presents Richard Strauss and Hugo von Hofmannsthal's fairy-tale opera Die Frau ohne Schatten (The Woman Without a Shadow) from June 4–28 at the War Memorial Opera House.