Quinn Kelsey

TAPA Reveals 2026 Dora Mavor Moore Award Nominations
by Chloe Rabinowitz - Jun 1, 2026

The Toronto Alliance for the Performing Arts (TAPA) today revealed all nominations for the 46th Annual Dora Mavor Moore Awards. This year’s Doras celebrate 221 nominations across 44 gender-inclusive award categories.

MANON, CARMEN, & More Among Royal Ballet and Opera 2026/27 Cinema Season
by Josh Sharpe - May 27, 2026

The Royal Ballet and Opera have unveiled their programme of cinema screenings throughout the 2026/27 Season, including beloved favourites, and new productions.

Festival Napa Valley Reveals 20th Anniversary Summer Season
by Stephi Wild - Apr 17, 2026

Festival Napa Valley announced its 20th anniversary summer season, featuring Renée Fleming, Wynton Marsalis, Ray Chen, and the world premiere of THE JUDGMENT OF PARIS, a new opera by Jake Heggie and Gene Scheer.

Renée Fleming, Wynton Marsalis, and More Set for Festival Napa Valley 20th Anniversary Season
by A.A. Cristi - Mar 18, 2026

Festival Napa Valley has announced its 20th anniversary summer season featuring Renée Fleming, Wynton Marsalis, and the world premiere of THE JUDGMENT OF PARIS. The festival will run July 4 through July 19 across Napa Valley.

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.

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!

RIGOLETTO Returns to the Canadian Opera Company in Winter 2026
by A.A. Cristi - Dec 2, 2025

The Canadian Opera Company will bring Verdi’s RIGOLETTO back to the Four Seasons Centre for the Performing Arts this winter. The production will feature baritone Quinn Kelsey in the title role, conducted by COC Music Director Johannes Debus.

Lyric Opera of Chicago Unveils Details for CAVALLERIA RUSTICANA & PAGLIACCI
by Chloe Rabinowitz - Sep 25, 2025

Lyric Opera of Chicago will present a murderous double feature of Mascagni’s Cavalleria rusticana and Leoncavallo’s Pagliacci — known collectively as Cav/Pag — two timeless operas that ignite music’s most incendiary emotions.

Review: THE SICILIAN VESPERS, Royal Ballet & Opera
by Franco Milazzo - Sep 22, 2025

The Sicilian Vespers is always going to be a challenging proposition. In a move smacking of sheer hubris, Verdi’s original version lasted over four hours and featured half an hour of ballet partway through. Stefan Herheim's production for the Royal Ballet & Opera removes that dance sequence but transports the plot from Palermo to Paris with the Sicilian rebel leader Jean Procida now portrayed as a mutinous ballet master. What next: Che Guevara as a South Kensington Zumba instructor?

Speranza Scappucci Makes Debut As Principal Guest Conductor In Verdi’s THE SICILIAN VESPERS
by A.A. Cristi - Aug 26, 2025

Speranza Scappucci will make her debut as Principal Guest Conductor of The Royal Opera with Verdi’s The Sicilian Vespers, opening on the Main Stage September 19 and running through October 6, 2025.

The Philadelphia Orchestra Adds Concerts and Special Events for 2025–26 Season
by A.A. Cristi - Jul 28, 2025

The Philadelphia Orchestra has announced new programs and updates for its 2025–2026 season under the leadership of Music and Artistic Director Yannick Nézet-Séguin, as the ensemble prepares to celebrate its 125th anniversary.

The Washington Chorus Launches New Brand Identity and Unveils 2025–2026 Season
by A.A. Cristi - Jun 9, 2025

The Washington Chorus has announced its new brand and logo, as well as its 2025-2026 season. With concerts exploring light and love (in all its forms), the upcoming season features guest appearances with the National Symphony Orchestra and Baltimore Symphony Orchestra, TWC's annual collaboration with National Philharmonic, the beloved A Candlelight Christmas, and a return to National Presbyterian Church for the first time since 2019.

Soprano Rachel Willis-Sørensen Named The Met's 2025 Beverly Sills Artist Award Winner
by A.A. Cristi - May 27, 2025

The Metropolitan Opera has named soprano Rachel Willis-Sørensen the winner of the 2025 Beverly Sills Artist Award. The annual $50,000 award recognizes extraordinarily gifted singers with rising Met careers.

Richard Tucker Music Foundation Names 2025 Award Winner and Grant Recipients
by Josh Sharpe - May 8, 2025

The Richard Tucker Music Foundation has announced the recipients of its prestigious Richard Tucker Award, Richard Tucker Career Grant, and Sara Tucker Study Grant. 

Video: Watch Christina Nilsson Sing 'O patria mia' From Michael Mayer's AIDA
by Michael Major - Mar 20, 2025

Christina Nilsson sings an excerpt from the title character’s Act III aria in a recent performance of Michael Mayer's production of AIDA. The orchestra is conducted by Alexander Soddy.

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.

Lyric Opera of Chicago to Present Rising Stars In Concert 2025
by Chloe Rabinowitz - Feb 18, 2025

The Patrick G. and Shirley W. Ryan Opera Center, Lyric Opera of Chicago's renowned artist-development program, will present its annual Rising Stars in Concert. Learn more and see how to attend.

Video: Act III Quartet from RIGOLETTO at the Met Opera
by Joshua Wright - Jan 16, 2025

Watch Erin Morley, Rihab Chaieb, Pene Pati, and Luca Salsi sing an excerpt from the Act III quartet in a recent performance.  Reigning Verdi baritone Quinn Kelsey reprises his devastating portrayal of the title court jester, and soprano Nadine Sierra, following her acclaimed performances as Juliette in Gounod’s Roméo et Juliette last season, sings the role of his daughter, Gilda, as they lead the first of two casts beginning.

Review Roundup: AIDA Directed by Michael Mayer at the Metropolitan Opera
by Stephi Wild - Jan 2, 2025

After being postponed due to the pandemic in the 2020-21 season, The Met's new production of the opera Aida finally opened as part of the 2024/2025 season with a completely new staging, directed by Michael Mayer. Read the reviews here!

Puccini's TOSCA Continues The Met: Live In HD Season
by A.A. Cristi - Nov 11, 2024

Experience Puccini's TOSCA live from the Met Opera on November 23. Part of the Met: Live in HD series, this performance brings the dramatic opera to audiences worldwide.