Birth Place: LeRoncole, Parma, ITALY
San Francisco Opera has announced a casting update for the opening production of its 2025–26 season. Chinese tenor Yongzhao Yu will make his Company debut in the role of The Duke of Mantua in Giuseppe Verdi’s Rigoletto, replacing Giovanni Sala, who has withdrawn for personal reasons.
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.
The opera Don Carlo, composed by Giuseppe Verdi and directed by Michał Znaniecki, is not just about stunning music, though it certainly delivers on that front, but also about a cohesive and engaging story in which the motif of chess plays a key role. Set in the 16th century, the plot weaves together political intrigue and personal drama.
Tickets have gone on sale for the Savannah VOICE Festival's 13th season, “Once Upon a Time,” scheduled for August 7-17 at various venues around The Hostess City.
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 Kuala Lumpur Performing Arts Centre will host a musical performance titled A Whisper of Soul: A Reflection of Life’s Journey this month. Learn more here!
On May 24, Golda Zahra will erturn to her hometown to perform a free community concert under the stars at the Beverly Cañon Gardens. Learn more about the performances here!
Join the BPO and Maestro Cho for an evening of performances next month. Learn more about the upcoming performance and find out how to get tickets to the show here!
The great operatic masterpiece, MACBETH will be presented by Guild Opera Company at River of the Valley in Canoga Park. Learn more about the production here!
In this work, first performed in 1871 at the Cairo Opera, Giuseppe Verdi alternates epic scenes such as the famous triumphal march with more intimate arias such as “Celeste Aida”.
Gardens Presbyterian Church will host Songs of the Heart - a concert featuring soprano Nat Simone, mezzo-soprano Madison Marie McIntosh, and pianist Yinyu Li. Learn more!
Portland State University Opera will present “Suor Angelica” and “Gianni Schicchi,” two one-act operas by the Italian composer Giacomo Puccini with libretto by Giovacchino Forzano.
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.
American conductor James Gaffigan will embark on three upcoming U.S. engagements, leading performances with the Chicago Symphony Orchestra and more. Learn how to purchase tickets.
The Schwabacher Recital Series, presented by Merola Opera Program and San Francisco Opera Center, will conclude its 41st season in April. Learn more about the performance here!
The Finnish National Opera and Ballet has announced its 2025–2026 season which features new contemporary operas, romantic ballet gems, and pulsating street dance The Opera and Ballet season 2025–2026 is a celebration of emotions. We move from one extreme to another, from dark tones towards light and vice versa.
Seattle Opera will close its 2024/25 season with Giacomo Puccini’s shocking melodrama Tosca, the fiery tale of an opera diva who risks everything to save her beloved from the grasp of a sadistic and lecherous baron.
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.
In a landmark event for music history, the Brooklyn Chamber Orchestra will present the U.S. premiere of Giuseppe Verdi's newly rediscovered Divertissements for Nabucco on April 5, 2025, at St. Ann & the Holy Trinity Church in Brooklyn Heights.
San Diego Opera has announced that Adam Cioffari has joined the team as its new Artistic Administrator. In this position Cioffari will work closely with artistic and production teams to envision future programming and bring it to life – especially engaging with global talent and securing top tier artists for San Diego Opera productions.
Videos
