Matthew Ozawa News

Single Tickets on Sale 6/20 for Lyric Opera of Chicago's 2024/25 Season

by Stephi Wild — June 20, 2024

Single tickets go on sale Thursday, June 20 at 10 a.

SIZWE BANZI IS DEAD & More Nominated for 44th Annual Dora Mavor Moore Awards

by Chloe Rabinowitz — May 28, 2024

The Toronto Alliance for the Performing Arts revealed the 228 nominations for the 44th Annual Dora Mavor Moore Awards.

Lyric Opera of Chicago's Patrick G. and Shirley W. Ryan Opera Center Celebrates 50 Years with New Ensemble and Signature Events

by Stephi Wild — May 24, 2024

Celebrating its 50th anniversary season, The Patrick G.

Utah Opera Reveals 2024-25 Season Lineup

by Stephi Wild — March 13, 2024

In Utah Opera's 2024-25 season, four distinct productions will be held at Salt Lake City’s Janet Quinney Lawson Capitol Theatre.

Patti LuPone, Jeanine Tesori's BLUE & More Set for Lyric Opera of Chicago 2024/25 Season

by Chloe Rabinowitz — March 12, 2024

Lyric Opera of Chicago has revealed its 2024/25 Season.

Lyric Opera Of Kansas City Announces ROMEO ET JULIETTE

by A.A. Cristi — February 2, 2024

Lyric Opera of Kansas City announces Roméo et Juliette, running March 9-17, 2024 at Kauffman Center for the Performing Arts.

Review: No Heaven, Only Hell, in Huang Ruo's ANGEL ISLAND from Prototype at BAM

by Richard Sasanow — January 15, 2024

Huang Ruo’s artistically bold, viscerally devastating ANGEL ISLAND had its local debut the other night at BAM’s Harvey Theatre on Brooklyn’s Fulton Street, produced by Beth Morrison Projects (BMP) and BAM.

World Renowned Composer Huang Ruo Premieres Multimedia Opera, ANGEL ISLAND At BAM, January 11-13

by A.A. Cristi — December 18, 2023

Experience the NY premiere of Huang Ruo's multimedia opera, ANGEL ISLAND, at BAM.

Beethoven's Only Opera, FIDELIO, Hits The Canadian Opera Company Stage In A Visually Stunning Ode To Freedom

by A.A. Cristi — September 5, 2023

The Canadian Opera Company's 2023/2024 season launches with Fidelio, the only opera from master composer Ludwig van Beethoven and a work that hasn't been seen on the COC stage in nearly 15 years.

VIDEO: Watch A New Trailer For Beethoven's FIDELIO at Canadian Opera Company

by Alan Henry — July 26, 2023

Beethoven’s FIDELIO returns to the COC for the first time in 15 years in a new production directed by Matthew Ozawa.

MEDEA, a World Premiere & More to Headline Canadian Opera Company's 2023/2024 Season

by Chloe Rabinowitz — February 23, 2023

The Canadian Opera Company announced its 2023/2024 season today featuring a slate of exciting new productions and rare musical gems.

Cincinnati Opera Announces Updated 2023 Summer Festival Schedule and Casting

by Blair Ingenthron — February 18, 2023

Cincinnati Opera announces updated schedule and cast information for the company's 2023 Summer Festival, taking place June 11–July 29, 2023.

Cincinnati Opera Announces 2023 Summer Festival

by Blair Ingenthron — November 20, 2022

Evans Mirageas, The Harry T.

San Francisco Opera Presents New Production Of Gluck's ORPHEUS AND EURYDICE

by Stephi Wild — November 3, 2022

San Francisco Opera presents Christoph Willibald Gluck's eighteenth-century masterwork Orpheus and Eurydice (Orfeo ed Euridice) from November 15–December 1.

12 Singers Selected for the 2023/24 Ensemble at The Patrick G. and Shirley W. Ryan Opera Center

by Chloe Rabinowitz — September 22, 2022

The Patrick G.

San Francisco Opera Announces Casting Update For Gluck's ORPHEUS AND EURYDICE

by Stephi Wild — September 22, 2022

San Francisco Opera announced a cast change for its upcoming new production of Christoph Willibald Gluck's Orpheus and Eurydice (Orfeo ed Euridice), opening November 15.

OPERA America Announces Participants of 2022‒2023 Mentorship Program for Opera Leaders of Color

by Blair Ingenthron — August 29, 2022

OPERA America has selected three accomplished BIPOC professionals in opera as mentees in the 2022‒2023 Mentorship Program for Opera Leaders of Color.

San Francisco Opera Announces Updated 2022-23 Centennial Season Initiatives And Events

by A.A. Cristi — July 21, 2022

San Francisco Opera celebrates its first 100 years with a blockbuster 2022–23 opera season and an array of opportunities for deep engagement with the Company's history.

Opera San José Announces Winners of Irene Dalis Vocal Competition

by Chloe Rabinowitz — May 25, 2022

Opera San José has announced the winners of its Irene Dalis Vocal Competition, named for the acclaimed mezzo-soprano Irene Dalis who founded Opera San José.

OPERA America Awards Stephanie Fleischmann The Second Annual Campbell Opera Librettist Prize

by Stephi Wild — May 23, 2022

Conceived and funded by acclaimed librettist and lyricist Mark Campbell, the Prize is the first award in the history of American opera created specifically to honor the work of opera librettists, and comes with a $7,000 award to support the winner's creative and career development.