Italy's Arena di Verona Opera Festival will present six classic opera productions, ballet, and multimedia concerts in its 10,000-seat open-air Roman amphitheater, featuring stars including Plácido Domingo, Anna Netrebko, and Roberto Alagna.
In dieser Kombination zeigt sich das Profil der Griechischen Nationaloper (GNO). Internationales Repertoire neben griechischen Eigenproduktionen, die sonst nirgends entstehen würden.
Jackie Chan is heading to the opera house. The legendary actor and martial arts icon will make his opera directing debut with a new production of Turandot, opening the 72nd Puccini Festival this summer.
Hosted since its founding in the 10,000-seat, open-air Roman amphitheater at the heart of the Italian city of Verona, the Arena di Verona Opera Festival is the largest, oldest, and most international opera festival in the world.
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 Arena di Verona Opera Festival, renowned for its historic open-air venue, will present a diverse lineup of opera performances from June to September 2026.
Experience Opera Magic This Christmas—A Once-in-a-Lifetime Gala!
Carnegie Hall will host the Christmas Night Opera Gala on December 27, 2025, featuring a roster of internationally acclaimed singers in performance with the American Symphony Orchestra.
South African soprano Khayakazi Madlala has joined Cape Town Opera (CTO) as a Judith Neilson Young Artist. Earlier this year, Khayakazi made her debut as the High Priestess in Aida at the Royal Opera House in London, and will be reprising the role in CTO's own highly anticipated production of Verdi's Aida that opens at Artscape on 23 May 2025.
Christina Nilsson sings an excerpt from the title character’s Act III aria in a recent performance of Michael Mayer's production of AIDA. The orchestra is conducted by Alexander Soddy.
After being postponed due to the pandemic in the 2020-21 season, The Met's new production of the opera Aida finally opened as part of the 2024/2025 season with a completely new staging, directed by Michael Mayer. Read the reviews here!
Teatro alla Scala will begin performances of La forza del destino by Giuseppe Verdi on Decemver 2. The production will run through January 7, 2025.
The San Francisco Opera Center has announced the 2025 Adler Fellows, highlighting emerging artists in opera.
Soprano Lise Davidsen will sing her first Tosca at the Metropolitan Opera, opposite tenor Freddie De Tommaso, who will make his Met debut, as David McVicar’s production of Puccini’s Tosca returns to the Met. Learn how to purchase tickets.
The Metropolitan Opera’s Summer HD Festival will return to Lincoln Center Plaza this August. See full programming and learn how to attend!
Watch as Met Chorus Master Donald Palumbo discusses Verdi’s fateful masterpiece and the integral role of the Met Chorus in the opera’s long-awaited return at the Met Opera.
During intermission of the Live in HD transmission of Verdi’s La Forza del Destino, soprano Lise Davidsen spoke with host Nadine Sierra about the opera and her experience singing her first Italian role at the Met. Check out the video!
The Metropolitan Opera’s first new staging of Verdi’s La Forza del Destino in nearly 30 years will be transmitted as part of the 2023–24 Live in HD season. Learn how to watch.
Watch as Brian Jagde and Igor Golovatenko sing an excerpt from Don Alvaro and Don Carlos’s Act III duet in the final dress rehearsal. Check out the video.
Critics have now weighed in on The Met's new production of La Forza Del Destino. Met Music Director Yannick Nézet-Séguin conducts Mariusz Treliński’s new production of Verdi’s epic tale of ill-fated love and deadly vendetta. Check out the reviews and all-new images of the production.
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