Christopher Alden News
RIGOLETTO Returns to the Canadian Opera Company in Winter 2026
The Canadian Opera Company will bring Verdi’s RIGOLETTO back to the Four Seasons Centre for the Performing Arts this winter.
Review: PARTENOPE, London Coliseum
Here are all the hallmarks of any good Shakespearean comedy: love polygons, gender trouble and a shipwreck to get things going.
Photos: First Look At English National Opera’s PARTENOPE
English National Opera has released new production photos for PARTENOPE, returning to the London Coliseum from 20 November to 6 December 2025.
Nardus Williams Will Lead English National Opera's PARTENOPE
ENO's award-winning production of Handel's classic love quadrangle, Partenope, will return to the London Coliseum stage this November, starring former Harewood Artist Nardus Williams as the eponymous arch socialite.
Orpheus|PDX To Open 2025 Season With Mozart's Comedic Gem SCIPIO’S DREAM
Orpheus|PDX opens its fourth season with Mozart’s rarely performed Scipio’s Dream (Il Sogno di Scipione), featuring virtuosic arias and whimsical direction by Christopher Alden.
Review: DON PASQUALE at Opera Theatre of St. Louis
Susanne Burgess sings Norina, the quintessential bel canto soprano role.
ENO Reveals New Music Director and 2025/26 Season
English National Opera has announced the appointment of André de Ridder as its new Music Director and unveils details of its programme for the 2025/26 Season.
Review: RIGOLETTO, London Coliseum
There’s no shame in pulling an old favourite from the vaults but Jonathan Miller’s 1982 gangster-themed production is firing blanks in this latest revival.
San Francisco Opera Countertenor Carlo Vistoli Wins Jan Shrem And Maria Manetti Shrem Emerging Stars Competition
San Francisco Opera's Carlo Vistoli wins the Jan Shrem and Maria Manetti Shrem Emerging Stars Competition.
Photos: First Look at PARTENOPE at San Francisco Opera
San Francisco Opera’s 2024 Summer Season continues with George Frideric Handel’s Partenope in director Christopher Alden’s award-winning production.
PARTENOPE Comes to San Francisco Opera This June
San Francisco Opera’s 2024 Summer Season will continue June 15 with George Frideric Handel’s Partenope in director Christopher Alden’s award-winning production.
San Francisco Opera's 101st Season Continues With The 2024 Summer Season May 30-June 30
San Francisco Opera's 101st season continues May 30–June 30 at the War Memorial Opera House with the highly anticipated American premiere of Kaija Saariaho's final opera, INNOCENCE, along with Mozart's THE MAGIC FLUTE (DIE ZAUBERFLÖTE) and Handel's PARTENOPE, presented in award-winning production
Join Philharmonia Baroque Orchestra with Richard Egarr and Reginald Mobley for Garden Of Good & Evil
Join Philharmonia Baroque Orchestra with Richard Egarr and Reginald Mobley for a compelling program that pairs Handel arias with modern works for Baroque forces.
Philharmonia Baroque Orchestra With Richard Egarr And Reginald Mobley: Garden Of Good & Evil Comes to 92NY
Philharmonia Baroque Orchestra with Richard Egarr and Reginald Mobley: Garden of Good & Evil - 1/25.
Photos: First Look at Chicago Lyric Opera's THE FLYING DUTCHMAN
Check out production photos from Lyric Opera of Chicago’s production of Wagner’s The Flying Dutchman, running September 23 to October 7, 2023 here!
San Francisco Opera Launches its 101st Season Next Month
San Francisco Opera launches its second century on Friday, September 8 with Opera Ball and an Opening Night Concert featuring Caroline H.
What You Need to Know About Wagner's THE FLYING DUTCHMAN at The Lyric Opera of Chicago
Get all the details about the upcoming performance of Wagner's The Flying Dutchman at The Lyric Opera of Chicago.
VIDEO: San Francisco's IN SONG with Daniela Mack
In a moving journey of discovery, re-connection, and riveting music, this new episode of In Song unfolds on the streets of Buenos Aires, as mezzo-soprano Daniela Mack returns to the homeland she left at age 6.
Bad Hats/Soulpepper's ALICE IN WONDERLAND Leads Dora Award Nominations
At a press conference held at Meridian Hall, the Toronto Alliance for the Performing Arts (TAPA) announced 228 nominations for the 43rd Annual Dora Mavor Moore Awards, which recognize excellence in professional theatre, dance and opera in Toronto for the 2022-2023 season.
