Richard Strauss

Anniversary Street Party Kicks Off The New Season at Perth Theatre and Concert Hall
by Stephi Wild - Jun 4, 2025

125 Live!, Perth Theatre and Concert Hall's anniversary street party will get the autumn season off to a spectacular start this September. Learn more about the season here!

National Ballet of China Symphony Orchestra Comes to the National Center for the Performing Arts
by Stephi Wild - May 30, 2025

National Ballet of China Symphony Orchestra will perform at the National Center for the Performing Arts concert hall next week. Learn more about this upcoming show here!

Review: DIE FLEDERMAUS at Opera Theatre Of St. Louis
by Steve Callahan - May 27, 2025

For nearly half a century the Opera Theatre of St. Louis has been bringing quite glorious opera to our fair city.  It just opened its semicentennial season with a brilliant and lively production of Die Fledermaus, by Johann Strauss II. 

San Francisco Opera To Present Inaugural Pride Concert In June
by A.A. Cristi - May 23, 2025

Coinciding with San Francisco's annual Pride Weekend, San Francisco Opera celebrates the LGBTQIA+ community with a special Pride Concert featuring immersive projections and a post-show dance party on Friday, June 27 at the War Memorial Opera House. 

Berkeley Symphony Reveals 2025-26 Season Lineup
by Stephi Wild - May 21, 2025

Berkeley Symphony has announced its 2025-26 season, featuring four dynamic symphonic programs and four intimate chamber music performances. Learn more here!

A WHISPER OF SOUL Comes to Kuala Lumpur Performing Arts Centre
by Stephi Wild - May 9, 2025

The Kuala Lumpur Performing Arts Centre will host a musical performance titled A Whisper of Soul: A Reflection of Life’s Journey this month. Learn more here!

ARIADNE AUF NAXOS Comes to Tel Aviv This Month
by Stephi Wild - May 7, 2025

Opera enthusiasts in Israel have a treat in store this May as the Israeli Opera presents Richard Strauss’s Ariadne auf Naxos at the Performing Arts Center in Tel Aviv.

Esa-Pekka Salonen And The San Francisco Symphony Close 2024�"25 Season With Four Programs Celebrating Salonen
by A.A. Cristi - May 6, 2025

This May and June, Esa-Pekka Salonen and the San Francisco Symphony close out the 2024–25 season with four dynamic programs, marking the culmination of Salonen's influential five-year tenure as Music Director.  

American Symphony Orchestra Performs Strauss' First Opera GUNTRAM At Carnegie Hall
by A.A. Cristi - May 2, 2025

Music Director Leon Botstein conducts the American Symphony Orchestra (ASO) in a rare performance of Strauss' first opera, Guntram, at Carnegie Hall on Friday, June 6 at 8 pm. 

Union Avenue Opera Reveals 2025 Season
by Stephi Wild - May 1, 2025

Union Avenue Opera is preparing for its 2025 Festival Season, bringing a mix of beloved musical theater, historical drama, and grand opera to St. Louis audiences. Learn more here!

Review: SALOME Times Seven Doesn’t Add Up to Extra Enjoyment in New Met Production
by Richard Sasanow - May 1, 2025

Even without an over-the-top production—and the Met has had a couple of those—Richard Strauss’s SALOME has been outraging audiences for more than 120 years. This week’s new take by director Claus Guth in his Met debut was no exception.

THE BERLIN DIARIES To Close Theater J Season
by A.A. Cristi - Apr 23, 2025

Theater J brings Andrea Stolowitz's autobiographical play The Berlin Diaries to the stage. Coming off of a nation-wide “rolling world premiere,” Stolowitz considers Theater J's upcoming production to be the culmination of the play's highly-acclaimed year-long premiere.

HK Phil Reveals Spring Lineup With Long Yu, Daniele Gatti, Christoph Koncz, and Gautier Capuçon
by Stephi Wild - Apr 17, 2025

This April to early May, the Hong Kong Philharmonic Orchestra (HK Phil) will present three programmes led by HK Phil Principal Guest Conductor Long Yu, HK Phil Artistic Partner Daniele Gatti, and guest conductor Christoph Koncz.

New York City Ballet 2025 Spring Season to Feature Kyle Abraham, Balanchine and More
by Chloe Rabinowitz - Apr 8, 2025

New York City Ballet’s 2025 Spring Season will open on Tuesday, April 22 and continue for six weeks of performances, through Sunday, June 1 at the David H. Koch Theater at Lincoln Center. See full programming here!

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!

Vancouver Symphony Orchestra USA Unveils 2025-26 Symphonic Season
by Chloe Rabinowitz - Mar 31, 2025

The Vancouver Symphony Orchestra USA has revealed its 2025-26 season programming, spotlighting music by John Adams, Carlos Simon and more. Learn how to purchase tickets.

Review: San Diego Opera Presents Strauss's SALOME at the San Diego Civic Theater
by Ron Bierman - Mar 31, 2025

What did our critic think of SAN DIEGO OPERA PRESENTS STRAUSS'S SALOME at San Diego Civic Theater? Richard Strauss’s eerie and perverse Salome is based on Oscar Wilde’s play of the same name, as adapted by librettist Hedwig Lachmann. Wilde was inspired by the Biblical tale of Princess Salome and John the Baptist, a prisoner of King Herod, her stepfather. In every version of the story, Salome dances for Herod, and he is so pleased with her dancing that he offers her anything she desires. Influenced by her mother Herodias whose marriage to the king had been condemned by John the Baptist, Salome asks for John’s head.

Terrence Blanchard Coming to Soka Performing Arts Center
by Emmy Rice - Mar 29, 2025

Jazz trumpeter and composer Terence Blanchard will come to Soka Performing Arts Center April 12 for the End of Season Celebration, complete with a pre-concert lecture and a sparkling & sweet intermission reception for all ticket holders.

2025 Schwabacher Recital Series Concludes With Leah Crocetto and Carrie-Ann Matheson
by Stephi Wild - Mar 27, 2025

The Schwabacher Recital Series, presented by Merola Opera Program and San Francisco Opera Center, will conclude its 41st season in April. Learn more about the performance here!

Finnish National Opera And Ballet Announces 2025/2026 Season
by Joshua Wright - Mar 26, 2025

The Finnish National Opera and Ballet has announced its 2025–2026 season which features new contemporary operas, romantic ballet gems, and pulsating street dance The Opera and Ballet season 2025–2026 is a celebration of emotions. We move from one extreme to another, from dark tones towards light and vice versa.