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DON GIOVANNI, LA TRAVIATA and More Set for Lyric Opera of Chicago 2026/27 Season
by Chloe Rabinowitz - Apr 9, 2026

Lyric Opera of Chicago has unveiled its 2026/27 Season — a landmark lineup of seven operas spanning centuries and continents, three unique concerts, two Academy Award–winning films performed with live orchestra and more.

Review: The Philadelphia Delivers a Titanic Mahler 2 at Carnegie Hall
by Peter Danish - Mar 16, 2026

On March 10 at Carnegie Hall, the Philadelphia Orchestra brought Gustav Mahler’s towering Symphony No. 2, the “Resurrection,” to New York under the direction of its music director, Yannick Nézet-Séguin.

Houston Grand Opera to Stage MESSIAH by Handel, Mozart Arrangement
by Chloe Rabinowitz - Mar 12, 2026

Houston Grand Opera will open Handel's Messiah, arranged by Mozart, in the first performances of the oratorio in company history. Messiah transforms into a surreal and mesmerizing theatrical spectacle reminiscent of Disney's Fantasia.

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.

Boston Symphony Orchestra Unveils 2026 Tanglewood Season
by Chloe Rabinowitz - Jan 29, 2026

Tanglewood has revealed the details of its 2026 season, opening in late June and continuing to Labor Day weekend. The schedule brings many of the world’s most exciting musicians to the beautiful Berkshire hills of western Massachusetts.

I CAPULETI E I MONTECCHI Comes to the Dutch National Opera
by Stephi Wild - Sep 17, 2025

Under the baton of bel canto specialist Antonino Fogliani, the Netherlands Philharmonic brings out the lyrical power of Bellini’s music, together with the Chorus of Dutch National Opera. 

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.

Photos: Mozart's IDOMENEO at San Francisco Opera
by Emmy Rice - Jun 15, 2025

San Francisco Opera is performing Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart’s Idomeneo from June 14–25 as part of its 2025 Summer Season at the War Memorial Opera House. See the photos here!

Mozart's IDOMENEO Begins At The War Memorial Opera House In June
by A.A. Cristi - May 9, 2025

San Francisco Opera will present Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart's Idomeneo from June 14–25 as part of its 2025 Summer Season at the War Memorial Opera House. Caroline H. Hume Music Director Eun Sun Kim leads these performances of the composer's early masterpiece, which premiered in 1781 when Mozart was just 25, in a new-to-San Francisco Opera staging by Australian director Lindy Hume. Company Chorus Director John Keene prepares the artists of the San Francisco Opera Chorus for the opera's choral scenes.

The San Francisco Symphony Reveals 2025-26 Season Featuring World Premieres and More
by Chloe Rabinowitz - Mar 20, 2025

The San Francisco Symphony has revealed details of the Orchestra’s 114th season, taking place September 4, 2025–June 28, 2026. Learn more and see how to purchase tickets.

PORGY AND BESS, MESSIAH and More Set For Houston Grand Opera 2025-26 Season
by Stephi Wild - Mar 20, 2025

Throughout the 2025-26 season, HGO will be celebrating its beloved artistic and music director, Patrick Summers, who in May 2026 will transition to a new role. Learn more here!

PORGY AND BESS & More Set for Houston Grand Opera 2025-26 Season
by Josh Sharpe - Mar 19, 2025

Houston Grand Opera (HGO) has announced its 2025-26 season, featuring the American opera that launched HGO as a trailblazer, the Gershwins’ Porgy and Bess.

Review: Davidsen Goes Out with a Bang in Beethoven’s FIDELIO Under Malkki
by Richard Sasanow - Mar 5, 2025

Political prisoner is rescued from dungeon by his faithful wife, only to find that she’s pregnant! Shocking! Not really: Norwegian soprano Lise Davidsen, who’s shown herself indispensable in roles from Tchaikovsky’s QUEEN OF SPADES to Strauss’s ARIADNE AUF NAXOS starts her maternity leave at the end of her Met run of Beethoven’s only opera, FIDELIO, on March 15. She’s proven a fearless singer but in this week’s opening of the Beethoven work, as Leonore, she also showed herself a game actor.

Mezzo-Soprano Samantha Hankey to Perform With Pianist Myra Huang In Recital at Vocal Arts DC
by Chloe Rabinowitz - Nov 19, 2024

Mezzo-soprano Samantha Hankey and pianist Myra Huang will perform at The Kennedy Center Terrace Theater in January, presented by Vocal Arts DC. Learn more and see how to purchase tickets.

Video/Photos: THE MARRIAGE OF FIGARO At Lyric Opera
by A.A. Cristi - Nov 8, 2024

The Marriage of Figaro returns to Lyric Opera of Chicago for eight performances only, November 9–30, 2024. Check out photos and video of the production.

Orchestra Of St. Luke's Celebrates 50th Anniversary In 2024-25
by Stephi Wild - Sep 10, 2024

Orchestra of St. Luke’s (OSL) will celebrate its 50th anniversary with an ambitious 2024-25 season featuring 13 performances at Carnegie Hall, including a series in each of Carnegie’s three halls, and innovative presentations of contemporary music and world premieres both at the orchestra’s home, The DiMenna Center for Classical Music, and with partners in all five boroughs.

Review: THE MARRIAGE OF FIGARO, Royal Ballet and Opera
by Gary Naylor - Sep 3, 2024

Mozart, music and mayhem in a tale of an outfoxed aristocrat brought down to earth

Boston Symphony Orchestra's 144th Season Single Tickets On Sale Tomorrow
by A.A. Cristi - Jul 24, 2024

Single tickets for the BSO's 2024–25 season go on sale tomorrow. Don't miss your chance to experience a diverse lineup of performances, including classical masterpieces and contemporary works.

Photos: DER ROSENKAVALIER at The Santa Fe Opera
by Chloe Rabinowitz - Jul 23, 2024

Get a first look at the Santa Fe Opera's co-production with the Garsington Opera and Irish National Opera of Der Rosenkavalier.

THE MARRIAGE OF FIGARO Comes to the Royal Opera in September
by Stephi Wild - Jul 17, 2024

David McVicar will return to direct his glorious 2006 production of The Marriage of Figaro at The Royal Opera from 2-15 September, with a live broadcast to cinemas on 10 September and encore screenings on 15 September.