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Joyce DiDonato to Star in Ivo van Hove-Directed DEAD MAN WALKING at The Metropolitan Opera

by Chloe Rabinowitz — August 21, 2023

Immerse yourself in the stunning production of Dead Man Walking at The Metropolitan Opera.

Lise Davidsen to Perform in Recital at the Metropolitan Opera in September

by Chloe Rabinowitz — August 16, 2023

Join Lise Davidsen at the Metropolitan Opera this September for an unforgettable recital performance.

DEAD MAN WALKING Comes to Greenbrier Valley Theatre in November

by Stephi Wild — August 9, 2023

Dead Man Walking will be presented at Greenbrier Valley Theatre in November.

Chicago Opera Theater Names Lawrence Edelson as New General Director

by Chloe Rabinowitz — May 12, 2023

After a three-month nationwide search, the Chicago Opera Theater Board of Directors has named veteran artistic leader and stage director Lawrence Edelson as next General Director of the company.

Chicago Opera Theater Announces 50th Anniversary Season In 2023/24

by A.A. Cristi — April 20, 2023

Chicago Opera Theater (COT), Chicago's foremost producer of new and reimagined opera, has announced its 50th Anniversary season in 2023/24.

Music of Remembrance Presents a Double Bill of Jake Heggie & Gene Scheer Operas

by Stephi Wild — March 8, 2023

Music of Remembrance is a Seattle-based performing arts organization with a robust history of commissioning “testimonies for tomorrow” – works that explore the consequences of intolerance toward the other.

The Metropolitan Opera Announces 2023–24 Season Featuring Four Met Premieres & More

by Chloe Rabinowitz — February 22, 2023

The Metropolitan Opera has announced a 2023–24 season with the most new works in the company’s modern history.

Director Anne Bogart to Helm Bartók's BLUEBEARD'S CASTLE at Boston Lyric Opera

by Chloe Rabinowitz — February 14, 2023

A brand-new production that blends Bela Bartók’s 1918 one-act opera Bluebeard’s Castle with 1915’s Four Songs (Vier Lieder) by his contemporary Alma Maria Schindler-Mahler – and immerses audiences in a multi-room installation including a pre-show musical salon – arrives at the Flynn Cr

Pacific Chorale Presents Monteverdi's Rarely-Performed VESPERS OF 1610, March 4

by A.A. Cristi — February 8, 2023

Pacific Chorale, conducted by Artistic Director Robert Istad, displays its considerable vocal dexterity when special guests Bach Collegium San Diego (BCSD), one of the country's premier early music ensembles, and its founder, organist Ruben Valenzuela, join the choir for a highly anticipated, histor

Wolf Trap Announces First Opera, Classical, Music, Film, And Dance Performances For The 2023 Season

by A.A. Cristi — January 31, 2023

Wolf Trap Foundation for the Performing Arts has announced the initial lineup for the Summer 2023 season, including the Wolf Trap Opera (WTO) season, classical, symphony, and dance programming, and films with live orchestral music.

Jamez McCorkle Brings His Acclaimed Lead Performance To Boston In Rhiannon Giddens And Michael Abel's OMAR

by A.A. Cristi — December 1, 2022

Casting and production announcements for Boston Lyric Opera's spring 2023 performances are being released today, including performers in BLO's premiere production of Bluebeard's Castle/Four Songs in March 2023 and the New England premiere of Rhiannon Giddens and Michael Abels' new opera, Omar in May

Seattle Opera to Present TRISTAN AND ISOLDE in October

by Blair Ingenthron — September 10, 2022

Seattle Opera will continue its 2022/23 season with Richard Wagner’s sensual epic, Tristan and Isolde.

Single Tickets For Houston Grand Opera's 2022–23 Season Now On Sale

by A.A. Cristi — August 10, 2022

Houston Grand Opera's mainstage 2022–23 season has something for everyone and is comprised of 46 performances across seven productions.

Houston Grand Opera Appoints Maureen Zoltek as Music Director of the HGO Studio

by Chloe Rabinowitz — July 11, 2022

Houston Grand Opera has announced Dr.

BWW Review: THE MARRIAGE OF FIGARO at McCaw Hall

by Erica Miner — May 8, 2022

If ever an opera could be described as “easy listening” and flawlessly engaging, Figaro would qualify hands down

Find Out Who Won at the 2022 GRAMMY Awards - All the Winners!

by Michael Major — April 21, 2022

The 64th Annual GRAMMY Awards featured a tribute to Stephen Sondheim, a win for Barlow and Bear's 'Unofficial Bridgerton Musical,' Lady Gaga and Tony Bennett for their 'Love For Sale' Cole Porter duets album, Olivia Rodrigo, and more.

THE MARRIAGE OF FIGARO, and More Announced as Part of Spring Events at Seattle Opera

by Stephi Wild — March 24, 2022

Seattle Opera's 2021/22 season goes out with a bang as the company mounts a cherished opera alongside a host of events that highlight up-and-coming voices.

Pacific Chorale To Hold Auditions For 2022-2023 Season

by A.A. Cristi — March 1, 2022

The Grammy-nominated Pacific Chorale, led by Artistic Director Robert Istad, is holding auditions for singers in all sections – soprano, alto, tenor and bass – for entry in the ensemble's 2022-23 season.

Houston Grand Opera Announces Bold New 2022-2023 Season

by A.A. Cristi — March 1, 2022

Houston Grand Opera has announced its 2022–23 season, featuring a new production of Dame Ethel Smyth's rarely-performed masterpiece The Wreckers, the triumphant return of HGO-commissioned mariachi opera El Milagro del Recuerdo, the U.

LA Opera Announces Details Of 2022/23 Season

by Stephi Wild — February 7, 2022

Music Director James Conlon will conduct three mainstage productions and Colombian-American conductor Lina González-Granados will make her company debut as Resident Conductor, the first Latina to hold a high-ranking conducting position with a major U.