Angela Meade News

The Dallas Opera Offers Free Streaming of Recent Productions This Summer

by A.A. Cristi — April 23, 2026

The Dallas Opera (TDO) will release select operas from past seasons for free, on-demand viewing via its YouTube channel.

TURANDOT And TWILIGHT OF THE GODS To Close The Atlanta Opera 2025–2026 Season

by A.A. Cristi — April 13, 2026

The Atlanta Opera will present TURANDOT and TWILIGHT OF THE GODS (GÖTTERDÄMMERUNG) to close its 2025–2026 season.

Jackie Chan to Make Opera Directing Debut with TURANDOT at Puccini Festival

by Joshua Wright — April 13, 2026

Jackie Chan is heading to the opera house.

The Atlanta Opera Will Perform TURANDOT in Centennial Performance

by Stephi Wild — March 30, 2026

THE ATLANTA OPERA will stage a new production of TURANDOT, featuring a reimagined ending, opening April 25 at Cobb Energy Performing Arts Centre.

LA Opera Unveils 2026/27 Season Lineup Featuring New Music Director Domingo Hindoyan

by A.A. Cristi — February 4, 2026

Christopher Koelsch, the Sebastian Paul and Marybelle Musco President and CEO of LA Opera, has announced details for the company's 2026/27 season, which will launch on October 17, 2026.

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.

American Symphony Orchestra Performs Strauss' First Opera GUNTRAM At Carnegie Hall

by A.A. Cristi — May 1, 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.

Trinity Church Joins with The Dessoff Choirs to Present Verdi's Requiem In May

by A.A. Cristi — March 25, 2025

On Thursday, May 1 and Friday, May 2 at 7:00 PM, Trinity Church will present Giuseppe Verdi's Requiem, IGV 24 in collaboration with The Dessoff Choirs, which is celebrating its 100th Anniversary season.

LA TRAVIATA, THE MARRIAGE OF FIGARO And More Come To Atlanta Opera for 2025-26 Season

by A.A. Cristi — February 4, 2025

The Atlanta Opera will embark on its 46th season in 2025-26.

Trinity Church Announces 2025 Spring Season

by A.A. Cristi — January 13, 2025

Trinity's spring lineup—featuring world-renowned artists and emerging voices—embodies the church's focus on peacemaking and celebrates the transformative power of art to inspire change and healing.

Mezzo-Soprano Samantha Hankey to Perform With Pianist Myra Huang In Recital at Vocal Arts DC

by Chloe Rabinowitz — November 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.

Review: The Marx Brothers Found Life in TROVATORE that the Met Couldn’t Muster

by Richard Sasanow — November 1, 2024

I must admit that the Met’s current revival of IL TROVATORE--with RIGOLETTO and TRAVIATA, considered the great creations of Verdi’s middle period--made me think of another masterwork, “A Night at the Opera,” my favorite of the movies by those champions of silliness, the Marx Brothers.

Verdi's IL TROVATORE Returns To The Metropolitan Opera On October 26

by A.A. Cristi — October 24, 2024

Verdi's IL TROVATORE returns to the Metropolitan Opera on October 26, featuring a cast led by tenor Yonghoon Lee and soprano Maria Agresta.

Review: San Diego Symphony Presents A Concert Of Works By Mahler And Larcher

by Ron Bierman — October 10, 2024

What did our critic think of SAN DIEGO SYMPHONY PERFORM WORKS BY MAHLER AND LARCHER at the Jacobs Music Center? There were only two pieces on the San Diego Symphony’s program for the second weekend of the new season, the first after the renovation of the Jacobs Music Center.