Countertenor John Holiday announced his debut album, Over My Head, on PENTATONE, blending spirituals, art song, and world premiere recordings by Theo Morrison and Carlos Simon, with pianist Kevin Miller.
The Met has announced the winners of the 2026 Metropolitan Opera Eric and Dominique Laffont Competition, awarding six talented singers from a rigorous series of contests.
The Metropolitan Opera has revealed its 2026–27 season, featuring five new and 12 repertory productions, a special 60th-anniversary gala, and performances of Mahler’s Eighth Symphony conducted by Yannick Nézet-Séguin.
The program said “Christmas Night Opera” but it didn’t happen till the 27th at Carnegie Hall. The date didn’t matter, with such a grand evening for hearing Puccini, Tchaikovsky, Delibes, Verdi and others with some top voices, including Grigorian, Sierra, Radvanovsky and Jagde seeming to have fun while giving their all.
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Carnegie Hall will host the Christmas Night Opera Gala on December 27, 2025, featuring a roster of internationally acclaimed singers in performance with the American Symphony Orchestra.
Sometimes great singing can save a bad production. It happened with the Met’s previous attempt at Bellini’s LA SONNAMBULA, which had been DOA at its premiere, despite a star, cast but rose like a phoenix when it was revived with other stars a year later. This time around, in the misguided, often silly take under the direction of the former tenor Rolando Villazon, soprano Nadine Sierra tried her considerable best as Amina to bring it to life but Villazon was a problem that her great singing couldn’t totally surmount.
The Metropolitan Opera's new production of Bellini's La Sonnambula marks the beginning of the 19th season of The Met: Live in HD, with Nadine Sierra making her company role debut as Amina and Xabier Anduaga in his company role debut as Elvino
Andrea Bocelli – The Celebration: 30th Anniversary, a new tribute to internationally acclaimed tenor Andrea Bocelli, will be released on November 14. The special features numerous guest stars, including Ed Sheeran, Shania Twain, Russell Crowe, David Foster and Katherine McPhee.
The International Opera Awards has announced the shortlist for this year’s Awards. Finalists for this year’s Awards represent more than 25 countries from five continents, showcasing the truly international spirit of opera.
The forces behind the Met’s latest try at bringing a different (sic: younger) audience to the house, THE AMAZING ADVENTURES OF KAVALIER & CLAY, joined forces at the Guggenheim’s Works & Process series last week to introduce the new work to a receptive crowd. It’s the story of two Jewish cousins who team up in Brooklyn to create a comic book superhero, called the Escapist, to fight Hitler and the forces of fascism, “a story that unfortunately has extra resonance right now,” according to Met General Manager Peter Gelb. It brings three sound worlds--traditional, swing and electronica--to the Met’s season-opener.
The Metropolitan Opera has named soprano Rachel Willis-Sørensen the winner of the 2025 Beverly Sills Artist Award. The annual $50,000 award recognizes extraordinarily gifted singers with rising Met careers.
El célebre director musical venezolano liderará dos funciones del icónico musical de Bernstein, con Nadine Sierra y Juan Diego Flórez como protagonistas.
The Richard Tucker Music Foundation has announced the recipients of its prestigious Richard Tucker Award, Richard Tucker Career Grant, and Sara Tucker Study Grant.
The Hungarian State Opera's 2025/26 season will feature 385 performances, world premieres by contemporary Hungarian composers, and works by Beethoven, Mozart, and Wagner, with appearances by Anna Netrebko and Joseph Calleja.
Florida Grand Opera (FGO) has announced the appointment of internationally acclaimed conductor Pablo Mielgo as its new Music Director. Learn more here!
Sarasota Opera has announced the return of its popular summer movie series: Classic Movies at the Opera House and HD at the Opera House, celebrating the Sarasota Opera House's cinematic roots and vibrant cultural legacy.
Imagine being a rising young opera singer and getting to sing two solos from the stage of the Metropolitan Opera. And picture receiving $20,000 and the prestige, exposure and networking opportunities that come with it. That's what came to Sopranos Alissa Goretsky and Emma Marhefka, Mezzos Sadie Cheslak and Michelle Mariposa, and Baritone Luke Sutliff, who took top honors and applause from the crowd of thousands at the opera house on Sunday March 16.
The Kennedy Center has issued a statement from Vice President of Public Relations Roma Daravi detailing program cancellations over the last six months. This follows a series of cancellations at the venue, most recently for the upcoming tour stop of Hamilton.
This year, From the Top – America's largest national platform celebrating young classical musicians – celebrates 25 years of mission-driven programming, creative collaborations, and increasing access to high-level music training.
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