Will Liverman News

Lyric Opera of Chicago is presenting the world premiere of safronia, a landmark musical composition commissioned from Chicago’s first Poet Laureate, the interdisciplinary artist avery r. young.

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.

Coloratura powerhouse Rainelle Krause will unleash her signature Queen of the Night on the St. Louis Symphony Orchestra in an electrifying opera-in-concert The Magic Flute at Powell Hall.

Wolf Trap will present a diverse lineup of classical music and opera performances for its 2026 summer season, featuring renowned global artists and ensembles.

The Pittsburgh Symphony Orchestra unveiled its 26/27 classical season under the collaborative artistic leadership of Music Director Manfred Honeck in his 19th season.

The Dayton Performing Arts Alliance has announced that Kathleen Clawson will step down as Artistic Director of Dayton Opera at the conclusion of the 2025–2026 season.

It's music's biggest night! Laufey, Lady Gaga, Ariana Grande & Cynthia Erivo, Billie Eilish, Bad Bunny, and more took home awards at The 68th Annual GRAMMYs. Check out the full list of GRAMMY winners here.

The Philadelphia Orchestra and Music and Artistic Director Yannick Nézet-Séguin have unveiled the 2026–27 season—Nézet-Séguin’s 15th as music and artistic director—full of epic musical events, bold artistic experiences, and new musical journeys.

Community Arts Music Association (CAMA) of Santa Barbara will conclude its 2025-26 Masterseries at the Lobero Theatre on March 12 with a special performance by the acclaimed Sphinx Virtuosi.

Join GRAMMY-winning baritone Will Liverman, soprano Kiera Duffy, and pianist Judith Lynn Stillman for 'Portraits in Song,' a free recital at Rhode Island College on March 1.

The National Youth Opera Academy, in collaboration with the Young Voices of the Santa Fe Opera, will offer an intensive new summer program for aspiring high school vocal artists.

Sarah Kirkland Snider’s fifth full-length LP, a new, all-orchestral album titled Forward Into Light, will be released on February 27, 2026. Listen to two new tracks here.

The Sphinx Organization will return to Detroit in January 2026 with SPHINXCONNECT: DISCOVER! and the 29th Annual SPHINX COMPETITION. The convening will feature more than 30 sessions, workshops, and panels, alongside performances and keynote conversations with leading artists and administrators.

There are terrible things going on in the world and specifically at the Kennedy Center, where the staff’s been decimated, attendance is way down, booked engagements have withdrawn, and others have been cancelled in a few weeks  to make way for activities related to the World Cup or maybe eventually the UFC.

Barbra Streisand, Ariana Grande, Cynthia Erivo, Sabrina Carpenter, Lady Gaga, and more have been nominated for 2026 GRAMMYS. See the full list of nominations here!

The Sphinx Organization has announced its 2025-2026 season highlights, which consist of a national tour by the self-conducted string orchestra Sphinx Virtuosi, including a new program, Visions of Peace at Carnegie Hall and Philadelphia Chamber Music Society.

Washington Concert Opera has announced that single tickets are now on sale for its 39th season at Lisner Auditorium. The 2025/26 season will feature Gluck’s Iphigénie en Tauride, Bizet’s Les Pêcheurs de Perles, and Mozart’s Idomeneo, with leading American singers under the baton of Artistic Director Antony Walker.

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

The Brooklyn Art Song Society has announced its 2025–2026 season, its sixteenth, under the banner Cycles. This year-long exploration of the most ambitious song cycles in the canon also includes a three-part New Voices Festival: Longing.

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.