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FELLOW TRAVELERS, A Gay Love Story Set During The Lavender Scare, Comes To Seattle Opera
by Stephi Wild - Jan 7, 2026

This February, Seattle Opera will present the trailblazing opera Fellow Travelers, a gay love story set during the Lavender Scare, a McCarthy-era witch hunt that ousted thousands of gay and lesbian employees from the federal government.

Chicago Opera Theater to Present the Chicago Premiere of Antonio Salieri’s FALSTAFF, OSSIA LE TRE BURLE
by A.A. Cristi - Nov 5, 2025

Chicago Opera Theater will present the Chicago premiere of Antonio Salieri’s Falstaff, ossia Le tre burle December 3–7, 2025, at the Studebaker Theater. Directed by Robin Guarino and conducted by Christine Brandes.

THE PIRATES OF PENZANCE Opens Seattle Opera's 25-26 Season
by Stephi Wild - Sep 5, 2025

Seattle Opera will open its 2025/26 season with Gilbert and Sullivan's beloved comedy The Pirates of Penzance, marking the first time a Gilbert and Sullivan operetta has been produced at the company.

San Diego Opera to Present Southern California Premiere of FELLOW TRAVELERS in July 2026
by A.A. Cristi - Jul 29, 2025

San Diego Opera has announced it will present the Southern California premiere of Fellow Travelers, the acclaimed opera by Gregory Spears and Greg Pierce, from July 10–12, 2026.

Collaborative Arts Institute of Chicago Rebrands as Art Song Chicago, Launches 15th Anniversary Season
by A.A. Cristi - Jul 2, 2025

As it marks its milestone 15th anniversary, Collaborative Arts Institute of Chicago has officially rebranded as Art Song Chicago. The new name reflects the organization’s longstanding mission to champion art song and vocal chamber music throughout the city.

Berkshire Opera Festival Celebrates 10th Anniversary With New LA TRAVIATA and Gala Concert This Summer
by A.A. Cristi - Jun 27, 2025

​​​​​​​Berkshire Opera Festival launches its 10th Anniversary Season this summer with a brand-new production of Giuseppe Verdi’s La Traviata and a celebratory 10th Anniversary Concert, both presented at the Mahaiwe Performing Arts Center in Great Barrington, MA.

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.

FELLOW TRAVELERS and More Set for Seattle Opera 2025/25 Season
by Chloe Rabinowitz - Feb 10, 2025

Seattle Opera has revealed the 2025/26 mainstage season. The company’s 62nd season offers three McCaw Hall premieres, including Fellow Travelers and more. See the full lineup and learn how to purchase tickets.

Berkshire Opera Festival Announces Tenth Anniversary Season
by A.A. Cristi - Jan 23, 2025

BERKSHIRE OPERA FESTIVAL has announced its tenth anniversary season in Great Barrington, MA, with presentations in spring and summer 2025. The 2025 mainstage attraction is a new production of one of the most popular operas of all time: Giuseppe Verdi's masterpiece La Traviata.

Festival Napa Valley Opens DON PASQUALE
by Stephi Wild - Nov 22, 2024

Festival Napa Valley’s touring production of its 2023 Manetti Shrem Opera — Gaetano Donizetti’s Don Pasquale —debuted at the Robert and Margrit Mondavi Center for the Performing Arts at UC Davis.

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.

Review: GALILEO GALILEI at Opera Theatre Of Saint Louis
by Steve Callahan - Jun 17, 2024

Opera Theatre of Saint Louis has opened an utterly glorious production of his opera, Galileo Galilei. It reconfirms OTSL’s place among the finest opera companies in the world. And it will assuredly help you resolve your issues with Phillip Glass.

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.

Review: COSI FAN TUTTE at Opera Theatre Of Saint Louis
by Steve Callahan - Jun 6, 2023

Sublime voices overcome a troubled concept.

Review: THE DAUGHTER OF THE REGIMENT at Minnesota Opera
by Jared Fessler - Feb 6, 2023

What did our critic think of THE DAUGHTER OF THE REGIMENT at Minnesota Opera?

Houston Grand Opera's Popular Mariachi Opera, El Milagro Del Recuerdo, Returns On December 8
by A.A. Cristi - Oct 12, 2022

On December 8, 2022, Houston Grand Opera (HGO) welcomes the holiday season with the return of composer Javier Martínez and librettist Leonard Foglia's heartwarming, family-friendly, company-commissioned mariachi opera, El Milagro del Recuerdo/The Miracle of Remembering.

Madison Opera's Annual OPERA IN THE PARK Set for Saturday, July 23
by A.A. Cristi - Jun 20, 2022

Madison Opera's Opera in the Park celebrates its twenty-first year on Saturday, July 23 at 8pm in Garner Park on Madison's West Side.  The free annual concert of opera and Broadway hits returns in full force this summer with both the Madison Opera Chorus and the Madison Symphony Orchestra.  Audience members from across Wisconsin will join each other with picnic baskets and light sticks to listen to beautiful music under the stars...

The Grand Announces Opening Night Concert With Delaware Symphony Orchestra, OperaDelaware, and Broadway's Brian Stokes Mitchell
by Stephi Wild - Jun 14, 2022

The Grand, Delaware Symphony Orchestra (DSO), and OperaDelaware announce an Opening Season Performance, featuring the talents of their respective musicians and performers alongside Broadway legend and Tony Award–winner, Brian Stokes Mitchell.

Free Outdoor ROMEO & JULIET, a Reverse Take on LA BOHEME & More Announced for Boston Lyric Opera's 2022/23 Season
by Chloe Rabinowitz - Apr 27, 2022

In announcing its 2022/23 Season today, Boston Lyric Opera has unveiled an expanded, year-round return to stages throughout Boston.

BWW Review: WRITTEN IN STONE at Kennedy Center's Eisenhower Theater
by Mary Lincer - Mar 7, 2022

The Washington National Opera has gathered a company of first rate singers for a portmanteau of four, one-act operas called Written in Stone. Unfortunately, their fine skills and exceptional voices cannot make silk purses out of scores, libretti, and orchestrations that evade aesthetics, emphasize negatives, and ignore the connection implicit in musical theatre between the notes and the text. This world première requires an orchestra to seem to be playing a piece of music that is not the same piece of music as the singers are singing. The last time this many groups of unfriendly instruments had a gig in a first run house was probably PDQ Bach's last show in Carnegie Hall. Gesamtkunstwerk this isn't, and it lasts for two and a half hours.