Kevin Burdette News

The Dallas Opera Offers Free Streaming of Recent Productions This Summer

by A.A. Cristi — April 23, 2026

The Dallas Opera (TDO) will release select operas from past seasons for free, on-demand viewing via its YouTube channel.

Shereen Pimentel & More Join The Glimmerglass Festival's 2026 Season

by Joshua Wright — January 26, 2026

The Glimmerglass Festival has announced casting for its 2026 season, featuring Oklahoma!, Madame Butterfly, Così, Fellow Travelers, Happy End, and Robin Hood, running July 10–August 17 in Cooperstown, New York.

49th Season at Piedmont Opera Includes PAGLIACCI, CARMEN, and More!

by Emmy Rice — July 20, 2025

Piedmont Opera has announced its 49th season, offering audiences an unforgettable journey through passion, drama, and cultural celebration.

Photos: LA BOHEME La Bohème At The Santa Fe Opera 2025

by Chloe Rabinowitz — July 15, 2025

You can now get a first look at the Santa Fe Opera's new production of Puccini’s La bohème directed by James Robinson and starring Sylvia D’Eramo as Mimì, Long Long as Rodolfo, Szymon Mechlińsk as Marcello, Emma Marhefka as Musetta and more.

Review: Droning Overwhelms the Lives of THE LISTENERS in New Mazzoli-Vavrek Opera

by Richard Sasanow — October 3, 2024

It’s fascinating that within two weeks, as the new US opera season began in earnest, Northeast operagoers heard a pair of new (or new-ish) operas by well-known creators: the US premiere of THE LISTENERS at Opera Philadelphia, by Missy Mazzoli and Royce Vavrek and the much-revised GROUNDED by Jeani

FringeArts Reveals Programming For 2024 Philadelphia Fringe Festival

by Stephi Wild — July 30, 2024

FringeArts, Philadelphia's home for contemporary performance, is pleased to announce the full roster of programming for the 28th Annual Philadelphia Fringe Festival, a city-wide celebration of progressive, world-class art that expands the imagination and boldly defies expectations.

The Santa Fe Opera Unveils Casting and Repertory Plans for the 2025 Season

by Stephi Wild — May 16, 2024

The Santa Fe Opera has announced casting and repertory plans for the company’s 2025 Season running June 27 through August 23, 2025.

Review: THE BARBER OF SEVILLE at Mccaw Hall

by Erica Miner — May 5, 2024

Without a doubt the highlight of, and a perfect ending to, the company’s season

Seattle Opera Closes Season With THE BARBER OF SEVILLE

by Stephi Wild — March 29, 2024

One of the most popular operas in history, Gioachino Rossini’s comedy The Barber of Seville returns to the Seattle Opera stage to close out the company’s 60th-anniversary season.

Video: Get A First Look At A MIDSUMMER NIGHT'S DREAM At Atlanta Opera

by Joshua Wright — March 6, 2024

Get a first look at Atlanta Opera's A Midsummer Night’s Dream in an all-new trailer.

Video: Inside The Design Of Atlanta Opera's A MIDSUMMER NIGHT'S DREAM

by Joshua Wright — February 26, 2024

How does Atlanta Opera bring the enchanted forest of A Midsummer Night’s Dream to life? In this all-new video watch how how tradition met innovation for this production.

New Collection RAIN From Late Vocalist Nora York Out Now

by Chloe Rabinowitz — November 17, 2023

Good Mood Records returns with the new album RAIN from the groundbreaking late vocalist and songwriter NORA YORK.

Good Mood Records to Release Posthumous Collection RAIN by Vocalist and Songwriter Nora York

by Chloe Rabinowitz — October 12, 2023

Good Mood Records is set to release 'RAIN,' a posthumous collection of songs by the late vocalist and songwriter Nora York.

World Premiere of THE DIVING BELL AND THE BUTTERFLY & More Set for Dallas Opera 2023/2024 Season

by Chloe Rabinowitz — March 16, 2023

The Dallas Opera’s 2023/2024 Season has been announced! See how to purchase tickets!

VIDEO: First Look at Leonard Bernstein's CANDIDE at Atlanta Opera

by Alan Henry — March 8, 2023

Get a first look at Leonard Bernstein's classic comedy operetta Candide, making its long-awaited debut at The Atlanta Opera, featuring an acclaimed cast of rising stars and veterans of the Metropolitan Opera in an all-new production.

New Operas By Missy Mazzoli and Jennifer Higdon Set For Festival O24 and Opera Philadelphia's 50th Anniversary Season

by Stephi Wild — February 28, 2023

Opera Philadelphia will celebrate its 50th anniversary in the 2024-2025 Season, which will begin with Festival O24.

The Atlanta Opera Announces 2023-24 Season Inspired by Iconic Literature & Film

by Chloe Rabinowitz — February 21, 2023

The Atlanta Opera has announced its 2023-24 season of performances at the Cobb Energy Performing Arts Centre, inspired by the intersecting genres of iconic literature, horror film and fantasy: a kind of season-wide Gesamtkunstwerk for the modern age.

Leonard Bernstein's CANDIDE Makes Its Atlanta Opera Debut

by A.A. Cristi — February 14, 2023

Leonard Bernstein's classic comedy operetta Candide makes its long-awaited debut at The Atlanta Opera, featuring an acclaimed cast of rising stars and veterans of the Metropolitan Opera in an all-new production.

Review: Austin Opera - SWEENEY TODD: The Demon Barber Of Fleet Street

by Lynn Beaver — January 29, 2023

Austin Opera presents one of the most iconic musicals in Broadway history, SWEENEY TODD: The Demon Barber Of Fleet Street by the late, great Stephen Sondheim.

Opera Parallèle Announces Tickets On Sale For EVEREST: AN IMMERSIVE EXPERIENCE

by A.A. Cristi — November 11, 2022

Opera Parallèle (OP), the Bay Area's leading producer of contemporary opera, has announced tickets for the company's upcoming Everest: An Immersive Experience, are now on sale beginning with an initial allotment of nine performances spanning February 3 – 12.