Finnish National Opera And Ballet Announces 2025/2026 Season
by Joshua Wright - Mar 26, 2025
The Finnish National Opera and Ballet has announced its 2025–2026 season which features new contemporary operas, romantic ballet gems, and pulsating street dance The Opera and Ballet season 2025–2026 is a celebration of emotions. We move from one extreme to another, from dark tones towards light and vice versa.
Puccini’s TOSCA Returns to Seattle Opera in May
by Stephi Wild - Mar 26, 2025
Seattle Opera will close its 2024/25 season with Giacomo Puccini’s shocking melodrama Tosca, the fiery tale of an opera diva who risks everything to save her beloved from the grasp of a sadistic and lecherous baron.
San Diego Opera Welcomes Adam Cioffari as New Artistic Administrator
by A.A. Cristi - Mar 13, 2025
San Diego Opera has announced that Adam Cioffari has joined the team as its new Artistic Administrator. In this position Cioffari will work closely with artistic and production teams to envision future programming and bring it to life – especially engaging with global talent and securing top tier artists for San Diego Opera productions.
San Diego Opera Welcomes Adam Cioffari As New Artistic Administrator
by Chloe Rabinowitz - Mar 13, 2025
San Diego Opera has welcomed Adam Cioffari as its new Artistic Administrator. In this position Cioffari will work closely with artistic and production teams to envision future programming and bring it to life. Learn more about Cioffari.
Cast Set For MOULIN ROUGE! THE MUSICAL World Tour
by Stephi Wild - Mar 11, 2025
The cast has been set as rehearsals are underway for the first ever World Tour of Moulin Rouge! The Musical, the multi-award-winning hit stage show, which opens in Edinburgh in April 2025 before touring to venues across the UK, Europe and beyond.
WOMEN LED RESTAURANTS in NYC
by Marina Kennedy - Mar 4, 2025
National Women’s History Month is underway and International Women’s Day approaching on March 8th. This is the ideal time to celebrate the women shaping the culinary world.
Austin Opera Celebrates 40th Birthday In 2025-2026 Season
by Stephi Wild - Feb 25, 2025
Austin Opera's 2025-2026 Season will mark several major milestones, as the company celebrates its 40th birthday as well as the 10th anniversary of Annie Burridge's tenure as General Director & CEO.
Lise Davidsen Recording Of Wagner's Der Fliegende Holländer Out This April
by A.A. Cristi - Feb 21, 2025
Decca Classics has announced Der fliegende Holländer, the first full-length opera recording on the label from Lise Davidsen. Set for release on April 18, 2025, this recording was captured live over two spectacular nights at the opera house in Oslo during the summer of 2024.
Renée Fleming and More Set for 2025 Princeton Festival Line-Up
by Chloe Rabinowitz - Feb 20, 2025
The Princeton Symphony Orchestra has unveiled its performance line-up for this year's Princeton Festival, New Jersey's premier performing arts festival, taking place June 6-21 on the beautiful grounds of Morven Museum & Garden. Learn more!
Interview: Directors Diana Wyenn and John Miyasaki on THE CAMP
by Shari Barrett - Feb 17, 2025
In 1942 during World War II, 120,000 people of Japanese ancestry - two-thirds of whom were American citizens - were unjustly incarcerated in concentration camps within the United States. Inspired by these events, and given how the rise of bigotry is rearing its ugly head in the world today, it’s most appropriate that a new American opera titled The Camp is making its world premiere in Los Angeles. I decided to speak with director Diana and The Camp’s associate director John Miyasaki about this world premiere opera and what inspired her to direct it, how she envisions staging it, and what messages they hope reach audiences.
Special Offer: THE PUCCINI HEROINES at Lyric Opera House
by BWW Special Offer - Feb 14, 2025
This February, world-renowned soprano Sondra Radvanovsky lights up Lyric’s stage in a concert built specifically around her immense power and artistry. Witness one of the most acclaimed artists of our time in a world premiere event, Sondra Radvanovsky in Concert: The Puccini Heroines, February 16.
Verdi's LA TRAVIATA to be Presented at Palm Beach Opera
by Chloe Rabinowitz - Feb 12, 2025
Palm Beach Opera is inviting audiences to experience the timeless passion and heartbreak of Verdi's La traviata at the Kravis Center for the Performing Arts. Learn more and see how to attend.
DOMINO EFFECT Will Premiere at A.R.T./New York Theaters
by Stephi Wild - Feb 11, 2025
This spring, People’s Theatre Project, LatinX Playwrights Circle, and Boundless Theatre Company will debut the world premiere of Domino Effect, a new play written by award-winning playwright Marco Antonio Rogriguez, and devised by immigrant artists.