James Levine News

Beginning June 15, the Met and NCM Fathom will once again present Summer HD Encores, a series of encore performances from the groundbreaking Live in HD series, in more than 400 select movie theaters nationwide through NCM's exclusive Digital Broadcast Network.

Beginning June 15, the Met will once again present Summer HD Encores, a series of screenings from the groundbreaking Live in HD series, in more than 425 movie theaters across the United States.

David McVicar's production of Verdi's Il Trovatore will be shown at Middlebury's Town Hall Theater on May 10, starring Marcelo Álvarez, Dolora Zajick and Dmitri Hvorostovsky.

Deborah Voigt sings the first Brunnhilde of her career tonight, when Robert Lepage's new production of Wagner's Die Walkure opens at New York's Metropolitan Opera.

The complete list of presenters at the sixth annual Opera News Awards, which will take place on April 17 at The Plaza in New York City, has been announced: beloved singer Barbara Cook will present the award to tenor Jonas Kaufmann; iconic film director Francis Ford Coppola will present to conductor Riccardo Muti; legendary soprano Renata Scotto will present to soprano Patricia Racette; conductor Andrew Davis will present to soprano Kiri Te Kanawa; and award-winning playwright John Guare will present to bass-baritone Bryn Terfel.

Broadway icon Patti LuPone and acclaimed mezzo-soprano Stephanie Blythe will co-host the sixth annual Opera News Awards, which will take place on April 17 at The Plaza in New York City.

North America's oldest and most programmatically diverse music festival, Ravinia, has named renowned pianist, music administrator and educator Kevin Murphy director of the festival's summer music conservatory, the Steans Music Institute.

An up-and-comer on both sides of the Atlantic, Italian bass-baritone Luca Pisaroni will make his Houston Grand Opera debut in Mozart's Le nozze di Figaro during an April 15-30 run that marks his debut in the role of Count Almaviva.

Nashville Opera presents the final production of its 30th Anniversary Season, Georges Bizet's Carmen. Directed by John Hoomes, Nashville Opera's Artistic Director, the two performances will include the Nashville Symphony conducted by Maestro James Meena, Opera Carolina's General Director and Principal Conductor.

Met Music Director James Levine leads the new production premiere of Die Walküre, Robert Lepage's staging of the second opera in Wagner's cycle Der Ring des Nibelungen. The production opens Friday, April 22, with an exceptional cast of Wagnerian singers, most of whom are singing their roles for the first time at the Met.

Met Music Director James Levine will lead Alban Berg's Wozzeck in a four-performance revival opening April 6. American baritone Alan Held will sing the title role, a character besieged by the evils of society and eventually driven to murder.

Deutsche Grammophon & Decca Classics, U.S. is proud to present a host of all-new recordings for Spring 2011.

The complete list of presenters at the sixth annual Opera News Awards, which will take place on April 17 at The Plaza in New York City, has been announced: beloved singer Barbara Cook will present the award to tenor Jonas Kaufmann; iconic film director Francis Ford Coppola will present to conductor Riccardo Muti; legendary soprano Renata Scotto will present to soprano Patricia Racette; conductor Andrew Davis will present to soprano Kiri Te Kanawa; and award-winning playwright John Guare will present to bass-baritone Bryn Terfel.

After impressing critics and fans alike as Puccini's Girl of the Golden West at the Metropolitan Opera, this spring Deborah Voigt returns to her home company for a milestone role debut: for the first time, she takes on Brunnhilde - one of opera's most challenging and iconic roles - in a new production of Wagner's Die Walkure.

An up-and-comer on both sides of the Atlantic, Italian bass-baritone Luca Pisaroni will make his Houston Grand Opera debut in Mozart's Le nozze di Figaro during an April 15-30 run that marks his debut in the role of Count Almaviva.

On the advice of his doctors, James Levine will reduce his conducting dates at the Met for the rest of the current season while he continues to recover from recent procedures to alleviate back pain.

On the advice of his doctors, James Levine will reduce his conducting dates at the Met for the rest of the current season while he continues to recover from recent procedures to alleviate back pain.

Grammy® Award-winning clarinetist Richard Stoltzman continues his 2010/11 season with two of his New York City appearances this spring.

Met Music Director James Levine will lead Alban Berg's Wozzeck in a four-performance revival opening April 6. American baritone Alan Held will sing the title role, a character besieged by the evils of society and eventually driven to murder.

Nashville Opera presents the final production of its 30th Anniversary Season, Georges Bizet's Carmen. Directed by John Hoomes, Nashville Opera's Artistic Director, the two performances will include the Nashville Symphony conducted by Maestro James Meena, Opera Carolina's General Director and Principal Conductor.