Stage Directors and Choreographers Foundation will honor Tony Award-winning director Michael Mayer will be honored with the 2027 “Mr. Abbott” Award, given to a director or choreographer in recognition of their contributions to Broadway..
The University of Texas Butler Opera Center will present a free preview concert featuring selections from three Mozart operas at KMFA's Draylen Mason Music Studio in Austin.
DOG MAN: THE MUSICAL will return to London's Southbank Centre for a summer engagement and additional UK tour dates.
San Francisco Opera will present a concert dedicated to Richard Strauss, conducted by Music Director Eun Sun Kim. The program includes the U.S. premiere of a new Der Rosenkavalier Suite, Till Eulenspiegel, and the Brentano Lieder featuring soprano Adela Zaharia.
The Canadian Opera Company Orchestra will present a gala concert featuring soprano Sarah Dufresne, mezzo-soprano Zoie Reams, tenor Andrew Haji, and baritone Elliot Madore performing selections from popular operas.
Opera Colorado announced its conductors for the 2026–27 season, with Patrick Summers making his company debut and Sahar Nouri stepping to the mainstage after a decade as chorus director.
San Francisco Opera stages Mozart's THE MARRIAGE OF FIGARO at the War Memorial Opera House with conductor Sebastian Weigle making his house debut and director Shawna Lucey helming the revival production.
Maryland Opera appointed three new staff members and announced a performance season featuring THE STUDENT PRINCE, La traviata, and world premieres from the New Voices in Opera program.
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 new original musical comedy set in 1952 Hollywood will hold a workshop presentation. The production features a book by Kate Moira Ryan and Nicholas Coster, music and lyrics by Heather Reid, and direction by Tony Award-winner Michael Mayer.
Sarasota Opera announced ticket sales for its annual gala, A Night of Camellias & Champagne, held in honor of David and Edith Chaifetz at The Ora.
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.
Hershey Felder returns to West Palm Beach with THE PIANO & ME, a new play with music that recounts his journey as a composer and performer. The limited engagement runs at Palm Beach Dramaworks' Don & Ann Brown Theatre.
Madison Opera will present Bellini's NORMA, a tale of a Druid priestess caught between love, duty, and revenge, set to a score of profound beauty and electrifying fury.
Connecticut Virtuosi Chamber Orchestra will present a three-concert series celebrating Polish classical music, featuring world premieres by contemporary composers and performances of works by Chopin, Szymanowski, and Wieniawski across Connecticut and New York venues.
San José Chamber Orchestra will present a season-opening tribute to founder Barbara Day Turner, who is stepping down after 35 years of leadership. The program features new and commissioned works performed at St. Francis Episcopal in San Jose.
Taige Wang, 16, has been named inaugural Artist-in-Residence for the MUSICON Music Festival, which will present its opening concert at The Blanc in New York City featuring classical masterworks and Wang's world premiere chamber composition.
Musica Viva NY will present 10 young performers from Madrid's Teatro Real Crescendo and The Metropolitan Opera's Lindemann Young Artist Development Program in an evening of operatic masterpieces at All Souls NYC.
Opera Italiana Is in the Air will return to Central Park's Naumburg Bandshell on September 21, 2026 for Harmonies of Peace, a free concert featuring Daniela Machado, Alessio Borraggine and the world premiere of Ethan Hsu's everwander.
Axios Men's Ensemble, fresh off a JUNO Award win, will tour UKRAINIAN WAR REQUIEM to nine Canadian cities in ten days this November, including Edmonton, Winnipeg, Montreal, Ottawa, and Toronto.
Opera Saratoga revealed that General and Artistic Director Mary Birnbaum will move into an Artistic Advisor role as the company launches a national search for her successor.
Liana Bérubé will take the baton from San José Chamber Orchestra founder Barbara Day Turner as the ensemble begins its 36th season with a tribute concert celebrating Turner's 35 seasons of leadership.
Sarasota Opera received a $60,000 Empowering Arts grant from the Gulf Coast Community Foundation to support its upcoming opera season, which includes productions of HANSEL AND GRETEL and La traviata.
Sarasota Opera has announced casting for its 68th season, featuring HANSEL AND GRETEL, La traviata, H.M.S. PINAFORE, ARIADNE AUF NAXOS and JENŮFA, with mezzo-soprano Kara Morgan and baritone Spencer Reichman among the artists.
As part of the MA250 celebration, commemorating the 250th anniversary of the founding of the United States and Massachusetts' pivotal role in our nation's history, this special concert honors the Commonwealth's rich musical heritage.
