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 has announced casting changes for upcoming performances of Tchaikovsky’s Eugene Onegin. Baritone Iurii Samoilov will assume the title role.
The Young Texas Artists Music Competition will showcase eight exceptional classical musicians from Texas on March 14 at the Crighton Theatre. These finalists, either residents or students in Texas, will compete in a variety of categories for significant cash prizes.
Now in its 42nd year, the Schwabacher Recital Series, presented by Merola Opera Program and San Francisco Opera Center, will return this spring with a series of three recitals.
The Atlanta Opera will present a dynamic 2026-2027 season with seven productions, including classic and contemporary operas and musical theatre, before relocating to a new venue.
Arts nonprofit Young Texas Artists pulling out all the stops to celebrate its home state. The 2026 Bach, Beethoven & Barbecue gala will be a grand, boot-stomping salute to Texas.
Renowned mezzo-soprano Susan Graham will headline the Carlisle Floyd Centennial Concert at Carnegie Hall, celebrating the legacy of the iconic American composer.
Houston Grand Opera will present Carlisle Floyd's OF MICE AND MEN as part of its Butler Studio production series. The opera, based on John Steinbeck's classic novel, will be performed in 2026, showcasing emerging talents in a compelling adaptation.
The Canadian Opera Company has unveiled its 2026/2027 season, featuring a Canadian world premiere, two new-to-Toronto productions on its mainstage at the Four Seasons Centre for the Performing Arts, and an additional new work from Opera 5, the COC’s Company-in-Residence, to be performed at the Canadian Opera Company Theatre.
Washington National Opera has revealed new venues and dates for its production of Bernstein's West Side Story, which will star Ryan McCartan and Shereen Pimentel.
South Chicago Dance Theatre will present three world premieres by acclaimed choreographers Natasha Adorlee, David Dorfman, and Kia S. Smith at their annual home season concert.
Emmy-Award winning host, actor, singer and producer Melvin Robert will join previously announced guest artist soprano Nicole Heaston for The Gay Men’s Chorus of Los Angeles' Spring 2026 concert.
The Hobby Center for the Performing Arts has appointed Joel Luks as its new Marketing and Communications Director. Luks joins the Hobby Center with more than two decades of experience in arts leadership.
Dances Patrelle will present IN DANCE, FRANCIS PATRELLE, a ballet festival from March 27-29, 2026, at MMAC, celebrating the legacy of the late founder, Francis Patrelle. The event features three diverse ballets, including a world premiere.
Houston Grand Opera announced the winners for this year’s Concert of Arias, the 38th Annual Eleanor McCollum Competition for Young Singers, held February 6 at the Wortham Theater Center and livestreamed for worldwide audiences.
Lyric Opera of Chicago will Gabriela Lena Frank and Nilo Cruz’s El último sueño de Frida y Diego. What unfolds is a dreamlike journey through memory, passion, and everything they created together — both on canvas and in life.
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.
Lyric Opera of Chicago will present Puccini’s Madama Butterfly, on stage in a production that dares to ask: what if everything we think we know about this classic opera is only half the story?
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