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Review: EUGENE ONEGIN, The Grange Festival

by Aliya Al-Hassan — July 5, 2026

Love, jealousy, arrogance, death and rejection, Tchaikovsky's opera Eugene Onegin has all the trappings of a grand opera, but in essence is a simple story.

Music Worcester To Present REFUGEE ORCHESTRA PROJECT At Mechanics Hall

by A.A. Cristi — January 6, 2026

Music Worcester will present the Refugee Orchestra Project in concert at Mechanics Hall.

Opera Australia Premieres Bold New Production of CARMEN

by Emmy Rice — May 31, 2025

Opera Australia’s 2025 winter season will open in this July with the highly anticipated global premiere of Australian Director Anne-Louise Sarks’ production of Carmen at the Sydney Opera House, in what is set to be the opera event of the year.

Review: THE (R)EVOLUTION OF STEVE JOBS at Kennedy Center

by Roger Catlin — May 5, 2025

It’s not so strange, really, that there’s a serious opera about Apple co-founder Steve Jobs.

Cynthia Erivo, Sutton Foster, Kelli O'Hara, and More Set For 2025 Ravinia Festival

by Stephi Wild — April 25, 2025

Cynthia Erivo, Sutton Foster, Kelli O'Hara, and more have joined the lineup for this year Ravinia Festival, set for this summer in Highland Park, IL.

Chicago Opera Theater Reveals 2025/26 Season Featuring Chicago Premieres and More

by Chloe Rabinowitz — March 31, 2025

Chicago Opera Theater has unveiled its 2025/26 Season.

Symphony San Jose Unveils 2025 - 2026 Season Featuring Classical, Contemporary and More

by Chloe Rabinowitz — March 31, 2025

Symphony San Jose has revealed its 2025/2026 season—one filled with an exciting mix of classical masterpieces, contemporary discoveries, light classics, film music, pops, ballet, and education concerts.

Thirty Orchestras Join League of American Orchestras Consortium

by Chloe Rabinowitz — March 13, 2025

Thirty orchestras from across the United States will take part in the League of American Orchestras’ Virginia B.

Cynthia Erivo, Sutton Foster, & More Set for The Ravinia Festival's 2025 Summer Lineup

by Josh Sharpe — March 13, 2025

The Ravinia Festival has unveiled its 2025 summer lineup, which features more than 100 concerts and 40 artist debuts.

Chicago Opera Theater Will Perform Concert Premiere of REMEDIOS VARIOS PARA LAS AFLICCIONES DEL CUERPO Y EL ESPIRITU

by Stephi Wild — March 7, 2025

Chicago Opera Theater will continue its 2024-25 season with the concert premiere of the sixth full-length opera produced through COT's industry leading Vanguard Initiative.

Review: SAN DIEGO OPERA PRESENTS LA BOHÈME at San Diego Civic Center

by Ron Bierman — November 6, 2024

What did our critic think of SAN DIEGO OPERA PRESENTS LA BOHÈME at San Diego Civic Center? San Diego Opera celebrated the opening of its 60th season with Giacomo Puccini’s La bohème, the same opera the company staged to open its first season.

Colburn School Announces 2024–25 Season

by A.A. Cristi — August 28, 2024

Colburn School has announced its 2024–25 season featuring a range of performances, including classical music, jazz, and dance.

Lyric Opera of Chicago and Chicago Opera Theater Join Forces for Free Panel On Two Operas Based On The Same Story

by A.A. Cristi — August 28, 2024

Chicago's two major opera companies – Lyric Opera of Chicago (Lyric) and Chicago Opera Theater (COT) – will join forces for a unique discussion on two operas based on the same source material: Ludwig van Beethoven's only opera Fidelio – to be presented at Lyric from September 26 through Octobe

Chicago Opera Theater Presents North American Premiere Of LEONORA

by A.A. Cristi — August 22, 2024

Chicago Opera Theater (COT), Chicago's foremost producer of new and rarely produced operas, begins its 2024/25 Season, with an exciting and aptly timed production of the North American premiere of Leonora.

Rice's Shepherd School Appoints Renowned Conductor Miguel Harth-Bedoya as Distinguished Resident Director of Orchestras and Professor of Conducting

by Stephi Wild — May 16, 2024

Following an exhaustive international search, the Shepherd School of Music at Rice University has announced that Emmy Award-winning and Grammy-nominated conductor Miguel Harth-Bedoya will join the faculty as distinguished resident director of orchestras and professor of conducting.