Suor Angelica 2024

Marquee TV and Rai TV announced a partnership bringing major ballet and opera productions from Italy's foremost cultural institutions to global audiences on-demand, with Teatro alla Scala's GISELLE available just seven days after its premiere.

Canadian soprano Alexa Frankian, a San Francisco Opera Adler Fellow, received the Hnatyshyn Foundation Developing Artist Grant Top Prize in Classical Vocal Performance, recognizing her contributions to Canadian artistry.

Commonwealth Shakespeare Company announced the cast for its adaptation of Charles Dickens' A CHRISTMAS CAROL, returning to the Cutler Majestic Theatre in Boston with Will Lyman reprising his role as Ebenezer Scrooge.

The Verdi Chorus opens its 43rd season with a concert featuring operatic sequences from Verdi's works alongside selections from Leoncavallo and Puccini at the First Presbyterian Church in Santa Monica.

SFCM's 2026–27 season integrates artist residencies, professional internships, and side-by-side performances through its Global Creative Alliance, which includes Askonas Holt and Pentatone.

Teatro Grattacielo will present a double bill featuring the world premiere of JEFFERSON LIVES!, a new opera examining the American Revolution, alongside a reimagined production of Puccini's SUOR ANGELICA at The Flea Theater in New York.

OPERA DAY IN THE BAY will unite 13 Bay Area opera organizations for a free outdoor concert at Transamerica Pyramid Center Redwood Park, featuring repertoire spanning Baroque to contemporary works and four new compositions.

Ocean Grove Camp Meeting Association will present ECHOES OF ETERNITY, pairing Mozart's Requiem with Ola Gjeilo's Sunrise Mass at the Great Auditorium, led by Maestro Jason Tramm and the MidAtlantic Philharmonic Orchestra.

Mannes Opera announced its upcoming season, featuring Menotti's THE SAINT OF BLEECKER STREET, Puccini's SUOR ANGELICA, and a workshop of Arturo O'Farrill's debut opera LUCERO.

I had the privilege to chat with Richard Gibson, who leads Valley Opera as the Founder, President, and General Director. Richard led me through the history and exciting journey of Valley Opera to where they are now as an organization. He gave me a bird's eye view of the fantastic projects that the company is preparing for their upcoming season. Most importantly, Richard showed me the purpose for Valley Opera and the mission they strive to accomplish daily. Read our conversation below. Photos: Azula Raun. Website: valleyopera.org

Shenandoah Conservatory revealed its 2026-27 season featuring guest artists, a new Well-Being Concert Series developed with Carnegie Hall, and productions including Natasha, Pierre & The Great Comet of 1812, ad more.

Opera Theatre of St. Louis presented its Center Stage evening on Tuesday, and it was a glorious capstone to the company’s 2026 festival.  It featured the best young opera talent in America. 

MassOpera will present a one-night-only Pride Month concert at Piano Craft Gallery in South Boston, featuring local opera and musical theater artists in an evening of camp, queer identity, and collective action.

Cape Town Opera will present The Cunning Little Vixen at the Joseph Stone Auditorium in Athlone, featuring an English adaptation by Librettist in Residence Alan Olejniczak and marking director Fiona du Plooy's operatic directorial debut.

The Dallas Opera has announced the winners of the 2025–2026 Dallas Opera National Vocal Competition following the live finals held March 6 at the Winspear Opera House.

Now in its 42nd year, the Schwabacher Recital Series, presented by Merola Opera Program and San Francisco Opera Center, will return this spring with a series of three recitals.

The winners of the prestigious 2026 George London Awards have been announced, with the competition available for viewing on YouTube. This event highlights emerging talents in the opera world.

Maestro Stefano Vignati will return to Opera Carolina to lead performances of Puccini's Gianni Schicchi and Suor Angelica. The event will feature the Charlotte Symphony and showcase an international cast.

Long Beach Opera will present the bold Crash Out Queens: A Tiffany Townsend Recital on January 31 at 7:30pm and February 1 at 4pm,, developed in close collaboration with the company at the Altar Society, 230 Pine Avenue in Long Beach.  

Teatro Grattacielo has announced its 2026–2027 season, featuring two world premieres and new productions at La MaMa and The Flea. The lineup includes the world staged premiere of Joseph Summer’s THE TEMPEST, and more.

English National Opera (ENO) will present a new production of Jake Heggie’s opera Dead Man Walking at the London Coliseum, opening November 1, 2025. Check out photos of the production.

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Guild Opera Co. will present Il Trovatore by Giuseppe Verdi in concert. A musical masterpiece filled with passion, revenge, and a mistaken identity. Learn how to attend!

Production photos have been released for English National Opera's Albert Herring. Performances run 13, 16 October at the London Coliseum and 21, 22 October at Lowry, Salford. Check out the photos here!

Initial casting and full tour dates have been revealed for the 2026/2027 UK and Ireland tour of the award-winning MEAN GIRLS THE MUSICAL. Learn more about the show here!