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IL TROVATORE to Honor Dame Joan Sutherland's Centenary at Melbourne Opera
by Chloe Rabinowitz - Aug 3, 2026

Melbourne Opera will present Verdi's Il Trovatore at the Athenaeum Theatre, dedicating the production to the late soprano Dame Joan Sutherland during her centenary year.

PUT YOUR PHONE DOWN Cinema Broadcast: CORTIS Trailer & Tickets Now Live
by Joshua Wright - Jul 31, 2026

Trafalgar Releasing and HYBE have released the official trailer and opened ticket sales for CORTIS' live cinema broadcast, filmed at YouTube Theater in Los Angeles and screening in theaters worldwide.

JOHN LEWIS: GOOD TROUBLE to Headline Cincinnati Opera's 2027 Summer Festival
by Stephi Wild - Jul 27, 2026

Cincinnati Opera announced its 2027 Summer Festival lineup, led by a world premiere honoring the civil rights icon along with Puccini's TURANDOT and Mozart's THE MARRIAGE OF FIGARO.

PUT YOUR PHONE DOWN Tour to Hit Cinemas Worldwide in Live Viewing Event
by Joshua Wright - Jul 24, 2026

Trafalgar Releasing and HYBE will bring CORTIS' sold-out debut world tour to cinemas globally, broadcasting live from LA's YouTube Theater with a 30-minute theatrical-exclusive pre-show.

KATY PERRY: THE LIFETIMES TOUR - LIVE FROM PARIS to Hit Cinemas in 70 Countries
by Joshua Wright - Jul 23, 2026

Following its Tribeca Festival debut, Katy Perry: The Lifetimes TOUR - LIVE FROM PARIS will screen in cinemas across 70 countries, with an exclusive IMAX premiere in the US, via Trafalgar Releasing.

GRATEFUL DEAD MEET-UP AT THE MOVIES to Return to Cinemas Worldwide
by Joshua Wright - Jul 22, 2026

Trafalgar Releasing and Rhino Entertainment will present the 1991 Giants Stadium concert in select cinemas worldwide, featuring the full June 17 show with bonus content and an introduction by Grateful Dead archivist David Lemieux.

Chicago Tap Theatre's Mark Yonally to Receive Hoofer Award from American Tap Dance Foundation
by A.A. Cristi - Jul 22, 2026

Chicago Tap Theatre Founder and Artistic Director Mark Yonally has been selected to receive the 2026 Hoofer Award from the American Tap Dance Foundation, to be presented at the Tap City Awards in New York City.

Wake Up With BroadwayWorld July 21, 2026- Learn About How Inflation Impacts Broadway and More
by - Jul 21, 2026

Rise and shine, BroadwayWorld! It is July 21, 2026 and it's time to catch up on all of the theatrical happenings you may have missed in the last 24 hours.

American Ballet Theatre to Present World Premiere and Company Premieres in 2026-2027 Seasons
by Chloe Rabinowitz - Jul 20, 2026

American Ballet Theatre revealed its upcoming seasons at the David H. Koch Theater, featuring a world premiere by Brady Farrar and company premieres of Helen Pickett's Petal, and more.

Review: THE ROYAL BALLET SCHOOL SUMMER PERFORMANCE, Royal Ballet And Opera
by Matthew Paluch - Jul 20, 2026

The Royal Ballet School annual Royal Opera House matinee is a big deal, but perhaps this year more than ever. 2026 marks the centenary of the school, and considering this when watching the performance amplifies what we see on the stage even more than usual.

BROADWAY RHAPSODY To Be Hosted At Opera Holland Park
by Marissa Faith Curley - Jul 12, 2026

Soprano Anush Hovhannisyan and pianist Sam Jewison will headline BROADWAY RHAPSODY, a one-night-only open-air concert at Opera Holland Park, backed by a 40-piece orchestra.

Review: LA FILLE DU REGIMENT, Royal Ballet And Opera
by Franco Milazzo - Jul 9, 2026

All's fair in love and war — at least until the hero storms in on a tank. With Tamsin Greig playing a hilarious cameo, Laurent Pelly's production of Donizetti's comic opera returns to Covent Garden for its fifth outing.

Jette Parker Artists to Perform Summer Showcase at Royal Opera House
by Chloe Rabinowitz - Jul 6, 2026

The Jette Parker Artists will close the 2025/26 Season with their annual summer performance on the Royal Opera House Main Stage, featuring scenes from works by Stravinsky, Leoncavallo, Bellini, Léhar, and Bizet.

Guildhall School Reveals Acting and Production & Design Gold Medal Winners
by Chloe Rabinowitz - Jul 6, 2026

Following the end of the 2025/26 academic year, Guildhall School has revealed the winners of the School's most prestigious annual prize, the Gold Medal, in Acting and Production & Design.

Des Moines Metro Opera Announces 2027 Festival Season
by Marissa Faith Curley - Jul 5, 2026

Des Moines Metro Opera (DMMO)’s Linda Koehn General and Artistic Director, Michael Egel, has announced the repertory for the company’s 2027 Festival Season. It will features a new production of Jacques Offenbach’s The Tales of Hoffmann, a new production and company premiere of Philip Glass’s Orphée, and the revival of the company’s acclaimed 2017 production of Benjamin Britten’s Billy Budd.

THE ROYAL BALLET's Marcelino Sambé Reflects on Dance, Performance, and Purpose
by Joshua Wright - Jul 3, 2026

Royal Ballet Principal dancer Marcelino Sambé discusses his journey from childhood to the stage, exploring how dance serves as his primary means of emotional expression and connection with audiences.

Video: Inside the Costume Care Behind MAYERLING at the Royal Opera House
by Joshua Wright - Jul 3, 2026

A new behind-the-scenes video from the Royal Opera House follows Costume Performance Technician Antonia as she explains how the men's costumes for MAYERLING are cleaned and maintained between performances.

Review: LA BOHÈME, Royal Ballet And Opera
by Cheryl Markosky - Jul 2, 2026

On the opening night of director Richard Jones's excellent production of Giacomo Puccini's La bohème, England's captain, Harry Kane, leads his team to the last 16 after scoring two goals against the Democratic of Congo in the World Cup. Concurrently, another decisive victory is pulled off by an equally promising young man, 35-year-old Italian conductor Lorenzo Passerini, in his debut with The Royal Opera at Covent Garden.

Review: I PURITANI, Royal Ballet And Opera
by Franco Milazzo - Jul 2, 2026

Thirty-four years is a long time to leave an opera in the attic, and I puritani has spent most of that period gathering dust for good reason. Bel canto — that Parisian tradition of vocal style over dramatic substance producing works that, to many, are all fur coat and no knickers — has never quite recovered its mass audience since the Sutherland-Callas generation retired, and Bellini's last opera, which substitutes plot for vocal spectacle with a candour that even its admirers find trying, is not the obvious place to start rebuilding one. That Richard Jones has now properly turned his attention to it for the first time in his long career suggests either a late conversion to the cause or, more plausibly, that he has simply run out of twentieth-century miseries to reframe as grand opera.

Casts Set for Final Three Weeks of American Ballet Theatre’s 2026 Summer Season
by Chloe Rabinowitz - Jun 25, 2026

Casting for the final three weeks of American Ballet Theatre’s 2026 Summer season at the Metropolitan Opera House has been revealed. A new staging of Don Quixote by Susan Jaffe and Susan Jones will premiere, plus more.