Getting to Know Kelli O’Hara Through Her Greatest Stage Performances
This October, Broadway treasure Kelli O’Hara is heading from the stage to the big screen—or at least, one of her stage performances is.
Joyce DiDonato News
Christmas Night Opera Gala to Return to Carnegie Hall with Joyce DiDonato
The CHRISTMAS NIGHT OPERA GALA will return to Carnegie Hall with mezzo-sopranos Joyce DiDonato and Isabel Leonard alongside soprano Rosa Feola, tenor Michael Fabiano, and baritone Iurii Samoilov.
Heartbeat Opera to Release MANON! Cast Album
Heartbeat Opera will release its first full-length recording, an English-language, Broadway-infused reimagining of Massenet's opera, made at Power Station Studios with Lexicon Classics.
Carnegie Hall's National Youth Orchestra of the USA Will Tour Europe Following July Carnegie Hall Concert
Nearly 100 of the nation's top young musicians will come together this summer as members of the 2026 National Youth Orchestra of the United States of America (NYO-USA), presented by Carnegie Hall's Weill Music Institute.
Review: THE MET OPERA ORCHESTRA MAHLER 4TH at Carnegie Hall
The final Carnegie Hall appearance of the season by the Metropolitan Opera Orchestra under the direction of Yannick Nézet-Séguin proved to be one of the most satisfying orchestral evenings New York has heard this spring.
Video: MAHLER'S RÜCKERT-LIEDER Rehearsal Footage Released by Met Opera
Joyce DiDonato rehearses 'Ich bin der Welt abhanden gekommen' with the Met Orchestra and Music Director Yannick Nézet-Séguin in new footage from the 2025-26 season.
Renée Fleming, Thomas Hampson and More to be Featured in Aspen Music Festival & School 2026 Season
The Aspen Music Festival and School's eight-week summer season, titled 'For All,' will feature world and Colorado premieres, a fully staged opera, and guest appearances by Renée Fleming, Thomas Hampson and more.
Lyric Opera of Kansas City Announces Retirement of General Director and CEO Deborah Sandler Kemper
Anthony Durone, president of the Lyric Opera of Kansas City Board of Trustees, has announced that Deborah Sandler Kemper, the company's General Director and Chief Executive Officer since 2012, will be retiring effective June 30, 2027, after 15 years of leadership.
Renée Fleming, Audra McDonald and More to Join Carnegie Hall CONCERT OF THE CENTURY Celebration
Carnegie Hall will celebrate the 50th anniversary of its “Concert of the Century” with another once-in-a-lifetime convening of musical all-stars including Renée Fleming, Audra McDonald and many more.
The Met Orchestra to Launch 2026 European Festival Tour With Nézet-Séguin
The Metropolitan Opera announced the Met Orchestra's European Festival Tour, led by Music Director Yannick Nézet-Séguin, with stops at the BBC Proms, Lucerne Festival, and Philharmonie de Paris.
Carnegie Hall Launches Sing Sing Voices Video Collection Marking 15 Years at Sing Sing
Carnegie Hall released Sing Sing Voices, a video playlist collection featuring nearly 50 original songs by Musical Connections program participants at Sing Sing Correctional Facility, with introductions by Common, Joyce DiDonato, and Arturo O'Farrill.
Alan Menken, James Bond and American Classics Included in BBC Proms 2026 Line-Up
The BBC Proms returns in summer 2026, presenting eight weeks of world-class music from an array of leading orchestras, conductors and soloists from across the UK and around the world.
Review: Kaija Saariaho’s INNOCENCE – An Opera About a Killing Spree – Doesn’t Let Up in Met Premiere
I noticed that the Simon Stone production of Kaija Saariaho’s INNOCENCE, which had its local premiere last night at the Met, was a co-commission and -production of five other opera companies.
George & Nora London Foundation Will Present A LOVE LETTER TO THE AMERICAS at Merkin Hall
The George and Nora London Foundation will present soprano Shelén Hughes Camacho and baritone Joseph Parrish in recital on April 30 at Merkin Hall in New York City.
Review: The Philadelphia Delivers a Titanic Mahler 2 at Carnegie Hall
On March 10 at Carnegie Hall, the Philadelphia Orchestra brought Gustav Mahler’s towering Symphony No.
Mezzo-Soprano Joyce DiDonato to Return to Carnegie Hall for Public Master Classes
Mezzo-soprano Joyce DiDonato will return to Carnegie Hall’s Resnick Education Wing for her popular series of master classes for young professional opera singers.
Merola Opera Program and San Francisco Opera Center Reveal 2026 Schwabacher Recital Series
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.
Video: Trailer Released for Joyce DiDonato-Led INNOCENCE at The Metropolitan Opera
Watch the official trailer for INNOCENCE at The Metropolitan Opera, Kaija Saariaho’s final opera, conducted by Susanna Mälkki and starring Joyce DiDonato.
Edward Gardner Returns to the U.S. For Return Engagement With Chicago Symphony & Pittsburgh Symphony Debut
British conductor Ed Gardner will make his debut with the Pittsburgh Symphony Orchestra and return to the Chicago Symphony Orchestra in May, showcasing works by British composers.
Review: DiDonato Brings Dickinson Poems to Life through Brilliant Song Cycle by Puts at Carnegie
Though only a handful of Emily Dickinson’s hundreds of poems were published during her lifetime (more than 1700 others were found posthumously), she is best known as a risk-taking writer whose work straddled the line between the straightforward and the more abstract.
