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MADAME BUTTERFLY Comes to Grand Theatre Geneve
by Stephi Wild - Feb 24, 2026

Giacomo Puccini choisit le sujet de son sixième opéra après avoir assisté à une représentation de Madame Butterfly : A Tragedy of Japan, un drame en un acte de David Belasco, joué à Londres en juin 1900.

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.

The Dallas Opera Concludes Its 2025/2026 Mainstage Season With Verdi’s DON CARLO
by Stephi Wild - Jan 30, 2026

The Dallas Opera will close its 2025/2026 Season with a brand-new production of one of opera's greatest masterworks, Giuseppe Verdi's DON CARLO, at the Winspear Opera House.

EDINBURGH INTERNATIONAL FESTIVAL Unveils First 2026 Program Highlights
by A.A. Cristi - Nov 19, 2025

Edinburgh International Festival will release tickets for four headline events from its 2026 programme on November 27, offering an early look at next summer’s major international engagements.

Review: ROMEO & JULIETTE at Four Seasons Centre For The Performing Arts
by Keira Grant - Oct 9, 2025

This production is comfort food without being boring and sure to appeal to opera lovers and Romeo & Juliette lovers of all ages, stages and walks of life.

LA BOHEME to Return to The Metropolitan Opera in October
by Chloe Rabinowitz - Oct 6, 2025

Franco Zeffirelli’s production of Puccini’s La Bohème will return to the Met stage for 20 performances featuring many of today’s leading artists. Learn more and see how to purchase tickets.

ROMEO ET JULIETTE Comes to The Canadian Opera Company
by Stephi Wild - Aug 12, 2025

The Canadian Opera Company’s 2025/2026 season will kick off with an operatic take on literature’s greatest romance: Roméo et Juliette. Learn more about the show here!

Review: Heggie-Scheer MOBY-DICK Triumphs in New Foglia Production at the Met
by Richard Sasanow - Mar 4, 2025

MOBY-DICK--Herman Melville’s epic tale of obsession and man-versus-nature, succinctly adapted by composer Jake Heggie with Gene Scheer’s taut libretto--roared into the Met Monday night and begged only one question: What took so long for it to get here?

CARMEN, THE LITTLE PRINCE and More Set for Dallas Opera 2025-26 Season
by Chloe Rabinowitz - Mar 4, 2025

Dallas Opera has revealed its 2025/2026 Season at the Winspear Opera House. The Dallas Opera’s 68th season features four mainstage productions, all new to Dallas as company or U.S. premieres. Lear more!

Photos: First Look at Met Opera's MOBY DICK
by Joshua Wright - Feb 28, 2025

Get a first look at Moby-Dick at the Metropolitan Opera. Following the haunting Met premiere of his first opera, Dead Man Walking, composer Jake Heggie returns to the company with his 2010 adaptation of Herman Melville’s sea-drenched, heaven-storming epic.

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.

New York City Opera Presents MUSIC OF SURVIVAL: Works By Weinberg, Korngold, And Rovner
by A.A. Cristi - Jan 10, 2025

New York City Opera will present Music of Survival: Works by Weinberg, Korngold, and Rovne, with the NYC Opera Orchestra, featuring Constantine Orbelian, Conductor; Kristina Reiko Cooper, Cello; and Elizaveta Ulakhovich, Soprano.

Review: Top Singing and Tap Dancing Highlight Richard Tucker Awards Gala
by Richard Sasanow - Nov 3, 2024

As usual, the gala concert of the Richard Tucker Music Foundation started off with an interloper from the golden age of opera: Richard Tucker himself, singing Mascagni’s “Addio alla Madre” from CAVALLERIA RUSTICANA. A tough act to follow for those singing live at Carnegie Hall, but happily no one seemed daunted by it. That doesn’t mean everything went smoothly at the gala concert, which is par for the course of the annual event. Despite the prestige of the Richard Tucker Awards, the world doesn’t stop when the Tucker Foundation comes a calling.

More Artists Join Lineup for Richard Tucker Music Foundation 2024 Opera Gala at Carnegie Hall
by Stephi Wild - Oct 10, 2024

 The Richard Tucker Music Foundation presents its annual Gala on Sunday, October 27, 2024 at 6:30 p.m. at Stern Auditorium/Perelman Stage at Carnegie Hall, and countertenor Anthony Roth Costanzo, tenor Anthony Léon, soprano Nadine Sierra, and soprano Elena Villalón join the star-studded line-up of previous Richard Tucker Award Winners, Grant Recipients, and special guests.

Video: First Look at RIGOLETTO at the Met Opera
by Joshua Wright - Oct 9, 2024

Get a first look at the production of Rigoletto now on stage at the Met Opera in this all-new video.

Review: With Great Music But Little Jesting, RIGOLETTO Returns to the Met
by Richard Sasanow - Oct 7, 2024

“This is not a cathartic tragedy or a tale of noble sacrifice. There are no admirable characters here, no moral lesson, no redemption, and no silver lining. There is only a merciless depiction of society’s dark side,” say the Met’s program notes for RIGOLETTO. I’m not so sure.

Verdi's RIGOLETTO to Return to The Met This Month
by Chloe Rabinowitz - Sep 20, 2024

Verdi's Rigoletto will return to the Metropolitan Opera starring reigning Verdi baritone Quinn Kelsey, and soprano Nadine Sierra. Rigoletto has been performed 926 times at the Met since its company premiere on November 16, 1883. Sher’s production premiered on December 31, 2021. Learn more and see how to purchase tickets.

New York City Opera Installs Constantine Orbelian as Executive Director & Music Director
by Stephi Wild - Sep 10, 2024

The board of New York City Opera has announced the appointment of Constantine Orbelian as the organization's new Executive Director & Music Director, succeeding General Director Michael Capasso.

Richard Tucker Music Foundation Announces 2024 Gala At Carnegie Hall
by A.A. Cristi - Sep 3, 2024

The Richard Tucker Music Foundation announced its 2024 Gala will take place on October 27 at Carnegie Hall, featuring performances by renowned opera stars.

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.